ELMHURST, IL — If homebuyers are willing to look at houses now, they are serious, especially in light of the coronavirus. That’s one thing Elmhurst real estate agent Karen Boyle said she has learned in recent days. “If people are out looking, they want to buy,” she said. Boyle, an agent with Elmhurst’s The Schiller Team, said she has done four house showings in the last 10 days. That’s lower than usual, but an indication that the market is still moving, she said. Another sign, she said, is that one of her colleagues listed a property this week and quickly got four offers. The crisis, Boyle said, also will likely cause some city dwellers to rethink “vertical living,” where people live close to one another, easing the spread of viruses. She said her job has become a lot different lately, with agents barred from holding open houses and showing homes with tenants. “We have gloves and masks. We go ahead and open up everything. We ask people not to touch anything. Then we do a wipedown afterward,” Boyle said. She doesn’t expect a big, long-term effect on housing prices. “You’ll see people leaving the city. In the end, we’ll be… Read full this story
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