The COVID virus is affecting the way the real estate industry is operating.
Andrew Lawrence, the president of the Thunder Bay Real Estate Board tells us there are all kinds of issues that can arise during the sale of a house.
He notes realtors need to know if the seller has been out of the country because that could force the property off the market for two weeks.
The board is also recommending that real estate brokers cancel all open houses until the crisis subsides.
“You just don’t have any control over who comes to an open house…and we just don’t feel that’s a good environment to put the homeowner in,” says Lawrence.
There are currently no confirmed COVID-19 cases in Thunder Bay. The Thunder Bay District Health Unit is urging you to self-isolate for 14 days if you have been out of the country. Authorities are also urging you to get your news on COVID-19 from credible news sources and that the Health Unit will be confirming any cases which show up in the district.
The Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre has implemented restrictions as well. Only one person is allowed to visit any patient at any time and that person must be designated by the patient. Everyone entering the hospital is being screened. There is also an assessment centre set up just outside the hospital’s Emergency Department.
Screening protocols are also taking place at all city-run and private long term care facilities.
How do you know if you are sick?
How do you stop it from spreading?
You can also take a COVID-19 self-assessment.
