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Have courage, this too shall pass!

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The new coronavirus pandemic that arrived in Metro Vancouver this March is as frightening and disruptive here as it is everywhere else in the world.

COVID-19 has suddenly thrust the global economy and its real estate into an alien and uncharted environment.

I take comfort in the knowledge that this is temporary. COVID-19 will be defeated like the Spanish flu, polio, SARS and the other epidemics that preceded it, hopefully quicker than most of us believe.

I am also confident in the courage of Canadians to see this crisis through and to do their part in helping each other and the less fortunate.

This crisis has had an immediate effect on Metro Vancouver’s housing market, but there are many who are in the midst of a transaction or who have to sell or buy, regardless of what is happening. These include people who must sell because they have already bought another home. There are also those newly arrived in the region who need to purchase a home for their family.

Be assured that faithwilson | Christie’s International Real Estate has the expertise in place to bring buyers and sellers together safely. A set of guidelines have been issued by the real estate board, which faithwilson | Christie’s International Real Estate adheres to. Open houses are currently banned, but if you need to list a home our team can provide video tours to showcase your property online, arrange virtual meetings with buyers and conduct individual tours of a property while respecting social distancing and all other safety measures. We can also handle all negotiations, provide mortgage advice and even arrange e-signatures at closing.

As always faithwilson | Christie’s International Real Estate is here for our clients. While faithwilson | Christie’s International Real Estate has been in the community for over 2 decades, our company was incorporated about 10 years ago and has succeeded with a simple mission statement: “We believe that all success starts and ends with a satisfied client. And we deliver on that belief every day.” Nothing is going to change that.

Part of our company’s mandate has always been about giving back to our community and now more than ever we are stepping up to ensure that we are helping some of more at risk communities by providing additional donations of time or resources to Union Gospel Mission as well as other initiatives to assist our frontline medical workers. We’re all in this together… so have courage. This too shall pass!