“Using these technologies has made me more efficient. I should be client-facing, rather than constantly checking my email,” she says, noting that she has hired an assistant to provide support for the administration side of her business., Royal LePage West Real Estate Services, says with people spending more time at home, they became aware of whether their space was too big or too small for their needs.
“People who had compromised on space to live in the city to be around the hustle and bustle and take advantage of the amenities, have changed. For those people who are not required to be at the office every day and who now work from home, space has become an integral part of their home searches, and buyers are moving east to find that space,” he says.Advertisement“They were almost forced to save money.
But while technology is now more prevalent in realtors’ marketing efforts, Dinani believes it does not replace the “high-touch component” of how real estate is bought and sold.But for one buyer, the virtual tour was enough, says Kai, who had a client who urgently needed to purchase a home for pandemic-related reasons.
“Even during a pandemic, my business still flourished, and this is the busiest year of resales during my 16-year history with Rennie,” says Kai while acknowledging the support from organizations such as the real estate boards and the insights from Rennie Intelligence – data gathered and interpreted by the company’s economist.
Aside from his thriving business, Kai did get married, he and his wife are expecting a baby – and he bought a larger house.