Before the coronavirus crisis, what were 您r home buying goals?

当前的大流行影响着我们的生活和企业，我们都想知道这种流行会持续多久。许多家庭受到影响，我们的前线工人冒着自己的健康风险来挽救生命，并且经济预计会陷入衰退。“Non-essential”公司和服务业关闭以限制活动，并且我们获得了关键的全职服务以帮助拉平曲线。

房地产行业已发生了重大变化，包括购房时的新政策和新准则。这些政策包括严格的社会隔离，适当和经常的消毒以及疾病控制和预防中心（CDC）的其他建议。由于采取了极端措施，许多人决定暂时推迟购买房屋，直到这场健康危机得到解决。

But there are some who are still looking to pursue their real estate plans this year or just want to continue their house-hunting journey even while staying home. If 您’re one of them, here are three things 您 can do to keep 您r home search on track while giving 您r best to stop the spread of the virus.

1.进行尽可能多的在线研究。

You may have restricted outdoor and social movements for now, but 您 can translate it into more time to do research that will definitely be a huge help in 您r home buying journey. Take this time to do some legwork and investigate these stats and information so 您 can have a clear path forward once the lockdown is over:

• Median price of homes sold in 您r area

• 售前市场上的平均天数

• 学校区域和学校报告

• 运输链接

• 财产税

• 犯罪率

• 当地邻里设施，例如公园和花园

• 邻里团体和组织

• 常见的HOA费用，规则等

同样，请花时间去：

• Check various down payment assistance programs available in 您r area.

• Investigate ways 您 can reduce 您r closing costs.

• Assess 您r cash flow.

• Determine 您r budget.

• Figure out how much 您 need to set aside for annual home maintenance and repairs.

• Make a clear list of 您r must-haves (want vs need).

2.与受信任的房地产经纪人联系。

Because of the quarantine, many brokers and agents are also working remotely and maximizing technology in conducting their businesses. You can call or virtually connect with 您r trusted real estate agent to be informed about the local property market and ask for any general advice. Schedule video consultations through apps like Skype, Zoom, or Facetime to let them know what 您're looking for.

可靠的房地产经纪人还将倾听您对这种大流行病的感觉，尤其是当您对持续的不确定性感到压力或焦虑时。您可能不愿意暂时去看房并购买房屋，而好的房地产经纪人会明白的。当您雇用这样的经纪人时，您就知道自己没有’刚刚找到了可以在危机结束后帮助您完成复杂的购房过程的人—you’我也获得了毕生的朋友！

3.利用虚拟房屋参观。

If 您 don't want to put 您r homeownership plans on hold even if 您're stuck inside, 您 can still look online for available listings and properties in 您r target area. Because of cancelled open houses and showings to prevent the spread of virus, taking a virtual or digital tour is becoming the new norm.

多亏了手机，无人机，3D摄像头以及其他软件和硬件，潜在的购买者现在才能够浏览物业，而不仅仅是依靠在线图片。您甚至可以询问您的经纪人，是否可以进行360度虚拟查看。有了适当的社交疏散措施，您现在可以进行实时聊天或您的代理进行FaceTime，让他们引导您穿过某个物业，或者检查周围的区域和附近地区。他们赢了’可以为您提供有关在州或地区实际购买房屋的许可条件的建议。

底线

Our usual activities may have been put on the sidelines for now, but with the guidance and advice of experts, continuing 您r home buying journey is still possible. We may press pause on our home buying plans, but it's better to always be ready and informed about what’发生在市场上。它’充满希望和智慧，这极大地提醒了我们也将过去。