It's not business as usual, it's not a return to normal, the real estate industry says, but open houses are coming back to B.C. 's real estate sector. The British Columbia Real Estate Association, the Real Estate Council of British Columbia, the Office of the Superintendent of Real Estate and WorkSafeBC announced new guidelines Wednesday to resume physical home showings by realtors. Darlene Hyde, CEO of the real estate association, said it could represent a long-term change for open houses, which were on hold for pandemic safety reasons. Hyde said open houses going forward won't be the open houses of old, with looky-loos able to randomly wander in to have a peek.

Source: CBC News July 09, 2020 04:07 UTC