How we are adjusting to coronavirus related issues.
Corcoran Global Living values the health and safety of our agents, staff, clients and colleagues. We continue to monitor the spread of the coronavirus and follow guidance issued by the Center for Disease Control (CDC), as well as other state and local health officials. We are not taking this situation lightly, and we are taking extra precautions to mitigate the impacts of this issue.
Preparation & Response
Steps we are taking:
We have voluntarily closed our offices to the public and are encouraging our staff and agents to work from home.
If you are self-quarantined, we will make arrangements to deliver needed items to you.
We are supporting our agents by offering help in setting up virtual tours and digital walkthroughs.
We are screening everyone who wants to buy, sell or view a home.
Avoid additional risk:
If you are feeling ill, or want to avoid any outside visitors or contact, please connect with your agent so that arrangements can be made to accommodate your preferences.
If you have flu-like symptoms including a fever, cough, shortness of breath or sore throat, it’s best to consult your physician and avoid contact with the public.
Wash your hands frequently with soap and warm water for at least 20 seconds. Use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer if no soap is available.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth.
Avoid close contact with anyone who is sick.
Clean and disinfect frequently-touched objects and surfaces.
Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze, or cough or sneeze into your sleeve.
Tips for sellers:
Have soap or hand sanitizer readily available
Keep a 6 foot distance from all others, practice social distancing
Avoid contact with others, such as handshakes
If you host an in-person showing, clean heavy traffic/high-touch areas after
If you are feeling ill, consider rescheduling a showing and/or make necessary arrangements
Tips for buyers:
Be respective of a sellers homes and wishes
Carry additional hand sanitizer as an additional precaution
Keep a 6 foot distance from all others, practice social distancing
If you are feeling ill, consider rescheduling a showing and/or make necessary arrangements
Resources
Click on any of the links below to read more about the virus, including information from state agencies:
Nevada Health Response: Here you can find information relevant to the state of Nevada, including prevention guidelines, preparation, and fact sheets related to Nevada state initiatives.
California Department of Public Health: Up to date information about the State of California, including links to resources, preparation and response guidelines and daily updates.
Through all of this, we are always available via phone or email. Please reach out to us if you have any questions or need any assistance. Contact info for all of our agents can be found below:
We strongly encourage you to support your local businesses through these tough times. This can include ordering take-out/to-go or delivery meals from local eateries, shopping online on local websites, continuing in-house services when possible, and buying gift cards to local businesses. Up to date info about local businesses can be found here:
Yelp Reno: Yelp is keeping their website up to date with local businesses that are offering take-out, to go and delivery options.
During this time, you may have missed some of the things happening with Corcoran global Living. Here are a few places you can read up on what we are doing:
We are live on Corcoran.com. There is a nice section about our area, the local history, local schools and other info.
Our parent company, Corcoran, publishes a fantastic blog – Inhabit. They update it often with insightful articles, market information, and other beneficial information. Read more here:
We recently put together a blog about how to prepare and entertain yourself during a power outage. We also recently wrote about bestselling books to catch up on. Both of those are very relevant during this time, please read through them for inspiration to get through this unprecedented situation.
Entertain Yourself
Bestselling Books
While we realize this is a rapidly changing environment, we also believe that this is a short-term situation that will return to normal. We remain confident in the long-term strength of our markets and communities. Buyers are still very active, and are taking advantage of record low mortgage interest rates, and sellers are benefitting from less competition and high property values. If you need any help or assistance, please reach out to us.
