Many were curious to see how the typically robust spring real estate market would be impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic. Like many sectors of the economy, residential real estate experienced disruption and uncertainty just when things were ramping up.

As guidelines for essential workers evolved, the market virtually paused for a few days, but then took off again after real estate guidelines and practices were adjusted to support social distancing. Despite the changes, housing activity around Western Washington in March showed the volume of new listings added during the month surpassed February’s total, as did both pending and closed sales.

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