House hunting in a pandemic: Virtual open houses and drive-thru closings

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House hunting in a pandemic: Virtual open houses and drive-thru closings
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One couple from Florida bought their home after having seen it only online.

"It looks like we're going to perform a surgery — but we're going to see a home," she said.

"We're living in extraordinary times and unusual circumstances," said Guzmán, who also serves as the vice president of association affairs for the National Association of Realtors."If you have the ability to work, you have to be creative." Tracey Ruiz and her husband closed on a home in Florida in January, before the pandemic took hold. They had never seen the home before they signed the papers — completely remotely and online. They saw five homes virtually through FaceTime tours with an agent before settling on a home in St. Johns.

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