Keller Williams Real Estate

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Great news! As of today, the real estate industry has been deemed as life essential and new guidelines have been set in place for all of those that need housing will be able to move forward. Let me know if any needs assistance purchasing or selling real estate. Enjoy the rest of the week!!!!

Our area may need to take a page or two out of Scranton's economic development planning book. Scranton's affordability(taxes and home values,) it's commuter friendly location, the city's progressive city planning, and growing educational institutes all foster the growth of home-ownership for the millennial age group. After all the this age group is the future. In response to the argument of many that resist change, we can still maintain a outdoor life-style and an environmental for aging groups while planning for the future. https://www.parealtors.org/millennials-flocking-to-scranto/

If you had made any Energy Efficient improvements to your primary residence(dating back to 2018) you may be eligible for a $500 tax credit. If this applies to you, reach out to your accountant. See the attached link: https://www.rileyandcompany.com//the-home-energy-sav/44306

While we, real estate agents, can continue working virtually, learning new technology, perform continuing education for licensing, and our own business planning, everything else related to real estate is shut down. I agree with this decision, so I wanted to share this information with all of you that might be meeting with real estate agents during this time. As a friendly reminder, all in-person contact to perform non-life-sustaining-real-estate-business should not be happen...ing. This quote from the GLVR Realtor Association provides the clarification: "[Question] How does the governor’s Stay at Home order affect real estate? [Answer] Gov. Tom Wolf has expanded his stay-at-home order to include all of GLVR's footprint, which includes Lehigh, Northampton and Carbon counties. The order means residents are not to leave their homes except for tasks required for health and safety, or for work at a life-sustaining business. Real estate is classified as a non-life-sustaining activity under the governor’s original closure order. Any in-person, physical real estate service offerings are already prohibited under the initial closure order, and are still prohibited under the stay at home order." http://www.greaterlehighvalleyrealtors.com//coronavirus-gu