Real Estate Services During COVID-19

The Pandemic COVID 19 has proved to be one of the worst disasters of 2020. The pandemic started off in January 2020 and gripped the majority of the world in its tentacles since that time. Due to the onslaught of Covid 19 and the coronavirus, the social distancing has become a new world norm that we all have to live with. According to the experts, the social distancing will continue and might become the new normal in the post-COVID 19 world. However, for now, the 2^nd wave of coronavirus is in full swing and most of the countries are enforcing country and city-wide lockdowns. Like other businesses, the pandemic has also affected the real estate sector throughout the world.

Pakistan has had a unique case of the Covid 19 pandemic. Although initially, the coronavirus cases saw a significant increase, the pandemic was brought under substantial control after a strategy of Smart Lockdowns were implemented throughout the country. The real estate sector of Pakistan was also affected during the first few days of the onslaught of the Pandemic. However, due to a lockdown strategy that worked; business as usual has already resumed in the real estate sector of Pakistan. However, due to the looming second wave of coronavirus, the real estate stakeholders are taking extraordinary precautions to help stop the spread of the virus.

According to some of the renowned real estate companies of the region, the business of property transfers, leasing, and management has resumed at a fill pace throughout the country. Deal & Deals, a premium real estate company of Pakistan which offers full-scale real estate services throughout Pakistan, is providing all real estate services without any break to its clients. According to the real estate consultants at Deal & Deals, all the services to the clients are being delivered without any issue to the clients. For instance, the Blue World City Islamabad and Capital Smart city Islamabad introduced some new blocks and inventory during the course of the Pandemic. The team at Deal & Deals fully facilitated the clients who wanted to invest in these housing schemes by providing them state of the art online services. This means that many of the clients and investors were able to get their desired inventory by following online booking protocols from the comfort of their homes.

Also, the real estate services regarding providing consultation regarding property buying and selling are being carried on online. Most of the real estate investment consultants are now providing complete consultation for buying and selling of properties online using tools like Zoom Video Link, Whatsapp, and Skype. Also, apart from these tools, investment consultants are also providing complete support to their ongoing clients through social media. According to a real estate consultant, the pandemic has enforced the market to reduce the people to people and one on one contact to a bare minimum. Many housing societies’ offices such as Bahria Town and DHA are operating on the full scale after implementing strict protocols for the visitors and staff.