The novel coronavirus pandemic has literally gone viral and real estate sector is also getting impacted by it. Due to Covid-19 outbreak the new home sales dropped in February. Today, we decided to take a look at the short-term impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the California housing market. We’ll also look at the likely medium and long-term effects of the outbreak.

Before the coronavirus outbreak, the declining interest rates bolstered February home sales and price in California, according to C.A.R. The no. of home sales in February went up 6.6 percent from the 395,700 level in January, marking the first time in three months that sales jumped above the 400,000 benchmark. February also marked the eighth consecutive month of year-over-year sales increases.

As the coronavirus pandemic worsens, the sales activity in the California housing market is expected to decline in the coming months, particularly in cities with a “stay at home” mandate. This is because of open houses and home showings which are impossible be held in such conditions.

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A list of cities in Florida is dominated by Miami and Orlando. However, Florida is a massive state. And you can find better opportunities on the long stretches of coastline that we rarely think about except as on the highway to the hotter real estate markets. On I-95, we find Melbourne, Florida. Is Melbourne, Florida a good place to invest in real estate?

Let’s learn more about the city before we say whether or not you should invest in the Melbourne FL real estate market. The Melbourne area seems to be a growing spot in Florida. It is home to around eighty thousand people. The Melbourne FL housing is much larger than this, because the city is part of the Melbourne – Palm Bay – Titusville metro area.

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The New York City real estate market was already cooling off before the coronavirus pandemic put everyone in lockdown. As per the latest news, sixty people have died from coronavirus in New York City, as statewide cases jumped to over 10,000 on Saturday. Some 8,115 people had tested positive for the virus in the city as of 6 p.m., helping make New York the global epicenter of the pandemic.

Social distancing is being enforced everywhere. Testing and treatment is being ramped-up. The state officials are taking many measures for noncompliance of curbs on social distancing, especially in the parks of New York City, where many people were seen chilling on Friday.

The governor criticized young people for not heeding the warning to avoid unnecessary contact and danger of viral transmission to others. Till Saturday, coronavirus has sickened 2,484 people in Brooklyn, 2,254 people in Queens, 1,868 in Manhattan, 1,071 in the Bronx and 437 in Staten Island, the mayor’s office said. At least 1,450 people were hospitalized, including 370 people in intensive care units.

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Is Harrisburg, Pennsylvania a good place to invest in real estate? Before we answer this question, let’s learn more about the city. Then we’ll address factors like its job market, housing market and quality of life that allow us to determine if it is a good choice for real estate investors. We’ll compare it to other large cities in Pennsylvania as well as the national housing market.

Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania. Unfortunately, it is often overshadowed by Philadelphia. Harrisburg is home to around fifty thousand people. Yet the Harrisburg PA real estate market is much larger than this. Harrisburg is the center of the Susquehanna Valley metro area, home to more than half a million people. That makes it the fourth largest metro area in the state.

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Today I’d like to talk a bit about the Del City real estate market and investment opportunities. Oklahoma is generally overlooked in favor of its much larger southern neighbor, Texas. However, Oklahoma has a number of points in its favor. The question for many is where in the state would be good for real estate investment. Is it Del City? Let’s learn more about Del City before giving our recommendations regarding Del City real estate investment.

Del City is home to twenty to thirty thousand people. However, the Del City housing market is much larger than this, because the city is a suburb of Oklahoma City, which is the capital of Oklahoma and the largest city in the state. More importantly, the Del City housing market is rapidly growing as the city’s suburbs expand outward.

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