April home sales drop (only) 15%
Memphis area real estate agents use whatever means neceesary to show houses as buyers and sellers practice social distancing. Last month Crye-Leike agent Donnie Chambliss held a Facebook Live virtual open house. (Greg Campbell/Special to The Daily Memphian file)
Yes, the pandemic pushed home sales down substantially. But the agents still completed 1,456 transactions under trying conditions. And this weekend, look for the return of open houses.
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Tom Bailey retired in January as a business reporter at The Daily Memphian, and after 40 years in journalism. A Tupelo, Mississippi, native, he graduated from Mississippi State University. He has lived in Midtown for 36 years.
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