{"id":15725,"date":"2020-04-03T18:19:58","date_gmt":"2020-04-04T01:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?p=15725"},"modified":"2026-04-15T03:09:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T10:09:15","slug":"selling-a-home-during-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/selling-a-home-during-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"Selling a Home During Coronavirus: What You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You were planning to sell your home soon (or perhaps already had your house on the market) when the coronavirus outbreak hit the U.S. and upended life as we know it. You aren\u2019t alone. Many Americans across the country were gearing up for what was looking like a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/agent-coronavirus-real-estate-impact\/\">hot spring housing market<\/a>, and now aren\u2019t sure what to do: Move forward with caution? Give it a year? 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