{"id":15990,"date":"2020-04-20T15:25:01","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T22:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?p=15990"},"modified":"2026-04-10T02:15:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T09:15:26","slug":"should-i-sell-my-house-now-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/should-i-sell-my-house-now-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"Should I Sell My House Now or Wait Until the Coronavirus Eases Up?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You had plans to sell your home when the coronavirus hit the U.S. like a ton of bricks. Now, you&#8217;re wrestling with a really tough decision about whether to move forward \u2014 and when.<\/p>\n<p>Some would-be sellers are frozen in place, hedging their bets and hoping the situation improves in the coming months. But not every seller has the luxury to take a wait-and-see approach without making serious trade-offs. Some may be driven by a job relocation, a growing family, or other distinct life event.<\/p>\n<p>Although selling a home in 2020 and beyond is going to look a lot different than it used to, people haven\u2019t stopped selling houses altogether. 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