Today’s Real Estate Market Is Booming, Particularly For Tech-Savvy Realtors & Clients
Market Trends STORY BY M. DENNIS TAYLOR | PHOTO BY ABNER PEDRAZA
Realtors Mary Miller and Shelley Sandler.
Local real estate properties are selling like hotcakes amid the current pandemic, especially for tech-savvy Realtors and their clients who know the ins and outs of the sales tools available to help in socially distant home shopping. Shelley Sandler and Mary Miller, two of Wellington’s leading Realtors associated with Illustrated Properties, agreed that the region is hot, real estate wise. “There is a huge inventory shortage in the Wellington area, and the reason I believe this is happening is because of the quarantine,” Sandler said.“There are many people who now realize that they can work at home, and that home can be just about anywhere.They no longer have to wait to retire to find the home and the place where they want to live. They realize they can have the home and the lifestyle they always wanted right now, and they are shying away from the big cities because of the fear of COVID-19 and the mass of people. Palm Beach County may have everything you want but without the congestion of Miami or Chicago.” Miller stressed that the virus pandemic has given people a new perspective. “I think you’ve pretty much hit the nail on the head. People can move wherever they want because they’re working pretty much from home. The other people, who are essential workers, have had the time that they spent at home these past few months to give them a new perspective on their lifewellington the magazine | october 2020 51