The Eurobodalla Lock Down has forced many of our local businesses to think on their feet and to adapt their operations and business plans to suit the ever changing rules.
We are now more than familiar with Click and Collect being offered by local cafes, book stores and department stores.
Our local businesses have had to be resilient for nearly two years as the coming and going of visitors to the area has been interrupted by bushfires, floods, Covid 1 and now Covid Delta.
Real Estate is one of the many local areas of business that have had to adapt to Covid. Public health requirements have placed restrictions on Open Homes. While there have been guidelines placed on inspections by appointment local agents have successfully embraced 3D "walk through" software and Zoom walkthroughs.
Our local real estate market has been incredibly bouyant with record sales figures as more and more metropolitan buyers are reconsidering their lifestyle and embracing the opportunities of low interest rates.
But what to do if you can't leave a Lock Down LGA to buy your new dream home. Especially if the home is coming up for auction.
Christine Ewin of My Agent in Batemans Bay has overcome the live auction issue by thinking outside of the square and embracing on-line property auctions.
Christine was contacted by the WIN network last week to be featured in an upcoming story they intend to run on the Batemans Bay company piloting online auctions in the region.
My Agent was first for the region that saw three homes sell under the hammer through Auction Live.
Christine told The Beagle "The software we use is under licence".
"Our initial experience with the soft ware was to watch a few on-line auctions and consider the process for our south coast sellers who were more than comfortable in the process and encouraged by the final bidding outcomes of the properties that sold".
"We then put our staff though the training required to ensure the sellers were fully informed of the process and their questions answered".
"Bidders register as they would for a standard auction to ensure that they comply with all of the regulations required in order to participate. Once the paper work is done remotely they are given a bidding paddle number"
"The auction is screened live with bidders and auctioneers connected.
"The general public are able to tune in and watch the auctions from their loungeroom and see homes sell in their neighbourhood"
"There is also the facility that enables you to watch a rerun of the bidding and see the actual bids coming in with an auctioneer from Canberra calling them."
"The feedback was fantastic and we have another one coming up this Saturday 18th September at 2pm. Tune in on our website. It’s the changing face of real estate."
