In the News: Spring 2020

Dennis Pearsall, Real Estate One NW Michigan President

Dennis was recently a leader quoted in the article, “Predicting What's Next And Why Traverse City Could Thrive” featured on the Traverse City website The Ticker.

“Over the last two months, it's clear that our industry has made major and likely lasting adjustments in the way we interact and conduct real estate business. The ability to creatively make adjustments, e.g. virtual listings, virtual and Zoom showings, virtual sales, virtual closings, Zoom meetings, etc., aided by technology already in place, has accelerated how the industry was going to change over time. People, municipalities, and investors have learned and accepted much of this new way of doing the real estate transaction. Although the relationship will always be the premier factor in almost all real estate transactions, the aforementioned dynamics will afford buyers and sellers the ability to make it more streamlined and convenient at the same time.”

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Karen Jo Micallef, sales agent with Max Broock

Karen was recently featured in the article, “Virtual Realty: Zooming in for a home tour in the age of COVID-19” by Crain’s Detroit Business.

“I was really nervous at first, to be honest with you,” Karen told Crain’s Detroit reporter Kirk Pinho about giving home tours again. “It’s a scary time. It’s something that I think so many of us are just so unsure about. It’s scary stuff. But we are all doing the protective measures, the gloves, the masks, the whole thing.”