SRA Open Houses put on pause across Saskatchewan

The Saskatchewan REALTORS® Association (SRA) announced on November 19 that effective immediately, all open houses organized by Saskatchewan REALTORS® across the province are paused until the New Year.

Saskatchewan REALTORS® take the safety of Saskatchewan people seriously. We have shown leadership in the past, and we continue to take a lead to minimize the risk of transmission so that the government allows real estate to remain an essential service.

“We were the first province to pause open houses in March before the government placed the province on lockdown,” said SRA CEO Jason Yochim. “We expected all members across the province to wear masks when meeting with clients before the government’s mask mandate was expanded beyond Prince Albert, Regina, and Saskatoon. And effective immediately, we are placing a pause on open houses to do our part to prevent the further spread of COVID.”

As a profession, Saskatchewan REALTORS® work hard to protect the public. Members have access to COVID-19 Buyer Clients waivers to aid in contact tracing and screening for the virus, touch points will be minimized by allowing only the REALTOR® to touch surfaces in a property, virtual showings via Facebook and Instagram are utilized along with 3D tours wherever possible, sanitization is required and members have been asked to limit the number of visitors to a home, should a showing be required, to two people.

“The real estate profession has done well to date monitoring each other and making sure that they are following health guidelines to keep themselves and the public safe,” said Yochim. “And we have a well-documented complaint process to ensure that REALTORS® continue to act in an ethical and responsible manner.”