The Wisconsin REALTORS
®
Association (WRA) continues to recommend sellers and their agents avoid having in-person open houses even after the state’s safer-at-home order has been lifted and communities begin to relax restrictions. Instead, the WRA encourages agents to show properties virtually to buyers or offer individual showings to interested buyers.
However, if sellers, real estate firms, and agents are willing to have in-person open houses after checking for any applicable local safer-at-home orders, the WRA offers the following best practices. Note, these best practices are not legal advice but instead general guidance for sellers, real estate firms, and agents to take into consideration if open houses are going to be conducted: