Will coronavirus kill local open houses and home sales?

Ramifications of a global pandemic are starting to ripple through the Southern California housing market as virtual home tours replace in-person showings and homeowners cancel open houses to avoid coming face-to-face with potentially infected home shoppers.
A sign in front of an open house on N. Valleyview Street at E. Bixby Avenue in Orange on Saturday afternoon, March 14, 2020. The ramifications of a global pandemic are starting to filter through the Southern California housing market as virtu