The real estate industry has undergone turbulent changes over the past year. The pandemic has real estate agencies and investors scrambling to find new solutions to operate effectively and safely.
Before the pandemic, the Crafts family was scattered: three generations, in three houses, in three different states, with close to zero chance of living together.
Ellen Scherer Crafts and Trevor Crafts lived with their 5-year-old daughter, Riley, in Studio City, Calif.; Jackie Chirico, Ellen’s mother, was in Henderson, Nev.; and Trevor’s parents, Edward and Heather Crafts, were in Richardson, Texas.
But after months in quarantine, with few chances to see each other and limited child care options, they tried something drastic. Each household listed their home for sale in March — and to their surprise, all three sold above the asking price within a week.
The Family That Buys Together Stays Together
