Gov. Tom Wolf has announced that businesses and employees in the real estate industry may now conduct limited business-related activities statewide and provided guidance for this industry to operate in red-phase and yellow-phase counties.

“We continue to review our policies and the scientific data to determine the safest approach for all activities in the commonwealth,” he said. “While, at this point, more than two-thirds of the state will be in the yellow phase of the state’s reopening plan by Friday, May 22, we are still evaluating how industries may be able to conduct business appropriately in red-phase counties, including the real estate industry.

“This industry impacts numerous types of businesses and Pennsylvania homebuyers who are in the process of, or considering, purchasing a home. It’s critical that these businesses, regardless of whether they are in red-phase or yellow-phase counties, strictly adhere to all appropriate guidelines and guidance.”

Previously, businesses and employees in the real estate industry were permitted to conduct limited in-person activities in counties in the yellow phase of the commonwealth’s phased reopening plan.

The real estate guidance requires businesses and employees to follow all applicable provisions of the Guidance for Businesses Permitted to Operate During the COVID-19 Disaster Emergency to Ensure the Safety and Health of Employees and the Public.

All in-person activities should be scheduled and limited to no more than the real estate professional and two people inside a property at any time, exercising appropriate social distancing.

“We in the commercial real estate sector have been looking for the Governor’s office to recognize the importance commercial real estate brokerage has in maintaining the economy of the state and are pleased they have now done so,” said Eric Kuhn of Pillar Real Estate Advisors in West Chester. “We look forward to working with our commercial landlord and tenant clients to achieve their real estate goals.”

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