Text Only

How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.

We are trying to buy a house right now, and one that we loved, in a neighbourhood we love came on the market the day before quarantine began. We live in an incredibly hot housing market where all listings state an 'offer date' so they can accumulate many offers at the same time. This listing said that they would accept pre-emptive offers (which are usually without conditions and very high priced). We went straight to the bank to get a bank draft for a deposit (required with offers where we live) and made an offer that night that expired the next day, since we wouldn't be able to make the bank trips on their stated offer date. They declined our offer, choosing to wait until offer day to have more choices. I am sad because the pandemic and our quarantine responsibilities really hurt our chances to buy a home that we loved. Since then, I haven't left our house and I probably won't other than the occasional walk around the neighbourhood for a couple of weeks. Mostly, life is a little boring and lonesome right now.