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How to buy a house without an on-site visit

Video tours, a trustworthy agent, online neighbourhood recce, all help

Published Fri, May 13, 2016 · 09:50 PM
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FOR people who are relocating and cannot visit a property in person, technology has made the hurry-up buying process so comfortable that 21 per cent of homebuyers say they have made an offer on a house without seeing it first, according to a new survey from real-estate brokerage Redfin.

Frank Hagler and his wife went all the way through the purchase of a house in Corpus Christi, Texas without ever stepping foot inside it.

With a new baby on the way and other constrai…

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