Is buying a house during the coronavirus crisis a good idea?

Real estate agent Adrianna May

Real estate agent Adrianna May at a newly sold property in Cronulla, NSW. Source: AAP

House prices continued to rise in April but there are signs the market is running out of steam. For those buying and selling homes, there are also virtual tours and online auctions to get to grips with.


Henry* just bought a multi-million dollar home, without ever stepping inside it.

His real estate agent Lisa Davies, from Ray White, said it took all of 30 minutes.

"We went straight onto FaceTime and just went room-by-room through the property. It was surprisingly easy," she told SBS News. 

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