--- title: "Real Estate and Coronavirus Crisis: An Opportunity to Reach Your Foreign Buyer Audience" description: "Real Estate and Coronavirus Crisis: An Opportunity to Reach Your Foreign Buyer Audience" image: https://agent.properstar.com/hubfs/en%20-%20Crise%20immobilie%CC%80re.png --- [![properstar-landpages-logo](https://agent.properstar.com/hubfs/Properstar/properstar-landpages-logo.svg "properstar-landpages-logo")](https://www.properstar.com) - [All](https://agent.properstar.com/en/) - [Market Trends](https://agent.properstar.com/en/tag/market-trends) - [Stories](https://agent.properstar.com/en/tag/stories) - [Buyer Insights](https://agent.properstar.com/en/tag/buyer-insights) - [Selling Strategies](https://agent.properstar.com/en/tag/selling-strategies) - [Properstar](https://agent.properstar.com/en/tag/properstar) - ##### [All posts](https://agent.properstar.com/en/topic/all-posts?hsLang=en) - ##### [Buyer Insights](https://agent.properstar.com/en/topic/buyer-insights?hsLang=en) - ##### [Selling Strategies](https://agent.properstar.com/en/topic/selling-strategies?hsLang=en) - ##### [Market Trends](https://agent.properstar.com/en/topic/market-trends?hsLang=en) # Real Estate and Coronavirus Crisis: An Opportunity to Reach Your Foreign Buyer Audience Properstar Marketing - 2020-03-17 - - The coronavirus crisis has now reached Europe, causing a considerable slowdown in everyone's daily routine. But what are the consequences of the ‘stuck-at-home’ scenario for potential buyers and users of the ListGlobally real estate portals? We already focused on [Chinese buyers worldwide and coronavirus](https://blog.listglobally.com/international-real-estate-activities-during-coronavirus-crisis/?hsLang=en), but now it's time to focus in Europe. Let's have a look... ## Buyers plan to spend more time on property research ### Between the 14th-31th of March 2020 , the ListGlobally team has conducted a survey among **696 real estate buyers** that have made inquiries on our platforms.  Our findings are:   ## A good opportunity to reach people at home While transactions will decline during the crisis period, it is a good opportunity to reach people who are at home searching online. [**We** noticed a 3x increase of properties enquiries from China over the last 6 weeks.](https://blog.listglobally.com/international-real-estate-activities-during-coronavirus-crisis/?hsLang=en) ### Blocked at home? Check out what property buyers can do! Blocked at home? Our Partner, [Hürriyet Emlak](https://www.hurriyetemlak.com/?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=00343d5c679332bfc6110da1a21862e3e5b75fec-1584429965-0-ARgmbkxfrXY3nkAbAffKTMN1mbcse45o2tf4837kzq15w76m2NW86dWYIKK2MO6oNeGY4xzRrZV3ycZqhhkVqefTvZplF1QuoTb31BAba65t2AI0ZseqCPVuqVTCvOg2a8cNPMDcMfaFwF5JklqoZ0ad438SMJr6gk2LI7mJ8xee-IdH3Fkz4rB6mIMpW3HcHp6ddZlwpIYCYogbsaLO8d_cY3iOekfxDa-8rRgvotXdyj-SGKmKF3jBs79vsfS7wAc7NMl1Yn4FL5njffrMzG7VUP8t7UGowGIgXlgC6UjCZhYdgaaU3KRq1PkMeNi5Rdqcrf_MMnKSieij4q0qfq4) recently produced a hilarious ad (not specifically for coronavirus). We present you:  "Are you looking for a house with ocean view? For example in Miami? Don’t look at me, look at Hürriyet Emlak" This funny marketing campaign (particularly applicable in [**#coronavirus**](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6644241912796721153&keywords=%23coronavirus&originTrackingId=6s9tnmiqT0mN1JsyRYBWwQ%3D%3D) lockdown) is being currently transmitted on Turkish TV and the feedback couldn't be better. Congrats to our partners and friends at [**Hürriyet Emlak**](https://www.linkedin.com/company/hurriyetemlak/) for developing such a light-hearted, yet relevant campaign that highlights the concept of staying at home as an opportunity to reach foreign buyers. ## Communicate with your property owners Property owners should be reassured. Their listing is published on the largest real estate network reaching over 200 mil potential buyers in +60 countries and is translated in 25 languages. Login on your [My ListGlobally](https://my.listglobally.com/listings/) account and share your listing report. Find out more [on how to share your listing report here](https://blog.listglobally.com/how-to-share-your-listings-report-with-the-property-owner/?hsLang=en). ## The conclusion is that availability is key! Although travel and transactions will slow down in the coming weeks, a lot can be achieved through our online tools and resources: - phone calls with buyers - emails - discussion on listings - virtual visits Real estate transactions continue. See the market for what it is: an opportunity where people cannot travel, but can very well view properties online, especially as they have more time than before, to do so. Availability is key. ## At ListGlobally we remain fully operational Our full team is working from home during the Coronavirus Crisis. We are connected and have access to the right tools in order to Think Globally!   [ListGlobally](http://www.listglobally.com/) is the world’s largest network of property portals reaching [+200M foreign buyers in +60 countries](https://www.listglobally.com/portals/united%20states%20minor%20outlying%20islands/premium?utm_source=blog&utm_campaign=global%20trends). One click, and your property is promoted all over the globe. We offer real estate agents international exposure, and we translate their listings details into 25 languages. 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