Virus kindles real estate market

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  • Kingsland-based realtor Katie Johnson – seen here at a $1.7 million property on Lake LBJ in Kingsland – said COVID-19 has spurred a seller’s market. Connie Swinney/The Highlander
    Kingsland-based realtor Katie Johnson – seen here at a $1.7 million property on Lake LBJ in Kingsland – said COVID-19 has spurred a seller’s market. Connie Swinney/The Highlander
  • Kingsland-based realtor Katie Johnson and her granddaughter Jade Simon stepped out back of one of the properties she’s listing on Lake LBJ Sept. 24 to enjoy the view. Connie Swinney/The Highlander
    Kingsland-based realtor Katie Johnson and her granddaughter Jade Simon stepped out back of one of the properties she’s listing on Lake LBJ Sept. 24 to enjoy the view. Connie Swinney/The Highlander
The upper Highland Lakes is undergoing a real estate revival, and experts say the coronavirus may be to blame. “The market is as hot as it has ever been. Everything listed is selling," said Patty Gillean, part owner of Horseshoe Bay ONE Realty, 111 Par Three Ct. Gillean, who has been in the business for 14 years, offered an assessment of what's driving the real estate rush. "People are…

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