If you were hoping to take in some open houses between now and the New Year, you’re out of luck. The Saskatchewan Realtors Association is putting all the ones they organize on pause. That’s effective immediately. CEO Jason Yochim says they want to minimize the risk of COVID-19 transmission so that the province allows real estate to remain an essential service. Yochim says, “The real estate profession has done well to date, monitoring each other and making sure that they are following health guidelines to keep themselves and the public safe.”