Article content “Once COVID hit, we’ve had quite a few people coming out and picking up the lower-priced properties (under $200,000) in town and the villages,” said Lyle Magnuson of Magnuson Realty. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Plenty of Vulcan properties sold during the pandemic Back to video Magnuson wasn’t selling much inventory in the under-$200,000 market for a while, he said. But sales certainly picked up during the pandemic. Since March 2020, there have been 75 sales in Vulcan through the Multiple Listing System, noted Magnuson. There have also been 10 houses sold in that time in the $250,000 to $275,000 range, he added.