


It looks like we are beyond the worst of it, and we’re on our way…..as long as rates stay in the low-3s and nothing really bad happens for the next 2-3 months.
The active and pendings counts have been rising steadily for four weeks, so we can say that the bottom was in mid-April. Here are the weekly numbers for the last two months:
Weekly NSDCC New Listings and New Pendings
Week |
New Listings |
New Pendings |
Total Pendings |
Mar 16 |
83 |
55 |
329 |
Mar 23 |
59 |
31 |
289 |
Mar 30 |
63 |
31 |
251 |
Apr 6 |
57 |
21 |
219 |
Apr 13 |
48 |
17 |
194 |
Apr 20 |
63 |
29 |
192 |
Apr 27 |
79 |
40 |
205 |
May 4 |
86 |
40 |
208 |
May 11 |
91 |
48 |
226 |
There is some concern in the Over-$3,000,000 category. The active inventory jumped +7% this week, and now there are 252 houses for sale, and 23 pendings. But nothing new there!
Date |
NSDCC Active Listings |
Avg. LP/sf |
Avg. DOM |
# of Pendings |
Jan 7 |
72 |
$469/sf |
55 |
49 |
Jan 14 |
78 |
$487/sf |
49 |
48 |
Jan 21 |
82 |
$488/sf |
49 |
49 |
Jan 28 |
68 |
$480/sf |
53 |
64 |
Feb 4 |
72 |
$483/sf |
53 |
69 |
Feb 11 |
75 |
$481/sf |
45 |
74 |
Feb 18 |
67 |
$482/sf |
46 |
76 |
Feb 25 |
67 |
$494/sf |
47 |
67 |
Mar 4 |
82 |
$478/sf |
38 |
64 |
Mar 11 |
90 |
$471/sf |
36 |
65 |
Mar 18 |
95 |
$475/sf |
37 |
69 |
Mar 25 |
98 |
$463/sf |
36 |
72 |
Apr 1 |
94 |
$462/sf |
38 |
71 |
Apr 8 |
91 |
$455/sf |
42 |
75 |
Apr 15 |
93 |
$463/sf |
42 |
75 |
Apr 22 |
94 |
$481/sf |
44 |
78 |
Apr 29 |
99 |
$469/sf |
43 |
84 |
May 6 |
106 |
$466/sf |
38 |
81 |
May 13 |
102 |
$470/sf |
38 |
78 |
May 20 |
112 |
$453/sf |
31 |
79 |
May 27 |
110 |
$464/sf |
34 |
80 |
Jun 3 |
113 |
$469/sf |
33 |
84 |
Jun 10 |
109 |
$463/sf |
36 |
88 |
Jun 17 |
109 |
$465/sf |
35 |
89 |
Jun 24 |
105 |
$474/sf |
37 |
84 |
Jul 1 |
96 |
$474/sf |
38 |
79 |
Jul 8 |
89 |
$472/sf |
46 |
85 |
Jul 15 |
100 |
$490/sf |
43 |
82 |
Jul 22 |
94 |
$494/sf |
44 |
84 |
Jul 29 |
97 |
$493/sf |
44 |
78 |
Aug 5 |
99 |
$490/sf |
43 |
69 |
Aug 12 |
101 |
$482/sf |
39 |
65 |
Aug 19 |
103 |
$487/sf |
39 |
64 |
Aug 26 |
106 |
$476/sf |
44 |
59 |
Sep 2 |
96 |
$471/sf |
48 |
59 |
Sep 9 |
88 |
$477/sf |
48 |
59 |
Sep 16 |
94 |
$474/sf |
41 |
56 |
Sep 23 |
86 |
$467/sf |
46 |
56 |
Sep 30 |
84 |
$467/sf |
50 |
58 |
Oct 7 |
80 |
$487/sf |
44 |
56 |
Oct 14 |
82 |
$478/sf |
44 |
54 |
Oct 21 |
70 |
$470/sf |
47 |
57 |
Oct 28 |
66 |
$458/sf |
44 |
52 |
Nov 4 |
60 |
$460/sf |
40 |
50 |
Nov 11 |
71 |
$462/sf |
44 |
56 |
Nov 18 |
72 |
$472/sf |
36 |
59 |
Nov 25 |
66 |
$473/sf |
39 |
61 |
Dec 2 |
57 |
$481/sf |
43 |
58 |
Dec 9 |
58 |
$458/sf |
38 |
48 |
Dec 16 |
51 |
$458/sf |
43 |
51 |
Dec 23 |
46 |
$463/sf |
46 |
49 |
Dec 30 |
45 |
$460/sf |
48 |
43 |
Jan 6 |
40 |
$453/sf |
51 |
40 |
Jan 13 |
41 |
$483/sf |
48 |
42 |
Jan 20 |
37 |
$467/sf |
51 |
51 |
Jan 27 |
36 |
$462/sf |
46 |
51 |
Feb 3 |
30 |
$464/sf |
51 |
52 |
Feb 10 |
29 |
$459/sf |
39 |
59 |
Feb 17 |
31 |
$451/sf |
37 |
60 |
Feb 24 |
35 |
$470/sf |
32 |
57 |
Mar 2 |
23 |
$454/sf |
42 |
54 |
Mar 9 |
23 |
$473/sf |
32 |
62 |
Mar 16 |
30 |
$476/sf |
31 |
59 |
Mar 23 |
32 |
$486/sf |
33 |
55 |
Mar 30 |
40 |
$475/sf |
32 |
44 |
Apr 6 |
40 |
$476/sf |
32 |
34 |
Apr 13 |
45 |
$486/sf |
31 |
32 |
Apr 20 |
51 |
$500/sf |
30 |
34 |
Apr 27 |
49 |
$485/sf |
31 |
43 |
May 4 |
59 |
$477/sf |
33 |
38 |
May 11 |
64 |
$485/sf |
34 |
43 |
The $1,000,000 – $1,500,000 Market:
Date |
NSDCC Active Listings |
Avg. LP/sf |
Avg. DOM |
# of Pendings |
Jan 7 |
154 |
$497/sf |
58 |
69 |
Jan 14 |
158 |
$489/sf |
54 |
65 |
Jan 21 |
161 |
$503/sf |
55 |
56 |
Jan 28 |
169 |
$489/sf |
52 |
60 |
Feb 4 |
167 |
$502/sf |
50 |
69 |
Feb 11 |
157 |
$504/sf |
51 |
84 |
Feb 18 |
168 |
$494/sf |
47 |
83 |
Feb 25 |
175 |
$494/sf |
49 |
84 |
Mar 4 |
174 |
$507/sf |
44 |
86 |
Mar 11 |
175 |
$501/sf |
44 |
91 |
Mar 18 |
194 |
$526/sf |
43 |
99 |
Mar 25 |
189 |
$510/sf |
44 |
104 |
Apr 1 |
188 |
$513/sf |
45 |
107 |
Apr 8 |
215 |
$512/sf |
45 |
104 |
Apr 15 |
211 |
$515/sf |
46 |
108 |
Apr 22 |
201 |
$513/sf |
49 |
117 |
Apr 29 |
193 |
$507/sf |
49 |
128 |
May 6 |
211 |
$506/sf |
49 |
121 |
May 13 |
201 |
$497/sf |
52 |
131 |
May 20 |
207 |
$507/sf |
48 |
129 |
May 27 |
198 |
$513/sf |
49 |
133 |
Jun 3 |
197 |
$510/sf |
51 |
129 |
Jun 10 |
204 |
$511/sf |
50 |
129 |
Jun 17 |
198 |
$506/sf |
55 |
117 |
Jun 24 |
192 |
$510/sf |
55 |
120 |
Jul 1 |
198 |
$503/sf |
56 |
119 |
Jul 8 |
186 |
$512/sf |
58 |
123 |
Jul 15 |
191 |
$504/sf |
57 |
126 |
Jul 22 |
189 |
$498/sf |
57 |
125 |
Jul 29 |
192 |
$494/sf |
56 |
120 |
Aug 5 |
186 |
$498/sf |
52 |
119 |
Aug 12 |
180 |
$486/sf |
52 |
114 |
Aug 19 |
179 |
$493/sf |
50 |
127 |
Aug 26 |
183 |
$518/sf |
45 |
120 |
Sep 2 |
184 |
$517/sf |
46 |
105 |
Sep 9 |
182 |
$508/sf |
48 |
105 |
Sep 16 |
188 |
$515/sf |
47 |
100 |
Sep 23 |
185 |
$530/sf |
46 |
93 |
Sep 30 |
179 |
$532/sf |
49 |
95 |
Oct 7 |
179 |
$533/sf |
50 |
97 |
Oct 14 |
171 |
$546/sf |
55 |
94 |
Oct 21 |
165 |
$551/sf |
55 |
99 |
Oct 28 |
160 |
$545/sf |
54 |
103 |
Nov 4 |
151 |
$541/sf |
53 |
103 |
Nov 11 |
147 |
$545/sf |
57 |
104 |
Nov 18 |
142 |
$563/sf |
58 |
103 |
Nov 25 |
133 |
$583/sf |
60 |
109 |
Dec 2 |
125 |
$559/sf |
64 |
108 |
Dec 9 |
122 |
$567/sf |
63 |
95 |
Dec 16 |
111 |
$566/sf |
62 |
90 |
Dec 23 |
98 |
$594/sf |
66 |
81 |
Dec 30 |
94 |
$597/sf |
70 |
70 |
Jan 6 |
89 |
$615/sf |
67 |
72 |
Jan 13 |
93 |
$598/sf |
65 |
71 |
Jan 20 |
87 |
$612/sf |
66 |
73 |
Jan 27 |
93 |
$589/sf |
59 |
65 |
Feb 3 |
96 |
$576/sf |
54 |
65 |
Feb 10 |
94 |
$559/sf |
62 |
84 |
Feb 17 |
80 |
$542/sf |
64 |
100 |
Feb 24 |
90 |
$530/sf |
61 |
97 |
Mar 2 |
93 |
$529/sf |
56 |
91 |
Mar 9 |
100 |
$537/sf |
46 |
98 |
Mar 16 |
101 |
$521/sf |
44 |
105 |
Mar 23 |
111 |
$522/sf |
44 |
90 |
Mar 30 |
114 |
$528/sf |
43 |
75 |
Apr 6 |
115 |
$528/sf |
50 |
69 |
Apr 13 |
116 |
$525/sf |
48 |
58 |
Apr 20 |
118 |
$539/sf |
52 |
57 |
Apr 27 |
121 |
$538/sf |
48 |
64 |
May 4 |
122 |
$524/sf |
50 |
72 |
May 11 |
128 |
$519/sf |
46 |
77 |
The $1,500,000 – $2,000,000 Market:
Date |
NSDCC Active Listings |
Avg. LP/sf |
Avg. DOM |
# of Pendings |
Jan 7 |
108 |
$628/sf |
86 |
33 |
Jan 14 |
107 |
$647/sf |
83 |
37 |
Jan 21 |
113 |
$665/sf |
77 |
39 |
Jan 28 |
116 |
$676/sf |
76 |
42 |
Feb 4 |
125 |
$665/sf |
73 |
41 |
Feb 11 |
131 |
$670/sf |
72 |
43 |
Feb 18 |
132 |
$674/sf |
71 |
49 |
Feb 25 |
130 |
$670/sf |
66 |
53 |
Mar 4 |
134 |
$677/sf |
59 |
59 |
Mar 11 |
143 |
$674/sf |
57 |
53 |
Mar 18 |
143 |
$649/sf |
56 |
67 |
Mar 25 |
133 |
$642/sf |
56 |
66 |
Apr 1 |
131 |
$621/sf |
53 |
69 |
Apr 8 |
139 |
$618/sf |
49 |
77 |
Apr 15 |
149 |
$630/sf |
50 |
75 |
Apr 22 |
145 |
$616/sf |
50 |
72 |
Apr 29 |
148 |
$605/sf |
49 |
77 |
May 6 |
157 |
$606/sf |
48 |
74 |
May 13 |
159 |
$599/sf |
47 |
72 |
May 20 |
170 |
$612/sf |
48 |
73 |
May 27 |
165 |
$595/sf |
50 |
79 |
Jun 3 |
172 |
$607/sf |
52 |
70 |
Jun 10 |
181 |
$604/sf |
52 |
70 |
Jun 17 |
186 |
$610/sf |
56 |
69 |
Jun 24 |
197 |
$616/sf |
56 |
59 |
Jul 1 |
195 |
$600/sf |
58 |
65 |
Jul 8 |
191 |
$610/sf |
58 |
71 |
Jul 15 |
194 |
$601/sf |
58 |
69 |
Jul 22 |
189 |
$608/sf |
58 |
74 |
Jul 29 |
194 |
$606/sf |
60 |
73 |
Aug 5 |
203 |
$614/sf |
61 |
67 |
Aug 12 |
207 |
$612/sf |
64 |
65 |
Aug 19 |
199 |
$596/sf |
64 |
79 |
Aug 26 |
200 |
$598/sf |
64 |
79 |
Sep 2 |
203 |
$614/sf |
62 |
69 |
Sep 9 |
195 |
$600/sf |
66 |
73 |
Sep 16 |
198 |
$596/sf |
66 |
65 |
Sep 23 |
197 |
$590/sf |
68 |
75 |
Sep 30 |
191 |
$596/sf |
68 |
74 |
Oct 7 |
184 |
$608/sf |
70 |
77 |
Oct 14 |
177 |
$608/sf |
61 |
79 |
Oct 21 |
177 |
$600/sf |
62 |
71 |
Oct 28 |
177 |
$580/sf |
61 |
67 |
Nov 4 |
170 |
$595/sf |
62 |
67 |
Nov 11 |
162 |
$590/sf |
66 |
71 |
Nov 18 |
150 |
$602/sf |
69 |
70 |
Nov 25 |
141 |
$605/sf |
69 |
74 |
Dec 2 |
130 |
$600/sf |
69 |
73 |
Dec 9 |
134 |
$618/sf |
65 |
63 |
Dec 16 |
126 |
$620/sf |
70 |
59 |
Dec 23 |
125 |
$612/sf |
77 |
53 |
Dec 30 |
113 |
$627/sf |
79 |
62 |
Jan 6 |
113 |
$605/sf |
71 |
57 |
Jan 13, 2020 |
113 |
$664/sf |
67 |
59 |
Jan 20 |
113 |
$658/sf |
61 |
50 |
Jan 27 |
103 |
$654/sf |
66 |
59 |
Feb 3 |
104 |
$664/sf |
60 |
59 |
Feb 10 |
110 |
$667/sf |
54 |
62 |
Feb 17 |
111 |
$650/sf |
55 |
72 |
Feb 24 |
110 |
$634/sf |
60 |
76 |
Mar 2 |
115 |
$644/sf |
51 |
77 |
Mar 9 |
121 |
$665/sf |
50 |
80 |
Mar 16 |
125 |
$665/sf |
49 |
79 |
Mar 23 |
119 |
$665/sf |
52 |
70 |
Mar 30 |
126 |
$660/sf |
51 |
59 |
Apr 6 |
130 |
$650/sf |
51 |
56 |
Apr 13 |
132 |
$646/sf |
56 |
49 |
Apr 20 |
138 |
$658/sf |
53 |
47 |
Apr 27 |
157 |
$668/sf |
53 |
47 |
May 4 |
151 |
$665/sf |
59 |
53 |
May 11 |
150 |
$650/sf |
63 |
60 |
The $2,000,000 – $3,000,000 Market:
Date |
NSDCC Active Listings |
Avg. LP/sf |
Avg. DOM |
# of Pendings |
Dec 30, 2019 |
161 |
$744/sf |
106 |
33 |
Jan 6, 2020 |
147 |
$756/sf |
97 |
31 |
Jan 13, 2020 |
149 |
$755/sf |
94 |
27 |
Jan 20, 2020 |
150 |
$749/sf |
89 |
27 |
Jan 27, 2020 |
154 |
$738/sf |
91 |
29 |
Feb 3, 2020 |
162 |
$745/sf |
86 |
33 |
Feb 10, 2020 |
169 |
$753/sf |
83 |
33 |
Feb 17, 2020 |
166 |
$735/sf |
81 |
43 |
Feb 24, 2020 |
155 |
$737/sf |
86 |
58 |
Mar 2, 2020 |
156 |
$731/sf |
78 |
55 |
Mar 9, 2020 |
157 |
$726/sf |
78 |
61 |
Mar 16, 2020 |
166 |
$736/sf |
75 |
57 |
Mar 23, 2020 |
167 |
$730/sf |
79 |
45 |
Mar 30, 2020 |
163 |
$734/sf |
80 |
44 |
Apr 6, 2020 |
153 |
$771/sf |
81 |
37 |
Apr 13, 2020 |
159 |
$765/sf |
78 |
33 |
Apr 20, 2020 |
153 |
$773/sf |
80 |
37 |
Apr 27, 2020 |
156 |
$761/sf |
82 |
29 |
May 4, 2020 |
165 |
$756/sf |
77 |
24 |
May 11, 2020 |
162 |
$772/sf |
77 |
27 |
The $3,000,000+ Market:
Date |
NSDCC Active Listings |
Avg. LP/sf |
Avg. DOM |
# of Pendings |
Dec 30, 2019 |
267 |
$1,226/sf |
144 |
28 |
Jan 6, 2020 |
246 |
$1,218/sf |
138 |
29 |
Jan 13, 2020 |
256 |
$1,173/sf |
133 |
28 |
Jan 20, 2020 |
261 |
$1,158/sf |
128 |
27 |
Jan 27, 2020 |
258 |
$1,163/sf |
128 |
27 |
Feb 3, 2020 |
258 |
$1,162/sf |
127 |
32 |
Feb 10, 2020 |
259 |
$1,172/sf |
124 |
37 |
Feb 17, 2020 |
265 |
$1,140/sf |
118 |
36 |
Feb 24, 2020 |
268 |
$1,150/sf |
120 |
39 |
Mar 2, 2020 |
267 |
$1,119/sf |
121 |
37 |
Mar 9, 2020 |
276 |
$1,118/sf |
119 |
38 |
Mar 16, 2020 |
276 |
$1,116/sf |
118 |
40 |
Mar 23, 2020 |
256 |
$1,142/sf |
128 |
40 |
Mar 30, 2020 |
244 |
$1,150/sf |
131 |
40 |
Apr 6, 2020 |
231 |
$1,168/sf |
129 |
28 |
Apr 13, 2020 |
230 |
$1,183/sf |
132 |
25 |
Apr 20, 2020 |
224 |
$1,165/sf |
138 |
26 |
Apr 27, 2020 |
221 |
$1,197/sf |
137 |
22 |
May 4, 2020 |
235 |
$1,194/sf |
131 |
25 |
May 11, 2020 |
252 |
$1,173/sf |
129 |
23 |
Weekly NSDCC New Listings and New Pendings
Week |
New Listings |
New Pendings |
Total Pendings |
Jan 1, 2018 |
18 |
15 |
Jan 8 |
89 |
31 |
Jan 15 |
87 |
43 |
Jan 22 |
87 |
43 |
Jan 29 |
81 |
48 |
244 |
Feb 5 |
77 |
53 |
262 |
Feb 12 |
74 |
53 |
280 |
Feb 19 |
89 |
55 |
295 |
Feb 26 |
87 |
57 |
318 |
Mar 5 |
84 |
62 |
328 |
Mar 12 |
107 |
61 |
339 |
Mar 19 |
88 |
59 |
350 |
Mar 26 |
99 |
55 |
347 |
Apr 2 |
87 |
66 |
346 |
Apr 9 |
106 |
58 |
336 |
Apr 16 |
98 |
54 |
331 |
Apr 23 |
108 |
67 |
353 |
Apr 30 |
98 |
70 |
362 |
May 7 |
138 |
68 |
355 |
May 14 |
99 |
78 |
386 |
May 21 |
115 |
63 |
369 |
May 28 |
92 |
84 |
387 |
Jun 4 |
91 |
77 |
410 |
Jun 11 |
100 |
56 |
401 |
Jun 18 |
103 |
54 |
376 |
Jun 25 |
105 |
54 |
358 |
Jul 2 |
83 |
78 |
361 |
Jul 9 |
74 |
50 |
342 |
Jul 16 |
109 |
83 |
361 |
Jul 23 |
101 |
54 |
357 |
Jul 30 |
97 |
67 |
364 |
Aug 6 |
101 |
60 |
349 |
Aug 13 |
103 |
54 |
350 |
Aug 20 |
89 |
58 |
334 |
Aug 27 |
83 |
46 |
325 |
Sep 3 |
80 |
59 |
312 |
Sep 10 |
83 |
46 |
302 |
Sep 17 |
91 |
53 |
305 |
Sep 24 |
85 |
41 |
296 |
Oct 1 |
95 |
47 |
302 |
Oct 8 |
93 |
55 |
307 |
Oct 15 |
84 |
40 |
291 |
Oct 22 |
101 |
51 |
298 |
Oct 29 |
69 |
55 |
299 |
Nov 5 |
75 |
49 |
293 |
Nov 12 |
82 |
43 |
284 |
Nov 19 |
59 |
42 |
282 |
Nov 26 |
33 |
27 |
270 |
Dec 3 |
67 |
45 |
264 |
Dec 10 |
66 |
37 |
247 |
Dec 17 |
34 |
37 |
231 |
Dec 24 |
29 |
37 |
212 |
Dec 31 |
12 |
20 |
211 |
Jan 7, 2019 |
92 |
24 |
203 |
Jan 14 |
81 |
35 |
205 |
Jan 21 |
77 |
33 |
196 |
Jan 28 |
87 |
47 |
217 |
Feb 4 |
92 |
45 |
233 |
Feb 11 |
83 |
48 |
255 |
Feb 18 |
84 |
52 |
263 |
Feb 25 |
72 |
39 |
261 |
Mar 4 |
113 |
52 |
267 |
Mar 11 |
122 |
63 |
284 |
Mar 18 |
100 |
64 |
302 |
Mar 25 |
95 |
70 |
324 |
Apr 1 |
87 |
53 |
331 |
Apr 8 |
113 |
58 |
342 |
Apr 15 |
104 |
59 |
341 |
Apr 22 |
94 |
67 |
353 |
Apr 29 |
117 |
74 |
367 |
May 6 |
113 |
67 |
364 |
May 13 |
86 |
48 |
362 |
May 20 |
132 |
55 |
357 |
May 27 |
100 |
78 |
375 |
Jun 3 |
109 |
55 |
365 |
Jun 10 |
106 |
54 |
366 |
Jun 17 |
94 |
59 |
363 |
Jun 24 |
97 |
63 |
344 |
Jul 1 |
89 |
53 |
343 |
Jul 8 |
81 |
66 |
363 |
Jul 15 |
115 |
59 |
364 |
Jul 22 |
89 |
72 |
367 |
Jul 29 |
102 |
47 |
354 |
Aug 5 |
102 |
47 |
336 |
Aug 12 |
96 |
51 |
328 |
Aug 19 |
89 |
61 |
350 |
Aug 26 |
86 |
40 |
326 |
Sep 2 |
67 |
44 |
300 |
Sep 9 |
75 |
52 |
305 |
Sep 16 |
102 |
46 |
296 |
Sep 23 |
67 |
59 |
301 |
Sep 30 |
68 |
56 |
306 |
Oct 7 |
76 |
44 |
305 |
Oct 14 |
78 |
51 |
302 |
Oct 21 |
71 |
49 |
296 |
Oct 28 |
76 |
55 |
291 |
Nov 4 |
87 |
54 |
283 |
Nov 11 |
61 |
52 |
291 |
Nov 18 |
69 |
50 |
288 |
Nov 25 |
60 |
57 |
303 |
Dec 2 |
19 |
34 |
297 |
Dec 9 |
58 |
29 |
261 |
Dec 16 |
45 |
40 |
251 |
Dec 23 |
32 |
37 |
232 |
Dec 30 |
16 |
26 |
226 |
Jan 6 |
56 |
21 |
218 |
Jan 13 |
76 |
33 |
214 |
Jan 20 |
71 |
53 |
217 |
Jan 27 |
62 |
38 |
220 |
Feb 3 |
75 |
46 |
232 |
Feb 10 |
97 |
72 |
265 |
Feb 17 |
82 |
58 |
300 |
Feb 24 |
70 |
53 |
316 |
Mar 2 |
79 |
55 |
301 |
Mar 9 |
106 |
66 |
328 |
Mar 16 |
83 |
55 |
329 |
Mar 23 |
59 |
31 |
289 |
Mar 30 |
63 |
31 |
251 |
Apr 6 |
57 |
21 |
219 |
Apr 13 |
48 |
17 |
194 |
Apr 20 |
63 |
29 |
192 |
Apr 27 |
79 |
40 |
205 |
May 4 |
86 |
40 |
208 |
May 11 |
91 |
48 |
226 |
While there is no hard data yet, anecdotally, real estate agents say they are seeing more apartment renters now hunting for single-family homes. Where that supply exists, the demand has not exactly waned, just postponed.
Compass, a real estate brokerage, said the average number of its listings going under contract bottomed on April 12 and were down 40% from the average before the shelter-in-place orders began in March. By April 20, Compass saw the average number of contracts back to where they were before the shutdown. By the end of April, contracts were 24% higher than before the shutdown, and up 64% from the April 12 bottom.
A lot of potential buyers have been shopping online, using new virtual technology. Real estate agents have offered “live” showings, where they will walk around the house while the buyer watches and asks questions over a smartphone or tablet. Some agents have offered solo showings of empty homes, giving the buyer a code to open the lock box. As states reopen, however, more buyers are clearly ready to come out.
“I guess we looked on Zillow, but ultimately we really like to see things in the field,” said Mike Elmers, who toured the Atlanta home with his wife Anna. “You just can’t get an impression from a camera, like this house is really beautiful, and there are so many aspects you wouldn’t realize if you weren’t actually viewing the home in person.”
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/11/coronavirus-as-states-reopen-homebuyers-rush-back-out.html