Every month SentriLock, LLC. provides NAR with data on the number of properties shown by a REALTOR®. SentriLock Lockboxes are used in roughly a third of home showings across the nation. Foot traffic has a strong correlation with future contracts and home sales, so it can be viewed as a peek ahead at sales trends two to three months into the future.
April 2020 Foot Traffic
Home viewings data from SentriLock®, LLC, a lockbox company, indicates a continued downward trend in home buyer traffic in April 2020 with respect to the prior month and one year ago in the wake of coronavirus social distancing measures, stay-at-home orders and the unprecedent rise in unemployment.
March 2020 Foot Traffic
February 2020 Foot Traffic
Home showings increased substantially in February as a result of current economic conditions. According to CDC data, the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the U.S. escalated in the second half of February so any effect on home buying has not shown up in the February foot traffic.
January 2020 Foot Traffic
The foot traffic index increased 6.2 points in January from the prior month and was unchanged from one year ago.
December 2019 Foot Traffic
The foot traffic index decreased by 11.5 points in December from the prior month and by 7.1 points from one year ago.
November 2019 Foot Traffic
The foot traffic index slightly dropped 0.1 points in November from October.