More property showings in the past couple of weeks


With plenty of time during the COVID-19 social distancing and stay-at-home guidelines, consumers began getting cabin fever and realized that maybe their present home is too small or even maybe too big and went on to social media to daydream possibilities.

As a Realtor® I have has rapidly adapted  to COVID-19 rules and precautions, and  now using virtual showing, remote contract negotiations,  signings and closings.
As a matter of fact I have been Move certified with HomeLight in using the best tools, technology and practices to help keep clients safe during he COVID-19

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According to data from ShowingTime, a home tour scheduler, the number of Florida home showings by day was similar to 2019 showings until the end of February. After that, showings dropped off slightly but remained in positive territory until Saturday, March 14, when the first indication of buyer interest seemed to wane and showings dipped into negative territory (-1.9%).
From that point on, the number of Florida home showings continued to drop until they hit bottom on Tuesday, April 7, when the number of home showings was down 64.3% compared to that January baseline.
However, the tide turned after April 7, and the drop in Florida home showings continued to ease, rising about 33% in the past two weeks. To determine drop-off, ShowingTime compared daily data to the first week of January 2020.
Consumers may have spent the last weeks of March preparing for social distancing, but once the pandemic reached a sort of balance, they may have had more time to explore home-listing websites and grow comfortable with virtual tours.
On Tuesday, April 14, the number of Florida home showings was down 58.5%; by April 21, it was down only 43.2%. ShowingTime says most of the newly scheduled tours were virtual.

Guillermo "Bill" Sanjurjo Realtor® https://guillermorealtor.c21.com/ 12955 SW 42 St Suite 2, Miami, FL 33175 Cell: 786-232-1400

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