Tracking Housing Demand Post Lockdown

Tracking Housing Demand Post Lockdown

In this article we look at the huge surge of consumer interest in housing since 13th May

  • There has been a huge surge of consumer interest in the housing market since May 13th, according to the Dataloft Demand Index.
  • In the week that lockdown was lifted, the Index climbed by 30%. By the end of May, it was 71% higher than a month earlier.
  • The Dataloft Demand Index suggests a strong start to the post-lockdown market, with agents’ sites receiving plenty of attention from prospective home movers.
  • The Index tracks the number of visits to agent’s local insight pages displaying the Dataloft Inform widget, making it a valuable indicator of potential demand.



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