RMLS™ Board Vote Changes Default SentriLock Access Hours

The RMLS™ Board of Directors recently voted to change the default lockbox hours on SentriLock lockboxes to 8am to 9pm Pacific. Board members heard feedback from fellow REALTORS® about the original SentriLock default hours of 9am to 8pm being insufficient for some showings.

Subscribers, if you wish to provide the expanded access hours on your lockboxes as soon as possible, you will need to do the following:

Renew your SentriCard® in a RAD or SentriCard® reader
Insert your SentriCard® in your lockbox(es)
The lockbox will make a series of beeps. When finished, remove your SentriCard®!

Want access times that differ from the RMLS™ default of 8am to 9pm? You’ll need to do the following:

Insert your SentriCard® into your SentriCard® reader at a computer with internet access.
Log in to SentriCard® Utility using your SentriLock ID and password.
Click “Customize a Lockbox” on the main menu.
Select the lockbox you would like to customize, and click “Continue.”
Under “Lockbox Settings,” use the “Access Times” button to select the access times you would like.
Don’t forget to save your changes! “Save Changes” is located at the bottom of the “Lockbox Settings” window.
SentriCard® Utility will update your SentriCard® with these changes. Once the updates are complete, the green status bar will appear.
Remove the SentriCard® and insert it into the lockbox you wish to update.
If you would like these new hours to remain on the box after you remove the shackle, make sure to uncheck the “Auto Reset to Defaults After Shackle Release” box at the bottom of the “Custom Lockbox Settings” screen.

We hope subscribers will find the expanded default showing hours useful!

Supra Lockbox Activity – Updated Through Week of November 9-15

Up in Oregon and Washington this week

When comparing the week of November 9-15 with the week prior, the number of times an RMLS subscriber opened a Supra lockbox increased 7.3% in Washington and 1.3% in Oregon.

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Archive
View an archive of the Supra lockbox statistical reports on Flickr.

Supra Lockbox Activity – Updated Through Week of September 7-13

Lockbox Activity Back Up

The deadline to be able to get the $8,000 first time home buyers credit is coming up. Perhaps this fact spurred the increase in lockbox activity this last week. When comparing the week of September 7-13 with the week prior, the number of times an RMLS™ subscriber opened a Supra lockbox increased 6.7% in Washington and 3.9% in Oregon.

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Archive
View an archive of the Supra lockbox statistical reports on Flickr.

Supra Lockbox Activity – Updated Through Week of Aug. 24-30

Washington Unchanged, Oregon Down Slightly

In Washington, the number of times RMLS™ subscribers opened Supra lockboxes was unchanged and in Oregon activity was down 1%. These stats reflect a comparison of the week of August 24-30 with the week of August 17-23.

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Archive
View an archive of the Supra lockbox statistical reports on Flickr.

Supra Lockbox Activity – Updated Through Week of Aug. 17-23

Lockbox activity up slightly

After a drop last week, lockbox activity bounced back in the week of August 17-23 compared to the prior week. In Washington, the number of times RMLS™ subscribers opened Supra lockboxes increased 4.1% and in Oregon activity was up 1.4%.

Click the chart for a larger view (Washington, top; Oregon, bottom)

Archive

View an archive of the Supra lockbox statistical reports on Flickr.

Supra Lockbox Activity – Updated Through August 2

Downward trend continues

Comparing July 20, 2009 through August 2, 2009 the number of times RMLS™ subscribers opened Supra lockboxes decreased 15% in Washington and 5.4% in Oregon.

Click the chart for a larger view (Oregon, left; Washington, right)

Archive
View an archive of the Supra lockbox statistical reports on Flickr.

Supra Lockbox Activity – Updated through July 12: Back Up After Holiday

While, the number of lockboxes that were accessed dipped during the week of the 4th of July, they seem to have rebounded nicely. Comparing June 29, 2009 through July 12, 2009 the number of times RMLS™ subscribers opened Supra lockboxes increased 23.9% in Washington and 21.9% in Oregon.

Click the chart for a larger view (Oregon, left; Washington, right)

Archive
View an archive of the Supra lockbox statistical reports on Flickr.

Supra Lockbox Activity through July 5: Down Over Holiday Weekend

Far fewer lockboxes were accessed over the 4th of July weekend than on a typical Saturday or Sunday. Therefore, comparing June 22, 2009 through July 5, 2009 the number of times RMLS™ subscribers opened Supra lockboxes decreased 21.4% in Washington and 21.9% in Oregon.

Click the chart for a larger view (Oregon, left; Washington, right)

Archive
View an archive of the Supra lockbox statistical reports on Flickr.

More New Stats

We know you’re curious how the market is doing. We are too! We’re guessing that you’ve probably had buyers asking if “we’ve hit the bottom yet” and sellers asking you how much longer it will take to sell their house. We don’t have a crystal ball, but we’ve been trying to provide you with more information to help you answer your clients’ questions.

You may have noticed Supra lockbox access graphs and charts. These stats should give you a sense of how many lockboxes are opened on a daily and weekly basis. Plus, we’ve added a graph to show you how that activity has changed through 2009.

Today, we’re releasing some brand new information: the number of new saved searches and the number of new prospects by RMLS™ subscribers per week since January 1! We hope these stats will be useful in helping you get an idea of when new buyers are joining the house hunt.

Saved Searches 5-24-2009

New Prospects 5-24-2009

We welcome your ideas of other stats you think might be useful. We can’t promise that we’ll be able to gather them for you, but we will try to incorporate those ideas whenever we can.