| Day | 2019 | 2020 |
| Mon 2 Mar | 384 | 474 |
| Tue 3 Mar | 297 | 315 |
| Wed 4 Mar | 321 | 363 |
| Thu 5 Mar | 387 | 456 |
| Fri 6 Mar | 1107 | 1158 |
| Sat 7 Mar | ||
| Sun 8 Mar | ||
| Mon 9 Mar | 348 | 330 |
| Tue 10 Mar | 306 | 306 |
| Wed 11 Mar | 252 | 360 |
| Thu 12 Mar | 390 | 573 |
| Fri 13 Mar | 1275 | 1008 |
| Sat 14 Mar | ||
| Sun 15 Mar | ||
| Mon 16 Mar | 348 | 471 |
| Tue 17 Mar | 261 | 330 |
| Wed 18 Mar | 357 | 393 |
| Thu 19 Mar | 462 | 570 |
| Fri 20 Mar | 1212 | 1386 |
| Sat 21 Mar | ||
| Sun 22 Mar | ||
| Mon 23 Mar | 348 | 360 |
| Tue 24 Mar | 318 | 441 |
| Wed 25 Mar | 372 | 1032 |
| Thu 26 Mar | 675 | 375 |
| Fri 27 Mar | 2037 | 774 |
| Sat 28 Mar | ||
| Sun 29 Mar | ||
| Mon 30 Mar | 684 | 276 |
| Tue 31 Mar | 378 | 501 |
| Wed 1 Apr | 345 | 321 |
| Thu 2 Apr | 420 | 219 |
| Fri 3 Apr | 1140 | 399 |
| Sat 4 Apr | ||
| Sun 5 Apr | ||
| Mon 6 Apr | 378 | 171 |
| Tue 7 Apr | 324 | 162 |
| Wed 8 Apr | 378 | 183 |
| Thu 9 Apr | 462 | 285 |
| Fri 10 Apr | 1368 | |
| Sat 11 Apr | ||
| Sun 12 Apr | ||
| Mon 13 Apr | 522 | |
| Tue 14 Apr | 474 | 72 |
| Wed 15 Apr | 624 | 234 |
| Thu 16 Apr | 1506 | 105 |
| Fri 17 Apr | 246 |
"Home transfers picked up just before the COVID-19 lockdown as it appears that parties brought forward transfers," acting property statistics manager Dave Adair said.
"The number of home transfers then fell away significantly in the first half of April, while the lockdown was in place."
There were 774 home transfers on Friday 27 March, down 1,263 (62 percent) compared with the equivalent Friday in 2019.
Typically, property transfers (including home transfers) increase during the week and peak on Fridays, excluding public holidays. Property transfers do not occur on Sundays, and only occasionally on Saturdays.
Why we talk about 'transfers' not 'sales'
A transfer is not the same as a sale. Transfers often involve a sale, but there are many other possible reasons for a transfer (such as marriage settlements, boundary changes, trustee changes, or changes in the share of ownership).
Every sale is a transfer, but not every transfer is a sale. We refer to the parties involved as buyers and sellers for simplicity.
