Alert Level 4 restrictions meant open homes could not go ahead. They restart today under Level 3.
Open homes are limited to two visits per property per day and only two people from a bubble at each viewing.
Bayleys Cromwell branch manager Gail Hudson said the Level 4 restriction did not stop potential buyers showing interest.
Ms Hudson already had open homes set up for this morning.
‘‘Stats show when people are on holiday or can’t go anywhere, they sit on their devices and look at property a lot more than they usually would, which then prompts a lot of inquiry,’’ she said.
There was a shortage of listings before lockdown and the increased demand and interest would put extra pressure on them.
While houses could be sold during lockdown, it was very difficult to complete, because people could not get out and see them, she said.
Harcourts Dunedin manager Richard Stringer said lockdown had not affected Dunedin’s property market either, and house sales were still going ahead.
Some properties which went on the market on the Tuesday before the lockdown had received interest and offers, and one had sold sight unseen.
Last week Harcourts held a auction for a Dunedin home, which sold under the hammer to people who had seen the property before lockdown.
Despite the lockdown keeping buyers at home, Harcourts Dunedin was still seeing reasonable levels of inquiry, Mr Stringer said.
‘‘Lockdown gets people thinking about where they live and what they do, so the activity has been pretty reasonable,’’ he said.
He anticipated activity would increase in Alert Level 3.
‘‘It will be a busy week. We have listings ready to go. Once we can get a photographer through some, they will be ready to go,’’ he said.
One Agency Dunedin agent Shane Robinson said the lockdown had been ‘‘pretty quiet’’.
While agents could still complete transactions electronically, it was very hard to operate under Level 4, he said.
There had been a reasonable amount of inquiry during lockdown and good discussions with potential vendors, Mr Robinson said.
The company had several listings it was going to take to market but held off because of the restrictions.
Mr Robinson said it would be interesting to see what happened with the property market following the lockdown.
‘‘It went absolutely bananas last time, with people questioning life choices and moving around, so it will be interesting to see what comes after this,’’ he said.
