Informal survey on moving activity

We posted a question on several Linkedin discussion groups related to moving and relocaton regarding the pent up demand for moving. The question was "When does the large pent up demand for moving start moving?"

A large number of professional responded to the discussion with their ideas on when moving activity will dramatically increase. Most felt that we will start to see a large increase in people moving next spring for sure. Some felt after the holidays. Here are some selected comments from those discussions.

"There are so many signs that things are loosening. Pent up demand should at least start trickling by end of this year, but people will still hold off for holidays, at a guess. I think the beginning of next year could be wild. Hopeful thinking anyway"

"We've had a good summer here in the UK, but that's more because most companies have downsized to cope with the lower volume of work. But now things are definitely slowing down again as always at this time of year. My bet is that people will start selling again at the beginning of next year, so by next spring things will start to go back to normal. If you can hold on for that long."

"The big wheel is starting to move slowly - buyers and sellers are so cautious now. Big corporate relo has changed their MO for moving execs and work forces. Hopefully spring 2010 will really kick off the "new" way of doing business in this field"

"We are getting mixed signals here. But some are saying things may spark after the holidays but I think generally most are thinking next spring. During the last down turn, it was a spring turnaround with a moderately slow winter"