Writing about winter in New England, the author Kurt Vonnegut suggested there was a season between winter and spring. In the deep, dark days, he called that season “Locking”. The days are short, the weather inhospitable, and it’s hard to get things done.

I don’t know that we are in a Locking season in our local market, but it does feel like you can see it from here.

Our Mover’s Moving Index fell to 127 in January.