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Home sales have been on the rise over the past year, and those sales and loans are not expected to slow any time soon. Our research shows that two-thirds of the population have not bought a new home, financed, or renovated this year. Combined with interest rates hovering around all-time lows, there’s a good chance it could be in many of their futures.

It's a common belief that the death knell has been sounding for years to announce that the traditional bank branch has outlived its usefulness — and the COVID-19 impact has simply accelerated that sentiment.

In the past 20 years, the largest auto insurance carriers have taught consumers one thing: Comparison shopping can save you money. 

A few years ago, a client approached us about fielding their annual insights survey among financial advisors. We suggested a different approach to find the market research sweet spot for financial services.

Since our original post on March 20 assessing survey response rates immediately after the COVID-19 travel ban, we've been closely following response rates and data impacts on several of our trackers, in both the utility and financial services spaces. Now, in Week 6 of the quarantine, we need to know if people have continued responding to survey invitations at the same rate.

Research conducted from April 1-3 on Bellomy’s SmartLAB panel among 710 adults nationwide reveals that, while most people feel informed about the coronavirus stimulus payments to be sent beginning this month, there is some confusion regarding the details of the distribution.

Without a doubt, the COVID-19 pandemic is shaping and transforming our society and culture worldwide, quickly, and before our eyes. It’s still early, but there's one clear pattern emerging: consumers are staying home and transacting online more than ever before. 

It is a common refrain in the survey research industry: any change impacting large populations will have an impact on response rates and possibly change how people respond. During natural disasters such as hurricanes or typhoons, many halt research in the impacted areas.

Intelligent consumers are holding companies to the environmental standards they claim to have. The emergence of #greenwashing has given a voice to those who expect institutions to be forward-thinking and sustainable.