Eating Disorders: Real Estate Lock Boxes

Monday, 19 November 2012

Real Estate Lock Boxes

Long, long ago, in the days of Leave It to Beaver, nobody locked their doors. Neighbors walked in your house without knocking. Back then, entire subdivisions didn't empty out during the day, and most people knew everybody who lived on their block. Older lockboxes, dating to the 1970s, were opened by a small silver key, hence the name "lockbox key." Many agents who have been in the business a while still call an electronic display key a lockbox key. Then came the contractor / combo lockboxes. These released by engaging a manual lever in conjunction with depressing the right button numbers in the right order. By the 1990s, electronic lockboxes were introduced across most of the country. This system recorded access by each agent. The agent would enter a specific code on the display key and then snap the key into place on the front of the box which, when synced, would release the keys.