When do you think this conversation took place?

M: Do you know if the book shop is still open?
W: Yes, it’s open till six.
M: Thanks a lot.
W: You are welcome.

M: Gordon needs to find another place to live.
W: What’s wrong?
M: The apartment he rents now has been sold to a new owner.
W: He’d better start looking right away. When all the students come back in a few weeks, he won’t find any near the campus.