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<\/p>\nMore than US 25 markets tracked by ShowingTime recorded unlikely increases in showing activity in October, when fewer buyers are typically looking at homes<\/p>\n
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ShowingTime, the residential real estate industry\u2019s leading showing management and market stats technology provider, found that October\u2019s normal seasonal slowdown was upended, with year-over-year showing activity continuing to surge across the U.S. More than 25 markets, especially in the West, Northeast and the South, were indicative of these showing trends.<\/p>\n
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\u201cBuyers looking for homes typically slow down searching at this time of year, but surprisingly, house hunting remained steady month-after-month as we head into winter, subverting all the usual trends,\u201d said ShowingTime President Michael Lane. \u201cSeeing markets throughout the country record twice as many showings per listing compared to the same time last year suggests pent-up demand hasn\u2019t fully played out yet.\u201d<\/p>\n
Several markets in the West including Denver-Aurora, Colorado Springs, Reno-Sparks and Provo-Orem, recorded double-digit showings per listing, well above the current U.S. average of six showings per listing according to data from the ShowingTime Showing Index\u00ae. A lack of inventory continued to be a contributing factor as more buyers competed for fewer listings, with traffic up 60.9 percent year over year.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnother unlikely pattern we spotted was showing activity increasing from September to October,\u201d added Lane. \u201cPensacola and Naples, Fla., along with Huntsville, AL., and Gainesville, GA were examples where more buyers visited homes in October compared to the previous month.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Northeast Region again stood out this month, recording a year-over-year increase in buyer traffic of 65.5 percent in October, marking the fifth consecutive month the region recorded the largest gain in showing activity. Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk are among the locations these trends. The West increased 64.7 percent over the prior year, while the Midwest was up 55.7 percent and the South recorded a 54.7 percent increase in showings
vs. October 2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cDue in part to continued low levels inventory and favorable interest rates,\u201d said ShowingTime Chief Analytics Officer Daniil Cherkasskiy. \u201cShowing activity is significantly outperforming last year, a trend we expect will continue.\u201d<\/p>\n
The ShowingTime Showing Index is compiled using data from more than six million property showings scheduled across the country each month on listings using ShowingTime products and services. The Showing Index tracks the average number of appointments received on active listings during the month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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