Data from ShowingTime showed normal seasonal patterns upended and searches for larger homes with more bedrooms and space on the upswing. Washington, D.C., Arlington, Alexandria, Denver, Salt Lake City, Seattle, Honolulu show double-digit showings per listing; Atlanta, St. Louis and Chicago among the locations with tremendous interest in four and five-bedroom homes

Chicago, IL – Dec. 22, 2020 (PRNewswire) — ShowingTime, the residential real estate industry’s leading showing management and market stats technology provider, found that November’s normal seasonal slowdown was upended again, with showing traffic across the country up 47.2 percent year-over-year as buyer activity extended its late-season surge across the U.S. These year-over-year increases have lessened slightly, but demand continues to be great.

Another ShowingTime finding was that searching for larger homes, with more bedrooms and space, became an important priority for homebuyers. Atlanta saw a 103 percent increase in demand for five-bedroom homes compared to the same time last year, while showings for four-bedroom homes in the Chicago market surged 80 percent vs. last year. St. Louis also saw more showing activity at homes with more square footage, recording a 73 percent increase in demand for five-bedroom homes.

“There is sustained interest in larger homes with more rooms,” said ShowingTime President Michael Lane. “The data suggests that consumers fortunate enough to have jobs where they can work from home want more space if they can find it, though the lack of available inventory continues to be a challenge. COVID-19 has slowed many normal activities and has contributed to fewer listings coming on the market, but agents have still been able to bring buyers to homes, whether in person or virtually,” he added.

Several markets in the West Region including Denver, Salt Lake City and Seattle recorded another month of double-digit showings per listing, well above the current U.S. average of five showings per listing according to data from the ShowingTime Showing Index^®. The same was true in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria market area. Meanwhile, some markets recorded an unlikely increase in November showings vs. October, including Honolulu and some cities in Louisiana, where buyers are coming back into the market after a weather-related slowdown from hurricanes Laura and Delta.

“Demand is still at unprecedented levels,” said ShowingTime Chief Analytics Officer Daniil Cherkasskiy. “With inventory continuing to be at historic lows across the U.S., we are likely to see this elevated level of demand into next year’s busy season.”

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.

About ShowingTime
ShowingTime is the residential real estate industry’s leading showing management and market stats technology provider, with more than 1.5 million active listings subscribed to its services. Its products are used in 370 MLSs representing 1.4 million real estate professionals across the U.S. and Canada. Contact us at research@showingtime.com.

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More than US 25 markets tracked by ShowingTime recorded unlikely increases in showing activity in October, when fewer buyers are typically looking at homes

Denver, Colorado Springs, Reno and Provo in the West; Bridgeport, Stamford, Norwalk and Boston in the East; Pensacola, Naples, Huntsville and Gainesville, Ga. among locations with high activity

Chicago, IL – Dec. 7, 2020 (PRNewswire) ShowingTime, the residential real estate industry’s leading showing management and market stats technology provider, found that October’s 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.

“Buyers 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,” said ShowingTime President Michael Lane. “Seeing markets throughout the country record twice as many showings per listing compared to the same time last year suggests pent-up demand hasn’t fully played out yet.”

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^®. 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.

“Another unlikely pattern we spotted was showing activity increasing from September to October,” added Lane. “Pensacola and Naples, Fla., along with Huntsville, Ala., and Gainesville, Ga. were examples where more buyers visited homes in October compared to the previous month.”

The Northeast Region again stood out in October, recording a year-over-year increase in buyer traffic of 65.5 percent, 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 driving 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.

“Due in part to continued low levels inventory and favorable interest rates,” said ShowingTime Chief Analytics Officer Daniil Cherkasskiy,” showing activity is significantly outperforming last year, a trend we expect will continue.”

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.

About ShowingTime
ShowingTime is the residential real estate industry’s leading showing management and market stats technology provider, with more than 1.7 million active listings subscribed to its services. Its products are used in 370 MLSs representing one million real estate professionals across the U.S. and Canada. Contact us at research@showingtime.com.