The decline in home showings across the country is another indicator that the housing market may be moving toward re-balancing, as inventory improves and competition among home buyers eases. The Northeast saw the smallest drop in June, with a 10.9% dip in showings. The Midwest followed with a 16.7% drop, while the South’s 25.9% decline and West’s 44.1% downturn rounded out the regions. The U.S. overall had an 18.7% fall in buyer traffic compared to this time last year.
Burlington, Vt., led all markets in showings per listing in June with an average of 13.58, marking the second consecutive month in which it claimed the top spot. Notably, Burlington is also one of the few markets where showings per listing are up significantly year over year – in other markets analyzed, showings stayed flat or declined.
Rochester, N.Y. and Cleveland also saw double-digit showings per listing, rounding out the three markets to reach that distinction. The dwindling number of markets to see double-digit showings per listing represents a turnaround from the spring, when that number reached triple digits from February through April.
“Most markets are experiencing a slowdown in buyer activity, especially compared to the historically high traffic seen last year,” said ShowingTime Vice President and General Manager Michael Lane. “While summer is a slower time of year for real estate compared to spring, the dip we’re seeing compared to last June suggests this slowing is more about a re-balancing of an overheated market than just marking the end of the home shopping 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. It tracks the average number of appointments received on active listings during the month.
| Metropolitan Area | Ratio of Showings to Listings[1] | Year-Over-Year Change[2] | Month-Over-Month Change[3] |
| U.S. | 5.55 | -15% | -11% |
| Burlington, VT | 13.58 | 9% | -14% |
| Rochester, NY | 10.18 | -16% | -11% |
| Cleveland, OH | 10.16 | -18% | -15% |
| Richmond, VA | 9.96 | -15% | -16% |
| Hartford, CT | 9.85 | 1% | -13% |
| New Haven, CT | 9.82 | -4% | -13% |
| Bridgeport, CT | 9.73 | -9% | -19% |
| Akron, OH | 9.71 | -17% | -18% |
| Manchester, NH | 9.41 | -25% | -9% |
| Bloomington-Normal, IL | 9.27 | -2% | -25% |
| Grand Rapids, MI | 9.26 | -24% | -18% |
| Dallas, TX | 9.24 | -30% | -16% |
| Kansas City, MO | 9.22 | -18% | -11% |
| Virginia Beach, VA | 9.18 | -16% | -14% |
| Buffalo, NY | 9.17 | -22% | -13% |
| Harrisburg, PA | 9.02 | -1% | -12% |
| Tulsa, OK | 9.01 | -9% | -12% |
| Trenton, NJ | 9.00 | -13% | -19% |
| Baltimore, MD | 8.92 | -21% | -16% |
| Washington, DC | 8.89 | -20% | -12% |
| Columbia, SC | 8.85 | -23% | -14% |
| Toledo, OH | 8.85 | 1% | -13% |
| Oshkosh, WI | 8.83 | 2% | -9% |
| Appleton, WI | 8.82 | -4% | -13% |
| Philadelphia, PA | 8.82 | -13% | -11% |
[1] Calculated using the average number of buyer showings per active listing on a monthly basis. June 2022.
[2] June 2021 – June 2022.
[3] May 2022 – June 2022.
