We compared each large metro's days on market with how much its residents search for homes. In 63 of 81 metros, homes are sitting longer and buyer search is down. Washington, DC tops our stale-listing index.
Stagingmate ResearchStale-listing index = % change in median days on market (Oct 2025–Sep 2026 vs the year before) minus % change in buyer searches (the median month of Sep 2025–Aug 2026 vs the median month of the year before, so one or two spike months don't drive the result). Higher means homes are sitting longer while fewer people are looking.
Realtor.com figures cover listings on Realtor.com and are medians for each month; a metro's median can move when the mix of homes listed changes. Google's metro search areas are broader than census metros. Google reports rounded monthly search volumes, and very small volumes show as 10 or nothing, so small states and rare queries are noisy. Google may group close variants of a query. Search volume measures interest, not transactions.
metros where days on market rose and buyer search fell.
median change in days on market, year over year.
median change in buyer search over the same year.
| Metro | Days on market | Change | Buyer search change | Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington, DC | 41 | +11% | −22% | 32.8 |
| Baltimore, MD | 42 | +11% | −18% | 29.8 |
| Boston, MA | 42 | +11% | −18% | 29 |
| Nashville, TN | 60 | +6% | −22% | 28.6 |
| Augusta, GA | 71 | +8% | −20% | 27.9 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 67 | +6% | −22% | 27.7 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 55 | +9% | −17% | 26.5 |
| Las Vegas, NV | 59 | +12% | −14% | 26 |
| Houston, TX | 54 | +6% | −19% | 25.3 |
| Charlotte, NC | 60 | +12% | −13% | 25.2 |
| Des Moines, IA | 65 | +3% | −21% | 24.4 |
| Toledo, OH | 45 | +16% | −8% | 23.9 |
| Greensboro, NC | 57 | +11% | −12% | 23 |
| Tampa, FL | 74 | +8% | −15% | 22.9 |
| Denver, CO | 54 | +4% | −18% | 22.6 |
| El Paso, TX | 71 | +8% | −15% | 22.6 |
| Chattanooga, TN | 63 | +7% | −16% | 22.4 |
| Dallas, TX | 58 | +5% | −17% | 21.9 |
| Dayton, OH | 46 | +10% | −12% | 21.9 |
| Greenville, SC | 59 | +9% | −13% | 21.4 |
| Columbia, SC | 51 | +7% | −15% | 21.1 |
| Columbus, OH | 47 | +9% | −12% | 21 |
| Raleigh, NC | 58 | +6% | −14% | 20.4 |
| Knoxville, TN | 63 | +9% | −11% | 20.4 |
| Miami, FL | 83 | +5% | −15% | 20.3 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 76 | +6% | −14% | 20.2 |
| Indianapolis, IN | 54 | +9% | −11% | 20.1 |
| Minneapolis, MN | 42 | +1% | −18% | 19.7 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 56 | +10% | −9% | 19.7 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | 45 | +4% | −16% | 19.5 |
| Charleston, SC | 56 | +7% | −13% | 19.5 |
| Phoenix, AZ | 63 | +3% | −16% | 19.4 |
| Detroit, MI | 45 | +7% | −13% | 19.1 |
| Austin, TX | 71 | +9% | −10% | 19.1 |
| San Antonio, TX | 69 | +1% | −18% | 18.9 |
| Seattle, WA | 47 | +10% | −8% | 18.3 |
| Hartford, CT | 37 | +2% | −17% | 18.2 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 56 | +3% | −15% | 18.1 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 59 | +8% | −10% | 18 |
| St. Louis, MO | 49 | +5% | −13% | 17.9 |
| Jackson, MS | 74 | −2% | −18% | 16.4 |
| Orlando, FL | 76 | +6% | −10% | 15.8 |
| Madison, WI | 53 | +2% | −14% | 15.6 |
| Cincinnati, OH | 44 | +7% | −9% | 15.5 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | 45 | +5% | −11% | 15.5 |
| Tulsa, OK | 59 | +5% | −10% | 15.3 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 68 | −1% | −16% | 15.1 |
| Portland, OR | 64 | +4% | −11% | 15 |
| Milwaukee, WI | 38 | +11% | −4% | 14.7 |
| Memphis, TN | 68 | +6% | −8% | 14.6 |
| Philadelphia, PA | 47 | +3% | −12% | 14.4 |
| Little Rock, AR | 52 | +0% | −14% | 14.3 |
| Cleveland, OH | 47 | +2% | −12% | 14 |
| Sacramento, CA | 50 | +5% | −9% | 13.7 |
| Providence, RI | 41 | +7% | −7% | 13.7 |
| Albany, NY | 57 | +3% | −11% | 13.3 |
| San Diego, CA | 45 | +4% | −9% | 13 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 54 | +6% | −6% | 12.2 |
| Tucson, AZ | 60 | +5% | −7% | 11.8 |
| New York, NY | 56 | −2% | −13% | 10.8 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 75 | −3% | −14% | 10.8 |
| Spokane, WA | 48 | +2% | −8% | 10.2 |
| Atlanta, GA | 58 | +5% | −5% | 9.8 |
| Boise City, ID | 47 | −1% | −9% | 7.6 |
| Omaha, NE | 43 | −3% | −10% | 7.1 |
| Birmingham, AL | 62 | +3% | −4% | 6.9 |
| Fresno, CA | 57 | +6% | 0% | 6 |
| McAllen, TX | 78 | +6% | 0% | 5.9 |
| Portland, ME | 53 | −1% | −7% | 5.7 |
| San Francisco, CA | 40 | −5% | −11% | 5.6 |
| Richmond, VA | 45 | −1% | −6% | 5.3 |
| Buffalo, NY | 47 | +2% | −3% | 4.5 |
| Scranton, PA | 53 | +2% | −2% | 4.2 |
| Chicago, IL | 40 | +0% | −3% | 3.1 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 60 | +2% | 0% | 2.3 |
| Harrisburg, PA | 42 | +2% | 0% | 1.6 |
| Wichita, KS | 55 | +3% | +2% | 1.2 |
| Kansas City, MO | 52 | −7% | −8% | 0.8 |
| New Orleans, LA | 78 | −0% | 0% | -0.1 |
| Rochester, NY | 36 | −11% | −9% | -2.6 |
| Syracuse, NY | 54 | −14% | −4% | -9.4 |
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Stagingmate Research (2026). Washington, DC: homes sit 11% longer while buyer search fell 22%. https://stagingmate.com/research/days-on-market-vs-buyer-search-demand-by-metro
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Washington, DC, Baltimore, MD and Boston, MA score highest on our index of rising days on market and falling buyer search.