Across 2022 to 2025, Google searches for homes for sale hit their yearly high in July in 39 of 50 states, most often the week of Jul 9. Nationally, demand is within 5% of its peak from the week of Jun 18, so a listing that goes live in mid-June catches the whole summer high.
Stagingmate ResearchEach week is numbered by its start date and labeled with its 2025 calendar date. Per state and year, each week's share of the year's search; shares averaged over the 4 years and smoothed with a 3-week rolling average; the peak week is the highest. Each state was pulled twice and averaged because Google Trends samples its data.
Search interest measures buyer attention, not closed sales. Weekly Trends data at state level is noisy, which is why years are averaged and weeks smoothed; neighboring weeks are often close behind the peak. Google Trends is relative within each state, so states are compared on timing, not volume.
states where buyer search peaks the week of Jul 9.
the week US buyer search first reaches 95% of its summer peak.
more US buyer search in the peak week than in the quietest (week of Dec 3).
Week number of the year with the highest average share of buyer search, 2022–2025 (week 28 = early July). Hover or sort to see dates.
| Rhode Island | 31 | Jul 30 | Jun 18 | Dec 3 | 54 |
| Maine | 29 | Jul 16 | Jun 11 | Dec 10 | 60 |
| New Hampshire | 29 | Jul 16 | Jun 18 | Dec 10 | 63 |
| Arizona | 28 | Jul 9 | Jul 2 | Dec 3 | 44 |
| Arkansas | 28 | Jul 9 | Jun 25 | Dec 3 | 51 |
| California | 28 | Jul 9 | Jun 25 | Dec 3 | 50 |
| Colorado | 28 | Jul 9 | Jul 2 | Dec 3 | 58 |
| Georgia | 28 | Jul 9 | May 28 | Dec 3 | 51 |
| Idaho | 28 | Jul 9 | Jun 25 | Dec 3 | 58 |
| Illinois | 28 | Jul 9 | Jun 25 | Dec 3 | 56 |
| Indiana | 28 | Jul 9 | Jun 4 | Dec 3 | 72 |
| Kentucky | 28 | Jul 9 | May 21 | Dec 3 | 60 |
| Maryland | 28 | Jul 9 | Jun 18 | Dec 10 | 52 |
| Massachusetts | 28 | Jul 9 | Jun 11 | Dec 3 | 64 |
| Minnesota | 28 | Jul 9 | Jun 18 | Dec 3 | 70 |
| Missouri | 28 | Jul 9 | May 28 | Dec 3 | 54 |
| Nevada | 28 | Jul 9 | Jun 11 | Nov 26 | 44 |
| New Jersey | 28 | Jul 9 | Jun 25 | Dec 10 | 57 |
| New Mexico | 28 | Jul 9 | Jun 11 | Dec 3 | 40 |
| North Carolina | 28 | Jul 9 | Jun 11 | Dec 3 | 55 |
| Ohio | 28 | Jul 9 | May 28 | Dec 3 | 57 |
| Oklahoma | 28 | Jul 9 | Jun 25 | Dec 3 | 49 |
| Pennsylvania | 28 | Jul 9 | Jun 25 | Dec 3 | 59 |
| South Dakota | 28 | Jul 9 | Apr 2 | Dec 3 | 59 |
| Utah | 28 | Jul 9 | Jun 18 | Dec 3 | 59 |
| Virginia | 28 | Jul 9 | Jun 25 | Dec 3 | 57 |
| Washington | 28 | Jul 9 | Mar 26 | Dec 3 | 53 |
| Wisconsin | 28 | Jul 9 | May 21 | Nov 26 | 60 |
| Connecticut | 27 | Jul 2 | Jun 11 | Dec 10 | 55 |
| Delaware | 27 | Jul 2 | Jun 18 | Dec 3 | 63 |
| Iowa | 27 | Jul 2 | May 21 | Dec 3 | 65 |
| Louisiana | 27 | Jul 2 | Apr 9 | Dec 3 | 50 |
| Michigan | 27 | Jul 2 | Jun 18 | Dec 3 | 68 |
| Nebraska | 27 | Jul 2 | Jun 18 | Dec 3 | 57 |
| New York | 27 | Jul 2 | Jun 25 | Dec 10 | 54 |
| Oregon | 27 | Jul 2 | Mar 12 | Dec 3 | 51 |
| South Carolina | 27 | Jul 2 | May 28 | Dec 3 | 56 |
| Tennessee | 27 | Jul 2 | May 21 | Dec 3 | 53 |
| Texas | 27 | Jul 2 | Jun 4 | Dec 3 | 52 |
| Alabama | 26 | Jun 25 | May 21 | Nov 26 | 55 |
| Kansas | 26 | Jun 25 | May 28 | Dec 3 | 54 |
| Mississippi | 26 | Jun 25 | May 14 | Nov 26 | 49 |
| Montana | 26 | Jun 25 | Apr 30 | Dec 3 | 61 |
| North Dakota | 26 | Jun 25 | Apr 16 | Dec 10 | 73 |
| West Virginia | 26 | Jun 25 | Jun 11 | Nov 26 | 57 |
| Vermont | 24 | Jun 11 | May 21 | Dec 10 | 66 |
| Wyoming | 17 | Apr 23 | Mar 12 | Dec 10 | 52 |
| Alaska | 16 | Apr 16 | Mar 5 | Nov 19 | 47 |
| Hawaii | 11 | Mar 12 | Jan 8 | Nov 19 | 31 |
| Florida | 7 | Feb 12 | Jan 1 | Dec 10 | 44 |
states where the single busiest week for buyer search is the week of Jul 9.
Searches build through the first half of the year, reach the plateau the week of Jun 18 and top out the week of Jul 9. A flat year would put every week at 1.92% of annual search.
| State | Peak week of | Within 5% of peak from | Quietest week of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | Feb 12 | Jan 1 | Dec 10 |
| Hawaii | Mar 12 | Jan 8 | Nov 19 |
| Alaska | Apr 16 | Mar 5 | Nov 19 |
| Wyoming | Apr 23 | Mar 12 | Dec 10 |
| Vermont | Jun 11 | May 21 | Dec 10 |
| Alabama | Jun 25 | May 21 | Nov 26 |
| Kansas | Jun 25 | May 28 | Dec 3 |
| Mississippi | Jun 25 | May 14 | Nov 26 |
| Montana | Jun 25 | Apr 30 | Dec 3 |
| North Dakota | Jun 25 | Apr 16 | Dec 10 |
| West Virginia | Jun 25 | Jun 11 | Nov 26 |
| Connecticut | Jul 2 | Jun 11 | Dec 10 |
| Delaware | Jul 2 | Jun 18 | Dec 3 |
| Iowa | Jul 2 | May 21 | Dec 3 |
| Louisiana | Jul 2 | Apr 9 | Dec 3 |
| Michigan | Jul 2 | Jun 18 | Dec 3 |
| Nebraska | Jul 2 | Jun 18 | Dec 3 |
| New York | Jul 2 | Jun 25 | Dec 10 |
| Oregon | Jul 2 | Mar 12 | Dec 3 |
| South Carolina | Jul 2 | May 28 | Dec 3 |
| Tennessee | Jul 2 | May 21 | Dec 3 |
| Texas | Jul 2 | Jun 4 | Dec 3 |
| Maine | Jul 16 | Jun 11 | Dec 10 |
| New Hampshire | Jul 16 | Jun 18 | Dec 10 |
| Rhode Island | Jul 30 | Jun 18 | Dec 3 |
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Stagingmate Research (2026). Buyer search peaks the week of Jul 9 in 25 states. https://stagingmate.com/research/the-best-week-to-list-a-house-in-every-us-metro
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By buyer search, the peak is the week of Jul 9 in 25 of 50 states. Listing by the week of Jun 18 puts a home on the market for the whole summer high.