SEATTLE, June 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --For-sale inventory took a step back last week as the rate of new home listings slowed, according to Zillow's Weekly Market Reporti. Despite limited inventory, newly pending sales rose once again as buyer activity continues to be strong, and those sales are typically happening faster than they have since 2018.
Newly pending sales are up again, and homes are selling faster than they have in more than two years
- Newly pending sales continue to grow, up 2.1% week over week and 13.7% month over month.
- Among the 50 largest U.S. metros, newly pending sales rose the most from the previous week in Buffalo (+26.3%), San Jose (+19%) and Nashville (+14.4%).
- U.S. homes are selling at their fastest pace in more than two years. Homes sold during the week ending June 20 typically stayed on the market for 21 days.
Inventory took another small hit last week
- New for-sale listings fell 1.2% week over week, though they remain up 3% from a month ago.
- Total inventory was down 0.6% from the previous week, and is now 18.8% lower than at the same time last year.
List prices continue to climb
- The median list price in the U.S. grew 0.7% from the week prior to $335,160, and now sits 3.2% higher than a year ago.
- List prices are higher than a year ago in 45 of the 50 largest U.S. markets, up as much as 15.8% year over year in Cincinnati.
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Metropolitan Area*
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Newly Pending Sales - MoM
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Newly Pending Sales - WoW
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New For-Sale Listings - YoY
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New For-Sale Listings - WoW
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Total For-Sale Listings - YoY
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Median List Price - YoY
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United States
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13.7%
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2.1%
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-20.8%
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-1.2%
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-18.8%
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3.2%
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New York, NY
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57.2%
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8.8%
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-10.7%
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-0.7%
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-27.0%
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2.5%
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Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
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35.2%
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4.2%
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-22.4%
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0.7%
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-25.3%
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7.3%
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Chicago, IL
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29.5%
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8.1%
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-17.9%
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1.0%
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-21.0%
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-2.0%
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Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
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4.4%
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-3.4%
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-21.3%
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1.6%
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-10.3%
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-1.7%
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Philadelphia, PA
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37.9%
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-4.8%
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-12.6%
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5.9%
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-33.6%
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11.6%
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Houston, TX
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5.1%
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1.2%
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-17.8%
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3.2%
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-8.9%
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0.2%
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Washington, DC
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8.9%
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3.8%
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-25.4%
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-4.3%
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-31.2%
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8.9%
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Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL
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26.5%
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4.5%
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-5.2%
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-3.0%
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-9.7%
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-0.4%
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Atlanta, GA
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-1.7%
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-6.0%
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-22.0%
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1.4%
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-2.9%
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-1.7%
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Boston, MA
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26.2%
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-3.0%
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-17.1%
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8.2%
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-25.6%
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6.1%
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San Francisco, CA
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26.0%
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9.4%
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-8.9%
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-1.8%
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-12.1%
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7.6%
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Detroit, MI
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5.3%
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5.5%
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-13.4%
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5.5%
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-17.6%
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0.6%
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Riverside, CA
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15.3%
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-3.3%
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-20.6%
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4.9%
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-29.1%
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3.8%
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Phoenix, AZ
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12.1%
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2.4%
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-20.5%
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-6.0%
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-22.2%
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6.7%
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Seattle, WA
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6.5%
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-4.5%
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-35.9%
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-10.9%
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-37.4%
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4.1%
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Minneapolis-St Paul, MN
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16.2%
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8.8%
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-14.5%
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0.9%
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-14.9%
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3.0%
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San Diego, CA
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N/A
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N/A
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-10.5%
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8.2%
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-29.6%
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5.1%
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St. Louis, MO
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2.6%
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1.8%
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-29.5%
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-2.3%
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-24.5%
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6.4%
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Tampa, FL
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N/A
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N/A
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-20.2%
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0.0%
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-16.9%
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0.3%
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Baltimore, MD
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20.3%
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-0.2%
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-16.0%
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8.1%
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-35.8%
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4.4%
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Denver, CO
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4.7%
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3.1%
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-9.0%
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-3.0%
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-14.0%
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4.5%
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Pittsburgh, PA
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N/A
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N/A
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-7.1%
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-3.9%
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-19.4%
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9.9%
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Portland, OR
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5.3%
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-4.0%
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-39.8%
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-8.0%
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-20.1%
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0.7%
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Charlotte, NC
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-3.9%
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-0.8%
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-28.4%
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7.9%
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-24.0%
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2.9%
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Sacramento, CA
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26.4%
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-1.7%
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-13.1%
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7.8%
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-17.8%
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2.3%
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San Antonio, TX
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N/A
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N/A
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-23.7%
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7.6%
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-3.8%
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1.1%
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Orlando, FL
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N/A
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N/A
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-21.6%
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8.1%
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-7.8%
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-1.0%
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Cincinnati, OH
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-7.7%
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-1.0%
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-22.1%
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10.8%
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-27.7%
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15.8%
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Cleveland, OH
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4.6%
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0.4%
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-15.6%
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-2.6%
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-35.3%
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8.4%
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Kansas City, MO
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-7.2%
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-8.8%
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-14.6%
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1.4%
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-28.6%
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9.7%
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Las Vegas, NV
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30.4%
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9.6%
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-22.3%
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4.7%
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-18.7%
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1.8%
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Columbus, OH
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7.9%
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-3.7%
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-25.4%
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-8.5%
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-25.8%
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6.1%
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Indianapolis, IN
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2.4%
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3.0%
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-28.7%
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5.0%
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-24.4%
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8.3%
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San Jose, CA
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8.5%
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19.0%
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-11.3%
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5.0%
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-24.5%
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2.6%
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Austin, TX
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12.5%
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5.7%
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-24.9%
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6.5%
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-9.0%
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5.8%
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Virginia Beach, VA
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N/A
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N/A
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-25.4%
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-3.7%
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-30.4%
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8.4%
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Nashville, TN
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14.3%
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14.4%
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-18.4%
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7.3%
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-1.7%
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0.9%
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Providence, RI
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17.7%
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0.5%
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-28.0%
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1.2%
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-30.2%
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7.1%
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Milwaukee, WI
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N/A
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N/A
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-17.6%
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10.9%
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-15.2%
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7.8%
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Jacksonville, FL
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-6.2%
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4.1%
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-16.0%
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-15.3%
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-12.3%
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0.2%
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Memphis, TN
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N/A
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N/A
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-28.5%
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0.6%
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-27.9%
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8.5%
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Oklahoma City, OK
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N/A
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N/A
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-16.0%
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6.2%
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-17.4%
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8.5%
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Louisville, KY
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3.4%
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1.4%
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-22.5%
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-8.2%
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-28.7%
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3.1%
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Hartford, CT
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18.7%
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-1.5%
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-3.1%
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2.6%
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-35.7%
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8.0%
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Richmond, VA
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N/A
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N/A
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-28.0%
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-13.4%
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-19.2%
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7.9%
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New Orleans, LA
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8.9%
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8.2%
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-31.2%
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10.1%
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-22.5%
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4.5%
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Buffalo, NY
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83.8%
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26.3%
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-16.6%
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2.0%
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-24.7%
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6.7%
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Raleigh, NC
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-8.1%
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5.1%
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-14.7%
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5.7%
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-17.0%
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1.9%
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Birmingham, AL
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-2.2%
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-3.5%
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-17.5%
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1.4%
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-21.1%
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5.1%
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Salt Lake City, UT
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4.2%
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-17.9%
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-30.2%
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-0.5%
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-26.0%
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4.3%
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*Table organized by market size
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