Jul 16, 2020 SOURCE: PR NewsWire
Realtor.com® Weekly Recovery Report: Fierce Competition Ahead for Would-be Home Buyers
SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Summer 2020 is shaping up to be a very competitive market for buyers thanks to record-low interest rates and scarce inventory, according to realtor.com(®)'s Weekly Recovery Report for the week ending July 11. Moreover, the U.S. housing market continues to get closer and closer to pre-COVID levels with the realtor.com(®) Housing Market Recovery Index reaching 98.5 this week.
"Today's market remains tipped in favor of sellers as would-be spring buyers are shopping well into what would normally be summer vacation season," said Danielle Hale, chief economist for realtor.com(®). "Home buyers, trying to take advantage of record-low mortgage rates and make up for lost time, are finding limited and more expensive options. Although sellers are slowly acclimating to this unexpected surge in buyer interest, inventory is still lagging behind demand which is driving quick time on market and listing price growth on par with this time last summer."
Key Findings:
-- The realtor.com(®) Housing Market Recovery Index reached 98.5
nationwide for the week ending July 11. This week's 0.7 point increase
over last week brings the index just 1.5 points below the pre-COVID
baseline.
-- Local Recovery: Regionally, the West (104.6) continues to lead the
recovery with the overall index now visibly above the pre-COVID
benchmark. The Northeast (102.6) also surpassed the recovery baseline
last week, and continues to improve. The South (96.3) and Midwest (95.3)
are still lagging and seem to be losing momentum in the recovery.
Locally, an additional four markets have crossed the recovery benchmark
this week, taking the total number of markets above the January baseline
to 18, the highest since the early pandemic period. The overall recovery
index is showing greatest recovery in Seattle, Boston, Denver,
Philadelphia and New York, with the components of the index in these
markets surpassing or approaching pre-COVID benchmarks.
-- New listings were down 19 percent. The new listings trend appeared to
worsen for the week ending July 11, showing a larger decline than we saw
the previous week (week ending July 4) which can be partly attributed to
the timing of the 4th of July holiday this year. Looking at the last
three weeks combined (holiday week plus the week before and the week
after), new listings are down an average of 14 percent from a year ago.
While new listings have not recovered to their pre-COVID trend, they are
bumping along, generally in the right direction despite occasional
setbacks.
-- Total inventory was down 32 percent. The improving new listings trend is
still not enough to offset buyer demand as more home buyers aim to take
advantage of record-low mortgage rates.
-- Median listing prices continue growing at 7.9 percent over last year,
faster than the pre-COVID pace and on par with this time last year.
-- Time on market is now just 1 day slower than last year as buyers
out-number sellers and confidence is growing for both.
Data Summary
Week ending
Week ending
Week ending
First Two
July 11 July 4 June 27 Weeks March
Total Listings
-32% YOY
-31% YOY
-30% YOY
-16% YOY
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Time on Market
1 day slower YOY
3 days slower YOY
7 days slower YOY
4 days faster YOY
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Median Listing Prices
+7.9% YOY
+6.2% YOY
+6.2% YOY
+4.5% YOY
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New Listings
-19% YOY
-4% YOY
-17% YOY
+5% YOY
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Realtor.com(®) Recovery Index by Metro
Rank
Metro
Recovery Index
Recovery Index
(Week Ending 7/11) (Weekly Change)
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1
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Wash. 115.5 7.0
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2
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, Mass.-N.H. 114.1 -5.9
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3
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, Colo. 109.3 -0.7
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4
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md. 109.2 -0.4
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5
New York-Newark-Jersey City, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. 108.1 8.4
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6
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, Calif. 108.1 -1.0
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7
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, Nev. 107.3 2.1
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8
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, Calif. 106.1 -6.7
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9
San Diego-Carlsbad, Calif. 106.0 1.3
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10
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-Va.-Md.-W. Va. 105.6 1.0
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11
Austin-Round Rock, Texas 105.1 6.6
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12
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif. 103.5 6.7
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13
Rochester, N.Y. 103.4 1.6
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14
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tenn. 102.1 2.3
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15
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Ariz. 102.0 3.3
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16
Pittsburgh, Pa. 101.6 1.5
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17
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Va.-N.C. 100.7 1.1
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18
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, Md. 100.5 0.8
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19
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif. 99.7 -5.6
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20
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Ore.-Wash. 99.4 -1.6
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21
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Fla. 99.1 2.6
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22
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Conn. 98.4 -0.2
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23
Jacksonville, Fla. 97.4 -2.9
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24
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Fla. 97.3 -1.4
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25
Raleigh, N.C. 97.1 2.4
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26
Kansas City, Mo.-Kan. 97.0 -2.6
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27
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas 96.9 -0.7
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28
Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind. 96.9 -0.1
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29
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas 96.0 1.6
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30
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, N.Y. 95.9 -3.5
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31
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, Ind. 95.8 3.0
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32
Cleveland-Elyria, Ohio 95.8 -1.4
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33
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, N.C.-S.C. 95.5 2.3
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34
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, Mich 95.3 -1.0
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35
New Orleans-Metairie, La. 95.0 2.8
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36
St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. 94.8 -0.9
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37
San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas 94.6 -0.4
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38
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, Fla. 94.4 -0.8
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39
Memphis, Tenn.-Miss.-Ark. 94.2 -2.0
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40
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, Calif. 94.1 -2.5
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41
Richmond, Va. 93.7 2.3
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42
Providence-Warwick, R.I.-Mass. 93.7 0.5
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43
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, Ga. 93.2 -3.1
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44
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, Ill.-Ind.-Wis. 92.7 0.2
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45
Columbus, Ohio 92.6 0.3
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46
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, Minn.-Wis. 92.6 1.7
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47
Birmingham-Hoover, Ala. 92.2 -2.9
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48
Louisville/Jefferson County, Ky.-Ind. 92.1 -4.9
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49
Oklahoma City, Okla. 88.4 -8.0
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50
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wis. 85.9 0.0
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For more information on weekly listings data, please visit:
https://www.realtor.com/research/weekly-housing-trends-view-data-week-july-11-2020/
For more information on the weekly housing recovery index, please visit:
https://www.realtor.com/research/housing-market-recovery-index-trends-july-11-data/
Methodology: The Weekly Housing Index leverages a weighted average of realtor.com(®) search traffic, median list prices, new listings, and median time on market and compares it to the January 2020 market trend, as a baseline for pre-COVID market growth. The overall index is set to 100 in this baseline period. The higher a market's index value, the higher its recovery and vice versa.
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akron, oh 5.60% -44.40% -3 -6.30% -33.00% 2.20% -46.80% -0.60%
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albany-schenectady-troy, ny 14.10% -36.80% 8 11.30% -24.90% 1.40% -56.20% -2.20%
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albuquerque, nm 16.40% -49.20% 1 2.10% -30.50% 3.40% -60.30% -2.50%
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allentown-bethlehem-easton, pa-nj 24.00% -57.70% -28 -43.80% -23.30% 6.00% -67.10% -1.80%
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atlanta-sandy springs-roswell, ga 6.10% -36.00% 0 0.00% -28.50% 1.10% -52.30% -2.30%
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augusta-richmond county, ga-sc 4.30% -40.60% 3 4.70% -34.20% 0.80% -65.40% -2.40%
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austin-round rock, tx 6.90% -32.20% -4 -8.20% -4.60% 3.70% -42.30% -1.90%
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bakersfield, ca 8.20% -40.80% -9 -18.80% -15.90% 3.90% -68.50% -3.30%
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baltimore-columbia-towson, md 4.40% -48.00% -8 -15.70% -30.30% 3.00% -59.00% -2.20%
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baton rouge, la 6.70% -23.50% 4 5.20% -26.20% -0.20% -14.50% 0.70%
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birmingham-hoover, al 8.20% -31.00% -2 -3.40% -18.40% 1.60% -42.70% -1.30%
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boise city, id 6.70% -45.90% 7 18.90% -30.00% 3.20% -68.80% -4.00%
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boston-cambridge-newton, ma-nh 12.50% -31.50% -8 -17.80% -1.10% 4.60% -48.10% -2.50%
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bridgeport-stamford-norwalk, ct 0.60% -22.40% -24 -32.90% 22.00% 2.80% -60.90% -3.20%
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buffalo-cheektowaga-niagara falls, ny 11.40% -37.70% -1 -2.60% -21.30% 3.30% -45.30% -1.10%
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cape coral-fort myers, fl 13.30% -28.70% 1 1.00% 2.50% 1.90% -30.80% -0.30%
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charleston-north charleston, sc 5.80% -31.90% -3 -4.10% -8.20% 2.20% -49.70% -2.90%
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charlotte-concord-gastonia, nc-sc 4.80% -43.70% -1 -2.00% -27.10% 2.70% -61.40% -3.30%
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chattanooga, tn-ga 15.60% -45.00% 5 8.60% -30.10% 2.00% -50.20% -0.90%
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chicago-naperville-elgin, il-in-wi 4.20% -31.40% -2 -4.70% -19.40% 1.80% -44.90% -2.10%
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cincinnati, oh-ky-in 17.30% -46.00% 0 0.00% -32.70% 2.50% -47.50% -0.50%
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cleveland-elyria, oh 12.40% -47.30% -2 -3.70% -32.90% 2.50% -52.00% -1.00%
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colorado springs, co 11.50% -36.70% 4 13.30% -25.80% 2.10% -51.90% -3.00%
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columbia, sc 6.30% -43.60% -2 -4.00% -38.00% 0.90% -50.00% -1.00%
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columbus, oh 1.60% -40.70% -3 -7.90% -19.10% 4.40% -54.00% -3.00%
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dallas-fort worth-arlington, tx 1.40% -34.80% -1 -2.00% -20.30% 2.10% -46.40% -2.20%
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dayton, oh 12.90% -45.40% 3 7.30% -30.40% 2.90% -69.60% -5.90%
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deltona-daytona beach-ormond beach, fl 1.40% -30.10% 4 5.40% -18.10% 1.10% -41.10% -1.30%
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denver-aurora-lakewood, co 9.00% -31.30% 0 0.00% -17.30% 2.50% -43.30% -2.60%
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des moines-west des moines, ia 0.00% -26.20% 1 1.60% -8.00% 1.90% -22.50% 0.40%
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detroit-warren-dearborn, mi 5.80% -34.60% 2 5.60% -29.70% 0.80% -53.30% -3.00%
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durham-chapel hill, nc 7.50% -30.70% 2 3.50% -16.50% 1.80% -25.60% 0.40%
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el paso, tx 13.10% -45.00% 3 4.80% -40.80% 0.60% -52.90% -0.60%
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fresno, ca -0.10% -54.20% -8 -16.70% -38.50% 3.40% -70.10% -3.10%
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grand rapids-wyoming, mi 5.10% -34.40% 10 27.80% -28.50% 1.20% -58.60% -3.50%
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greensboro-high point, nc 10.40% -37.20% -2 -3.30% -24.10% 1.90% -42.20% -0.70%
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greenville-anderson-mauldin, sc 4.30% -31.20% 8 14.30% -27.60% 0.50% -30.60% 0.00%
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harrisburg-carlisle, pa 13.70% -47.90% -18 -31.60% -15.10% 4.90% -55.80% -1.70%
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hartford-west hartford-east hartford, ct 4.90% -29.70% -12 -22.20% -15.10% 1.40% -57.50% -2.50%
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houston-the woodlands-sugar land, tx 3.00% -27.00% 1 1.90% -18.00% 1.00% -45.70% -2.40%
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indianapolis-carmel-anderson, in 5.40% -39.60% 0 0.00% -19.10% 3.30% -53.80% -3.00%
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jackson, ms 16.90% -35.80% -1 -1.20% -22.60% 1.20% -43.80% -1.00%
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jacksonville, fl 1.60% -27.50% -2 -2.90% -17.70% 0.90% -48.10% -2.90%
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kansas city, mo-ks 11.80% -44.50% 5 10.00% -35.50% 1.70% -61.50% -3.20%
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knoxville, tn 7.10% -42.60% -4 -6.40% -29.00% 1.90% -43.80% -0.30%
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lakeland-winter haven, fl 2.50% -13.00% 10 15.20% 8.80% 1.80% -21.40% -0.80%
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las vegas-henderson-paradise, nv 4.90% -13.80% 3 6.50% -18.10% -0.40% -55.90% -5.50%
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little rock-north little rock-conway, ar 15.10% -42.30% -12 -20.00% -25.40% 2.40% -54.60% -2.10%
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los angeles-long beach-anaheim, ca 24.90% -22.30% 9 19.60% -18.90% 0.50% -54.20% -3.20%
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louisville/jefferson county, ky-in 3.60% -46.10% 1 2.30% -40.30% 1.20% -57.90% -1.90%
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madison, wi 6.40% -31.90% 0 0.00% -17.00% 2.40% -57.10% -4.00%
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mcallen-edinburg-mission, tx 8.00% -37.20% 14 15.90% -12.50% 1.50% -53.80% -1.00%
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memphis, tn-ms-ar 11.60% -45.10% -1 -1.90% -38.90% 1.20% -40.70% 0.40%
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miami-fort lauderdale-west palm beach, fl -0.60% -11.30% 25 26.30% -3.30% 0.50% -26.90% -0.90%
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milwaukee-waukesha-west allis, wi 3.10% -35.90% 9 23.10% -29.80% 1.20% -46.90% -1.70%
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minneapolis-st. paul-bloomington, mn-wi 5.70% -25.60% 3 8.10% -19.30% 1.00% -49.30% -2.50%
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nashville-davidson--murfreesboro--franklin, tn 4.00% -22.30% -3 -8.30% -2.60% 2.70% -42.80% -2.50%
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new haven-milford, ct 3.90% -29.90% -16 -27.60% 6.40% 3.00% -62.20% -2.90%
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new orleans-metairie, la 6.80% -27.10% 6 9.00% -17.30% 0.90% -17.90% 0.70%
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new york-newark-jersey city, ny-nj-pa 5.40% -16.10% 3 4.80% 14.30% 2.30% -42.80% -2.00%
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north port-sarasota-bradenton, fl 1.30% -24.90% 7 7.50% 6.80% 2.20% -13.30% 0.70%
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oklahoma city, ok 12.60% -31.20% -1 -2.20% -36.50% -0.70% -40.00% -1.10%
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omaha-council bluffs, ne-ia 6.00% -31.80% 16 50.00% -26.20% 1.10% -55.20% -3.10%
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orlando-kissimmee-sanford, fl -0.60% -16.60% 5 8.60% -7.60% 0.90% -30.10% -1.40%
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oxnard-thousand oaks-ventura, ca 11.90% -39.20% 1 2.10% -20.50% 3.00% -57.80% -2.90%
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palm bay-melbourne-titusville, fl 0.30% -30.60% 7 11.90% -22.90% 0.80% -38.90% -1.10%
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philadelphia-camden-wilmington, pa-nj-de-md 17.60% -44.00% -12 -20.70% -20.00% 3.50% -55.80% -2.10%
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phoenix-mesa-scottsdale, az 7.40% -44.70% -5 -9.10% -19.50% 4.10% -61.40% -3.80%
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pittsburgh, pa 24.00% -31.70% -4 -6.80% -19.00% 1.50% -36.30% -0.70%
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portland-south portland, me 11.30% -38.40% -3 -6.00% -14.90% 3.40% -68.50% -3.50%
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portland-vancouver-hillsboro, or-wa 5.20% -39.90% 5 12.50% -27.40% 2.30% -35.30% 0.50%
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providence-warwick, ri-ma 12.60% -46.10% 0 0.00% -25.60% 3.70% -63.10% -2.40%
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raleigh, nc 2.20% -33.00% -3 -5.40% -2.40% 3.80% -54.10% -3.00%
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richmond, va 7.40% -35.30% 3 6.00% -21.50% 2.10% -57.00% -2.70%
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riverside-san bernardino-ontario, ca 7.40% -49.40% 0 0.00% -26.40% 3.80% -68.40% -3.10%
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rochester, ny 8.60% -33.70% -6 -16.70% -9.90% 4.20% -49.70% -2.00%
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sacramento--roseville--arden-arcade, ca 5.20% -41.60% -2 -4.90% -28.40% 2.70% -58.80% -3.20%
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salt lake city, ut 12.70% -42.40% 0 0.00% -28.60% 3.10% -59.60% -3.30%
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san antonio-new braunfels, tx 3.10% -30.30% 6 11.50% -18.80% 1.40% -45.00% -2.00%
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san diego-carlsbad, ca 11.60% -41.60% -2 -4.90% -23.60% 3.40% -56.60% -2.60%
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san francisco-oakland-hayward, ca 15.40% -14.20% -2 -5.70% -12.30% 0.30% -23.80% -0.80%
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san jose-sunnyvale-santa clara, ca 7.90% -30.60% -4 -10.50% -14.50% 3.00% -49.30% -3.10%
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scranton--wilkes-barre--hazleton, pa 12.10% -47.60% 3 4.40% -36.40% 1.10% -60.00% -1.70%
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seattle-tacoma-bellevue, wa 3.80% -17.70% -6 -14.60% -0.80% 2.70% -58.30% -5.90%
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spokane-spokane valley, wa 12.90% -39.20% 2 5.10% -29.50% 2.10% -54.60% -2.20%
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springfield, ma 20.30% -44.80% 4 8.90% -35.20% 1.90% -58.80% -2.50%
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st. louis, mo-il 10.80% -33.20% 4 6.90% -20.80% 1.70% -47.10% -2.00%
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stockton-lodi, ca 2.50% -55.60% 8 20.00% -28.40% 6.10% -74.50% -5.30%
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syracuse, ny 0.30% -41.00% 4 7.60% -35.00% 0.90% -55.40% -2.10%
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tampa-st. petersburg-clearwater, fl 5.30% -36.70% 1 1.70% -17.10% 2.40% -43.40% -1.20%
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toledo, oh 11.80% -33.70% -9 -18.80% -0.60% 4.30% 4.00% 3.90%
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tucson, az 14.10% -44.90% 2 3.80% -34.70% 1.80% -62.50% -2.70%
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tulsa, ok 20.70% -37.40% -5 -8.80% -21.70% 2.00% -41.60% -0.70%
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urban honolulu, hi -11.30% 30.30% 21 37.50% -14.40% -2.70% -35.80% -2.80%
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virginia beach-norfolk-newport news, va-nc 10.00% -40.90% -10 -17.90% -13.00% 3.40% -65.20% -2.70%
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washington-arlington-alexandria, dc-va-md-wv 11.60% -41.90% -10 -23.80% -12.50% 5.30% -55.00% -2.20%
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wichita, ks 23.10% -42.70% 7 14.00% -30.70% 2.00% -47.30% -0.80%
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winston-salem, nc 12.90% -41.00% 2 3.10% -15.50% 3.30% -34.10% 0.50%
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worcester, ma-ct 11.20% -46.50% -5 -10.40% -22.80% 4.20% -70.80% -4.10%
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youngstown-warren-boardman, oh-pa 2.50% -44.90% -3 -4.60% -17.00% 3.40% -52.70% -1.60%
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