{"id":28542,"date":"2025-11-17T04:20:46","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T12:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?p=28542"},"modified":"2025-11-18T02:14:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T10:14:29","slug":"how-many-showings-does-it-take-to-sell-a-house-on-average","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/how-many-showings-does-it-take-to-sell-a-house-on-average\/","title":{"rendered":"How Many Showings Does It Take to Sell a House on Average?"},"content":{"rendered":"

You\u2019re about to put on a cup of tea and curl up with a good book when you get a text from your real estate agent<\/a>: \u201cBuyer wants to see the house tomorrow. Does 1 p.m. work for you?\u201d You stop mid-relaxation to vacuum, clear countertops, and ask the kids to please put away their toys.<\/p>\n

During the appointment, you take the dog to the park and come back an hour later to find the buyer\u2019s car still in the driveway. So you walk around the block again \u2026 and again, until the coast is clear. Exasperated, you wonder: \u201cPhew, I don\u2019t know how much longer I can do this. How many showings on average does it take to sell a house?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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How many showings on average to sell a house?<\/h2>\n

The number of showings required to sell your home will depend on factors such as the level of competition in the market (is there a surplus or lack of inventory?), whether the home is priced correctly<\/a>, and whether you\u2019ve taken measures to fix up<\/a> and stage the home<\/a> to impress.<\/p>\n

You could show the house just once or a handful of times and receive multiple offers<\/a>. Or, your home could be on the market for six months or more, leading to several dozen showings. However, real estate experts estimate that the typical house will be shown somewhere between 10 and 25 times.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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