Popular Metros

Despite inflation, debt, and high housing costs, Americans are still hoping to move out of their states. That’s the conclusion reached by Realtor.com analysts when they scoured their listing page views. In Q2, 60.3% of all page views from the top 100 metros went to homes outside of the metros where shoppers actually live. This is up both from Q1 and the same time last year. Shoppers in the ultra-expensive West were the most likely to look for homes elsewhere, followed by the Northeast. On a city-by-city basis, the usual suspects are topping the list of most popular destinations. Phoenix took the number one spot despite having the highest average home price of the bunch and news-making 100+ degree temperatures.…