Especially in our current market, it is very challenging to predict the "popularity" of a house -- in other words, how many prospective buyers will come to view the house.

This comes to mind today, because over the weekend two new prospective buyers came on the scene for a very affordable home on East Rock Street.  The house has had many showings, and even an offer --- but we haven't had any showings in the past few weeks.  So it was a bit surprising to receive two calls within a few hours of each other with interest in viewing the house.  After weeks of inactivity, showing activity will sometimes pick up quickly and with unknown cause.

On a different note, I have seen several listings lately that have been priced appropriately (in my view), marketed well, and have seen few if any showings in the first few months they are on the market.  Sometimes even the houses you are sure will sell quickly, won't even show quickly.  Could it be the evil flyer syndrome?

And then there are the houses where buyers dutifully tour in and out several times a week, with no results to speak of.  I know of several homes on the market right now that have had over 50 showings, and still have not received any offers. 

Just as it is difficult to predict the pace of a sale in today's market, it is very difficult to predict the pace of showings!