According to the latest Realtor.com New Construction Insights Report, more than two-thirds (67.2%) of views to new-construction listings in the second quarter of 2026 came from shoppers from a different metro area than the home for sale.
Realtor.com noted that the share exceeds the 65.4% of views to existing-home listings coming from outside the listing metro, underscoring the outsized role of long-distance shoppers in new-home demand.
According to the report, the strongest cross-metro interest is concentrated in Southern markets where new construction is often priced at or below the national median…