Showing Activity in Murfreesboro Just Dropped 20% — What It Means for Buyers and Sellers

Showing activity in Murfreesboro is one of the first numbers the Turner Victory Team looks at each week because it tells us what buyers are doing before they make an offer. When the showing count drops for one week, it can be noise. When it drops for three straight weeks, including the steepest single-week decline in at least three years, it earns a serious look.

That is exactly where we are this week. Every number in this report comes from live MLS data and Realtracs showing data processed through Tru Insights, the Turner Victory Team’s proprietary analytics platform. This report covers the week ending May 24, 2026. For full four-year trend charts, visit the Rutherford County market data page.

Showing Activity in Murfreesboro: Three Weeks of Decline

Showing activity in Murfreesboro peaked four weeks ago at 2.37 average showings per active listing. Since then it has declined every single week: 2.28, then 2.13, and now 1.70 this week. That is a 28% decline over four weeks, with a 20% single-week drop that stands out even when you compare it to prior years.

According to Turner Victory Team Tru Insights data, the same week in 2024 saw a 9.6% decline in showing activity. In 2023, showings were essentially flat for this same calendar week. The 20% drop we recorded this week is the largest for Week 21 going back at least three years.

There is an important context note here. Showing activity in Murfreesboro and across Rutherford County transitioned from ShowingTime to Realtracs as the primary data source over the past year. Realtracs now captures approximately 87% of showing appointments in the county. The remaining 13% still moving between platforms can create some week-over-week noise. We flagged this in this week’s video and we flag it here. The drop in showing activity in Murfreesboro is real. Whether it is as sharp as the raw number suggests, the next two weeks will clarify.

Memorial Day weekend also naturally suppresses showing traffic across Murfreesboro and every other market. People travel. They do not schedule real estate tours. The honest read is that some portion of this week’s drop is seasonal. What happens after Memorial Day will tell us far more than the holiday week number.

What This Means for Sellers: The First-Week Window

The drop in showings makes the launch window for new listings even more critical than it already was. When showing traffic is strong, a well-priced home gets multiple tours in its first week and builds momentum toward an offer. When weekly showings are running soft, that same well-priced home may get two or three tours in its first week rather than five or six.

That difference matters because buyer psychology tracks showing momentum. A home with strong week-one activity signals demand. A home that sits quietly in its first week signals something is off, even if nothing actually is. With showing activity in Murfreesboro running below recent norms, sellers need to be sharper on all four P’s before they go live: presentation, promotion, pricing, and positioning.

For a full breakdown of how pricing affects your outcome, read how to know if your home is priced right before you list. And if your home is already on the market and not generating tours, read how to avoid a stale listing in Murfreesboro. Reach out to the Turner Victory Team for a full Tru Insights pre-listing review before you go live. Learn more about selling your home in Murfreesboro with the data on your side.

Relist Rates Tell a Connected Story

Showing activity in Murfreesboro is not the only signal pointing at stress in certain price ranges. The relist rate, which measures what percentage of active listings have been pulled and relisted at least once, is elevated in the $500,000 to $700,000 range. Sellers in those price points are trying different approaches after their first listing did not produce an offer.

Nearly one in three homes in the $600,000 to $699,999 range has relisted. That price band also sits at roughly five months of supply, which is close to buyer’s market territory. When you combine a high relist rate with soft showing activity in Murfreesboro and elevated month supply, sellers in those ranges are competing for a smaller pool of active buyers than they may realize.

For buyers, the same data represents opportunity. Homes that have been on the market 90 days or more in these price ranges have sellers who are motivated and who have already demonstrated they are willing to relist. That is a negotiating position worth understanding before you make an offer. Read more about what months of supply means for buyers and sellers in Rutherford County. Learn more about buying a home in Murfreesboro with the Turner Victory Team’s live market data guiding your search.

Pending Home Sales Are Holding Strong

Here is the number that keeps this week from reading as a clear slowdown. Pending home sales came in at 125 this week. The same week last year, that number was 101. Six straight weeks of outperforming 2025 on contracts written. Buyers are still active. They are still writing offers. The drop in showing activity in Murfreesboro has not yet shown up in the pending data.

The reason is timing. Buyers who went under contract this week started their search weeks ago. They were scheduling tours when showing activity in Murfreesboro was still running at 2.13 or 2.28. The showing drop we are seeing now will show up in the pending numbers four to six weeks from today. That is the window to watch.

Mortgage Rates and the Mortgage Purchase Index

The 30-year fixed rate ended this week at 6.51%, the highest point in several months, according to the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey. Earlier this year rates dipped as low as 5.98% before geopolitical uncertainty pushed them back up. The current rate is still roughly 0.37 points below where it was at this same point in 2025.

The Mortgage Purchase Index from the Mortgage Bankers Association came in at 170 this week versus 157 at this same point last year. More buyers are submitting loan applications now than were doing so a year ago. That is a forward-looking signal that buyer intent remains intact even as showing activity in Murfreesboro softens week over week. Read more about how fast homes sell in Murfreesboro and whether now is a good time to buy based on current data.

Full Market Snapshot: Week Ending May 24, 2026

For complete four-year trend charts covering showing activity in Murfreesboro, inventory by price range, pending home sales, and month supply, visit the Rutherford County market data page. Data is updated every Sunday following the weekly market report. The full weekly archive is also available for buyers and sellers who want to track the trend over time.