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The sharp decline in home showing traffic is starting to level off as buyers get back into that market after a pause. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Home showing traffic is still declining but at much lower levels, with the market\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zillow.com\/research\/august-2022-market-report-31425\/\">rebalancing<\/a>\u00a0from the record-breaking highs brought on by the pandemic, according to the latest data from the <strong>ShowingTime<\/strong> Showing Index.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Obstacles to affordability have meant less competition and more homes for sale, giving <a href=\"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/articles\/12-creative-ways-to-sell-your-listings-faster-without-a-price-reduction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">home shoppers more time and options<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The West and Northeast regions experienced slight pickups in showing activity with the first month-over-month increases since January and April, respectively. 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