It’s no surprise that South Carolina is one of the hottest real estate markets in the United States. That widely known fact is backed up by a recent Google Trends report indicating South Carolina as the most searched destination for Homes for Sale since 2017. Our neighbors in North Carolina came in at #5.

Top Searched States for Homes for Sale Since 2017

1. South Carolina
2. South Dakota
3. New Hampshire
4. Delaware
5. North Carolina
6. Alabama
7. West Virginia
8. Minnesota
9. Indiana
10. Wyoming

We wanted to know if the trend continued so we checked out trends to see if things have changed in the past 12 months. Here’s what we found…

Top Searched States for ‘Homes for Sale’ in the Past 12 Months

1. South Carolina
2. New Hampshire
3. South Dakota
4. Idaho
5. Delaware
6. Main
7. North Carolina
8. Alabama
9. Pennsylvania
10. Indiana

South Carolina held strong at #1 while our neighbor North Carolina dropped slightly to #7. Idaho made it on the top 10 list at #4 along with Pennsylvania at #10.

Top 10 Cities in South Carolina Searched for ‘Homes for Sale’ in the Past 12 Months

1. Kiawah Island
2. Little River
3. Salem
4. Murrells Inlet
5. Lake Wylie
6. Bucksport
7. Garden City
8. Bluffton
9. North Myrtle Beach
10. Carolina Forest

Data provided by Google Trends.