Kentucky residents are desperate to move houses this year, new study finds

KENTUCKY — A new study reveals that South Carolina is the state most interested in moving houses this year. The research conducted by Texas real estate experts TexasRealEstateSource.com examined Google Trends data of search terms frequently used by people interested in moving houses. These terms were then combined to give each state a ‘total search score’ to discover which states have been the most interested in moving house so far this year.

The study revealed that South Carolina ranks highest as the state most interested in moving house this year. With a total search score of 522, South Carolina ranked highly on the list for its population, having the high search levels for the phrases ‘sell house’, ‘move home’ and ‘move house’ across America.

Ohio placed as the eighth state most interested in moving house this year. The state has the ninth-highest level of searches for the term ‘sell house’ and third highest for the term ‘houses for sale’, contributing to Ohio’s total search score of 509.

In ninth is Kentucky, with a total search score of 505. Kentucky has the eleventh-highest proportion of its population searching for the term ‘move home’. Kentucky also ranks sixth for the term ‘houses for sale’, leading to the state placing ninth overall.

Indiana rounds out the top ten states most interested in moving house this year, placing tenth overall. With a total search score of 504, Indiana ranked 18^th out of all fifty states of searches for ‘mortgage.’

This study provides interesting insight into which states are the most eager to move this year and as house prices continue to shift, it will be interesting to see if these searches translate into sales.”

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