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The Google Real Estate Lead Value Index (LVI) increased 15% year-over-year in Q3 2024 (using data from CINC's portfolio of of real estate team and agent clients) due to continued decreases in Google lead costs and sustained strength in home prices in most markets.
The 2024 third quarter Lead Value Index (LVI) was 17.22, up from 14.92 in the third quarter in 2023.
The median home price in the third quarter was $418,700 and the average Google lead cost on CINC was $6.08. The LVI means that $1 in real estate lead generation leads to more than $17.22 in commissions.
Despite uncertainty around the election and interest rates in Q3, the ROI of online real estate advertising for real estate teams and agents continued to be exceptionally strong (for more details on related trends, see our recent Google buyer lead cost report and the seller lead cost report).
Using CINC's Q3 2024 Google Real Estate Buyer Cost Per Lead Report, Q3 2024 Median Home Price data from NAR, the average commission, and a conservative estimate of the percent of leads that close (based on a sample of CINC real estate client data), CINC generates the Google Real Estate Lead Value Index reading each quarter.
The Lead Value Index approximates the commissions that can be expected from a dollar in Google real estate advertising. [The formula is (the median home sales price times the average commission percentage times the average percent of leads that close) all divided by the total Google buyer CPL.]
Des Moines (IA), Baton Rouge (LA), and Youngstown (OH) all saw the largest lead value index gains year-over-year in Q3, all seeing gains of over 65%.
For high cost markets, Oxnard (CA) and Seattle (WA) saw the largest year-over-year increases with both up over 39%.
CINC is the leader in online real estate lead generation with more than 50,000 clients. This behind-the-scenes lead cost data is what we were seeing for our portfolio of real estate team and agent clients during Q3 2024. The CINC client marketing team manages almost $30 million in search and social advertising spend annually for real estate teams and agents across the United States and Canada. If you want to see how CINC can help you find more higher quality hyperlocal real estate leads on Google, request a demo here.
Markets with Largest Percentage Gains in Google Real Estate Lead Value Index (LVI) Readings
US markets with the largest percentage gains in CINC's Google Real Estate Lead Value Index readings in Q3 2024.
Des Moines, IA was #1 this quarter with a year-over-year increase of 101%. Baton Rouge, LA saw the second largest increase in lead value year-over-year, growing over 71%.
Pictured Above: Des Moines (IA), ranked #1 in Markets with Largest Percentage Gains in Google Real Estate Lead Value Index (LVI) Readings.
| Market Size Rank | Market | Google Real Estate Buyer Cost Per Lead | NAR Median Home Price (dollars in thousands) | Google Real Estate Lead Value Index (LVI) | LVI % Change Year-Over-Year |
| 1 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $4.73 | $304.90 | 16.13 | 101.4% |
| 2 | Baton Rouge, LA | $2.84 | $271.60 | 23.91 | 71.6% |
| 3 | Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | $2.93 | $171.10 | 14.61 | 66.0% |
| 4 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $4.67 | $947.40 | 50.71 | 60.6% |
| 5 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $2.71 | $330.30 | 30.45 | 57.4% |
Lower Home Price Markets with Highest Percentage Gains in Google Real Estate Lead Value Index (LVI) Readings
US markets with median home prices less than 75% of NAR's median home price with highest percentage gains in CINC's Google Real Estate Lead Value Index readings in Q3 2024.
After Des Moines & Baton Rouge at the #1 & #2 spots, Youngstown, Ohio and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (about 4 hours apart) also saw the value of their leads increase over 45% year-over-year.
Pictured Above: Harrisburg (PA), ranked #4 in Lower Home Price Markets with Highest Percentage Gains in Google Real Estate Lead Value Index (LVI) Readings.
| Market Size Rank | Market | Google Real Estate Buyer Cost Per Lead | NAR Median Home Price (dollars in thousands) | Google Real Estate Lead Value Index (LVI) | LVI % Change Year- Over- Year |
| 1 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $4.73 | $304.90 | 16.13 | 101.4% |
| 2 | Baton Rouge, LA | $2.84 | $271.60 | 23.91 | 71.6% |
| 3 | Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | $2.93 | $171.10 | 14.61 | 66.0% |
| 4 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $4.64 | $283.10 | 15.27 | 47.8% |
| 5 | Jackson, MS | $3.10 | $248.80 | 20.05 | 40.6% |
Moderate Home Price Markets with Highest Percentage Gains in Google Real Estate Lead Value Index (LVI) Readings
US markets with median home prices within 25% of NAR's median home price with highest percentage gains in CINC's Google Real Estate Lead Value Index readings in Q3 2024.
Albany, New York saw the largest percentage increase in the lead value index readings year-over-year for moderate cost markets, growing over 57% year-over-year.
Pictured Above: New Haven (CT), ranked #1 in Moderate Home Price Markets with Highest Percentage Gains in Google Real Estate Lead Value Index (LVI) Readings.
Spokane, Washington joined Albany in the Top 2 in the highest percentage gains in LVI readings for moderate price markets. It also saw a 50% increase year-over-year.
| Market Size Rank | Market | Google Real Estate Buyer Cost Per Lead | NAR Median Home Price (dollars in thousands) | Google Real Estate Lead Value Index (LVI) | LVI % Change Year- Over- Year |
| 1 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $2.71 | $330.30 | 30.45 | 57.4% |
| 2 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $7.77 | $436.40 | 14.05 | 52.2% |
| 3 | New Haven-Milford, CT | $4.76 | $402.10 | 21.13 | 28.6% |
| 4 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $5.16 | $341.60 | 16.56 | 27.1% |
| 5 | Birmingham-Hoover, AL | $4.05 | $318.20 | 19.65 | 24.1% |
Higher Home Price Markets with Highest Percentage Gains in Google Real Estate Lead Value Index (LVI) Readings
US markets with median home prices greater than 125% of NAR's median home price with highest percentage gains in CINC's Google Real Estate Lead Value Index readings in Q3 2024.
Pictured Above: Oxnard (CA), ranked #1 in Higher Home Price Markets with Highest Percentage Gains in Google Real Estate Lead Value Index (LVI) Readings.
Oxnard (CA) had the highest percentage gain in higher home price markets seeing an LVI increase of over 60% year-over-year in Q3 .
| Market Size Rank | Market | Google Real Estate Buyer Cost Per Lead | NAR Median Home Price (dollars in thousands) | Google Real Estate Lead Value Index (LVI) | LVI % Change Year- Over- Year |
| 1 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $4.67 | $947.40 | 50.71 | 60.6% |
| 2 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $8.41 | $802.30 | 23.86 | 39.4% |
| 3 | Provo-Orem, UT | $7.67 | $535.60 | 17.46 | 31.4% |
| 4 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $5.16 | $1,138.00 | 55.16 | 30.8% |
| 5 | San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA | $9.36 | $1,309.00 | 34.98 | 27.3% |
Google Real Estate Lead Value Index Readings for Top 100 Markets
Google Real Estate Lead Value Index readings for Top 100 Markets in Q3 2024.
| Market Size Rank | Market | Google Real Estate Buyer Cost Per Lead | NAR Median Home Price (dollars in thousands) | Google Real Estate Lead Value Index (LVI) | LVI % Change Year- Over- Year |
| 1 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | $6.98 | $719.50 | 25.79 | 10.9% |
| 2 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $9.06 | $947.50 | 26.15 | 13.4% |
| 3 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | $5.42 | $390.40 | 18.01 | 4.5% |
| 4 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $6.13 | $384.10 | 15.66 | 7.2% |
| 5 | Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | $5.59 | $348.20 | 15.56 | -5.5% |
| 6 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $5.56 | $390.50 | 17.56 | 8.8% |
| 7 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $7.21 | $642.50 | 22.27 | 21.6% |
| 8 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $9.04 | $630.00 | 17.43 | -13.1% |
| 9 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $5.44 | $382.90 | 17.59 | 9.8% |
| 10 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $5.82 | $758.70 | 32.62 | 17.1% |
| 11 | San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA | $9.36 | $1,309.00 | 34.98 | 27.3% |
| 12 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $8.78 | $590.00 | 16.80 | 4.9% |
| 13 | Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | $10.36 | $469.50 | 11.33 | -1.8% |
| 14 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $6.27 | $287.80 | 11.47 | 17.4% |
| 15 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $8.41 | $802.30 | 23.86 | 39.4% |
| 16 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $7.30 | $393.40 | 13.48 | 16.2% |
| 17 | San Diego-Carlsbad, CA | $9.32 | $1,010.00 | 27.10 | 2.0% |
| 18 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $6.93 | $410.00 | 14.78 | -6.3% |
| 19 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $3.94 | $280.30 | 17.79 | 25.1% |
| 20 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $6.19 | $426.60 | 17.23 | 7.8% |
| 21 | Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO | $10.49 | $654.60 | 15.60 | -9.4% |
| 22 | Pittsburgh, PA | $4.56 | $239.40 | 13.12 | 18.2% |
| 23 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $6.09 | $421.80 | 17.31 | -0.2% |
| 24 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $7.60 | $609.00 | 20.04 | 13.3% |
| 25 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $6.34 | $321.10 | 12.67 | -11.3% |
| 26 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $6.15 | $442.50 | 18.00 | 2.1% |
| 27 | Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA | $8.12 | $560.00 | 17.25 | 4.7% |
| 28 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $4.55 | $309.60 | 17.02 | 18.4% |
| 29 | Cleveland-Elyria, OH | $5.74 | $230.60 | 10.04 | 10.7% |
| 30 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $5.16 | $341.60 | 16.56 | 27.1% |
| 31 | Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV | $10.04 | $483.20 | 12.03 | 2.7% |
| 32 | Columbus, OH | $6.49 | $337.10 | 12.99 | -14.0% |
| 33 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN | $5.60 | $323.70 | 14.46 | -10.6% |
| 34 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $12.83 | $1,900.00 | 37.01 | 5.5% |
| 35 | Austin-Round Rock, TX | $8.43 | $481.80 | 14.28 | -3.3% |
| 36 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $7.74 | $421.50 | 13.62 | 3.0% |
| 37 | Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | $6.94 | $361.20 | 13.00 | 5.7% |
| 38 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $5.70 | $525.90 | 23.08 | -3.2% |
| 39 | Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | $4.81 | $416.20 | 21.62 | 18.3% |
| 40 | Jacksonville, FL | $6.22 | $401.40 | 16.13 | 7.6% |
| 41 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $3.70 | $290.90 | 19.63 | 27.4% |
| 42 | Oklahoma City, OK | $6.27 | $261.50 | 10.43 | 9.3% |
| 43 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $4.22 | $280.60 | 16.64 | 21.5% |
| 44 | Richmond, VA | $10.48 | $425.80 | 10.16 | -35.9% |
| 45 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $2.51 | $286.60 | 28.53 | 39.2% |
| 46 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $4.55 | $402.70 | 22.12 | 12.6% |
| 47 | Raleigh, NC | $7.67 | $472.30 | 15.39 | -5.3% |
| 48 | Birmingham-Hoover, AL | $4.05 | $318.20 | 19.65 | 24.1% |
| 49 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY | $4.69 | $283.50 | 15.12 | -34.0% |
| 50 | Salt Lake City, UT | $8.93 | $581.80 | 16.30 | 10.4% |
| 51 | Rochester, NY | $3.02 | $268.40 | 22.22 | 12.4% |
| 52 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | $6.35 | $341.10 | 13.43 | 11.0% |
| 53 | Tucson, AZ | $8.74 | $389.50 | 11.15 | 16.9% |
| 54 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $5.16 | $1,138.00 | 55.16 | 30.8% |
| 55 | Tulsa, OK | $4.14 | $273.50 | 16.51 | 23.3% |
| 56 | Fresno, CA | $4.54 | $430.00 | 23.66 | 17.4% |
| 57 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | $5.64 | $784.00 | 34.78 | -24.6% |
| 58 | Worcester, MA-CT | $8.46 | $475.50 | 14.06 | -44.1% |
| 59 | Albuquerque, NM | $7.14 | $372.20 | 13.02 | 11.5% |
| 60 | Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | $4.09 | $304.60 | 18.63 | 10.8% |
| 61 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $2.71 | $330.30 | 30.45 | 57.4% |
| 62 | New Haven-Milford, CT | $4.76 | $402.10 | 21.13 | 28.6% |
| 63 | Bakersfield, CA | $7.22 | $393.20 | 13.62 | 3.4% |
| 64 | Knoxville, TN | $5.94 | $368.20 | 15.49 | -7.0% |
| 65 | Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC | $5.18 | $341.50 | 16.47 | -11.5% |
| 66 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $4.67 | $947.40 | 50.71 | 60.6% |
| 67 | El Paso, TX | $3.77 | $267.50 | 17.75 | 37.6% |
| 68 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $5.53 | $356.30 | 16.11 | -28.9% |
| 69 | Baton Rouge, LA | $2.84 | $271.60 | 23.91 | 71.6% |
| 70 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $3.53 | NA | NA | #VALUE! |
| 71 | Dayton, OH | $5.09 | $258.00 | 12.67 | 19.8% |
| 72 | Columbia, SC | $3.96 | $281.20 | 17.75 | 3.1% |
| 73 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $4.25 | $301.20 | 17.71 | 1.1% |
| 74 | North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL | $9.29 | $485.00 | 13.05 | -15.0% |
| 75 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $3.96 | $217.00 | 13.72 | -23.5% |
| 76 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $12.62 | NA | NA | #VALUE! |
| 77 | Akron, OH | $6.14 | $229.90 | 9.35 | 28.4% |
| 78 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $9.62 | $458.60 | 11.92 | 4.4% |
| 79 | Colorado Springs, CO | $8.84 | $473.20 | 13.37 | 7.2% |
| 80 | Syracuse, NY | $3.05 | $262.20 | 21.49 | 29.8% |
| 81 | Winston-Salem, NC | $4.64 | $310.50 | 16.72 | -6.0% |
| 82 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $10.02 | $390.00 | 9.73 | -15.9% |
| 83 | Boise City, ID | $8.91 | $491.80 | 13.80 | -10.7% |
| 84 | Wichita, KS | $4.60 | $233.80 | 12.71 | -0.2% |
| 85 | Springfield, MA | NA | $374.90 | NA | #VALUE! |
| 86 | Madison, WI | $5.70 | $459.80 | 20.18 | 8.1% |
| 87 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $5.10 | $329.90 | 16.17 | 14.4% |
| 88 | Ogden-Clearfield, UT | $7.83 | $494.30 | 15.79 | 2.9% |
| 89 | Toledo, OH | NA | $199.10 | NA | #VALUE! |
| 90 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $6.89 | $355.00 | 12.88 | 1.8% |
| 91 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $4.73 | $304.90 | 16.13 | 101.4% |
| 92 | Jackson, MS | $3.10 | $248.80 | 20.05 | 40.6% |
| 93 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $3.78 | NA | NA | #VALUE! |
| 94 | Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA | NA | NA | NA | #VALUE! |
| 95 | Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | $2.93 | $171.10 | 14.61 | 66.0% |
| 96 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $4.64 | $283.10 | 15.27 | 47.8% |
| 97 | Provo-Orem, UT | $7.67 | $535.60 | 17.46 | 31.4% |
| 98 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $7.19 | $380.00 | 13.21 | 1.0% |
| 99 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $4.75 | $329.10 | 17.32 | 18% |
| 100 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $7.77 | $436.40 | 14.05 | 52% |
Additional Google Real Estate Lead Gen Resources from CINC:
With buyer cost per lead up recently, it is more important than ever to be more efficient paying for leads on Google. Try our free local Google real estate targeting tool here to find hidden pockets of more cost effective hyper-local leads near you.
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Watch our recent on-demand real estate lead gen webinar here where we discuss new trends for real estate teams and agents on Google Ads, including a deep dive on Google Local Service Ads (LSA's) for realtors.
Here are links to past historic Google Real Estate Lead Value Index Reports for Q2 2024, Q1 2024, Q4 2023, Q3 2024, Q2 2023, Q1 2023, Q4 2022, Q3 2022, Q2 2022, Q1 2022, Q4 2021.