Best time for open house continues to be 2 p.m. Sunday

Sunday continues to be the clear winner for open houses, according to a new Trulia study.

The online search portal looked at all of its 2014 listings. Open houses across the country are over more than two times as likely to take place on Sunday than on Saturday.

Some findings from the study:

• Weekday open houses: The Western region of the U.S. holds more weekday open houses than other parts of the country. More than 11 percent of open houses in the West are held on a weekday, compared to only 9 percent in the South, 8 percent in the Northeast, and 5 percent in the Midwest. The most common weekday for open houses is Friday-except in the Northeast where Thursday preferred.
• Timing: Noon to 2 p.m. is the most popular time slot for an open house in general. For Saturday open houses, a start time of 1 p.m. was the most common.
• The Church Effect: The church-going crowd also influence the timing of open houses. Nearly 71 percent of Sunday open houses took place in the afternoon compared to 51 percent of Saturday open houses. Open houses on Sunday were more than twice as likely to start at 2 p.m. than Saturday open houses.