Not sure what part you live in but thinking north part. Either way you are probably seeing something near you that doesnt extend throughout your zip. If you remove the old stuff (pre 1980) and the stuff over $1.99 this is what is going on with sfr’s in SM
92078 5 active 13 pending
92069 10 active 19 pending
Open houses are done to have max exposure the first weekend or two and get em sold.
I think you may be looking at signs in SFH or TO areas but not realizing most of it is in escrow already