Migration

Interest in Relocation Dips Slightly, With 30% of House Hunters Looking to Move to a Different Metro Area

That’s down from a peak of 32% at the start of the year, but higher than the 26% level we saw early in the pandemic. Worker turnover is one reason Americans continue to move at an elevated rate. Nationwide, 30.1% of Redfin.com users looked to move to a different metropolitan area in July and August, […]

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More People Are Moving In Than Out of Areas Facing High Risk From Climate Change

The U.S. counties with the largest share of homes facing high heat, drought, fire, flood and storm risk saw their populations grow from 2016-2020 due to migration. The counties with the smallest share of homes facing climate risk largely saw their populations decline. Relative affordability may be playing a role: Counties where many homes face

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Out-of-Towners Moving to Austin Spend $22,500 More on Homes Than Locals

Homebuyers who relocated to Austin during the pandemic paid an average of 7.8% above asking price, versus 3.7% above asking price for locals. This Redfin report analyzes the difference in homebuying finances between out-of-towners and locals in 11 popular migration destinations. The typical homebuyer moving to Austin from out of town buys a more expensive

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Interest in Relocating Remains Elevated, With Nearly 1 in 3 Redfin.com Users Looking to Move to a Different Metro

Phoenix, Las Vegas and Sacramento are among the most popular destinations as remote work allows people the freedom to move from expensive job centers to more affordable areas.  Nationwide, 31.1% of Redfin.com users looked to move to a different metro in the second quarter, up from 27.6% during the same time period last year.  Movement

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More Than 31% of Homebuyers Are Looking to Move to Another Metro, With Pandemic-Driven Migration Pushing Up Prices in Popular Destinations

Phoenix, Austin and Sacramento were three of the five most popular migration destinations in May, and they’re also among the top five metros with the biggest home-price increases. Nationwide, 31.4% of Redfin.com users looked to move to a different metro area in April and May, roughly the same share as the first quarter and up

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