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6 of the 10 Most Competitive Cities For Buying a Home This Year Are in Washington State

Relatively affordable Seattle-area suburbs dominate the list of most competitive cities in the U.S. this year. Two Oakland suburbs are also hot for homebuyers.  Six of the 10 most competitive cities for buying a home this year are in Washington state.  Spanaway, WA—located about 45 miles south of Seattle in the Tacoma metro area—is the

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Austin Is Attracting Twice As Many Out-of-Town Homebuyers As Last Year

Nationally, a record 29.4% of Redfin.com users looked to move to another metro in October and November. Sacramento, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Austin and Atlanta were the most popular destinations, while nearly twice as many people looked to leave Washington, D.C. as last year. Nationwide, 29.4% of Redfin.com users looked to move to another metro area

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Escaping the City: America’s Hottest Neighborhoods of 2021

Vacation towns and suburbs outside of major coastal cities are on the rise as remote work drives Americans to seek out space, solitude and affordability during the coronavirus pandemic. Redfin’s 10 hottest neighborhoods of 2021 all have one thing in common: They’re offering American homebuyers respite from crowded, costly cities during the coronavirus pandemic. Each

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Migrants Likely Helped Flip Georgia Blue, With 50,000 More People Moving Into the State Than Out Last Year

Georgia had the sixth-biggest net inflow of any state in 2019, and affordable Atlanta is perennially one of the most popular destinations for Redfin.com users leaving expensive coastal areas.  People moving to the Atlanta area from pricey, liberal metros like New York, Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles is likely one factor helping tilt Georgia blue

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Condos Are Selling for a Record 17% Discount to Single-Family Homes as the Coronavirus Fuels Demand for Space

The desire for privacy during the pandemic is keeping a lid on condo prices, but condo sales are up 23%—on par with sales growth for single-family homes—as buyers take advantage of the discounts. The typical single-family home that sold in the U.S. this year was purchased for an average of 17.3% more ($58,000) than the

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There’s Been a 70% Uptick in Redfin.Com Users Looking to Relocate to Sacramento and Las Vegas Since Last Year

There has been a 50% increase in the number of people looking to leave New York and Los Angeles since last year. Nearly 29% of Redfin.com users nationwide looked to move to another metro in October.  Nationwide, 28.5% of Redfin.com users looked to move to another metro area in October, up from 24.9% a year

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