Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. house hunters looked to relocate to a different metro area in the first quarter, up slightly from a year earlier. Florida, Las Vegas and Phoenix are the most popular destinations, with many movers chasing affordability and sunshine. New York, Seattle, Los Angeles and other expensive metros top the list of
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High-flood-risk U.S. counties lost over 63,000 more residents than they gained in 2025–nearly double the prior year’s outflow. Flood-prone places are losing residents partly because of climate risk. Some residents are leaving in search of cheaper housing or different politics. Counties at low risk of flooding gained nearly 70,000 residents last year, the biggest uptick
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Florida dominates the list of most common migration destinations. Boise and Spokane are also popular. But movement into Florida has slowed significantly since the pandemic boom. Homebuyers are leaving big-city job hubs like Los Angeles and New York. They’re also moving away from the Bay Area, but that’s not nearly as common as it was
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A lakeside Rochester suburb tops the list, but the Bay Area is a close second. Irondequoit, NY, a suburb of Rochester, is the most competitive housing market in the U.S. Homes in the lakeside town typically sell in just 8.5 days and for well over their asking price. It’s followed by Sunnyvale, CA, Santa Clara,
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Canadian searches for U.S. homes dropped off when the White House announced steep tariffs on Canadian goods in the spring. The decline is especially steep in West Palm Beach, FL, a popular second-home destination for snowbirds. The number of Canadian Redfin.com users searching for homes to buy or rent in the U.S. dropped 19.5% year
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The number of Redfin.com users based in Canada searching for U.S. homes to rent or buy fell 26.4% from a year earlier in May. That’s a sign that fewer Canadians are moving south of the border or seeking vacation homes in once-popular destinations like Miami and Phoenix. Fewer Canadians are searching for homes in the
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