{"id":67927,"date":"2020-02-25T05:00:46","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T13:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redfindevelop.wpengine.com\/blog\/?p=67927"},"modified":"2021-06-23T09:21:16","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T16:21:16","slug":"climate-change-concerns-homebuyers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/climate-change-concerns-homebuyers\/","title":{"rendered":"Nearly 75% of People Worry About Climate Change When Buying or Selling a Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An increase in natural disasters is especially concerning to young minorities in the South and Northeast.<\/span><\/i><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A majority of homebuyers and sellers are concerned about climate change, according to a new survey conducted by Redfin.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Almost three-quarters of respondents (73%) said that an increase in the frequency or intensity of natural disasters at least somewhat factors into their decision about where and whether to buy or sell a home. Only 10% said it doesn\u2019t impact their decision-making process at all.<\/span><br \/>\n<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67930\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1170\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture1.png 1170w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture1-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture1-1024x558.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture1-768x419.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Climate Change Concerns by Location<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of the 29 U.S. and Canadian destinations we surveyed for this report, Houston\u2019s residents were the most likely to be concerned about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/guides\/climate-change-housing-impact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">climate change<\/a>. Almost 60% of the area\u2019s respondents\u2014more than any other city\u2014said that an increase in the frequency or intensity of natural disasters \u201cvery much\u201d factors into their decision to buy or sell a home. In second place was New York City (47%), followed by Miami (46%).<\/span><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67932\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"767\" height=\"1466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture2.png 767w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture2-157x300.png 157w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture2-536x1024.png 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Houston has experienced catastrophic flooding in recent years. With Hurricane Harvey in 2017 and Tropical Storm Imelda this past September, Houston\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Harris County has now <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/10\/02\/climate\/hurricane-adaptation-houston.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">faced<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> one 500-year rainfall event and two 100-year events since 2016.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instead of completely demolishing homes in flood-prone areas, some Houston developers have been renovating them and lifting them several feet off the ground so they\u2019re more resilient, said local Redfin agent <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/redfin.com\/real-estate-agents\/ashley-vasquez\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ashley Vasquez<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhen I meet buyers, one of the first things they tell me is that they don\u2019t want to be in a location that floods,\u201d she said. \u201cStill, I haven\u2019t seen climate change decrease home values. Houston is actually becoming a more expensive city to live in as people migrate here for job opportunities and relative affordability.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-67933 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/redfin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture3-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1084\" height=\"566\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While homebuyers and sellers are clearly aware of the risks posed by global warming, it hasn\u2019t yet translated into major changes in buying habits or prices, according to Redfin chief economist<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/redfin.com\/blog\/author\/darylfairweather\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daryl Fairweather<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cClimate change is important to house hunters, but when it actually comes time to decide where to buy a home, it\u2019s outweighed by other factors that feel more immediate, like affordability and access to jobs,\u201d Fairweather said. \u201cEnvironmental changes may be factoring into their thought processes, but not yet into their actions.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The results also differed by region. Only 23% of respondents in the Midwest said that natural disasters seriously impact their real estate decisions, the lowest share of any geographic area. That compares with about 35% of people in both the Northeast and the South.<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67935\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1125\" height=\"613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture4.png 1125w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture4-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture4-1024x558.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture4-768x418.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 1125px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Climate Change Concerns by Race<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Concerns about climate change were most pronounced among minority homebuyers and sellers, with nearly half of Black respondents\u2014the largest share of any group\u2014saying natural disasters \u201cvery much\u201d factor into their real estate decisions. That compares with only 32% of white respondents.<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67936\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1107\" height=\"603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture5.png 1107w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture5-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture5-1024x558.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture5-768x418.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1107px) 100vw, 1107px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research has shown that minority groups are disproportionately exposed to the adverse impacts of climate change. One 2018 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0205825\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> found that census tracts that were primarily Black, Hispanic or Native American were 50% more vulnerable to wildfires compared to other areas. Black Americans are also <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">disproportionately exposed to toxic oil and gas emissions, according to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/live-naacp-site.pantheonsite.io\/climate-justice-resources\/fumes-across-fence-line\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NAACP<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Neighborhoods with a high concentration of minorities also tend to be located at lower elevations, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">thus may face more<a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/guides\/climate-change-housing-impact\/flood-risk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> risk from flooding<\/a>, another <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1177\/2378023117740700\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">study<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> found.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Climate Change Concerns by Income<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Concerns about climate change were most prominent among more affluent respondents. Participants making more than $200,000 per year were the most likely to be very concerned (42%) about climate change when buying or selling a home, while those making less than $100,000 were the most likely to be not at all concerned (9%).<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67937\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1144\" height=\"623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture6.png 1144w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture6-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture6-1024x558.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture6-768x418.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1144px) 100vw, 1144px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cNatural disasters impact different demographics and income groups in different ways,\u201d Fairweather said. \u201cOn the one hand, you have more affordable homes in areas that have been continuously hit by natural disasters, and then you have more expensive areas, such as beachfront properties, that also have to grapple with climate change.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Climate Change Concerns by Age<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Residents in the under 25 age group were most likely to be very concerned (42%) with natural disasters, while those 65 and older were the most likely to be not at all concerned (16%).<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67938\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1170\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture7.png 1170w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture7-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture7-1024x558.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture7-768x419.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYounger people are more likely to still own their homes when the impacts of climate change become more severe,\u201d Fairweather said. \u201cWith each generation of homebuyers, it\u2019s going to become an increasingly important issue.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Methodology<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Redfin commissioned a study in December 2019 of more than 3,000 U.S. and Canadian residents who bought or sold a primary residence in the last year, or plan to in the next 12 months. All survey respondents were asked about how an increase in the frequency of natural disasters factors into their decision to buy or sell a home.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information about the survey and its findings, contact <\/span><a href=\"mailto:press@redfin.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">press@redfin.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Almost three-quarters of people say an increase in the frequency or intensity of natural disasters at least somewhat factors into their decision about where and whether to buy or sell a 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