{"id":71882,"date":"2021-01-12T05:00:45","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T13:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/?p=71882"},"modified":"2021-01-11T17:56:33","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T01:56:33","slug":"survey-remote-work-migration-homebuyers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/survey-remote-work-migration-homebuyers\/","title":{"rendered":"Survey: One-Third of Homebuyers Would Relocate If Remote Work Becomes Permanent; One-Third Already Have"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pandemic-driven relocation is likely to continue throughout 2021. Twenty-seven percent of homebuyers believe migration will make the country less divided, but the same share believe it will make the country more divided.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two-thirds of homebuyers and sellers would consider moving\u2014or already have moved\u2014to a different city or area given the opportunity to work remotely permanently.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s according to a Redfin-commissioned survey fielded in November and December 2020 of more than 1,400 people who bought or sold a home in the previous 12 months or plan to buy or sell a home in the next 12 months across 32 major U.S. housing markets.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One-third of respondents\u201434%\u2014have already moved to a different city or area, and just as many\u201433%\u2014would like to. Broken down by distance, 30% of respondents said they have already moved less than 50 miles away from their former home and 23% would like to move less than 50 miles away. Just 4% of respondents have moved <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">more<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> than 50 miles away and 10% would like to move more than 50 miles away.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe haven\u2019t seen the end of pandemic-driven relocation; there will be a second wave of migration this year as permanent remote workers are able to let lifestyle preferences and affordability rather than proximity to the office dictate where they live,\u201d said Redfin chief economist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/author\/darylfairweather\/\">Daryl Fairweather<\/a>. \u201cAs homebuyers who want <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/home-prices-rising-car-dependent-walkable-neighborhoods\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">more space for their money<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> continue to move into suburban and rural areas, local governments will need to allow more homes to be built to accommodate them. Remote workers will continue to leave New York and San Francisco, which means homes in those places may become a bit more affordable, a development that could eventually attract new residents or allow local renters to become homeowners.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-71883 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/67-percent-of-people-would-want-to-move.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/67-percent-of-people-would-want-to-move.png 553w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/67-percent-of-people-would-want-to-move-300x226.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Broken down by income, 44% of people earning more than $150,000 per year have already moved to a different city or area, a significantly higher share than any other income group. Just 24% of people earning $50,000 to $74,000 per year have already moved or would like to.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The discrepancy in income groups is likely due to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/k-shaped-recovery-5080086#:~:text=What%20Is%20a%20K%2DShaped,industries%2C%20or%20groups%20of%20people.\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">K-shaped<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> economic recovery from the recession that\u2019s unequally benefiting wealthier Americans. People earning more money are more likely to\u00a0 have the opportunity to work remotely, and they\u2019re more likely to be able to afford to move to a different city or area.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-71884 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/incomes-over-150k.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"557\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/incomes-over-150k.png 557w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/incomes-over-150k-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>More than 70% of homebuyers and sellers expect remote work to continue post-pandemic<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, just 17% of respondents who are working remotely don\u2019t expect their work-from-home arrangement to continue, compared with 72% of respondents who expect to continue to do so after the pandemic subsides.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-71885 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/expect-to-continue-working-remotely.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"616\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/expect-to-continue-working-remotely.png 616w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/expect-to-continue-working-remotely-300x209.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The large share of respondents who expect to continue working remotely combined with the big portion who would relocate if they <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">could<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> work remotely means 2020\u2019s migration boom is far from over. A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/october-november-2020-housing-migration-trends\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">record 29.4%<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of Redfin.com users looked to move to a different metro area in October and November.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAlthough some people will return to offices this year as vaccines roll out, many more workers will remain remote,\u201d Fairweather said. \u201cWe expect even more homebuyers to be moving out of town this year as they solidify their remote-work plans.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Respondents are divided on whether migration will make America more united<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twenty-seven percent of respondents to the survey believe the current trend of Americans moving from expensive coastal areas to relatively affordable parts of the country will make the country less divided, and the same share believe it will make the country <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">more <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">divided.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Broken down by political affiliation, 33% of Biden voters believe migration will make the U.S. less divided versus 27% who believe it will make the country more divided. For Trump voters, 20% believe migration will make the U.S. less divided, while 31% say it will make the country more<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">divided.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-71886 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/americans-disagree-on-migration.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"559\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/americans-disagree-on-migration.png 559w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/americans-disagree-on-migration-300x226.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Liberal people relocating from expensive coastal areas to more affordable\u2014and typically more conservative\u2014inland parts of the country may lead to more politically diverse neighborhoods and cities, which could contribute to a less divided America. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But on the flip side, people moving to different areas often choose destinations where residents <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/migration-politics-election-2020\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hold the same political views<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as they do, which means increased political segregation is one possible outcome of the uptick in migration.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Half of people who moved during the pandemic believe migration will make the U.S. less divided<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Broken down by whether respondents have already moved, 48% of people who have already relocated believe the trend of Americans moving from expensive coastal areas to relatively affordable parts of the country will make the U.S. less divided, compared with 25% of people who would like to move and 21% of people who are not moving.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-71889 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/people-who-moved-during-pandemic.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"561\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/people-who-moved-during-pandemic.png 561w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/people-who-moved-during-pandemic-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>One-quarter of respondents are hesitant to move to a politically diverse area, down from 42% four years ago<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twenty-seven percent of survey respondents would be hesitant to move to an area where most residents have political views that differ from their own, the smallest share in at least four years. That\u2019s down from 42% of respondents in December 2016 and 32% in June 2020.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBecause homebuyers are prioritizing affordability and space as the pandemic continues,\u201d Fairweather said, \u201cthe political views of their neighbors aren\u2019t as important as they may have been in the past.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-71888 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/hesitation-falls.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"565\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/hesitation-falls.png 565w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/hesitation-falls-300x220.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pandemic-driven relocation is likely to continue throughout 2021. Twenty-seven percent of homebuyers believe migration will make the country less divided, but the same share believe it will make the country more divided.\u00a0 Two-thirds of homebuyers and sellers would consider moving\u2014or already have moved\u2014to a different city or area given the opportunity to work remotely permanently.\u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13153,"featured_media":71890,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[9,21],"dashboard":[],"coauthors":[124],"class_list":["post-71882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-migration","tag-coronavirus","tag-migration"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.7 (Yoast SEO v27.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Survey: One-Third of Homebuyers Would Relocate If Remote Work Becomes Permanent; One-Third Already Have<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Pandemic-driven relocation is likely to continue throughout 2021. 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