{"id":82191,"date":"2025-09-15T05:00:03","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T12:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/?p=82191"},"modified":"2025-09-12T11:13:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T18:13:21","slug":"fewer-canadians-searching-for-homes-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/fewer-canadians-searching-for-homes-united-states\/","title":{"rendered":"The Number of Canadians Searching For U.S. Homes Is Down 20% From Last Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The number of Canadian <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/redfin.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Redfin.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> users searching for homes to buy or rent in the U.S. dropped 19.5% year over year in August. For comparison, the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">total <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">number of prospective buyers and renters searching on <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/redfin.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Redfin.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> declined, too, but by a fraction of the amount.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The number of Canadians searching for U.S. homes started dropping significantly in February, when the White House implemented <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/fact-sheets\/2025\/02\/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-imposes-tariffs-on-imports-from-canada-mexico-and-china\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25% tariffs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on imports from Canada.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The steepest decline was a 34.2% year-over-year drop in April, the month the Trump administration announced its global <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2025\/04\/02\/business\/trump-tariffs-liberation-day\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tariff policy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The declines have shrunk since then as the initial shock of the tariffs wears off, but are still notable.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/unnamed-4.webp 491w,https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/unnamed-4-300x232.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/unnamed-4.png\" height=\"380\" width=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/unnamed-4.png 491w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/unnamed-4-300x232.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-82192 size-full sp-no-webp\" alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\"  > <\/picture><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is according to an analysis of the number of <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/redfin.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Redfin.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> users based in Canada searching for homes for sale and for rent in the United States. The data is based on unique users, i.e. the number of different people who access U.S. home listings on <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/redfin.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Redfin.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or the Redfin app within a defined period; that user is counted only once for the period.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The drop in Canada-based searches for U.S. homes comes as some Canadians grow weary of American politics. Research <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2025\/07\/24\/canadians-opinions-of-the-us-and-its-president-are-at-or-near-historic-lows\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">shows<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that Canadians\u2019 opinions of the U.S. and its president are near historic lows. In addition to instituting tariffs, President Trump has several times called for Canada to become the \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/trump-talking-making-canada-51st-state\/story?id=119767909\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">51st state<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s also important to note that the Canadian dollar has been <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/us\/canadian-dollar-hits-three-week-low-broad-based-usd-strength-2025-05-08\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fairly weak<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> this spring and summer, which makes it more difficult to afford U.S. homes. The Canadian dollar <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bankofcanada.ca\/publications\/mpr\/mpr-2025-01-29\/in-focus-2\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">started declining<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> against the U.S. dollar in late 2024, mostly because of uncertainty about trade policies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOne Canadian client is in the process of selling his last U.S. property because he no longer sees it as a good place to invest or vacation,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/real-estate-agents\/cheryl-vanelsis\">Cheryl Van Elsis<\/a>, a Redfin Premier agent in Las Vegas. \u201cHe used to own four homes in the Las Vegas area, which he mainly rented to fellow Canadians here for casinos or poker events. But now, he no longer wants ties to the U.S.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Historically, Canadians have made up the largest portion of international homebuyers in the U.S. In 2024, they made up <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/2024-international-transactions-in-us-residential-real-estate-report-07-17-2024.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13% of foreign buyers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, buying $5.9 billion worth of U.S. real estate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Fewer Canadians Are Searching For Homes in All But 4 Major U.S. Metro Areas<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Canadian searches for U.S. homes have fallen in 46 of the 50 largest U.S. metros.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">West Palm Beach, FL saw the biggest decline, with a 26.6% year-over-year drop in August. Two other Florida metros, Tampa (-23.1%) and Orlando (-23%) are also among the 10 metros where the number of Canadians searching for U.S. homes fell most. It\u2019s worth noting that Florida is historically the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/2024-international-transactions-in-us-residential-real-estate-report-07-17-2024.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">top U.S. destination for foreign buyers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, so the declines in Florida are especially significant.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anaheim, CA (-26%) saw the second-biggest decline, followed by Columbus, OH (-25.6%), Detroit (-25.5%) and Los Angeles (-25.5%).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Florida has historically been a popular place for snowbirds from Canada and northern U.S. states to have second homes. But homebuying demand in the Sunshine State has <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/florida-homes-for-sale-record-high\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dropped across the board<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> over the last several years amid surging insurance, HOA and property-tax costs, along with an increase in natural disasters.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/unnamed-5.webp 493w,https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/unnamed-5-300x231.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/unnamed-5.png\" height=\"379\" width=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/unnamed-5.png 493w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/unnamed-5-300x231.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-82193 size-full sp-no-webp\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\"  > <\/picture><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The only major metro areas where <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">more <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Canadians are searching for U.S. homes this year than last year are Kansas City, MO, Nashville, TN, Jacksonville, FL and Fort Worth, TX.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><b>Metro-Level Summary: Canada-Based Redfin.com Users Searching in the U.S., August 2025<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year-over-year change in Canada-based <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/redfinc.com\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Redfin<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.com users, searching for homes in the specified U.S. metro area<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50 most populous U.S. metros<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>U.S. metro area<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Redfin.com users, YoY change<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anaheim, CA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-26.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Atlanta, GA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-0.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Austin, TX<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-18.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baltimore, MD<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-8.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boston, MA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-22.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Charlotte, NC<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-9.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chicago, IL<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-10.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cincinnati, OH<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-12.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cleveland, OH<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-2.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Columbus, OH<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-25.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dallas, TX<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-8.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Denver, CO<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-7.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Detroit, MI<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-25.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fort Lauderdale, FL<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-16.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fort Worth, TX<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Houston, TX<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-15.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indianapolis, IN<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-2.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jacksonville, FL<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kansas City, MO<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Las Vegas, NV<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-13.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Los Angeles, CA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-25.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miami, FL<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-13.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Milwaukee, WI<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-6.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minneapolis, MN<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-13.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Montgomery County, PA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-18.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nashville, TN<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nassau County, NY<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-19.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Brunswick, NJ<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-18.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New York, NY<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-22.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Newark, NJ<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-3.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oakland, CA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-4.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Orlando, FL<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-23.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Philadelphia, PA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-10.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Phoenix, AZ<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-10.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pittsburgh, PA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-7.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Portland, OR<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-14.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Providence, RI<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-16.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Riverside, CA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-15.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sacramento, CA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-6.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">San Antonio, TX<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-17.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">San Diego, CA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-25.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">San Francisco, CA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-11.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">San Jose, CA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-13.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seattle, WA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-13.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">St. Louis, MO<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-1.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tampa, FL<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-23.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Virginia Beach, VA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-7.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Warren, MI<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-10.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Washington, DC<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-24.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">West Palm Beach, FL<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-26.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>National \u2013 U.S.A.<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>-19.5%<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canadian searches for U.S. homes dropped off when the White House announced steep tariffs on Canadian goods in the spring. 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