{"id":84305,"date":"2026-03-11T09:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T16:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/?p=84305"},"modified":"2026-03-11T09:05:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T16:05:32","slug":"iran-conflict-homebuying-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/iran-conflict-homebuying-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Conflict Stalls Big Purchases Like Homes and Cars For 1 in 4 Americans; Most Are Undeterred"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong><i>The majority of Americans say the military conflict with Iran isn\u2019t impacting their plans to buy a home or car, per a new Redfin survey.\u00a0<\/i><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong><i>The Iran conflict has a smaller impact than tariffs or concerns about job security on purchase plans. The impact of October\u2019s government shutdown was similar. <\/i><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One-quarter (25%) of Americans are delaying or canceling plans for a major purchase like a home or car because of the military conflict with Iran, according to a new Redfin survey.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most Americans (56%) said the Iran war has no impact on their plans to make a major purchase.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"datawrapper-vis-D5yKx\" style=\"min-height: 525px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" defer src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/D5yKx\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\" data-target=\"#datawrapper-vis-D5yKx\"><\/script><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/D5yKx\/full.png\" alt=\"One-Quarter of Americans Are Canceling or Delaying Buying a Home, Car Due to Iran War (Column Chart)\" \/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is according to a Redfin-commissioned survey conducted by Ipsos on March 5-6, 2026. The nationally representative survey was fielded to 1,005 U.S. residents. The combined results have a credibility interval of +\/-3.8 percentage points.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The U.S. is embroiled in a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/03\/08\/us\/politics\/airstrikes-iran.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">military conflict<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with Iran, which has driven oil prices up and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/weekly-economic-update-march-9-2026\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">caused volatility<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in financial markets. That could push mortgage rates up, which is one potential hindrance for would-be homebuyers. It may also impact the housing market by exacerbating economic uncertainty, which can make people more cautious about major financial commitments. But as of the first week of March, most Americans were undeterred in plans to buy something costly like a home or car.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many Redfin agents in places with major military populations, like San Antonio and San Diego, say the Iran conflict hasn\u2019t yet come up as they discuss buying and\/or selling homes with clients. But a few Redfin agents have reported changes in buying plans:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Washington, D.C. Redfin agent said one house hunter is pausing buying plans due to uneasiness about tensions in the Middle East.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Redfin agent in San Diego said two buyers are stepping back from their home searches because they have family in Iran and are unsure about future plans.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Chicago, a Redfin agent said there\u2019s a general air of hesitation about buying a home, especially among first-time buyers, because of the Iran conflict and its economic tailwinds.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Iran Conflict Has Smaller Impact on Major Purchase Plans Than Tariffs, Job Security Concerns<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The impact of the Iran conflict on home- and car-buying plans is similar to the impact of the federal government shutdown in October: Small. A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/delaying-home-car-purchase-government-shutdown\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Redfin survey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from October found that 22% of Americans were canceling or delaying plans for a major purchase due to the government shutdown, while 65% said it had no impact.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other economic concerns from the last year have affected would-be buyers\u2019 mindsets much more than the Iran conflict. In April, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/survey-tariffs-major-purchase\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">more than half of Americans<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> said they were delaying or canceling plans to make a major purchase like a home or car due to tariffs. In August, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/survey-job-security-2025\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">42% of American workers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> said they were delaying or canceling a major purchase due to feelings about job security.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/questionnaire-redfin-survey-conducted-by-ipsos-march-2026\">full survey questionnaire<\/a>\u00a0for questions referenced in this report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The majority of Americans say the military conflict with Iran isn\u2019t impacting their plans to buy a home or car, per a new Redfin survey.\u00a0 The Iran conflict has a smaller impact than tariffs or concerns about job security on purchase plans. The impact of October\u2019s government shutdown was similar. 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