Housing Equality & Policy
Climate Change
Fire-Prone Parts of Rural Northern California Are Losing Residents, Bucking National Trend
Tuolumne County, CA, in the Yosemite foothills, lost more residents than any other fire-prone U.S. county in 2025. It was followed closely by Sutter County,
Flood-Prone Parts of America Are Losing Residents at Nearly Twice Last Year’s Rate
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
Vacant Lots for Sale Are Piling Up After the L.A. Fires; Investors Are Buying 40% of Those That Sell
Investors purchase roughly 2 in 5 lots that sell in the Pacific Palisades, Altadena and Malibu areas; many of these lots once held homes destroyed
Washington Flooding: Redfin’s Latest Flood-Risk and Housing Data as Atmospheric River Sweeps State
This report outlines county-level flood-risk data and housing statistics for Washington State in light of this month’s devastating flooding. Our hearts go out to Washington
Homebuyers Are More Likely to Click on Climate-Risk Data After Major Disasters—But the Urgency Is Fleeting
The share of Redfin users clicking into the climate-risk section of home listings nearly doubled after the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires started burning. The same
Flood-Prone America Is Seeing More People Move Out Than In for the First Time Since 2019
An analysis of domestic migration data shows high-flood-risk counties lost nearly 30,000 more residents than they gained last year, driven largely by outflows from Miami
Home Listings, Sales Bounce Back in Florida Towns Hit by Hurricane Ian Despite Increasing Climate Risk
The Cape Coral metro area has more than made up for the plunge in new listings caused by the storm. Home sales have also started
58% of Homeowners Have Spent Money to Protect Their Homes From Climate Threats: Survey
One-third of homeowners have spent $5,000 or more to make their homes more resilient to climate risk. Overall, extreme temperatures are the most common climate
Pending Home Sales Plummet Over 50% in Three Florida Metros Hit by Hurricane Ian
Cape Coral saw pending sales sink 58%—nearly double the national decline—while Naples and North Port saw similar drops. New listings also slumped in all three
Nearly Two-Thirds of Homebuyers and Sellers Are Hesitant to Move Somewhere With Climate Risk: Survey
62% of people who plan to buy or sell a home in the next year are reluctant to relocate to a place at risk of
Homebuyers With Access to Flood-Risk Data Bid on Lower-Risk Homes
Redfin users who viewed homes with severe and/or extreme flood risk prior to a Redfin experiment proceeded to bid on homes with 54% less risk
America Is Increasingly Building Homes in Disaster-Prone Areas
55% of homes being built today face fire risk, compared with 14% of homes built from 1900 to 1959, as suburbanization and a shift to
