Housing Equality & Policy
Climate Change
Over $50 Billion Worth of Los Angeles Homes Were Impacted by the January Wildfires
The typical home that was impacted had a value of $3.7 million prior to the fires. $51.7 billion worth of homes in the city of
Florida Condo Prices Are Holding Up Best Away From the Coast
Condo prices are up 5% year over year in inland Florida, but down a respective 5% and 3% on Florida’s Gulf Coast and Atlantic Coast.
Older Americans Are More Likely to Buy Disaster-Prone Homes Than Younger Americans
37% of home purchases made by people 65+ occur in counties with high risk of extreme heat, compared with 32% of purchases made by people
Homes With Low Natural Disaster Risk Are Rising in Value Faster Than Homes With High Risk for the First Time in Over a Decade
This year marked the first time since 2010 that low-risk homes across three major climate categories—heat, fire and flood—gained value faster than high-risk homes. That
41% of Florida Residents Have Money Set Aside for Climate-Related Repairs: Survey
Two in five (40.8%) Florida residents have set aside funds for home repairs relating to unpredictable events caused by climate change. That’s according to a
Nearly One-Third of Young Adults Say Hurricane Helene Has Made Them Reconsider Where They Want to Live in the Future: Survey
Almost one-quarter of respondents overall expect insurance premiums in their area to increase after the storm. Nearly one-third (32%) of U.S. residents aged 18-34 say
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
