Housing Equality & Policy
Climate Change
Climate Change Will Exacerbate the U.S. Housing Shortage
Redfin Chief Economist Daryl Fairweather presents on climate change and housing to members of the Federal Reserve, US Treasury, FDIC, SEC, CFTC, CFPB, FHFA, NCUA,
Home Prices Grow at Much Slower Rate in Towns Burned by California’s Most Destructive Wildfires
In the three years after major fires, home prices rise 21% in directly-hit areas on average, compared with 33% growth just outside of fire zones.
More People Are Moving In Than Out of Areas Facing High Risk From Climate Change
The U.S. counties with the largest share of homes facing high heat, drought, fire, flood and storm risk saw their populations grow from 2016-2020 due
More Than a Third of Utah Homes Face High Fire Risk—A Bigger Share Than Other Western States
39% of homes are in danger of burning in Utah—the country’s fastest growing state—compared with less than 10% in California, Washington and Oregon. In dollar
Homes With High Flood Risk Are Selling for Nearly $50,000 More Than Low-Risk Homes as Pandemic Buyers Chase Waterfront Properties
The typical home with high flood risk sold for $402,010 in the first quarter—a 14% premium over the typical home with low flood risk. That’s
1 in 5 Americans Believes Climate Change Is Hurting Home Values In Their Area: Survey
Plus, nearly two-thirds of U.S. homeowners have spent money to protect their homes against climate risks, with over one-third investing $5,000 or more. Extreme temperatures
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
