Housing Equality & Policy
All Policy & Current Issues
June 26, 2026
Most Republicans and Democrats believe there should be federal policies in place to make housing more affordable, according to a recent Redfin survey. For instance, 85% of Democrats say there should be first-time buyer tax breaks, and so do 77% of Republicans. These survey results align with broad bipartisan support behind the federal ROAD to […]
June 24, 2026
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 of climate risk. Some residents are leaving in search of cheaper housing or different politics. Counties at low risk of flooding gained nearly 70,000 residents last year, the biggest uptick […]
Vacant Lots for Sale Are Piling Up After the L.A. Fires; Investors Are Buying 40% of Those That Sell
December 30, 2025
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 in the January fires. Residents are grappling with a tough decision: Rebuild in the neighborhood they love, or sell to an investor in hopes of recouping some of their investment. […]
December 16, 2025
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 residents during this challenging time. Torrential rainfall that began last week has caused many of Washington State’s rivers to overflow, flooding scores of homes and triggering power outages and mudslides […]
December 9, 2025
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 effect took hold in Florida during hurricane season. In both instances, the bump in user engagement was short-lived. House hunters on Redfin.com are more likely to click into the climate-risk […]
