Housing Equality & Policy
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July 7, 2023
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 to rebound. Listings of homes for sale in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metropolitan area have recovered after plunging in the wake of Hurricane Ian last fall, and sales have […]
June 27, 2023
30% of surveyed homebuyers said seeing a rainbow flag in a neighborhood would make them more likely to bid on a home there. But the nation is divided; 22% said it would make them less likely to submit an offer. Nearly half of buyers said seeing a Confederate flag in a neighborhood would make them […]
March 3, 2023
1 in 5 home listings was affordable for the typical U.S. household, down from 2 in 5 in 2021. White households had three times as many affordable options as Black households. Can’t find a home you can afford? It’s not just you. Roughly one in five (21%) U.S. homes for sale in 2022 was affordable […]
October 25, 2022
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 risk homeowners invest to protect against, followed by flooding and hurricanes/other major tropical storms. 36% of homeowners say they have an insurance policy covering flooding—a higher share than other climate […]
October 20, 2022
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 metros. Pending home sales plunged 58% year over year in the Cape Coral, FL metro area during the four weeks ending Oct. 16 in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. That’s […]
