Housing Market News
Migration
Big Budgets From Out-of-Town Homebuyers Are Edging Out Locals in Popular Destinations Like Phoenix & Las Vegas
With a record share of Redfin.com home searchers looking to move to another metro, out-of-towners are making it difficult for local residents to win bidding
A Record 31% of Redfin.com Users Look to Relocate as Homebuyer Interest in Affordable Areas Intensifies
Phoenix is the most popular destination for Redfin.com users looking to move away from expensive coastal cities. Some out-of-town buyers are shifting their search from
Remote Tech Workers Moving From San Francisco to Las Vegas Would Have $40,000 More Disposable Income in Their New Hometown
Redfin’s migration affordability calculator shows that a move from Seattle to Phoenix would yield $12,000 more in annual disposable income for the typical tech worker,
Bend, Boise and Charleston Are Attracting Twice as Many Out-of-Town Homebuyers as Last Year Amid Pandemic-Fueled Migration
A record 31% of Redfin.com users looked to move to a different metro in January, driven by homebuyers relocating to relatively affordable metro areas. Nationwide,
Austin, Atlanta & Tampa Are Attracting Homebuyers From More Expensive Cities, Contributing to a Housing Supply Crunch
Twenty-eight percent of Redfin.com users looked to move to another metro area in 2020, up from 25.5% in 2019, driving double-digit inventory shortages in popular
Out-of-Towners Moving Into Nashville, Atlanta and Austin Have More Than 30% Bigger Homebuying Budgets Than Locals
Out-of-towners have bigger budgets than locals in 31 of the 34 cities included in this analysis, and they’re driving up home prices. The average housing
Here Are Eight U.S. Migration Hotspots Where Homes Are Still Relatively Affordable
As a record share of homebuyers move to different parts of the country, prices in popular destinations like Miami and Phoenix have shot up. But
A Record Share of Homebuyers Are Relocating as Skyrocketing Housing Costs Make Affordable Areas Even More Attractive
Nearly one-third (32.3%) of Redfin.com users looked to move away from their hometown in the first quarter, an all-time high. The number of homebuyers leaving
A Record Share of U.S. Homebuyers Are Looking to Relocate as Prices Skyrocket
With home prices up 16% from a year ago and mortgage rates rising, many Americans are searching for homes in more affordable areas. The share
Nearly 1 in 3 Homebuyers Is Looking to Relocate, an All-Time High
Redfin’s chief economist predicts the share of Americans relocating will keep increasing as the year goes on, with rising mortgage rates and skyrocketing rents making
Out-of-Town Buyers Have Nearly 30% More to Spend on Homes Than Locals in Migration Hotspots Like Nashville, Atlanta and Miami
Relocators have more to spend on homes than locals in 42 of the 49 cities included in this analysis. The average out-of-towner moving to Nashville
Home Prices Are Soaring in America’s Most Popular Migration Destinations
Phoenix, Dallas and Orlando were the most popular migration destinations of 2021. But with home prices up roughly 30% in certain Sun Belt hotspots, some
