Housing Market News

Post-Pandemic Migration from Expensive Cities Likely As 1 in 4 Newly Remote Employees Expect Work-From-Home to Continue
The sudden shift to remote work, brought on by the coronavirus shutdowns will accelerate a major migration away from expensive coastal cities.

House Hunters’ Hunger for Small Towns Continues to Soar—Even as Interest in Big Cities Begins to Recover
Americans are shopping for homes in small towns at an exceptionally higher rate than they were last year and even last month

Interest in Rural Areas and Small Towns Spikes During the Coronavirus Outbreak
Small towns and rural areas may be set to boom in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. Homebuyer interest in these less-populous areas surged in March.

Arizona Amasses Californians and the Political Climate is Changing
Arizona’s political climate looks to change in 2020 after seeing an increase in people migrating from California looking for cheaper housing

Remote Work Is Enabling Americans to Move to More Affordable Cities
For 25% of Americans, telecommuting increases after a move.

Migrants Out of Expensive West Coast Metros Flocked to Portland, Oregon in Q4
Twenty-six percent of Redfin.com home searchers looked to move to another metro area in the fourth quarter of 2019, compared to 25% during the same period last year.

Nashville Lands on List of Popular Homebuyer Migration Destinations For First Time Since 2021
Nationwide, there are fewer homebuyers looking to relocate than a year ago due to elevated mortgage rates and high housing costs. But many of the

Austin, Once a Migration Hotspot, Is Losing Homebuyers to Other Cities For First Time on Record
Homebuyers are looking to leave Austin as housing costs stay high, and some recent transplants move back to their hometowns. On the other side of

A Record Share of Homebuyers Are Relocating, Many to Places Endangered By Climate Change
Sacramento and Las Vegas, which grapple with extreme heat, are the most popular destinations for relocating homebuyers. Four of the 10 most popular are in

Myrtle Beach, SC Lands on List of Popular Homebuyer Migration Destinations For First Time
A record 26% of Redfin.com users are looking to move out of their hometown. Relatively affordable places like Las Vegas, Sacramento and Myrtle Beach are

Las Vegas Tops List of Popular Homebuyer Destinations For First Time, With West Coast Migrants Drawn to Cheaper Homes
The typical Las Vegas home costs less than half as much as one in Los Angeles, San Francisco or Seattle, the most common origins for

Migration Into America’s Most Flood-Prone Areas Has More Than Doubled Since the Start of the Pandemic
Nearly 400,000 more people moved into than out of the most flood-prone counties in 2021 and 2022—a 103% increase from the prior two years. The