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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
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
Austin Was the Most Popular Destination for Redfin.com Users Looking to Move to a Different Metro in the Fourth Quarter
A record 30% of Redfin.com users looked to move to a different metro in the fourth quarter, a 16% uptick from the same time period
Survey: One-Third of Homebuyers Would Relocate If Remote Work Becomes Permanent; One-Third Already Have
Pandemic-driven relocation is likely to continue throughout 2021. Twenty-seven percent of homebuyers believe migration will make the country less divided, but the same share believe
Austin Is Attracting Twice As Many Out-of-Town Homebuyers As Last Year
Nationally, a record 29.4% of Redfin.com users looked to move to another metro in October and November. Sacramento, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Austin and Atlanta were
There’s Been a 70% Uptick in Redfin.Com Users Looking to Relocate to Sacramento and Las Vegas Since Last Year
There has been a 50% increase in the number of people looking to leave New York and Los Angeles since last year. Nearly 29% of
Redfin Survey: 1 in 4 Americans Want to Live Somewhere Else Due to Their Local Government’s Pandemic Response
Fifty-three percent of Americans are uncomfortable with the idea of moving to a big city, up from 39% before the pandemic. Twenty-six percent of Americans
