Housing Equality & Policy
Policy
Candidates Can't Buy Your Vote, But Can They Buy Your Town?
The White House might be the nation’s most expensive crib. As election 2016 gets into full swing, what else could all that campaign money buy?
Homebuyers Don’t Think Housing Is an Important Political Issue. We Disagree.
What’s on voters’ minds? Not housing. A Redfin survey found that three-fourths of them don’t think housing is an important political issue this year.
Which Candidate Is Most Likely to Help the Housing Market? You’ll Be Surprised
We surveyed home sellers about politics and the housing market. Here’s what they said.
DoJ: Competition and Innovation are Good, Even in Real Estate
Yesterday, the Department of Justice published a website that focuses on the importance to consumers of competition in real estate. There’s a good summary on
The Pride Premium: People in LGBTQ+ Friendly Areas Need to Earn $150,000 to Afford the Typical Home—A Premium of Nearly 50%
The typical home in areas with LGBTQ+ housing protections costs $492,290, compared with $357,010 for the typical home in areas without protections. San Francisco and
Nearly 1 in 5 People Who Plan to Vote for Trump Want to Live in a Place Where Abortion is Legal: Survey
A similar share of Trump voters want to live in a place that has laws allowing discussion of LGBTQ topics in schools and laws ensuring
Nearly Half of Biden Voters Want to Live in a Place Where Weed Is Legal. Only 12% of Trump Voters Do
High earners, college grads and remote workers were all more likely than the typical survey respondent to say they want to live somewhere with legal
Over One-Quarter of Recent Homebuyers Have No Idea How Much Their Agent Was Paid: Survey
Nearly 20% of recent buyers have no idea who paid their agent and how the amount was determined. 39% of homeowners with plans to sell
Majority of U.S. Homeowners and Renters Say Housing Affordability Affects Their Pick for President
Meanwhile, nearly two-thirds of respondents to a new Redfin survey say housing affordability makes them feel negative about the economy. More than half (53.2%) of
Redfin Survey: Roughly 40% of Respondents Who Reside in Texas, Florida Would Prefer Living Somewhere Abortion Is Legal
Texas and Florida survey respondents are twice as likely to cite affordability as a factor in choosing where to live than alignment on social issues,
