Housing Equality & Policy
Policy
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,
42% of Americans Are Hesitant to Move to a Place Where They’d Be in the Political Minority, Up From 32% in June
The share of people who are hesitant to relocate to an area where they’d be in the racial, ethnic or religious minority also increased—to 28%
Redfin Survey: Most Suburban Residents Wouldn’t Mind a Low-Income Housing Development in their Neighborhood
Thirty-eight percent of homebuyers and sellers don’t want to see low-income housing in their neighborhood, according to an August Redfin survey of more than 1,400
6.5% More Americans Looked to Relocate to Red and Swing Counties than to Blue Counties in the Spring
In search of affordability and space, people are leaving politically liberal areas for conservative places, a trend that’s more pronounced in swing states. Migration to
Redfin Survey: 22% of Homebuyers and Sellers Say the Presidential Election Is Impacting Their Plans
Historically, home sales have remained relatively flat during the fall and early winter of election years compared with non-election years. This year, we expect 6.2 million total home sales, 3% more than 2019
Hot Housing Market Spans the Political Spectrum, with Prices Up Double Digits in Blue, Red and Swing Counties
Homes are selling the fastest in swing counties, a reflection of rising interest in the suburbs as the pandemic drives homebuyers to prioritize space.
Survey: More Than Half of Homebuyers and Sellers Oppose Housing Density, Only a Quarter Support It.
Homebuyers and sellers are nearly twice as likely to oppose the building of dense housing in their neighborhood than they are to support it.
