Migration

March 6, 2023

Homebuyer Exodus From Big, High-Cost Coastal Metros Continued in 2022

During the pandemic, more people moved out of expensive metros in search of affordability, outdoor amenities and warmer weather. However, homebuyers’ location choice may shift again.

September 16, 2021

How Homebuyer Migration Changed in 2021

As more people are vaccinated and the economy improves, homebuyers' location choices are shifting once again. This analysis highlights trends in owner-occupant homebuyer migration through July 2021.

March 22, 2021

Hidden Treasure: Boise and the Mountain-West Housing Boom

It is no exaggeration to say that the Mountain-West Region has had the healthiest housing market in the United States during the pandemic. Boise, Idaho, epitomizes this. Following the most basic economic theory, housing demand increases will express themselves in some combination of price and sal...

March 18, 2021

Big Coastal Metros Continue to Experience Loss in Home-Purchase App...

New York Had the Highest Net Out-Migration and Riverside Had the Highest Net In-Migration In spite of the confluence of the COVID-19 pandemic and high unemployment in 2020, the total number of home-purchase loan applications rose by 11% from 2019. The need for more space (to accommodate an office...

February 10, 2021

Top 20 Counties to Watch: Millennial Homebuyers Are Settling Down

First-Time Home Buyers Account for Greater Share of Mortgage Applicants in 2020 First-time home buyers have been a growing share of the home buying population, a trend that accelerated in 2020. According to CoreLogic Fraud Consortium Loan Application data, the share of first-time buyers surged to...