The coronavirus pandemic is causing homebuyers to rethink what they want in a home, with more people relocating to places where they can afford more outdoor space and room for home offices, according to Redfin agents.
A record 27.4% of Redfin.com users looked to move to another metro area in the second quarter of 2020. That’s up from 25.2% in the second quarter of 2019 and 26.0% in the first quarter of this year.
Last month, we published a preliminary look at second-quarter migration patterns, which showed that 27.0% of home searchers were looking to move to another metro in