Analyzing the Decline in the Migration Trend Amid High Mortgage Rates and Home Prices

With mortgage rates and home prices high, more homeowners are staying put, according to a report by Redfin.

The number of homeowners looking to move to a different metro area started to decline in the fall of 2023, dropping to 23.9% in November 2023. That marked the lowest share in a year and a half and below the 26% seen last summer.

While some of it also has to do with remote work becoming less popular with employers, the rate of mobility among homeowners has steadily been decreasing since the 1980s as older Americans have decided to age in their current homes.

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