U.S. city home buyers desiring rural property 2020

COVID-19 has caused some city dwellers to consider moving to the suburbs or a rural area. The pandemic has led to an increase in remote working, which means that many employees are no longer tied to living in urban areas for work opportunities. In October 2020, 31 percent of United States realtors had more clients living in the city that wished to purchase property in a suburban or rural area, as compared to January 2020.

In 2020, home sales in the United States dropped drastically, with around 4.8 million houses being sold. That is 1.2 million houses less than the year before.

Compared to January 2020 (pre-pandemic), do you have a higher share of clients who live in the city who want to purchase a property in the suburb or rural area?

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Release date

November 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

November 2020

Number of respondents

3,915 respondents

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

2,146 of respondents had a client. Among those who had a client, the survey’s maximum margin of error for proportion estimates is two percent at the 95 percent confidence level. The margins of error for subgroups are larger.

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