{"id":7097,"date":"2025-12-26T08:09:29","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T13:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deeds.com\/articles\/?p=7097"},"modified":"2025-12-26T08:09:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T13:09:30","slug":"throwing-in-the-towel-redfin-looks-at-whos-leaving-flood-prone-counties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deeds.com\/articles\/throwing-in-the-towel-redfin-looks-at-whos-leaving-flood-prone-counties\/","title":{"rendered":"Throwing in the Towel? Redfin Looks at Who\u2019s Leaving \u201cFlood-Prone\u201d Counties"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Redfin recently took a look at the twists and turns in deed transfer trends since 2019, before the pandemic began. The company found some striking geography stats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Water is moving people. Flood-Prone America Is Seeing More People Move Out Than In<\/em>, Redfin has announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Boomerang Effect: Reversing the Pandemic Trends<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Redfin\u2019s analysis shines a spotlight on U.S. counties with elevated flood risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mostly, these are sun belt counties. Their core cities \u2014 chiefly Miami and Houston \u2014 are losing tens of thousands more residents than they\u2019re gaining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many of the people who left are part of the \u201cboomerang\u201d effect. That is, they may have moved to flood-prone states in the pandemic, and have since had a change of heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the pandemic, a segment of the U.S. population figured it would be a great time to move to sunnier zones. A classic retirement goal! Why not get a jump on it, given the sudden flow of opportunities to work remotely?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So they moved. And Miami became more expensive than ever. Its new residents may have been taken aback by this. And then there\u2019s the heat, the sea level rise, and the tropical storms. Redfin\u2019s analysis finds that the Florida boomerang effect is mainly climate-related.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There were other pandemic movers, too. And they found other sun belt destinations. For those who went to Texas, there are a range of reasons, now, to move again. Some of these moves involve climate and weather, mixed with other factors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Texas sellers might leave in order to buy bigger homes. Or to find better affordability. Or towns they think they\u2019d prefer. Some are fed up with the high property tax rates. And, like Florida, Texans pay above-average home insurance prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Redfin quotes one of its affiliated agents who is representing a number of sellers who moved to Texas from the West Coast during the pandemic. Houston isn\u2019t what they expected, reports the agent. They\u2019ve grown weary of the extreme heat or the politics or both.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Southern Texas has also experienced wildly erratic weather events. The freeze of 2021 shocked residents and brought with it an abrupt and massive power crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Top 10 Places to Sell Now Include Miami, Houston, and Brooklyn<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Major hubs along coasts or tidal rivers are prominent in the top ten list for people moving out. These metro areas with the highest outflows include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n