Survey shows shift in consumer real estate decisions; more making move for the better

Dennis Norman

Dennis Norman

By: Dennis Norman

Relocation.Comconducted a survey in June which shows that 50 percent of people who recently moved did so to improve their living situation, whether to move into a bigger home or move to a better neighborhood. The results of Relocation.Com’s most recent survey is a dramatic reversal from a similar Relocation.Com survey in March 2009 that found the recession played a much larger role in the decision to move.

relocation.comAs the primary reason for moving, No. 1 on the list was to live in a bigger/better home (26 percent), followed by living in a better neighborhood or area (24 percent) to the closer to family/friends (12 percent) living in an area with a lower cost of living (9 percent), or move that was sparked by a change in marital status (6 percent). Moving because of school, job loss, retirement or foreclosure each garnered 3 percent or less. Continue reading “Survey shows shift in consumer real estate decisions; more making move for the better