More than three-quarters (76%) of prospective home sellers nationwide say they would choose to live somewhere else if they could move today without financial or logistical barriers. More than half (54%) believe moving would improve their quality of life.
But many would-be sellers feel they can’t act on that desire: 58% say moving feels riskier than staying put, 49% feel financially locked into their current home and 42% say moving would hurt them financially.
Prospective home sellers show strong interest in listing strategies, like Redfin Early Access, that allow them to test the waters before fully committing.
More than four in five (83%) of prospective sellers say they are interested in a ‘coming soon’ approach to listing their home, and 84% say greater certainty their home would sell would make them more likely to list.