While the 30-year fixed mortgage rates tick closer to 7% in November, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) Migration Trends report found 46% of US homebuyers to have migrated to the South last year. "That’s really where they’re finding more affordability opportunities, but also some of the strongest job markets. So they’re really poised for long-term growth, as well," NAR Director of Business & Consumer Research Matt Christopherson tells Brad Smith on Wealth. Christopherson elaborates further on the report tracking 2023 patterns, which saw homebuyers placing a higher priority on living closer to family and friends: "People are really looking for ways to be able to get into this market and compete. They’re also looking for lower and more favorable tax rates, especially to combat insurance costs that are really rising in the housing space. And a lot of that occurs in the South."
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