Category: relocation

Nevada’s Teacher’s Union Takes Action to Block Public Funding for A’s Stadium

The Nevada State Education Association (NSEA) is taking action to block public funding for the construction of a new baseball stadium for the Oakland A’s to move to Las Vegas in a campaign launched on Thursday. The statewide teachers union vowed to pursue “every possible path” to stop the use of public financing, including litigation or even…


Record Share of Americans Relocating to New Metro Areas

Over a quarter or 25.1 percent of house hunters in the United States were seeking to relocate to a new metropolitan area in February, according to real estate company Redfin. The interest to relocate registered at 22.9 percent in 2022, and approximately 18 percent prior to the pandemic. The latest number is a record high,…


Twenty-Five Percent of Homebuyers Looking to Shift to New Metro Areas Due to High Cost of Housing: Report

Roughly a quarter of Redfin homebuyers looked to move to a different metropolitan area in the fourth quarter of 2022 owing to home affordability issues, with places like Sacramento, Las Vegas, and Phoenix topping the list of destinations. In fourth quarter 2022, 24.6 percent of Refin users wanted to shift to a new metro area,…


Homebuyers Fleeing Big Cities Due to High Inflation and Rates

Homebuyers are increasingly moving to affordable places within the country as U.S. mortgage rates crossed the 7 percent mark last month and decades-high inflationary pressures cut into real incomes. According to Seattle-based real estate brokerage Redfin, homebuyers are looking to move into Sacramento, Las Vegas, and Tampa, with the biggest outflows seen in San Francisco,…


5 Unexpected Expenses to Prepare for in Retirement

It’s no secret that retirement can be expensive. It’s why we spend (or should spend) most of our productive life planning and preparing for it so it doesn’t become a financial nightmare. But even with the best-laid plans, some unexpected expenses can pop up and throw a wrench in your budget. That’s when we think,…


Canadians Moving to Smaller Communities Amid the Pandemic: StatsCan

Canadians are continuing to leave large, urban centres amid the pandemic, choosing instead to live in smaller communities near big cities, according to a new report from Statistics Canada. “A record number of people have opted to relocate outside the biggest CMAs [census metropolitan areas],” said the report released Jan. 13 by StatCan’s Centre for…


DeSantis Proposes $8 Million in Budget to Relocate Illegal Immigrants to Delaware, Martha’s Vineyard

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis set $8 million in his 2022–23 budget to transport illegal immigrants out of The Sunshine State. He proposed the spending in the Freedom First Budget (pdf) to protect against harms resulting from illegal immigration. The spending may include the transportation of unauthorized aliens located within Florida to other states or the…


Top US Diplomat Talks Relocation of Afghan Allies in Kuwait

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—The United States is negotiating with Kuwait and other countries whether they can host Afghans who supported the American war effort and could face Taliban revenge attacks if they stay in Afghanistan, America’s top diplomat said Thursday. During a visit to tiny, oil-rich Kuwait, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken did not…


Conditions for Shanghai Residents Rapidly Worsen as Authorities Report COVID-19 Outbreak

Thousands of residents in downtown Shanghai are being relocated to hotels in emergency isolation measures after local authorities said hospital workers and patients in the city center had tested positive for the CCP virus. Surrounding areas have also been locked down, with residents facing rapidly worsening conditions as the government attempts to halt the spread of…