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Report: Domestic Migration Continues Shaping Local Economies
Although Florida and Texas are touted as the strongest magnets for in-migration, South Carolina and Delaware actually set the pace last year, Placer.ai says in a new white paper. With the exodus from coastal markets seen during the pandemic having cooled, no state recorded net inflows or outflows exceeding 0.7% of its starting population in 2025.
“[[R]return-to-office mandates, higher mortgage rates, and a shrinking affordability gap between coastal cities and many COVID-era hotspots have dampened the incentive to move,” according to Placer.ai’s Migration After the Boom: Where Americans Are Moving in 2026. “But even in a slower market, domestic migration remains one of the most powerful forces shaping local economies, housing markets, and consumer demand.”
The new report leverages AI-powered location analytics to examine the relocation patterns reshaping the U.S. It analyzes where Americans are moving, the demographic and economic forces driving those decisions, and how retailers, investors, developers, and policymakers can respond to the opportunities and challenges created by these shifts.
- ◦Economy
