03/29/2024

Report: Bay Area residents are leading the nationwide migration

California dreaming? Hardly.

Mattresses on sidewalks, moving vans in driveways and hasty garage sales hint at a trend Bay Area residents have long suspected – exodus.

Real estate brokerage site Redfin released its annual “migration report” on Monday and found that those residing in San Francisco Metro are the most likely to leave. The catalyst for moving – high housing costs – should surprise no one.

“Movement of Bay Area residents to more affordable metro areas dominated the nation’s migration patterns in the first quarter,” the report states.

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