Home : Blogs : Kevin McGourty - Moving Help - nationwide : MovingHelp.com - Loading, Unloading, Packing & Unpacking services

Not on David Letterman - Top 10 Reasons People Move

They say, "Imitation is the sincerest of flattery." Well, kudos to David Letterman for spawning the Top Ten List era. Or was it Johnny Carson -- whom Letterman tried to replace upon his retirement, but lost out to Jay Leno?

I will give you the Top 19 Reasons why people moved in the U.S. (You get the extra bonus of nine for being a member of AR.)

Note: According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are various reasons why an average of 100,000 people moved each day in 2006. For a breakdown by gender see "Migration - Not Just for the Birds."

(Statistics from U.S. Census Bureau - Migration Report - 2006)

Feel free to use any information from me that might help your business. Afterall, "Imitation is...."

Posted by Kevin McGourty - Moving Help - nationwide on 06/12/2008 05:46 PM

Comments (18)

moving, moving help, movers, moving companies, relocation, relocating, moving statistics, moving charts, reasons people move, migration

This post has been included in Arizona Information Maricopa County, AZ Information Phoenix, AZ Information

18 Comments on Not on David Letterman - Top 10 Reasons People Move

JUN

2008

Hmm and here I thought is was they wanted to be near to me : )

Great info if you know why the are moving then you can market to the why and build you buyer business

I am suprised that the new job is only about 8%. Also suprised that the divorce rate is only about 6%. Seems like everyone in our area is either getting a new job or getting divorced.

Interesting information. I'm curious what your source is?

Eric - Confidence is a very good thing. :) Know your target groups -- you are right.

Lisa - I would think those numbers would be stronger to.

Jude - U.S. Census Bureau - Migration Report 2006. I will add that to the blog. Thanks.

Very information and interesting.

Ellie - Hope it helps in some small way. Thanks for stopping by. Drop by anytime.

JUN

2008

That's very interesting, the last few times I have moved have been job/better apartment related. I think the next time I move it will not be for a better apartment (mine rocks!) but for a better neighborhood, perhaps at the cost of a worse apartment.

Poppy - Thanks for responding...all the way from London. I think your world and mine have to be about opposite when it comes to the weather. Phoenix, AZ - 312 days of sunshine. London = 2. :) I enjoy your blogs. The only thing missing is your accent.

And I thought it was to get away from the neighbor from HELL. That must be only the people I know.... haha

JUN

2008

Georgina - Some how I don't think the U.S. Census Bureau put that down as an option to select. However, you can bet people would have selected it.

Kevin, I an surprised that moving to cheaper housing was way up there at 6.2%. That is a positive sign that homeownership is still affordable.

Georgina- ROTFLMBO!

JUN

2008

Hi Kevin,
Interesting statistics you shared with us, some are surprising to me.

Pam & Cynthia - I agree - some of those stats are a surprise. I will post some other blogs on Migration trends in the U.S. - that are also interesting.

JUN

2008

Hi Kevin, Thanks for sharing that information, its very interesting to see the statistics on that. It will be very intersting to see how that changes over the next few years.

Carla - I think the encouraging part for realtors is that even though the economy is struggling, there are still a ton of people that move each year - 40K - for various reasons. Glad you took the time to stop by.

AUG

2008

Oh man, Dad you are hilarious! I really liked your responses to those "I like... I smell..." things. That was funny. You are so clever. I love you!!

Leave a response…

Name:

Email:
(optional)

Comment:

What does the graphic say?

Not on David Letterman - Top 10 Reasons People Move

Leave a response…

Twitter Updates