moving statistics: One Reason Why Your Home Didn't Sell
- 06/14/09 03:30 PM
We all know that sales are down and that means household moving is down. Everyone in the moving-related business knows that, including real estate agents, mortgage brokers, moving companies and the like. What you may not know is that year before last was the lowest year for moving since the Census Bureau began keeping records in the 1940s. Only 12% of Americans changed housing between 2007-2008. That figure was down 1.3% from the year before. To statisticians, that is a huge number, although it might seem insignificant to the average consumer. Stats on Americans on the Move Highest Year for Moving (8 comments)