Good schools, affordable homes, walkable neighborhoods — these are some of the many attributes that most Americans likely consider when choosing to buy a home.
Also see: ‘A lot of us don’t realize how on the edge how many people live’: If Roe v. Wade is overturned, abortion-rights advocates warn of the economic toll on women Most of these states are located in the Sunbelt and Rocky Mountain regions — parts of the country that have seen their popularity soar among home buyers in recent years. The question now becomes whether housing markets in states like Texas, Arizona and Florida — which could ban or severely limit the availability of abortions — can withstand this political test.
“‘If I want to live in a place where I can walk to a Whole Foods, that’s an economic lifestyle choice.’” “If I want to live in a place where I can walk to a Whole Foods, that’s an economic lifestyle choice that just happens to be highly correlated with living in a Democratic area,” Redfin RDFN, +3.53% deputy chief economist Taylor Marr said. By that same token, someone who wants to own a lot of land and likes eating at a restaurant like Cracker Barrel may very well end up in a more conservative area.
I think the red states would absolutely love it if blue states did their own thing and left everyone else alone.
Yes, get the liberals out of Texas and Florida. GOP needs the electoral votes!