15% Fewer Canadians Are Searching for Homes in the U.S.
- The number of Canada-based Redfin.com users searching for U.S. homes fell 15.3% year over year in June.
- Over the last two years, Canadian searches for U.S. homes have dropped roughly 37%.
- Canada-based home searches declined in 45 of the 50 most populous U.S. metros, with the biggest drops in San Antonio (-51.8%), Austin (-48.6%), Nassau County, NY (-33.4%) and Houston (-32.5%).
- Canada-based home searches increased in five U.S. metros, with the biggest gains in Kansas City (17.6%), New Brunswick, NJ (11.6%) and Nashville (9.4%). They also increased in Sacramento and St. Louis, both up 9.3%.
The number of Canada-based Redfin.com users searching for U.S. homes to buy or rent fell 15.3% year over year in June. That compares with a 10.1% decline in May.
Over the last two years, Canadian searches for U.S. homes have dropped roughly 37%, after posting a 25.7% year-over-year decline in June 2025.
This is according to a Redfin analysis of Canada-based Redfin.com users searching for U.S. homes for sale and rent. The data is based on unique users, meaning each person who viewed U.S. listings on Redfin.com or the Redfin app during a given month is counted once.
Redfin search data is an early indicator of housing demand, but searches do not necessarily result in moves or completed home purchases.
“Canada’s economy is starting to recover after a weak start to the year, but uncertainty around trade, jobs, the domestic housing market and inflation is still prompting many Canadians to think twice about making a major purchase,” said Chen Zhao, Redfin’s head of economics research. “Buying a home in another country is a particularly big financial commitment, so it makes sense that some Canadians are putting those plans on hold.”
Canadian Demand Is Falling in 45 of the 50 Largest U.S. Metros
Canada-based home searches declined from a year earlier in 45 of the 50 most populous U.S. metros.
The biggest decline was in San Antonio, where Canada-based searches dropped 51.8% year over year. Canada-based searches fell 48.6% in Austin, 33.4% in Nassau County, NY, 32.5% in Houston and 29.3% in Cleveland.
Canada-based searches increased in five metros. Kansas City posted the largest gain, with home searches originating in Canada rising 17.6% year over year, followed by New Brunswick, NJ (11.6%), Nashville (9.4%), Sacramento (9.3%) and St. Louis (9.3%).
| Metro-Level Summary: Canada-Based Redfin.com Users Searching in the U.S., June 2026
Year-over-year change in Canada-based Redfin.com users searching for homes in the specified U.S. metro area 50 most populous U.S. metros |
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| U.S. metro area | Redfin.com users, YoY change |
| Anaheim, CA | -15.4% |
| Atlanta, GA | -9.3% |
| Austin, TX | -48.6% |
| Baltimore, MD | -22.2% |
| Boston, MA | -14.2% |
| Charlotte, NC | -19.1% |
| Chicago, IL | -14.2% |
| Cincinnati, OH | -19.3% |
| Cleveland, OH | -29.3% |
| Columbus, OH | -23.5% |
| Dallas, TX | -19.6% |
| Denver, CO | -22.0% |
| Detroit, MI | -23.9% |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | -15.1% |
| Fort Worth, TX | -20.2% |
| Houston, TX | -32.5% |
| Indianapolis, IN | -13.2% |
| Jacksonville, FL | -3.4% |
| Kansas City, MO | 17.6% |
| Las Vegas, NV | -25.2% |
| Los Angeles, CA | -11.6% |
| Miami, FL | -15.2% |
| Milwaukee, WI | -12.5% |
| Minneapolis, MN | -11.6% |
| Montgomery County, PA | -18.8% |
| Nashville, TN | 9.4% |
| Nassau County, NY | -33.4% |
| New Brunswick, NJ | 11.6% |
| New York, NY | -17.4% |
| Newark, NJ | -7.1% |
| Oakland, CA | -0.4% |
| Orlando, FL | -20.9% |
| Philadelphia, PA | -5.1% |
| Phoenix, AZ | -14.8% |
| Pittsburgh, PA | -24.2% |
| Portland, OR | -20.1% |
| Providence, RI | -27.9% |
| Riverside, CA | -18.1% |
| Sacramento, CA | 9.3% |
| San Antonio, TX | -51.8% |
| San Diego, CA | -1.6% |
| San Francisco, CA | -1.9% |
| San Jose, CA | -8.5% |
| Seattle, WA | -15.7% |
| St. Louis, MO | 9.3% |
| Tampa, FL | -23.2% |
| Virginia Beach, VA | -18.3% |
| Warren, MI | -3.1% |
| Washington, DC | -15.8% |
| West Palm Beach, FL | -13.7% |
| National – United States | -15.3% |
