More Americans are looking to move this year as remote work takes hold

More Americans are planning to move this year due to the flexible work from home lifestyle that the Covid-19 pandemic has ushered in, market researcher The NPD Group said in a recent blog post.

Nearly 20% of people in the country are working from home full time as of December and 28% of Americans have considered relocating during the pandemic, NPD said. In addition, 20% more consumers are planning to move this year compared with the prior year.

NPD’s comments come as winter winds down and the peak months for moving, May through September, are ahead.

As people get more comfortable with the ability to work from anywhere, they are realizing that they don’t have to…