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By Melissa Dittmann Tracey<\/div><\/div>\n

The average cost to move a U.S. household rose 15% year-to-year, and 51% in top-cost Maine. But moving costs fell in 5 states, including 5% in New Mexico.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

CHICAGO \u2013 Aside from rising mortgage rates and home prices, buyers are being squeezed by another escalating expense: the growing cost of moving services. This year has become the priciest for hiring movers in the nation\u2019s history, according to a new study from HireAHelper, a moving resource. Some states and metros are seeing costs rise by nearly 40% year over year.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The average cost of a move was $427 nationwide in May, about 15% higher than a year earlier, the study shows.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ballooning gas prices, supply-chain disruptions and 40-year-high inflation are primarily fueling moving expenses, says Nadia Evangelou, senior economist and director of forecasting at the National Association of Realtors\u00ae (NAR). \u201cThis means that people need to spend more of their budget on housing,\u201d she adds. \u201cThis additional cost may discourage people from moving, resulting in an even lower mover rate in 2022.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The demand for moving services has climbed with the rising homebuying and rental markets over the past year, leading to disruptions in availability. In 2021, 71% of moving companies reported delays due to high demand and a labor shortage, according to industry data.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe moving industry is feeling the impact of the current economic climate, and it\u2019s creating a perfect storm for customers looking to relocate,\u201d says Miranda Marquit, chief data analyst at HireAHelper. She equates the current environment to a \u201cfinancial flash flood for those who made plans to move this summer \u2013\u00a0potentially washing them out.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Areas of the country seeing biggest jumps in moving costs<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Maine: up 51% year over year<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
Nebraska: up 30%<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
Utah: up 28%<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
Alabama: up 27%<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
Idaho: up 27%<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
By metro level, costs have significantly climbed in places like Columbia, S.C., which is up 42%, and Seattle, which is up 39%. And with about 40% of moves occurring during summer months, demand for moving services is expected to go even higher.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\u201cMost likely, despite the already higher costs, moving is likely to get even more expensive as we get into the summer and the height of the moving season,\u201d HireAHelper notes in its study.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
Moving costs tend to peak in August, researchers say, forecasting that the average cost of a move will reach a new record high in August and averaging $454. However, buyers may find some relief if they can hold off on moving until after summer: Costs are expected to drop to an average of $408 by the end of the year.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
Source: National Association of Realtors\u00ae (NAR)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n
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By Melissa Dittmann Tracey The average cost to move a U.S. household rose 15% year-to-year, and 51% in top-cost Maine. But moving costs fell in 5 states, including 5% in New Mexico. CHICAGO \u2013 Aside from rising mortgage rates and home prices, buyers are being squeezed by another escalating expense: the growing cost of moving services. This year has become the priciest for hiring movers in the nation\u2019s history, according to a new study from HireAHelper, a moving resource. Some states and metros are seeing costs rise by nearly 40% year over year. The average cost of a move was $427 nationwide in May, about 15% higher than a year earlier, the study shows. Ballooning gas prices, supply-chain disruptions and 40-year-high inflation are primarily fueling moving expenses, says Nadia Evangelou, senior economist and director of forecasting at the National Association of Realtors\u00ae (NAR). \u201cThis means that people need to spend more of their budget on housing,\u201d she adds. \u201cThis additional cost may discourage people from moving, resulting in an even lower mover rate in 2022.\u201d The demand for moving services has climbed with the rising homebuying and rental markets over the past year, leading to disruptions in availability. In 2021, 71% of moving companies reported delays due to high demand and a labor shortage, according to industry data. \u201cThe moving industry is feeling the impact of the current economic climate, and it\u2019s creating a perfect storm for customers looking to relocate,\u201d says Miranda Marquit, chief data analyst at HireAHelper. She equates the current environment to a \u201cfinancial flash flood for those who made plans to move this summer \u2013\u00a0potentially washing them out.\u201d Areas of the country seeing biggest jumps in moving costs Maine: up 51% year over year Nebraska: up 30% Utah: up 28% Alabama: up 27% Idaho: up 27% By metro level, costs have significantly climbed in places like Columbia, S.C., which is up 42%, and Seattle, which is up 39%. And with about 40% of moves occurring during summer months, demand for moving services is expected to go even higher. \u201cMost likely, despite the already higher costs, moving is likely to get even more expensive as we get into the summer and the height of the moving season,\u201d HireAHelper notes in its study. Moving costs tend to peak in August, researchers say, forecasting that the average cost of a move will reach a new record high in August and averaging $454. However, buyers may find some relief if they can hold off on moving until after summer: Costs are expected to drop to an average of $408 by the end of the year. Source: National Association of Realtors\u00ae (NAR) Go to Source Author: kerrys<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6784,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwfl4sale.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6783"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwfl4sale.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwfl4sale.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwfl4sale.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwfl4sale.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6783"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nwfl4sale.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6783\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwfl4sale.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwfl4sale.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwfl4sale.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwfl4sale.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}