Can regional housing markets benefit from COVID-19?

An emerging narrative around regional dwelling markets is that they may see increased demand as a result of COVID-19.  

This is thought to be driven by the way the pandemic has forcibly introduced remote work for knowledge-based or clerical workers. As employers and employees adapt to remote working conditions, physical proximity to a workplace may become a less important factor in home purchases.

In the June 2020 quarter, about 3 months into the engineered economic slowdown, CoreLogic data…