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Employee relocation assistance

Assistance or reimbursement type Percentage of respondents
1989 1999
Shipment/storage of household goods 99 98
Temporary living 99 93
House-hunting trips 99 91
Home sale costs (former location) * 88
Moving automobiles * 87
Tax assistance (gross-up) 71 83
Home purchase costs (new location) 86 80
Return trips to former location * 69
Final move NA 69
Third-party fees/in-house administrative costs for home sale NA 61
Carrying costs, loss-on equity and other direct cost of home sale program NA 57
Lump-sum payment NA 55
Duplicate housing costs * 49
Orientation trips prior to accepting offer * 44
Loss protection 58 40
Payback agreements NA 38
Spouse re-employment 38 37
Equity advance/loan 67 35
Cost-of-living allowance 51 34
Mortgage interest differential 53 27
School-finding assistance NA 23
Property-management (rental of former home) NA 16
Childcare-finding assistance NA 15
Eldercare-finding assistance NA 14
Source: Runzheimer International study of North American relocation managers; 2000