Some people decide to move often, meanwhile others live in the same area their entire lives. There are many reasons for this trend, though the essence of moving is work. I assert that this changes for society would have positive side.
Moving many times can happen due to personal interests or conditions. However, the main reason is job. When people get promotion, try new field, or start their own business, most of time it will influence to their living place. They start to think about better appartment or house which can better connect with their work. If person open new shop or boutique, they will search for new appartment which closer to their work. Also, people move with their families, because it can be hard to work from the far long distance from home, and accordingly to hold work-life balance. Another type of people work in the permanent job which mean that their life will only thrive in one home. It is mostly common in countryside areas, where individuals work and live in the small village with people who knows them from their born or just parents. So, job effect can be the major reason to move frequently.
In modern world, many young people prefer to move to the more urbanized places and this development might be very positive for humanity. This is because it can affect their communication skills. They move to another place and find new neighbors, new friends. For example, after graduation students choose to live in another city to receive knowledge and also to adapt live in another place, where nobody knows each other. They start to develop in another way, as cognitive skills and adaptiveness for society. As a result, they get really valuable knowledge from people around him and do not fear to move into another place to work, or for another purpose.
To sum up, although there are people who live in one place for entire life, there are people who decide to move frequently and the reason for this difference is job circumstances. And the positive side of this development is the enhance of communication skills for people.