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  • Welcome to How’s the Market, our weekly look at what’s happening in the US housing market, powered by data from Altos Research.
    If you want to see all the inventory, pricing, and supply and demand charts we reference in the show, head on over to our YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/altosresearch.
    Hosted by Mike Simonsen, President of Altos Research
    A true data geek, Mike founded Altos Research in 2006 to bring data and insight on the U.S. housing market to those who need it most. Altos provides national and local real estate data to financial institutions, real estate professionals, and investors across the country, and the company is now part of HW Media, publisher of HousingWire and RealTrends. Mike uses Altos data to identify trends in the real estate market well before the headlines, and his work has been featured in the New York Times, The Atlantic, Fortune, Forbes and other publications.

  • In this episode of the Top of Mind podcast, Mike Simonsen sits down with Mark Fleming, chief economist at First American Financial Corporation, to talk about the major market dynamics that will shape the real estate market in 2025.
    About Mark Fleming
    Mark Fleming serves as the chief economist for First American Financial Corporation, a premier provider of title, settlement and risk solutions for real estate transactions and the leader in the digital transformation of its industry. In his role, he leads an economics team responsible for analysis, commentary and forecasting trends in the real estate and mortgage markets.
    Fleming's research expertise primarily includes real estate and urban economics, applied econometrics, and mortgage risk. As a trusted and influential voice with 20 years of experience in the mortgage and property information business, Fleming is frequently quoted by national news outlets and industry trade publications, such as The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and Housing Wire, and he is a regular guest on a high-profile broadcast news channels, including CBS, CNBC, Fox Business News and NPR.
    Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn: 

    Are we at the end of “the long cold winter” in the housing market

    Are we poised for a rebound in 2025?

    Why home sales fell but not home prices in the post-pandemic era

    His expectation for where mortgage rates will settle

    How he measures affordability, and what it teaches us about the US right now

    The most and least affordable markets in the country, and how that’s changing

    Whether first time homebuyers in 2025 will finally catch a break

    How to estimate home price appreciation

    Why the biggest trends in the housing market are not poised to change in 2025

    What the election means for housing (and what it doesn’t)

    Surprising stats about how much we (don’t) build homes anymore


    Resources mentioned in this episode:

    Mark Fleming | LinkedIn

    First American

    Mike Simonsen | LinkedIn

    Altos Research


    Featuring Mike Simonsen, President of Altos Research
    A true data geek, Mike founded Altos Research in 2006 to bring data and insight on the U.S. housing market to those who need it most. The company now serves the largest Wall Street investment firms, banks, and tens of thousands of real estate professionals around the country. Mike's insights on the market have been featured in Forbes, New York Times, Bloomberg, Dallas Morning News, Seattle PI, and many other national media outlets.
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    About Altos Research
    The Top of Mind Podcast is produced by Altos Research.
    Each week, Altos tracks every home for sale in the country - all the pricing, and all the changes in pricing - and synthesizes those analytics to make them available before becoming visible through traditional channels.
    Schedule a demo to see Altos in action. You can also get a copy of our free eBook: How To Use Market Data to Build Your Real Estate Business.

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  • Welcome to How’s the Market, our weekly look at what’s happening in the US housing market, powered by data from Altos Research.
    If you want to see all the inventory, pricing, and supply and demand charts we reference in the show, head on over to our YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/altosresearch.
    Hosted by Mike Simonsen, President of Altos Research
    A true data geek, Mike founded Altos Research in 2006 to bring data and insight on the U.S. housing market to those who need it most. Altos provides national and local real estate data to financial institutions, real estate professionals, and investors across the country, and the company is now part of HW Media, publisher of HousingWire and RealTrends. Mike uses Altos data to identify trends in the real estate market well before the headlines, and his work has been featured in the New York Times, The Atlantic, Fortune, Forbes and other publications.

  • Welcome to How’s the Market, our weekly look at what’s happening in the US housing market, powered by data from Altos Research.
    If you want to see all the inventory, pricing, and supply and demand charts we reference in the show, head on over to our YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/altosresearch.
    Hosted by Mike Simonsen, President of Altos Research
    A true data geek, Mike founded Altos Research in 2006 to bring data and insight on the U.S. housing market to those who need it most. Altos provides national and local real estate data to financial institutions, real estate professionals, and investors across the country, and the company is now part of HW Media, publisher of HousingWire and RealTrends. Mike uses Altos data to identify trends in the real estate market well before the headlines, and his work has been featured in the New York Times, The Atlantic, Fortune, Forbes and other publications.

  • Welcome to How’s the Market, our weekly look at what’s happening in the US housing market, powered by data from Altos Research.
    If you want to see all the inventory, pricing, and supply and demand charts we reference in the show, head on over to our YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/altosresearch.
    Hosted by Mike Simonsen, President of Altos Research
    A true data geek, Mike founded Altos Research in 2006 to bring data and insight on the U.S. housing market to those who need it most. Altos provides national and local real estate data to financial institutions, real estate professionals, and investors across the country, and the company is now part of HW Media, publisher of HousingWire and RealTrends. Mike uses Altos data to identify trends in the real estate market well before the headlines, and his work has been featured in the New York Times, The Atlantic, Fortune, Forbes and other publications.

  • Welcome to How’s the Market, our weekly look at what’s happening in the US housing market, powered by data from Altos Research.
    If you want to see all the inventory, pricing, and supply and demand charts we reference in the show, head on over to our YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/altosresearch.
    Hosted by Mike Simonsen, President of Altos Research
    A true data geek, Mike founded Altos Research in 2006 to bring data and insight on the U.S. housing market to those who need it most. Altos provides national and local real estate data to financial institutions, real estate professionals, and investors across the country, and the company is now part of HW Media, publisher of HousingWire and RealTrends. Mike uses Altos data to identify trends in the real estate market well before the headlines, and his work has been featured in the New York Times, The Atlantic, Fortune, Forbes and other publications.

  • Welcome to How’s the Market, our weekly look at what’s happening in the US housing market, powered by data from Altos Research.
    If you want to see all the inventory, pricing, and supply and demand charts we reference in the show, head on over to our YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/altosresearch.
    Hosted by Mike Simonsen, President of Altos Research
    A true data geek, Mike founded Altos Research in 2006 to bring data and insight on the U.S. housing market to those who need it most. Altos provides national and local real estate data to financial institutions, real estate professionals, and investors across the country, and the company is now part of HW Media, publisher of HousingWire and RealTrends. Mike uses Altos data to identify trends in the real estate market well before the headlines, and his work has been featured in the New York Times, The Atlantic, Fortune, Forbes and other publications.

  • Welcome to How’s the Market, our weekly look at what’s happening in the US housing market, powered by data from Altos Research.
    If you want to see all the inventory, pricing, and supply and demand charts we reference in the show, head on over to our YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/altosresearch.
    Hosted by Mike Simonsen, President of Altos Research
    A true data geek, Mike founded Altos Research in 2006 to bring data and insight on the U.S. housing market to those who need it most. Altos provides national and local real estate data to financial institutions, real estate professionals, and investors across the country, and the company is now part of HW Media, publisher of HousingWire and RealTrends. Mike uses Altos data to identify trends in the real estate market well before the headlines, and his work has been featured in the New York Times, The Atlantic, Fortune, Forbes and other publications.

  • In this episode of the Top of Mind podcast, Mike Simonsen sits down with Eric Finnigan, Vice President of Demographics Research at John Burns, to talk about the biggest themes and trends in American housing demographics today.
    About Eric Finnigan
    Eric Finnigan leads demographics research at John Burns Research and Consulting, where he helps clients plan around demographic shifts that impact real estate and the housing market. Eric has covered the housing market as a researcher since 2007, and before joining John Burns, he held research roles at Clarion Partners in New York and a boutique advisory firm in Berkeley, California. Finally, Eric is an elder millennial and, along with many of his peers, hit some adult milestones a little later than his parents, including getting married in his late 30s and recently buying his first home at 40.
    Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn: 

    The biggest themes in American demographics right now

    What the demographic trends tell us about the next 20 years of housing demand

    The most important demographic data to track, and what’s happening with it now

    What’s going to happen with all the new apartment construction

    The net impact of immigration on housing costs

    Why dramatically limited immigration or mass deportation would be catastrophic to housing market and cause greater unaffordability

    Some shocking new trends in intra-country migration

    How many homes we really need to build over the next 10 years

    The #1 thing that we can do to improve housing construction and alleviate our shortage

    What the US will look like in 2033 and why that matters


    Resources mentioned in this episode:

    Eric Finnigan | JBREC

    Eric Finnigan | LinkedIn

    Eric Finnigan | Twitter

    John Burns Research and Consulting

    Mike Simonsen | LinkedIn

    Altos Research


    Featuring Mike Simonsen, President of Altos Research
    A true data geek, Mike founded Altos Research in 2006 to bring data and insight on the U.S. housing market to those who need it most. The company now serves the largest Wall Street investment firms, banks, and tens of thousands of real estate professionals around the country. Mike's insights on the market have been featured in Forbes, New York Times, Bloomberg, Dallas Morning News, Seattle PI, and many other national media outlets.
    Follow us on Twitter for more data analysis and insights:

    Altos on Twitter

    Mike on Twitter


    About Altos Research
    The Top of Mind Podcast is produced by Altos Research.
    Each week, Altos tracks every home for sale in the country - all the pricing, and all the changes in pricing - and synthesizes those analytics to make them available before becoming visible through traditional channels.
    Schedule a demo to see Altos in action. You can also get a copy of our free eBook: How To Use Market Data to Build Your Real Estate Business.

  • Welcome to How’s the Market, our weekly look at what’s happening in the US housing market, powered by data from Altos Research.
    If you want to see all the inventory, pricing, and supply and demand charts we reference in the show, head on over to our YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/altosresearch.
    Hosted by Mike Simonsen, President of Altos Research
    A true data geek, Mike founded Altos Research in 2006 to bring data and insight on the U.S. housing market to those who need it most. Altos provides national and local real estate data to financial institutions, real estate professionals, and investors across the country, and the company is now part of HW Media, publisher of HousingWire and RealTrends. Mike uses Altos data to identify trends in the real estate market well before the headlines, and his work has been featured in the New York Times, The Atlantic, Fortune, Forbes and other publications.

  • Welcome to How’s the Market, our weekly look at what’s happening in the US housing market, powered by data from Altos Research.
    If you want to see all the inventory, pricing, and supply and demand charts we reference in the show, head on over to our YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/altosresearch.
    Hosted by Mike Simonsen, President of Altos Research
    A true data geek, Mike founded Altos Research in 2006 to bring data and insight on the U.S. housing market to those who need it most. Altos provides national and local real estate data to financial institutions, real estate professionals, and investors across the country, and the company is now part of HW Media, publisher of HousingWire and RealTrends. Mike uses Altos data to identify trends in the real estate market well before the headlines, and his work has been featured in the New York Times, The Atlantic, Fortune, Forbes and other publications.

  • In this episode of the Top of Mind podcast, Mike Simonsen sits down with Anthemos Georgiades from online rental marketplace Zumper to talk about the biggest trends in the rental market today.
    About Anthemos Georgiades
    Anthemos Georgiades is the Co-Founder & CEO of Zumper. At Zumper, Anth leads the company in its mission to make renting a home as easy as booking a hotel. Since 2012, Anth has grown Zumper into one of the largest online rental marketplaces with tens of millions of annual users, and has raised $180 million in venture capital for the company.
    Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn: 

    The biggest trends in rentals in the country today

    What “normal” looks like in the rental market after the pandemic craziness

    Where rents are falling, where they’re rising, and why

    How renters’ perceptions of the economy impact their behavior, and how these perceptions are changing

    Whether the market will get easier or harder for landlords in the coming year

    How purchase and interest rate affordability challenges are felt in the rental market

    How the demographics of renters have changed over the last decade, and what’s coming next

    How AI is already changing how we find and rent homes, and where we need to be careful

    The big policy changes happening in housing across the country, and where should we focus our efforts


    Resources mentioned in this episode:

    Anthemos Georgiades | Twitter

    Anthemos Georgiades | LinkedIn

    Zumper

    Mike Simonsen | LinkedIn

    Altos Research


    Featuring Mike Simonsen, President of Altos Research
    A true data geek, Mike founded Altos Research in 2006 to bring data and insight on the U.S. housing market to those who need it most. The company now serves the largest Wall Street investment firms, banks, and tens of thousands of real estate professionals around the country. Mike's insights on the market have been featured in Forbes, New York Times, Bloomberg, Dallas Morning News, Seattle PI, and many other national media outlets.
    Follow us on Twitter for more data analysis and insights:

    Altos on Twitter

    Mike on Twitter


    About Altos Research
    The Top of Mind Podcast is produced by Altos Research.
    Each week, Altos tracks every home for sale in the country - all the pricing, and all the changes in pricing - and synthesizes those analytics to make them available before becoming visible through traditional channels.
    Schedule a demo to see Altos in action. You can also get a copy of our free eBook: How To Use Market Data to Build Your Real Estate Business.

  • Welcome to How’s the Market, our weekly look at what’s happening in the US housing market, powered by data from Altos Research.
    If you want to see all the inventory, pricing, and supply and demand charts we reference in the show, head on over to our YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/altosresearch.
    Hosted by Mike Simonsen, President of Altos Research
    A true data geek, Mike founded Altos Research in 2006 to bring data and insight on the U.S. housing market to those who need it most. Altos provides national and local real estate data to financial institutions, real estate professionals, and investors across the country, and the company is now part of HW Media, publisher of HousingWire and RealTrends. Mike uses Altos data to identify trends in the real estate market well before the headlines, and his work has been featured in the New York Times, The Atlantic, Fortune, Forbes and other publications.

  • Welcome to How’s the Market, our weekly look at what’s happening in the US housing market, powered by data from Altos Research.
    If you want to see all the inventory, pricing, and supply and demand charts we reference in the show, head on over to our YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/altosresearch.
    Hosted by Mike Simonsen, President of Altos Research
    A true data geek, Mike founded Altos Research in 2006 to bring data and insight on the U.S. housing market to those who need it most. Altos provides national and local real estate data to financial institutions, real estate professionals, and investors across the country, and the company is now part of HW Media, publisher of HousingWire and RealTrends. Mike uses Altos data to identify trends in the real estate market well before the headlines, and his work has been featured in the New York Times, The Atlantic, Fortune, Forbes and other publications.

  • In this episode of the Top of Mind podcast, Mike Simonsen sits down with Salim Furth from the Mercatus Center at George Mason University to explore America’s housing affordability and supply crisis and the optimistic changes that are under way.
    About Salim Furth
    Salim Furth is a Senior Research Fellow and Director of the Urbanity project at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. His research focuses on housing production and land use regulation. He frequently advises local governments and testifies before state and federal legislatures. He earned his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Rochester.
    Furth previously worked at the Heritage Foundation, at Amherst College, and as a contractor to HUD. His research has been published in Housing Policy Debate, Critical Housing Analysis, and the IZA Journal of Labor Policy. He serves as an advisor to the board of Texans for Reasonable Solutions and a Better Cities Project Fellow.served as lead independent trustee and eventually board chairman overseeing a multibillion-dollar ETF trust until its sale in early 2024.
    Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn: 

    Why an esoteric domain like housing policy and zoning is suddenly in the spotlight in the US

    What the “Housing Theory of Everything” is and why it’s important

    Why the housing shortage isn’t confined to the United States and which countries are tackling it

    Why NIMBYism is a universal human (or at least Anglophile) value

    The shocking extent of our under-construction

    Which simple zoning and regulation changes are making impact around the country

    Which cities and states are doing the best work in housing

    Whether increased immigration helps or hurts housing affordability

    Which tax law changes are most effective

    What will happen if the population declines

    The optimistic and pessimistic scenarios for residential real estate, affordability and supply in the longer term future

    Conclusions and insights from his recent “Laying Foundations” paper about the 50 most recent legislative efforts around the country


    Resources mentioned in this episode:

    Salim Furth | LinkedIn

    Salim Furth | X

    Mercatus Center

    Salim Furth | Mercatus Center

    Mike Simonsen | LinkedIn

    Altos Research


    Featuring Mike Simonsen, President of Altos Research
    A true data geek, Mike founded Altos Research in 2006 to bring data and insight on the U.S. housing market to those who need it most. The company now serves the largest Wall Street investment firms, banks, and tens of thousands of real estate professionals around the country. Mike's insights on the market have been featured in Forbes, New York Times, Bloomberg, Dallas Morning News, Seattle PI, and many other national media outlets.
    Follow us on Twitter for more data analysis and insights:

    Altos on Twitter

    Mike on Twitter


    About Altos Research
    The Top of Mind Podcast is produced by Altos Research.
    Each week, Altos tracks every home for sale in the country - all the pricing, and all the changes in pricing - and synthesizes those analytics to make them available before becoming visible through traditional channels.
    Schedule a demo to see Altos in action. You can also get a copy of our free eBook: How To Use Market Data to Build Your Real Estate Business.

  • Welcome to How’s the Market, our weekly look at what’s happening in the US housing market, powered by data from Altos Research.
    If you want to see all the inventory, pricing, and supply and demand charts we reference in the show, head on over to our YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/altosresearch.
    Hosted by Mike Simonsen, President of Altos Research
    A true data geek, Mike founded Altos Research in 2006 to bring data and insight on the U.S. housing market to those who need it most. Altos provides national and local real estate data to financial institutions, real estate professionals, and investors across the country, and the company is now part of HW Media, publisher of HousingWire and RealTrends. Mike uses Altos data to identify trends in the real estate market well before the headlines, and his work has been featured in the New York Times, The Atlantic, Fortune, Forbes and other publications.

  • Welcome to How’s the Market, our weekly look at what’s happening in the US housing market, powered by data from Altos Research.
    If you want to see all the inventory, pricing, and supply and demand charts we reference in the show, head on over to our YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/altosresearch.
    Hosted by Mike Simonsen, President of Altos Research
    A true data geek, Mike founded Altos Research in 2006 to bring data and insight on the U.S. housing market to those who need it most. Altos provides national and local real estate data to financial institutions, real estate professionals, and investors across the country, and the company is now part of HW Media, publisher of HousingWire and RealTrends. Mike uses Altos data to identify trends in the real estate market well before the headlines, and his work has been featured in the New York Times, The Atlantic, Fortune, Forbes and other publications.

  • Welcome to How’s the Market, our weekly look at what’s happening in the US housing market, powered by data from Altos Research.
    If you want to see all the inventory, pricing, and supply and demand charts we reference in the show, head on over to our YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/altosresearch.
    Hosted by Mike Simonsen, President of Altos Research
    A true data geek, Mike founded Altos Research in 2006 to bring data and insight on the U.S. housing market to those who need it most. Altos provides national and local real estate data to financial institutions, real estate professionals, and investors across the country, and the company is now part of HW Media, publisher of HousingWire and RealTrends. Mike uses Altos data to identify trends in the real estate market well before the headlines, and his work has been featured in the New York Times, The Atlantic, Fortune, Forbes and other publications.

  • Welcome to How’s the Market, our weekly look at what’s happening in the US housing market, powered by data from Altos Research.
    If you want to see all the inventory, pricing, and supply and demand charts we reference in the show, head on over to our YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/altosresearch.
    Hosted by Mike Simonsen, President of Altos Research
    A true data geek, Mike founded Altos Research in 2006 to bring data and insight on the U.S. housing market to those who need it most. Altos provides national and local real estate data to financial institutions, real estate professionals, and investors across the country, and the company is now part of HW Media, publisher of HousingWire and RealTrends. Mike uses Altos data to identify trends in the real estate market well before the headlines, and his work has been featured in the New York Times, The Atlantic, Fortune, Forbes and other publications.

  • Welcome to How’s the Market, our weekly look at what’s happening in the US housing market, powered by data from Altos Research.
    If you want to see all the inventory, pricing, and supply and demand charts we reference in the show, head on over to our YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/altosresearch.
    Hosted by Mike Simonsen, President of Altos Research
    A true data geek, Mike founded Altos Research in 2006 to bring data and insight on the U.S. housing market to those who need it most. Altos provides national and local real estate data to financial institutions, real estate professionals, and investors across the country, and the company is now part of HW Media, publisher of HousingWire and RealTrends. Mike uses Altos data to identify trends in the real estate market well before the headlines, and his work has been featured in the New York Times, The Atlantic, Fortune, Forbes and other publications.