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More Home Sellers and More Home Sales in May (5/12/25 Market Update)
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Tackling the Affordability Crisis with Dr. Arpit Gupta
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In this episode of the Top of Mind podcast, Mike Simonsen sits down with Dr. Arpit Gupta of NYU’s Stern School of Business. The two discuss Dr. Gupta’s important research on housing affordability, and the causes and cures of our unaffordable housing market. They uncover insights about which local regulations are the most negative for affordable hou…
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Home Sales Disappoint at the End of April (5/5/2025 Market Update)
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Easter Driven Home Sales Dip Masks Recent Growth (4/28/25 Market Update)
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Why April home sales are ahead of last year (4/21/25 Market Update)
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Home sales continue to improve over last year, can it hold up? (4/14/25 Market Update)
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The Next Chapter: Data is your license to think bigger with HousingWire's Clayton Collins
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In this episode of the Top of Mind podcast, Mike gets time with HW Media CEO and HousingWire publisher Clayton Collins to talk about the latest HousingWire Data company announcements, and explores the most important trends, people, and ideas driving our industry in 2025. About Clayton Collins Clayton Collins is the Chief Executive Officer of HW Med…
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How quickly does financial turmoil impact the housing market? (4/7/25 Market Update)
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Real Solutions to the Homeless Crisis with DignityMoves’ Elizabeth Funk
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In this episode of the Top of Mind podcast, Mike Simonsen sits down with Elizabeth Funk, Founder & Chief Executive Officer of DignityMoves, to talk about real progress being made with the crisis of homelessness in America. Elizabeth shares DignityMove’s innovative interim housing solutions, deep insights about the American system of housing and hom…
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Home price signals continue to weaken for 2025 (3/31/2025 Market Update)
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Weekly Pending Home Sales Are Finally Above Last Year (3/24/25 Market Update)
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Are we seeing the first “bad economy sellers” in 15 years? (3/17/25 Market Update)
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In this episode of the Top of Mind podcast, Mike Simonsen sits down with Adam Carmel, CEO and founder of Polly, to talk about mortgage technology and the mortgage markets. About Adam Carmel Adam Carmel is the founder and CEO of Polly, a true mortgage technology trailblazer. Adam founded Polly in 2019 to build a vertically integrated mortgage platfo…
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Could homebuyers find bargains this spring? (3/10/25 Market Update)
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Will falling mortgage rates finally help the housing market? (3/3/25 Market Update)
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In this episode of the Top of Mind podcast, Mike Simonsen sits down with Jason Waugh, president of Coldwell Banker Affiliates, to talk about how the real estate brokerage business is changing in 2025. Jason shares insights from CB’s 100,000 agents, the latest findings from CB’s Global Luxury Trends report, and how the agent-consumer relationship is…
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2025 could be the last year of inventory shortage (2/24/25 Market Update)
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Could Home Prices Turn Negative This Year? (2/17/25 Market Update)
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In this episode of the Top of Mind podcast, Mike Simonsen sits down with Julie Kheyfets, CEO of Block Renovation, to talk about what’s happening with home renovations this year and beyond. About Julie Kheyfets Julie Kheyfets is the CEO of Block Renovation, the AI renovation platform empowering homeowners and contractors to build better together. Bl…
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Has seller growth lost momentum? (2/10/25 Market Update)
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Weak demand is forcing more home sellers to reduce their asking price (2/3/25 Market Update)
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Zillow’s Take on the 2025 Housing Market
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In this episode of the Top of Mind podcast, Mike Simonsen sits down with Dr. Orphe Divounguy, senior economist with Zillow's Economic Research team, to talk about what’s on the horizon for the housing market this year. Orphe shares the latest findings from Zillow’s 2025 forecasts, offers some surprising insights from Zillow’s rental data, gives us …
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Will we see home price declines in 2025? (1/27/25 Market Update)
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Home sales are stalled with 7% mortgages (1/20/25 Market Update)
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Decoding the 2025 Housing Market with Bill McBride
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In this episode of the Top of Mind podcast, Mike Simonsen sits down with Bill McBride from Calculated Risk to talk about what to expect in the housing market in 2025 and beyond. About Bill McBride Bill McBride is a housing market expert and the author of the popular economics blog and newsletter “Calculated Risk”, which Nobel laureate economists ha…
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More Home Sellers, Fewer Sales (1/13/25 Market Update)
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Did home sales momentum fizzle in December? (1/6/25 Market Update)
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The two big housing market trends to watch in 2025 (12/30/24 Market Update)
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In this episode of the Top of Mind podcast, Mike Simonsen sits down with Guy Berger, Director of Economic Research at the Burning Glass Institute, to talk about “The Great Stay”: how the lack of mobility in an otherwise strong labor market is impacting the housing market About Guy Berger Guy Berger is a macroeconomist with expertise in US labor mar…
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What rising inventory means for the 2025 housing market (12/16/24 Market Update)
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Will 2025 finally be a normal housing market? (12/9/24 Market Update)
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The Latest on the Distressed Housing Market with Daren Blomquist
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In this episode of the Top of Mind podcast, Mike Simonsen sits down with Daren Blomquist from Auction.com to talk about the state of the distressed housing market. About Daren Blomquist Daren Blomquist is vice president of market economics at Auction.com. In this role, Blomquist analyzes and forecasts complex macro and microeconomic data trends wit…
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How migration is dividing the housing market in two (12/2/24 Market Update)
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Buying a home is growing even less affordable (11/25/24 Market Update)
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Insights into the 2025 housing market (11/18/24 Market Update)
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The Housing Market Outlook for 2025 with HousingWire’s Logan Mohtashami
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In this episode of the Top of Mind podcast, Mike Simonsen sits down with Logan Mohtashami, lead analyst at HousingWire, to talk about his predictions for 2025. Logan looks at inventory challenges, offers his take on what to expect with mortgage rates, and gives his forecast for prices, home sales, and more. He also shares which signals we should be…
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Housing market pauses for the election, be ready for more inventory later in November (11/11/24 Market Update)
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Home Sales Are Up Over Last Year (11/4/24 Market Update)
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2025 Housing Market Trends with First American’s Mark Fleming
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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 prov…
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The Surprising Resilience of Home Prices in 2024 (10/28/24 Market Update)
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Which metros are seeing a surge in home sellers? (10/21/24 Market Update)
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The Great Stay: Why Homeowners Are Staying Put (10/14/24 Market Update)
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Housing market recovery threatened by mortgage rate pop (10/7/24 Market Update)
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Homes Sales Are Climbing With Lower Mortgage Rates (9/30/24 Market Update)
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Why aren’t home prices falling? (9/23/24 Market Update)
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Housing Demographics with John Burns’ Eric Finnigan
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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…
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More home sellers are withdrawing listings (9/9/24 Market Update)
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Will homebuyers come back this fall? (9/3/24 Market Update)
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Deep Dive on Rentals with Zumper’s Anthemos Georgiades
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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 ea…
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Inventory is now declining in key markets (8/26/24 Market Update)
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