Housing Market Trends

From the First American Economic Center

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Interviews on NPR and Forbes.com: Discussing Millennial Homeownership and the 2019 Spring Home Buying Season

By FirstAm Editor on February 6, 2019
First American Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi provided perspective on millennial homeownership in an interview with National Public Radio and Chief Economist Mark Fleming’s expectations for the spring home buying season were featured in a Forbes.com article earlier this month. Read More

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Interviews on CNBC and Yahoo! Finance: Discussing the 2019 Mortgage Rate Outlook, Millennials and Student Debt, and Baby Boomers and Limited Housing Supply

By FirstAm Editor on January 18, 2019
First American Chief Economist Mark Fleming was interviewed on both CNBC and Yahoo! Finance earlier this week and discussed the outlook for mortgage rates in 2019, the impact of student debt on millennial first-time home buyers and how baby boomers aging in place is limiting housing supply. Read More

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Will Millennials Migrate Away from Coastal Markets for Homeownership in 2019?

By Odeta Kushi on January 7, 2019
As we enter 2019 and the bulk of the millennial generation ages into their prime home-buying years, is homeownership an attainable New Year’s resolution for millennials? Read More

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Interview on CNBC: Discussing the 2019 housing market outlook

By FirstAm Editor on January 4, 2019
First American Chief Economist Mark Fleming was interviewed on CNBC earlier this week and shared his perspective on today’s housing market and the outlook for 2019. Read More

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How "Renter" Millennials Will Transform the Housing Market

By Odeta Kushi on December 10, 2018
Millennial demand for homeownership was one of the biggest trends influencing the housing market in 2018. Households under 35 years old contributed the most to overall homeownership growth in the third quarter of 2018, with millennial homeownership rising 1.2 percentage points from last year. This trend shows no indication of reversing in 2019. In ... Read More

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Interview on CNBC: Discussing the New Normal for the Housing Market

By FirstAm Editor on November 23, 2018
First American Chief Economist Mark Fleming was interviewed on CNBC earlier this week and discussed the current dynamics at play in the housing market where rising mortgage rates have impacted both supply and demand. Read More

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