Buy, Buy Millennials!

By Mark Fleming on November 7, 2016
A common narrative over the last several years is that Millennials are breaking with the habits of their parents when it comes to home buying. Millennials rent longer, live with their parents, and are burdened with student loan debt. In short, it would seem that for a variety of reasons they aren’t as interested in homeownership as their ... Read More

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Housing Starts – Just Keeping Up with the Millennials

By Mark Fleming on October 28, 2016
Given the most recent release on housing starts showing a decline, many are asking if the housing market is stagnating. Builders fear that the decades of broad-based demand for single-family suburban homes is now a bygone era. Young millennials are pouring into the big city and eschewing homeownership permanently. Who, if anyone, will want to buy ... Read More

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Interview on Bloomberg TV: Discussing Housing Starts, Millennial Home Buying and More

By FirstAm Editor on October 19, 2016
First American Chief Economist Mark Fleming was invited to share his perspective on housing starts, Millennial home buying and more on Bloomberg Markets this morning. Mark commented on the tipping point signaled in today’s housing start numbers. Read More

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HousingWire - This is Why Homeownership Hit an All-Time Low

By FirstAm Editor on August 9, 2016
First American Chief Economist Mark Fleming explains in an article on HousingWire why reaching a low point in homeownership is no reason to panic about the housing market. Read More

In The News Millennials

A Tale of Two Economies – Investing in U.S. Commercial Real Estate

By Mark Fleming on May 12, 2016
We typically, actually almost exclusively, focus on residential real estate in the Economics Center. But, today it’s time to broaden our horizons. Focusing on residential real estate misses all the shops, restaurants, warehouses, hospitals and offices like the one I am sitting in right now writing this. In short, focusing on residential real ... Read More

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Why Housing Economists Get Excited About March

By Mark Fleming on March 11, 2016
With cherry blossoms in Washington D.C. and warm weather everywhere else just around the corner, it means the spring home-buying season is upon us, right? What better rite of homeownership passage than the Sunday open house on a beautiful spring day? It’s a popular way to spend a Sunday, even if you aren’t really serious about buying, and are just ... Read More

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