REconomy Podcast: Why Can’t We Build Enough Homes to Meet Demand?
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FirstAm Editor on February 16, 2021
In this episode of the REconomy podcast from First American, Chief Economist Mark Fleming and Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi discuss the headwinds home builders face as they try to ramp up new home construction amid today’s strong demand for housing and an historic housing supply shortage.
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REconomy Podcast: Why Rising Mortgage Rates Are Nothing to Fear
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FirstAm Editor on January 28, 2021
In this episode of the REconomy podcast from First American, Chief Economist Mark Fleming and Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi discuss whether or not mortgage rates will rise in 2021 and provide historical perspective on how the housing market responded during previous rising mortgage rate eras.
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REconomy Podcast: What a Changing Labor Market Means for Housing
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FirstAm Editor on January 13, 2021
In this episode of the REconomy podcast from First American, Chief Economist Mark Fleming and Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi discuss how long-term shifts in the U.S. labor market have been accelerated by the pandemic, and what that may mean for housing in the months and years ahead.
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REconomy Podcast: 2021 Housing Market Outlook
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FirstAm Editor on December 10, 2020
In this episode of the REconomy podcast from First American, Chief Economist Mark Fleming and Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi explain what has fueled the impressive housing market rebound from the pandemic-driven slowdown in the spring and why the housing market remains on solid footing heading into 2021.
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REconomy Podcast: Housing Affordability in the COVID Era
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FirstAm Editor on November 3, 2020
In this episode of the REconomy podcast from First American, Chief Economist Mark Fleming and Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi break down housing affordability trends, discuss the economic forces that influence house-buying power and explain why housing is actually more affordable today, even amid the pandemic, than it was at the peak of the ...
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Introducing the REconomy: Debut Podcast from First American Chief Economist Mark Fleming and Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi
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FirstAm Editor on October 13, 2020
In the inaugural episode of the REconomy podcast from First American, Chief Economist Mark Fleming and Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi discuss the economic forces influencing real estate, affordability, housing supply, the impact of historically low interest rates, and how the COVID-19 pandemic is shaping demand for housing.
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