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Top of Mind is the show where real estate industry insiders dive into the big trends shaping the market today.

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Mixed signals for peak home buying season (5/13/24 Market Update)

May 14 2024 15 mins  
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

Growing an Iconic Real Estate Brand with Ginger Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate

May 08 2024 27 mins  
In this episode of the Top of Mind podcast, recorded live at HousingWire’s The Gathering conference, Mike Simonsen sits down with Ginger Wilcox, President of Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate, to talk about her plans to grow the iconic international brokerage in a challenging market. Ginger shares insights into how they’re preparing their agents for what the future holds, why

Home price signals point to flat growth (5/6/24 Market Update)

May 07 2024 15 mins  
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

Home sellers are coming back to the market (4/29/24 Market Update)

Apr 30 2024 15 mins  
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

Pending Home Sales Prices Hit All-Time High (4/22/24 Market Update)

Apr 23 2024 15 mins  
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

High mortgage rates are fueling strong inventory growth (4/15/24 Market Update)

Apr 16 2024 14 mins  
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

The Lock-In Effect of Rising Mortgage Rates with FHFA’s Jonah Coste

Apr 10 2024 62 mins  
In this episode of the Top of Mind podcast, Mike Simonsen sits down with Jonah Coste from the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to talk about the impact of the mortgage rate “lock-in” effect: where homeowners with low mortgage rates are unwilling to sell and purchase another home at much higher rates. Jonah shares the findings from FHFA’s recent study on this phenomenon -

As housing inventory grows, what will happen to prices? (4/8/24 Market Update)

Apr 09 2024 15 mins  
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

Home sales are finally climbing (4/1/24 Market Update)

Apr 02 2024 15 mins  
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

Home sales are growing, prices will stay flat (3/25/24 Market Update)

Mar 26 2024 15 mins  
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