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 provider of title, settlement and risk solutions for real estate transactions and the leader in the digital transformation of its industry. In his role, he leads an economics team responsible for analysis, commentary and forecasting trends in the real estate and mortgage markets.
Fleming's research expertise primarily includes real estate and urban economics, applied econometrics, and mortgage risk. As a trusted and influential voice with 20 years of experience in the mortgage and property information business, Fleming is frequently quoted by national news outlets and industry trade publications, such as The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and Housing Wire, and he is a regular guest on a high-profile broadcast news channels, including CBS, CNBC, Fox Business News and NPR.
Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:
Are we at the end of “the long cold winter” in the housing market
Are we poised for a rebound in 2025?
Why home sales fell but not home prices in the post-pandemic era
His expectation for where mortgage rates will settle
How he measures affordability, and what it teaches us about the US right now
The most and least affordable markets in the country, and how that’s changing
Whether first time homebuyers in 2025 will finally catch a break
How to estimate home price appreciation
Why the biggest trends in the housing market are not poised to change in 2025
What the election means for housing (and what it doesn’t)
Surprising stats about how much we (don’t) build homes anymore
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Mark Fleming | LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-fleming-4a0a07b/
First American
firstam.com
Mike Simonsen | LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonsen/
Altos ResearchGuide to Market Data: https://bit.ly/altos-ebook
Demo Altos: https://altosresearch.com/contact
Altos Research is the premier resource for real-time real estate data. We provide weekly market statistics, analysis and reporting for 99% of the zip codes in the U.S., helping real estate professionals, investors, financial institutions, and their clients make better-informed decisions.
Featuring Mike Simonsen, President of Altos Research
A true data geek, Mike founded Altos Research in 2006 to bring data and insight on the U.S. housing market to those who need it most. Altos provides national and local real estate data to financial institutions, real estate professionals, and investors across the country, and the company is now part of HW Media, publisher of HousingWire and RealTrends. Mike uses Altos data to identify trends in the real estate market well before the headlines, and his work has been featured in the Ne
About Mark Fleming
Mark Fleming serves as the chief economist for First American Financial Corporation, a premier provider of title, settlement and risk solutions for real estate transactions and the leader in the digital transformation of its industry. In his role, he leads an economics team responsible for analysis, commentary and forecasting trends in the real estate and mortgage markets.
Fleming's research expertise primarily includes real estate and urban economics, applied econometrics, and mortgage risk. As a trusted and influential voice with 20 years of experience in the mortgage and property information business, Fleming is frequently quoted by national news outlets and industry trade publications, such as The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and Housing Wire, and he is a regular guest on a high-profile broadcast news channels, including CBS, CNBC, Fox Business News and NPR.
Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:
Are we at the end of “the long cold winter” in the housing market
Are we poised for a rebound in 2025?
Why home sales fell but not home prices in the post-pandemic era
His expectation for where mortgage rates will settle
How he measures affordability, and what it teaches us about the US right now
The most and least affordable markets in the country, and how that’s changing
Whether first time homebuyers in 2025 will finally catch a break
How to estimate home price appreciation
Why the biggest trends in the housing market are not poised to change in 2025
What the election means for housing (and what it doesn’t)
Surprising stats about how much we (don’t) build homes anymore
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Mark Fleming | LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-fleming-4a0a07b/
First American
firstam.com
Mike Simonsen | LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonsen/
Altos ResearchGuide to Market Data: https://bit.ly/altos-ebook
Demo Altos: https://altosresearch.com/contact
Altos Research is the premier resource for real-time real estate data. We provide weekly market statistics, analysis and reporting for 99% of the zip codes in the U.S., helping real estate professionals, investors, financial institutions, and their clients make better-informed decisions.
Featuring Mike Simonsen, President of Altos Research
A true data geek, Mike founded Altos Research in 2006 to bring data and insight on the U.S. housing market to those who need it most. Altos provides national and local real estate data to financial institutions, real estate professionals, and investors across the country, and the company is now part of HW Media, publisher of HousingWire and RealTrends. Mike uses Altos data to identify trends in the real estate market well before the headlines, and his work has been featured in the Ne
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