Episodes

Thursday Aug 26, 2021
What’s driving mortgage rates and where are rates headed? - EP 19
Thursday Aug 26, 2021
Thursday Aug 26, 2021
In this episode of the REconomy Podcast™ from First American, Chief Economist Mark Fleming and Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi explain what causes mortgage rates to move up or down, and offers a mortgage rate forecast for the end of 2021.

Thursday Aug 12, 2021
Should you rent or buy a home? - EP 18
Thursday Aug 12, 2021
Thursday Aug 12, 2021
In this episode of the REconomy podcast from First American, Chief Economist Mark Fleming and Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi examine the question all potential first-time home buyers must answer, whether to rent or to buy, and explain how it’s possible for a home to pay you to live in it.

Friday Jul 23, 2021
Friday Jul 23, 2021
In this episode of the REconomy podcast from First American, Chief Economist Mark Fleming and Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi examine the supply and demand dynamic in the housing market to explain why home sales are declining.

Thursday Jul 08, 2021
What Will the End of the Foreclosure Moratorium Mean for the Housing Market? - EP 16
Thursday Jul 08, 2021
Thursday Jul 08, 2021
In this episode of the REconomy podcast from First American, Chief Economist Mark Fleming and Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi explain why the end of the foreclosure moratorium later this month is unlikely to trigger a tsunami of foreclosures.

Wednesday Jun 23, 2021
Will Rising Mortgage Rates Slow the Housing Market? - EP 15
Wednesday Jun 23, 2021
Wednesday Jun 23, 2021
In this episode of the REconomy podcast from First American, Chief Economist Mark Fleming and Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi explain the economic concept of demand elasticity and why housing market demand tends to be inelastic in response to rising mortgage rates.

Thursday Jun 10, 2021
What Does the Rush to Suburbia Mean for Real Estate? - EP 14
Thursday Jun 10, 2021
Thursday Jun 10, 2021
In this episode of the REconomy podcast from First American, Chief Economist Mark Fleming and Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi explain the dynamics influencing the second coming of suburbia and the implications for the broader real estate economy.

Thursday May 27, 2021
Deflation in the Housing Market? Let Us Explain. - EP 13
Thursday May 27, 2021
Thursday May 27, 2021
In this episode of the REconomy podcast from First American, Chief Economist Mark Fleming and Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi discuss how inflation in owner-occupied housing is measured and why an argument can be made that the long-run trend in housing cost has been deflation, not inflation.

Thursday May 13, 2021
Breaking Down the Limits of the Wealth Effect in Today’s Housing Market - EP 12
Thursday May 13, 2021
Thursday May 13, 2021
In this episode of the REconomy podcast from First American, Chief Economist Mark Fleming and Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi unpack the ‘wealth effect’ economic theory and explain why, despite soaring house prices, the wealth effect’s influence on the housing market may be limited.

Thursday Apr 29, 2021
Is the Housing Market Heading for a Crash? - EP 11
Thursday Apr 29, 2021
Thursday Apr 29, 2021
In this episode of the REconomy podcast from First American, Chief Economist Mark Fleming and Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi explain why today’s housing market is unlike the housing market that preceded the Great Recession and why we’re unlikely to see a housing market crash anytime soon.

Thursday Apr 15, 2021
What Drives the Decision to Become a Homeowner? - Ep 10
Thursday Apr 15, 2021
Thursday Apr 15, 2021
In this episode of the REconomy podcast from First American, Chief Economist Mark Fleming and Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi explain how the vast majority of potential home buyers reach the decision to become a buy a home and what that means for the housing market and homeownership rate moving forward.

The REconomy Podcast™
First American’s podcast examining the economic forces that influence real estate, housing and affordability, featuring First American Chief Economist Mark Fleming, Ph.D. and Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi.