Episodes

Thursday Mar 28, 2024
Will the Existing-Home Market ‘Unlock’ in 2024? - EP 86
Thursday Mar 28, 2024
Thursday Mar 28, 2024
In this episode of The REconomy Podcast™ from First American, Chief Economist Mark Fleming and Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi unveil their new Existing-Home Sales Outlook Report and break down what to expect from the existing-home market ahead of the 2024 spring home-buying season.

Thursday Mar 14, 2024
Growth of eCommerce and AI Fuel Industrial Real Estate Outlook - EP 85
Thursday Mar 14, 2024
Thursday Mar 14, 2024
In this episode of The REconomy Podcast™ from First American, Chief Economist Mark Fleming and Senior Commercial Real Estate Economist Xander Snyder discuss the outlook for industrial properties and why industrial remains a relative bright spot in the broader commercial real estate market.

Thursday Feb 29, 2024
What’s the Outlook for the 2024 Spring Home-Buying Season? - EP 84
Thursday Feb 29, 2024
Thursday Feb 29, 2024
In this episode of The REconomy Podcast™ from First American, Chief Economist Mark Fleming and Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi dive into expectations for the 2024 spring home-buying season, discussing their outlook for sales, supply and price appreciation.

Thursday Feb 15, 2024
Where are Apartment Rents Poised to Fall in 2024? - EP 83
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
In this episode of The REconomy Podcast™ from First American, Chief Economist Mark Fleming and Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi discuss the outlook for apartment rents, examining how and why rents are changing and where rents may decline, with Senior Commercial Real Estate Economist Xander Snyder.

Thursday Feb 01, 2024
Are an Economic Soft Landing and Housing Market Recovery on the Horizon? - EP 82
Thursday Feb 01, 2024
Thursday Feb 01, 2024
In this episode of The REconomy Podcast™ from First American, Chief Economist Mark Fleming and Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi examine declining recession risk, the increasing likelihood of an economic ‘soft landing,’ and the budding housing market recovery.

Friday Jan 19, 2024
Is the Housing Market Poised to Rebound in 2024? - EP 81
Friday Jan 19, 2024
Friday Jan 19, 2024
In this episode of The REconomy Podcast™ from First American, Chief Economist Mark Fleming and Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi break down their 2024 housing market forecast, explaining why the housing market may be poised for a rebound.

Thursday Jan 11, 2024
Answering Your Top Questions on Real Estate Economics (Part 3) - EP 80
Thursday Jan 11, 2024
Thursday Jan 11, 2024
In this episode of The REconomy Podcast™ from First American, Chief Economist Mark Fleming and Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi gather the entire First American Economics team one more time to address your top questions, examining migration patterns, inflation, the rate lock-in effect, maturing office debt, recession risk and more.

Thursday Jan 04, 2024
Answering Your Top Questions on Real Estate Economics (Part 2) - EP 79
Thursday Jan 04, 2024
Thursday Jan 04, 2024
In this episode of The REconomy Podcast™ from First American, Chief Economist Mark Fleming and Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi once again gather the entire First American Economics team to address your top questions, this time digging into house prices, office-to-multifamily conversions, demographic trends, inflation, and the impact of work-from-home on housing demand.

Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
In this episode of The REconomy Podcast™ from First American, Chief Economist Mark Fleming and Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi gather the entire First American Economics team to tackle the some of the most frequently asked questions they receive on the housing market, multi-family rent dynamics, mortgage rates, demographic trends and more.

Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
Giving Thanks to Homeownership and its Wealth-Generating Benefits - EP 77
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
In this episode of The REconomy Podcast™ from First American, Chief Economist Mark Fleming and Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi dig into recently released Survey of Consumer Finance data with Economist Ksenia Potapov to explain why they’re thankful for homeownership and its wealth-generating benefits.

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.