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Mike Simonsen

Mike Simonsen is the founder and president of real estate analytics firm Altos Research, which has provided national and local real estate data to financial institutions, real estate professionals, and investors across the country for more than 15 years. An expert trendspotter, Mike uses Altos data to identify market shifts months before they hit the headlines.
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Inventory Growth Grinds to a Halt
By Mike Simonsen on August 22, 2022

Even as buyer demand slowed way down this year, home owners in America have decided they have no urgency to sell. It’s early in the change but sellers seem to be winning this battle. Home...

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Getting Smart on the Distressed Housing Market
By Mike Simonsen on August 19, 2022

In this episode of the Top of Mind podcast, Mike Simonsen sits down with Daren Blomquist, Vice President of Market Economics at Auction.com, for a deep dive into the state of the distressed...

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Few Bargains on the Horizon for Homebuyers
By Mike Simonsen on August 15, 2022

The growing available inventory of homes in this country for sale has dramatically slowed. Just a few weeks ago I assumed inventory would keep surging well into late summer. I assumed that...

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The Latest Signals for the Fall Real Estate Market
By Mike Simonsen on August 12, 2022

So a month ago, just one month ago, when we did this webinar, the story at the time was we had an abrupt slowdown in demand and we could see supply building across the country, inventory...

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Will the housing market see a soft landing?
By Mike Simonsen on August 8, 2022

Has the US real estate market managed to navigate a soft landing? It sure looks that way to me. For several weeks in a row inventory has been rising at a slower pace than we’d projected...

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Will New Home Construction Challenges Impact the Housing Market?
By Mike Simonsen on August 3, 2022

In this episode of the Top of Mind podcast, Mike Simonsen sits down with Kevin Oakley, Managing Partner at Do You Convert, to get insights into what’s happening right now with new home...

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Housing inventory growth has slowed, and prices remain stable
By Mike Simonsen on July 25, 2022

Inventory is rising more rapidly than any recent July. But the pace of increase has actually slowed since June. This is the third week in a row for 3% inventory gains, down from 6-8% over...

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Housing Market Forecast & Insights From Freddie Mac
By Mike Simonsen on July 21, 2022

In this episode of the Top of Mind podcast, Mike Simonsen sits down with Len Kiefer, Deputy Chief Economist at Freddie Mac, to talk about the latest housing market and macroeconomic...

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Housing Inventory Forecast for the Rest of 2022
By Mike Simonsen on July 18, 2022

As the rate of home sales slows, the available inventory of homes for sale is still climbing quickly through July. As we roll into the second half of the year, we’re starting to have some...

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Are You Ready for a Wild Real Estate Market This Fall?
By Mike Simonsen on July 15, 2022

You know, it's no secret now that the real estate frenzy of the last few years is over. And does that mean though that a crash is coming? Is it suddenly a bad time to buy a house? It's kind...

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