--- title: Altos Blog | Mike Simonsen (2) description: 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. (2) --- [![Altos - Lead with data. Win with confidence.](https://blog.altosresearch.com/hs-fs/hubfs/altos-logo_electric%20blue-1.png?width=1000&height=168&name=altos-logo_electric%20blue-1.png "Altos - Lead with data. 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[mailto:mike@altosresearch.com](mailto:mike@altosresearch.com) ![Picture of Mike Simonsen](https://blog.altosresearch.com/hubfs/Mike%20Simonsen%20Headshot%202023%20Square.jpeg) #### All Posts from Mike Simonsen [![](https://blog.altosresearch.com/hubfs/1280x720_Top_of_Mind_Podcast_Jason_Waugh.jpg)](https://blog.altosresearch.com/how-the-brokerage-business-is-changing) [Altos Research](https://blog.altosresearch.com/tag/altos-research) [Mike Simonsen](https://blog.altosresearch.com/tag/mike-simonsen) [Top of Mind Podcast](https://blog.altosresearch.com/tag/top-of-mind-podcast) [coldwell banker](https://blog.altosresearch.com/tag/coldwell-banker) [jason waugh](https://blog.altosresearch.com/tag/jason-waugh) ##### [How the Brokerage Business is Changing](https://blog.altosresearch.com/how-the-brokerage-business-is-changing) By [Mike Simonsen](https://blog.altosresearch.com/author/mike-simonsen) on February 26, 2025 In this episode of the Top of Mind podcast, Mike Simonsen sits down with Jason Waugh, president of Coldwell Banker Affiliates, to talk about how the real estate brokerage business is... [Continue Reading](https://blog.altosresearch.com/how-the-brokerage-business-is-changing) [![](https://blog.altosresearch.com/hubfs/AdobeStock_746847281.jpeg)](https://blog.altosresearch.com/2025-could-be-the-last-year-of-inventory-shortage) [National Data](https://blog.altosresearch.com/tag/national-data) ##### [2025 Could Be the Last Year of Inventory Shortage](https://blog.altosresearch.com/2025-could-be-the-last-year-of-inventory-shortage) By [Mike Simonsen](https://blog.altosresearch.com/author/mike-simonsen) on February 24, 2025 Home prices in 2025 are a couple percent above where they were last year at this time. People often ask, “how can it be possible that home prices are still climbing even though the cost of... [Continue Reading](https://blog.altosresearch.com/2025-could-be-the-last-year-of-inventory-shortage) [![](https://blog.altosresearch.com/hubfs/AdobeStock_273672939.jpeg)](https://blog.altosresearch.com/could-home-prices-turn-negative-this-year) [National Data](https://blog.altosresearch.com/tag/national-data) ##### [Could Home Prices Turn Negative This Year?](https://blog.altosresearch.com/could-home-prices-turn-negative-this-year) By [Mike Simonsen](https://blog.altosresearch.com/author/mike-simonsen) on February 18, 2025 Home price appreciation across the country is barely positive compared to last year at this time. Depending on how you measure it, home prices are about 2% higher on average across the... [Continue Reading](https://blog.altosresearch.com/could-home-prices-turn-negative-this-year) [![](https://blog.altosresearch.com/hubfs/1280x720_Top_of_Mind_Podcast_Julie%20Kheyfets%20(1).jpg)](https://blog.altosresearch.com/whats-happening-with-home-renovations) [Altos Research](https://blog.altosresearch.com/tag/altos-research) [Mike Simonsen](https://blog.altosresearch.com/tag/mike-simonsen) [Top of Mind Podcast](https://blog.altosresearch.com/tag/top-of-mind-podcast) [Julie Kheyfets](https://blog.altosresearch.com/tag/julie-kheyfets) [Block Renovations](https://blog.altosresearch.com/tag/block-renovations) ##### [What’s Happening with Home Renovations](https://blog.altosresearch.com/whats-happening-with-home-renovations) By [Mike Simonsen](https://blog.altosresearch.com/author/mike-simonsen) on February 12, 2025 In this episode of the Top of Mind podcast, Mike Simonsen sits down with Julie Kheyfets, CEO of Block Renovation, to talk about what’s happening with home renovations this year and beyond. ... [Continue Reading](https://blog.altosresearch.com/whats-happening-with-home-renovations) [![](https://blog.altosresearch.com/hubfs/AdobeStock_191725133.jpeg)](https://blog.altosresearch.com/has-seller-growth-lost-momentum) [National Data](https://blog.altosresearch.com/tag/national-data) ##### [Has Seller Growth Lost Momentum?](https://blog.altosresearch.com/has-seller-growth-lost-momentum) By [Mike Simonsen](https://blog.altosresearch.com/author/mike-simonsen) on February 10, 2025 There are two trends that bubbled to the surface in this week’s housing market data. We talked last week about how the price reductions leading indicator has been growing more bearish for... [Continue Reading](https://blog.altosresearch.com/has-seller-growth-lost-momentum) [![](https://blog.altosresearch.com/hubfs/AdobeStock_267547861.jpeg)](https://blog.altosresearch.com/weak-demand-is-forcing-more-home-sellers-to-reduce-their-asking-price) [National Data](https://blog.altosresearch.com/tag/national-data) ##### [Weak Demand Is Forcing More Home Sellers to Reduce Their Asking Price](https://blog.altosresearch.com/weak-demand-is-forcing-more-home-sellers-to-reduce-their-asking-price) By [Mike Simonsen](https://blog.altosresearch.com/author/mike-simonsen) on February 3, 2025 There are some really interesting price trends happening across the country right now. I mentioned last week how weakness in demand had cause some of the measures for home price changes to... [Continue Reading](https://blog.altosresearch.com/weak-demand-is-forcing-more-home-sellers-to-reduce-their-asking-price) [![](https://blog.altosresearch.com/hubfs/1280x720_Top_of_Mind_Orphe%20(1).jpg)](https://blog.altosresearch.com/zillows-take-on-the-2025-housing-market) [Altos Research](https://blog.altosresearch.com/tag/altos-research) [Mike Simonsen](https://blog.altosresearch.com/tag/mike-simonsen) [Top of Mind Podcast](https://blog.altosresearch.com/tag/top-of-mind-podcast) [Dr. Orphe Divounguy](https://blog.altosresearch.com/tag/dr-orphe-divounguy) [Zillow](https://blog.altosresearch.com/tag/zillow) ##### [Zillow’s Take on the 2025 Housing Market](https://blog.altosresearch.com/zillows-take-on-the-2025-housing-market) By [Mike Simonsen](https://blog.altosresearch.com/author/mike-simonsen) on January 29, 2025 In this episode of the Top of Mind podcast, Mike Simonsen sits down with Dr. Orphe Divounguy, senior economist with Zillow's Economic Research team, to talk about what’s on the horizon for... [Continue Reading](https://blog.altosresearch.com/zillows-take-on-the-2025-housing-market) [![](https://blog.altosresearch.com/hubfs/AdobeStock_286240959.jpeg)](https://blog.altosresearch.com/will-we-see-home-price-declines-in-2025) [National Data](https://blog.altosresearch.com/tag/national-data) ##### [Will We See Home Price Declines in 2025?](https://blog.altosresearch.com/will-we-see-home-price-declines-in-2025) By [Mike Simonsen](https://blog.altosresearch.com/author/mike-simonsen) on January 27, 2025 Recently we’ve shared that inventory of unsold homes is growing, and that in recent weeks, home sales have faltered in the face of 7% mortgage rates. We’re going to focus today’s video on... [Continue Reading](https://blog.altosresearch.com/will-we-see-home-price-declines-in-2025) [![](https://blog.altosresearch.com/hubfs/AdobeStock_307345480.jpeg)](https://blog.altosresearch.com/home-sales-are-stalled-with-7pct-mortgages) [National Data](https://blog.altosresearch.com/tag/national-data) ##### [Home Sales Are Stalled With 7% Mortgages](https://blog.altosresearch.com/home-sales-are-stalled-with-7pct-mortgages) By [Mike Simonsen](https://blog.altosresearch.com/author/mike-simonsen) on January 20, 2025 New contracts for home purchases are coming in very low this month. We counted 10% fewer home sales for the week than the same week a year ago.In the fourth quarter of 2024, sales were... [Continue Reading](https://blog.altosresearch.com/home-sales-are-stalled-with-7pct-mortgages) [![](https://blog.altosresearch.com/hubfs/1280x720_TOM_Bill%20McBride%20(1).jpg)](https://blog.altosresearch.com/decoding-the-2025-housing-market-with-bill-mcbride) [Altos Research](https://blog.altosresearch.com/tag/altos-research) [Mike Simonsen](https://blog.altosresearch.com/tag/mike-simonsen) [Top of Mind Podcast](https://blog.altosresearch.com/tag/top-of-mind-podcast) [Bill McBride](https://blog.altosresearch.com/tag/bill-mcbride) [Calculated Risk](https://blog.altosresearch.com/tag/calculated-risk) ##### [Decoding the 2025 Housing Market with Bill McBride](https://blog.altosresearch.com/decoding-the-2025-housing-market-with-bill-mcbride) By [Mike Simonsen](https://blog.altosresearch.com/author/mike-simonsen) on January 15, 2025 In this episode of the Top of Mind podcast, Mike Simonsen sits down with Bill McBride from Calculated Risk to talk about what to expect in the housing market in 2025 and beyond. 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