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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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Millennials and Investors Are Driving the Housing Market Boom
By Mike Simonsen on February 16, 2022

The long-awaited millennial homebuyers have finally entered the real estate market. Where are they buying homes? How are their purchases influencing the market? In this episode of the Top...

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How soon will spiking mortgage rates hit homebuyers?
By Mike Simonsen on February 14, 2022

If it were possible for the US housing market to get weirder, it is happening. Some unique measurements happening this week in the data that we’ve never seen before.

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Can the Real Estate Boom Survive Economic Headwinds?
By Mike Simonsen on February 11, 2022

Is it a bad time to buy a home? Lots of headlines and housing bears this week citing a Fannie Mae survey that said 65% of respondents now say it's a bad time to buy a house. Only 25% say...

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Rising Mortgage Rates Are Not Deterring Home Buyers
By Mike Simonsen on February 7, 2022

Sellers across the country are remaining confident. Mortgage rates are up, but do buyers care? Homes keep selling fast and the available inventory keeps falling.

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Looking for Risks in the Future of the Real Estate Market
By Mike Simonsen on February 2, 2022

It’s not easy to predict the future. But when you’re buying a house, it’s nice to have an idea of what could happen. How can you interpret the real estate market data to accurately forecast...

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Housing inventory - how low can we go?
By Mike Simonsen on January 31, 2022

As the spring home buying market is almost upon us, the real question that we’re looking for in the data is not whether this boom is somehow ending, but rather how much more is it...

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What the Housing Data Is Really Saying
By Mike Simonsen on January 26, 2022

In today’s ever-changing housing market, how can you make sense of all the numbers and data? What do they mean for builders and home-buyers? In this episode of the Top of Mind podcast, Mike...

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Home prices continue to soar in spite of market volatility
By Mike Simonsen on January 24, 2022

Financial markets are correcting very dramatically since the start of the year. Mortgage rates are at their highest in 2 years, since before the pandemic. The stock market is off 10% just...

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Why Experience Matters in Real Estate
By Mike Simonsen on January 19, 2022

Buying a house can be challenging. Sometimes people try to find help from friends. But what’s the difference between hiring a well-meaning friend versus a professional? In this episode of...

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Housing market continues its upward climb
By Mike Simonsen on January 17, 2022

As expected prices rose and available inventory dropped this week for single family homes around the country. It’s the middle of January and the first of the spring buying season homes are...

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