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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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Why inflation may lead to fewer homes for sale in 2022
By Mike Simonsen on December 20, 2021

This is the week’s Altos Research real estate market report. Each week Altos Research tracks every home for sale in the country, we analyze all the pricing, supply and demand, and all...

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Will the housing market continue its hot streak in 2022?
By Mike Simonsen on December 15, 2021

As we approach the end of another hot year for the market, homebuyers and sellers are eagerly looking ahead to the 2022 housing market. Will the market continue its streak of strong growth,...

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Real estate demand is increasing as we wrap up 2021
By Mike Simonsen on December 14, 2021

Almost ready to wrap up the year! Available inventory of homes for sale ticked down again this week. How low will our available supply of homes go? And we’re getting some fascinating demand...

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2022 Real Estate Market Shaping Up to be Hot
By Mike Simonsen on December 6, 2021

The Thanksgiving holiday week is baked into the data now and it sure looks like the market is accelerating from where it was earlier in the fall. There are seasonal and holiday variables to...

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Is real estate seasonality a thing of the past?
By Mike Simonsen on November 29, 2021

During the pandemic we had an abrupt change to seasonality in housing data. As families once were tightly constrained by school and work location and schedules, if a home didn’t sell by the...

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Home prices on track for 10% gain in 2021 -- Video
By Mike Simonsen on November 23, 2021

Hey everybody. Happy Thanksgiving week. We were reading the NAR October home sales data this morning which shows strong pricing and demand, but there’s nothing surprising of course if you...

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Altos Research Real Estate Market Update: Nov 15, 2021
By Mike Simonsen on November 15, 2021

Each week Altos Research tracks every home for sale in the country, all the pricing, supply and demand, and all the changes in that data and we make it available to you before you see it in...

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National Real Estate Update: Rising Inventory Continues to Surprise
By Mike Simonsen on August 16, 2021

A return to the new normal in real estate? This week we're seeing real estate inventory continue to climb and demand pull back a bit, with more homes taking price reductions, and fewer...

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How to Answer: "What's going to happen in the real estate market?"
By Mike Simonsen on August 16, 2021

So you've got the market data you need, and you're ready to answer questions from both buyers and sellers – fantastic. One of the most popular questions we get is what will happen in the...

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The Foreclosure Moratorium is Ending. Bad News for the Housing Market?
By Mike Simonsen on July 21, 2021

Our video about foreclosures has gotten over 15,000 views already - everyone is watching the market closely for what will happen.In case you missed it, in the video I talk about the big...

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