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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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Investors, Flips, iBuyers and Price Increases
By Mike Simonsen on September 8, 2020

In this week's US national real estate market video, we take a look at a novel metric in the housing market: Price Increases. Specifically, the percentage of homes on the market that have...

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Altos Webinar: The Key Data to Watch Right Now in Real Estate
By Mike Simonsen on August 26, 2020

This year's market is unique, making it harder to rely on historical trends for insights - what key data should buyers and sellers be watching right now?Please join me September 3rd for a...

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The Strongest Seller's Market We've Ever Seen [New Video]
By Mike Simonsen on August 24, 2020

With 73,000 new listings hitting the market this week and more than 80,000 transactions, total inventory is now under 600,000 for the first time ever. For comparison, in 2016 we had 1.1...

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Home Prices 8% Higher Year over Year [New Video]
By Mike Simonsen on August 17, 2020

Prices this week are basically unchanged at $354,990. Because in a normal year prices peak June 30th, and then pull back in the fall, all of a sudden we’re up 8% year over year. This...

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Home Buyers Are Relentless This Year [New Video]
By Mike Simonsen on August 10, 2020

This week, I looked at how different this year is than previous years. For one, we're seeing people ignore the usual start-of-school season and continue to buy, with many city dwellers...

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Webinar Replay: An early look at Fall 2020 real estate
By Mike Simonsen on August 5, 2020

In case you missed it, we hosted another webinar last week where we looked at the Fall real estate market. This time I also dove into the "co-primary homes" trend, where city dwellers are...

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3 Ways Market Data Helps Realtors Thrive in Uncertain Times
By Mike Simonsen on August 3, 2020

The real estate industry is facing serious challenges. Many consumers have shifted into survival mode. They’re nervous about the future, and making a big financial move like buying or...

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