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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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Home Inventory is Climbing Even Faster Than Last Year
By Mike Simonsen on September 25, 2023

Available inventory of homes for sale is on the rise in late September, which is very unusual for this time of year. In fact, inventory is growing faster than last year at this time. This...

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A Change in Homebuyer Expectations Is Slowing the Housing Market
By Mike Simonsen on September 18, 2023

Home sales each week continue to be at depressed levels. We counted only 59,000 new pending sales this week. Meanwhile, available inventory of unsold homes is growing. In fact, this week...

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Home Sales Dip, but Home Prices Are Holding Steady for Now
By Mike Simonsen on September 11, 2023

This week continues the trend of fewer home sales and steady prices. New contracts dipped as affordability is out of reach for so many. Inventory is very low and just inching up now week...

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Leigh Brown’s View From the Front Lines of Real Estate
By Mike Simonsen on August 23, 2023

In this episode of the Top of Mind podcast, Mike Simonsen sits down with storied real estate trainer and broker Leigh Brown to talk about the state of today’s real estate industry.Leigh...

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Housing Inventory Is at Its Highest Point All Year
By Mike Simonsen on August 21, 2023

Mortgage rates kept climbing in the last week. Buyers in this real estate market notice these affordability changes, and so we can see in the data fewer home purchase offers, slightly...

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Data Points Towards Slight Cooling in the Market This Fall
By Mike Simonsen on August 14, 2023

It’s mid-August, mortgage rates have been stubbornly above 7% for two months now, and it sure looks like home buyers are growing weary. We can see signs that buyers are slowing, both in the...

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Home Inventory Inches Up With Higher Mortgage Rates
By Mike Simonsen on August 7, 2023

Mortgage rates are sitting at their highest levels in many years. Higher mortgage rates mean higher monthly payments, less affordability for home buyers, and slightly fewer transactions....

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Mynd’s Doug Brien on Investing, Renting and the Future of the American Dream
By Mike Simonsen on August 2, 2023

In this episode of the Top of Mind podcast, Mike Simonsen sits down with Doug Brien, CEO and co-founder of Mynd, to talk about innovation and opportunities in real estate investing. Doug...

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Will existing home sales climb at all this year?
By Mike Simonsen on July 24, 2023

Last week, NAR reported that existing home sales declined in June to an annual rate of 4.2 million. The question I’ve been getting lately is whether we’ve turned the corner on home sales....

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Getting Smart on New Home Construction with NAHB’s Robert Dietz
By Mike Simonsen on July 19, 2023

In this episode of the Top of Mind podcast, Mike Simonsen sits down with Robert Dietz, Chief Economist and Senior Vice President for Economics and Housing Policy for the National...

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