The Housing Market Game with Redfin’s Daryl Fairweather

In this episode of the Top of Mind podcast, Mike Simonsen sits down with Dr. Daryl Fairweather, the chief economist for Redfin, to discuss the life and economic lessons in her new book, Hate the Game, and also dive into the latest data in the US housing market with Redfin’s unique point of view.

About Daryl Fairweather

Dr. Daryl Fairweather is the chief economist at Redfin and the author of the new book Hate the Game. At Redfin, she analyzes US housing markets and consumer behavior. She is a member of the advisory council of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and was a former senior economist at Amazon. She is a regular contributor to Forbes, and she has been featured in 60 Minutes, Today, The New York Times, and Bloomberg, among other outlets. She has a degree from MIT and a PhD from the University of Chicago.

Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:

• What Beyonce teaches us about game theory.
• What young buyers should know about buying a home
• Why the 2025 housing market theme is “disappointment”
• Why she thinks rents will start growing more expensive in 2026.
• Which homeowners and housing markets are facing the most distress now
• What Redfin’s “Buyer Demand Index” tells us about home sales for the rest of the summer
• Which signals to watch for a coming downturn
• What to know about millennial home buyers
• What happens to the housing market after 2030

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• ⁠Hate the Game Book
• ⁠⁠Daryl Fairweather, PhD| LinkedIn⁠⁠
• Daryl Fairweather | X⁠⁠⁠
• Redfin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Mike Simonsen | LinkedIn
• Altos

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The Top of Mind podcast features top real estate industry insiders and experts to unpack the most important housing, real estate, mortgage data and trends that are shaping the housing market. Hosted by Altos founder Mike Simonsen and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.