Top of Mind

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 ne...

In this episode of the Top of Mind podcast, Mike Simonsen sits down with Sean Dobson, the CEO and CIO of Amherst, to learn about the single-family rental business from a true market leader. Amherst is a vertically integrated real estate investment, development, and operating company with single-family residential, mortgage-backed securities, and commercial real estate. Amherst has $15B under manag...

Welcome to How’s the Market, our weekly look at what’s happening in the US housing market, powered by data from Altos. If you want to see all the inventory, pricing, and supply and demand charts we reference in the show, head on over to our YouTube channel at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/altosresearch⁠⁠⁠⁠. Hosted by Mike Simonsen, President of Altos. A true data geek, Mike founded Altos in 2006 to brin...

Welcome to How’s the Market, our weekly look at what’s happening in the US housing market, powered by data from Altos. If you want to see all the inventory, pricing, and supply and demand charts we reference in the show, head on over to our YouTube channel at ⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/altosresearch⁠⁠⁠. Hosted by Mike Simonsen, President of Altos. A true data geek, Mike founded Altos in 2006 to bring...

In this episode of the Top of Mind podcast, Mike Simonsen sits down with Dr. Arpit Gupta of NYU’s Stern School of Business. The two discuss Dr. Gupta’s important research on housing affordability, and the causes and cures of our unaffordable housing market. They uncover insights about which local regulations are the most negative for affordable housing, surprising data about how property taxes imp...

Welcome to How’s the Market, our weekly look at what’s happening in the US housing market, powered by data from Altos. If you want to see all the inventory, pricing, and supply and demand charts we reference in the show, head on over to our YouTube channel at ⁠⁠https://youtube.com/altosresearch⁠⁠. Hosted by Mike Simonsen, President of Altos. A true data geek, Mike founded Altos in 2006 to bring da...

Welcome to How’s the Market, our weekly look at what’s happening in the US housing market, powered by data from Altos. If you want to see all the inventory, pricing, and supply and demand charts we reference in the show, head on over to our YouTube channel at ⁠https://youtube.com/altosresearch⁠. Hosted by Mike Simonsen, President of Altos. A true data geek, Mike founded Altos in 2006 to bring data...

Welcome to How’s the Market, our weekly look at what’s happening in the US housing market, powered by data from Altos. If you want to see all the inventory, pricing, and supply and demand charts we reference in the show, head on over to our YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/altosresearch. Hosted by Mike Simonsen, President of Altos. A true data geek, Mike founded Altos in 2006 to bring data a...

Welcome to How’s the Market, our weekly look at what’s happening in the US housing market, powered by data from Altos. If you want to see all the inventory, pricing, and supply and demand charts we reference in the show, head on over to our YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/altosresearch. Hosted by Mike Simonsen, President of Altos. A true data geek, Mike founded Altos in 2006 to bring data a...

In this episode of the Top of Mind podcast, Mike gets time with HW Media CEO and HousingWire publisher Clayton Collins to talk about the latest HousingWire Data company announcements, and explores the most important trends, people, and ideas driving our industry in 2025. About Clayton Collins Clayton Collins is the Chief Executive Officer of HW Media, the leading media and information services com...

Welcome to How’s the Market, our weekly look at what’s happening in the US housing market, powered by data from Altos. If you want to see all the inventory, pricing, and supply and demand charts we reference in the show, head on over to our YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/altosresearch. Hosted by Mike Simonsen, President of Altos. A true data geek, Mike founded Altos in 2006 to bring data a...

In this episode of the Top of Mind podcast, Mike Simonsen sits down with Elizabeth Funk, Founder & Chief Executive Officer of DignityMoves, to talk about real progress being made with the crisis of homelessness in America. Elizabeth shares DignityMove’s innovative interim housing solutions, deep insights about the American system of housing and homelessness, and dramatic success stories from citie...

Welcome to How’s the Market, our weekly look at what’s happening in the US housing market, powered by data from Altos. If you want to see all the inventory, pricing, and supply and demand charts we reference in the show, head on over to our YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/altosresearch. Hosted by Mike Simonsen, President of Altos. A true data geek, Mike founded Altos in 2006 to bring data a...

Welcome to How’s the Market, our weekly look at what’s happening in the US housing market, powered by data from Altos. If you want to see all the inventory, pricing, and supply and demand charts we reference in the show, head on over to our YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/altosresearch. Hosted by Mike Simonsen, President of Altos. A true data geek, Mike founded Altos in 2006 to bring data a...

Welcome to How’s the Market, our weekly look at what’s happening in the US housing market, powered by data from Altos Research. If you want to see all the inventory, pricing, and supply and demand charts we reference in the show, head on over to our YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/altosresearch. Hosted by Mike Simonsen, President of Altos Research. A true data geek, Mike founded Altos Resea...

In this episode of the Top of Mind podcast, Mike Simonsen sits down with Adam Carmel, CEO and founder of Polly, to talk about mortgage technology and the mortgage markets. About Adam Carmel Adam Carmel is the founder and CEO of Polly, a true mortgage technology trailblazer. Adam founded Polly in 2019 to build a vertically integrated mortgage platform. Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:  The re...

Welcome to How’s the Market, our weekly look at what’s happening in the US housing market, powered by data from Altos Research. If you want to see all the inventory, pricing, and supply and demand charts we reference in the show, head on over to our YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/altosresearch. Hosted by Mike Simonsen, President of Altos Research. A true data geek, Mike founded Altos Resea...

Welcome to How’s the Market, our weekly look at what’s happening in the US housing market, powered by data from Altos Research. If you want to see all the inventory, pricing, and supply and demand charts we reference in the show, head on over to our YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/altosresearch. Hosted by Mike Simonsen, President of Altos Research. A true data geek, Mike founded Altos Resea...

In this episode of the Top of Mind podcast, Mike Simonsen sits down with Jason Waugh, president of Coldwell Banker Affiliates, to talk about how the real estate brokerage business is changing in 2025. Jason shares insights from CB’s 100,000 agents, the latest findings from CB’s Global Luxury Trends report, and how the agent-consumer relationship is changing after the dramatic real estate commissio...

Welcome to How’s the Market, our weekly look at what’s happening in the US housing market, powered by data from Altos Research. If you want to see all the inventory, pricing, and supply and demand charts we reference in the show, head on over to our YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/altosresearch. Hosted by Mike Simonsen, President of Altos Research. A true data geek, Mike founded Altos Resea...

Welcome to How’s the Market, our weekly look at what’s happening in the US housing market, powered by data from Altos Research. If you want to see all the inventory, pricing, and supply and demand charts we reference in the show, head on over to our YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/altosresearch. Hosted by Mike Simonsen, President of Altos Research. A true data geek, Mike founded Altos Resea...

In this episode of the Top of Mind podcast, Mike Simonsen sits down with Julie Kheyfets, CEO of Block Renovation, to talk about what’s happening with home renovations this year and beyond. About Julie Kheyfets Julie Kheyfets is the CEO of Block Renovation, the AI renovation platform empowering homeowners and contractors to build better together. Block’s AI delivers instant cost, scope, and design...

Welcome to How’s the Market, our weekly look at what’s happening in the US housing market, powered by data from Altos Research. If you want to see all the inventory, pricing, and supply and demand charts we reference in the show, head on over to our YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/altosresearch. Hosted by Mike Simonsen, President of Altos Research. A true data geek, Mike founded Altos Resea...

Welcome to How’s the Market, our weekly look at what’s happening in the US housing market, powered by data from Altos Research. If you want to see all the inventory, pricing, and supply and demand charts we reference in the show, head on over to our YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/altosresearch. Hosted by Mike Simonsen, President of Altos Research. A true data geek, Mike founded Altos Resea...

In this episode of the Top of Mind podcast, Mike Simonsen sits down with Dr. Orphe Divounguy, senior economist with Zillow's Economic Research team, to talk about what’s on the horizon for the housing market this year. Orphe shares the latest findings from Zillow’s 2025 forecasts, offers some surprising insights from Zillow’s rental data, gives us a framework for understanding mortgage rates and a...