In this episode of the Top of Mind podcast, Mike Simonsen sits down with Logan Mohtashami, lead analyst at Housingwire, to talk about the big economic trends impacting the housing market. Logan does a deep dive on inventory challenges, offers his take on what to expect with mortgage rates, and shares what buyers and sellers are thinking right now. He also gives his predictions for where the market is headed in the coming months.

About Logan Mohtashami

Logan Mohtashami is a housing data analyst, financial writer, and blogger covering the U.S. economy specializing in the housing market. He is also a Lead Analyst for HousingWire. Logan has been an invited speaker to many conferences and is a frequent guest on CNBC. Logan has been called a social media star by National Mortgage News and “the chart guy.” His astute analysis of economic data and years of direct lending experience allows him to present a unique, informed, and unbiased perspective on the financial markets.

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

• What we learned from the 2022 collapse in housing demand, and why home prices didn’t collapse
• Why the millennial demographic cycle still drives everything in housing
• The one factor that’s more important than mortgage rates when calculating housing demand
• The range to expect for mortgage rates over the next year
• Why home prices look like they’ll climb again in 2024
• When inventory will finally rise, and which new economic variables might add to inventory
• Why he rejects the mortgage-rate-lock-in hypothesis
• Long-term trends buyers and sellers should be thinking about
• Predictions for where the market is headed

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Logan Mohtashami on LinkedIn
• Logan on Twitter
• HousingWire
• HousingWire Daily
• Mike Simonsen on LinkedIn
• Altos Research

Featuring Mike Simonsen, President of Altos Research

A true data geek, Mike founded Altos Research in 2006 to bring data and insight on the U.S. housing market to those who need it most. The company now serves the largest Wall Street investment firms, banks, and tens of thousands of real estate professionals around the country. Mike's insights on the market have been featured in Forbes, New York Times, Bloomberg, Dallas Morning News, Seattle PI, and many other national media outlets.

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