HousingWire’s Logan Mohtashami on the Housing Market Outlook for 2024
Top of Mind
Introduction
The host introduces Logan Mohtashami, a lead analyst and colleague at HousingWire, known for his insights on the real estate market, in this chapter of the podcast.
In this episode of the Top of Mind podcast, Mike Simonsen sits down with Logan Mohtashami, lead analyst at HousingWire, to talk about his housing market predictions for 2024. Logan looks at inventory challenges, offers his take on what to expect with mortgage rates, and gives his forecast for prices, home sales, and more. He also shares which signals we should be watching for shifts in the market in the coming year.
About Logan Mohtashami
Logan Mohtashami is a renowned expert in the mortgage and housing ecosystem, recognized for his insightful analysis and commentary on the U.S. economy and real estate market. Mohtashami is a lead analyst for HousingWire and is a regular contributor on the HousingWire Daily podcast. With a background spanning over two decades in the mortgage industry, Mohtashami — nicknamed “The Chart Guy” — has the remarkable ability to decipher complex economic data and translate it into understandable, actionable insights. This knowledge has made Mohtashami a sought-after commentator and his expertise has been featured extensively in news outlets, including CNBC, where he is a frequent guest.
Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:
- How to think about interest rates and likely Fed moves in 2024
- His predictions for home prices, home sales, and inventory in 2024
- What we can we expect from home sellers in 2024
- Whether inventory can ever get back to the old normal levels again
- How Millennials are impacting the housing market, and what to expect as they age
- His favorite forward-looking indicators for the real estate market
- What signals to watch to see a recession coming
- What he got wrong looking at 2023, and how that shifted his thinking about 2024
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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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About Altos Research
The Top of Mind Podcast is produced by Altos Research.
Each week, Altos tracks every home for sale in the country - all the pricing, and all the changes in pricing - and synthesizes those analytics to make them available before becoming visible through traditional channels.
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