Economic Cheat Codes for Everyday Life w/ Daryl Fairweather #971

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Apr 16, 2025

Daryl Fairweather, Chief Economist at Redfin and author of 'Hate the Game', dives into economic strategies for life decisions. She explores how game theory can aid choices like marriage and career moves. Daryl discusses the emotional side of home buying post-pandemic and offers tips for maximizing home value through smart renovations. Personal finance strategies, including managing subscriptions and retirement accounts, are also highlighted. With a dash of humor, she emphasizes balancing family and career priorities while embracing change.

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Daryl's Fitness Data Subscription

Daryl subscribes to many services, including Whoop, to track her health data.
She enjoys the social and competitive aspects that keep her engaged with fitness tracking.

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Housing Market Stuck Situation

Housing markets are stuck due to high interest rates and unwilling sellers.
Affordable demand and limited supply keep home values high, unlike the Great Recession.

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Regulatory Impact on Housing Affordability

Places like Austin saw rent decline because regulatory flexibility allowed increased construction.
Easing building regulations is key to addressing housing affordability as demand fluctuates.

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We’re joined by the Chief Economist at Redfin, Daryl Fairweather, so you know we’re talking about the current state of the real estate market today. But before she was knee-deep in housing data Daryl was the senior economist at Amazon, and before that she was a researcher at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston which is when she was working with Freakonomics author Steven Levitt. Now, she has a new book that just came out last week, Hate The Game: Economic Cheat Codes for Life, Love, and Work. The book is all about helping folks to use game theory and behavioral science to lay out all the options in life. For example whether you should get married and have kids or not, or going for a promotion versus looking for a new job, or whether or not you should move to a new city! Basically, Daryl is wanting to help folks win at whatever game in life they’re playing and we also discuss her favorite nerdy board game, the solutions to high housing prices, and plenty more!

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