Aarthi Swaminathan

MarketWatch real-estate reporter and Redfin CEO discuss dysfunctionality of housing market, impact of interest rates, shift from coastal cities to lower-cost areas, current home prices, climate change effects on home insurance, and converting commercial buildings into residential housing.

Join MarketWatch real-estate reporter Aarthi Swaminathan and Skylar Olsen, chief economist at Zillow, as they discuss the impact of falling mortgage rates on the housing market, the effects of climate change on the Florida housing market, the concept of assumable mortgages, trade-offs in getting a mortgage, and market data including short-term rental markets.

MarketWatch real-estate reporter and head of retail lending at Bank of America dive into the current state of the housing market, discussing topics such as mortgage rate predictions, housing affordability challenges, addressing the housing shortage, insights on listing a home, down payment grants, and analysis of the US consumer.