Episodes

Thursday Aug 25, 2022
The State of Housing Affordability for Potential First-Time Home Buyers - EP 45
Thursday Aug 25, 2022
Thursday Aug 25, 2022
In this episode of the REconomy Podcast™ from First American, Chief Economist Mark Fleming and Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi discuss how housing affordability has shifted since the early spring and what that means for potential first-time home buyers.

Thursday Aug 11, 2022
What is a Recession and How Do We Know When One Begins? - EP 44
Thursday Aug 11, 2022
Thursday Aug 11, 2022
In this episode of the REconomy Podcast™ from First American, Chief Economist Mark Fleming and Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi discuss how recessions are measured, the broader economic outlook, and implications for the housing market.

Friday Jul 29, 2022
Breaking Down the Federal Reserve’s Efforts to Control Inflation - EP 43
Friday Jul 29, 2022
Friday Jul 29, 2022
In this episode of the REconomy Podcast™ from First American, Chief Economist Mark Fleming and Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi discuss the components driving the Consumer Price Index and the Federal Reserve’s efforts to bring inflation under control.

Thursday Jul 14, 2022
Thursday Jul 14, 2022
In this episode of the REconomy Podcast™ from First American, Chief Economist Mark Fleming and Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi discuss which key housing market metrics are leading indicators and share their analysis of what each leading indicator is signaling about the direction of the market.

Thursday Jun 30, 2022
How Will Rising Interest Rates Impact Commercial Real Estate Cap Rates? - EP 41
Thursday Jun 30, 2022
Thursday Jun 30, 2022
In this episode of the REconomy Podcast™ from First American, Chief Economist Mark Fleming and Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi discuss how rising interest rates may impact commercial real estate cap rates using their proprietary Potential Cap Rate Model.

Thursday Jun 16, 2022
Here’s How We Know that Housing Supply is Still Low - EP 40
Thursday Jun 16, 2022
Thursday Jun 16, 2022
In this episode of the REconomy Podcast™ from First American, Chief Economist Mark Fleming and Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi walk through several measures of housing supply and what those housing supply measures tell us about the housing market.

Thursday Jun 02, 2022
Don’t be Alarmed by the Increase in ARMs - EP 39
Thursday Jun 02, 2022
Thursday Jun 02, 2022
In this episode of the REconomy Podcast™ from First American, Chief Economist Mark Fleming and Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi explain why the recent increase in adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) does not necessarily signal an impending housing bust.

Thursday May 19, 2022
Understanding the Neutral Rate of Interest, Inflation and the Housing Market - EP 38
Thursday May 19, 2022
Thursday May 19, 2022
In this episode of the REconomy Podcast™ from First American, Chief Economist Mark Fleming and Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi explain why the neutral rate of interest is an important metric in Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation and what it means for the housing market.

Thursday May 05, 2022
Breaking Down the Recency Bias in Housing Market Data - EP 37
Thursday May 05, 2022
Thursday May 05, 2022
In this episode of the REconomy Podcast™ from First American, Chief Economist Mark Fleming and Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi discuss how recency bias is fueling some angst over trends in housing market data and explain why today’s housing market looks a lot like the 2019 housing market, which was the strongest housing market in a decade at the time.

Thursday Apr 21, 2022
Housing Bubble or No Housing Bubble? - Ep 36
Thursday Apr 21, 2022
Thursday Apr 21, 2022
In this episode of the REconomy Podcast™ from First American, Chief Economist Mark Fleming and Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi examine the health of the housing market and address the question, "Housing bubble or no housing bubble?”

The REconomy Podcast™
First American’s podcast examining the economic forces that influence real estate, housing and affordability, featuring First American Chief Economist Mark Fleming, Ph.D. and Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi.