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Podcast: Power House
Episode: First American's Odeta Kushi on the economics of a pandemic
Description: This week, the Housing News Podcast kicks off Season 4 with HousingWire’s Editor-in-Chief, Sarah wheeler as its new host.In the first episode of the season, Odeta Kushi, the deputy chief economist at First American Financial Corporation, discusses her economic outlook for 2020, as well as her forecasting approach for the COVID-19 pandemic.Notably, the duo also discusses how low mortgage rates, high unemployment and forbearance requests will impact the housing industry in 2021.For some background on the interview:During the interview, Kushi discusses what indicators First American was watching during the early mo...