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Podcast: The Real Estate Espresso Podcast
Episode: First Quarter Home Stats Are In
Description: Today’s show is an unusual show in that we are quoting national statistics. As you know, I don’t love national numbers because they reflect averages and the average often doesn’t apply in specific areas. When we look at demand for homes, and for rentals, there are historic norms that are based on demographics and employment that most market analysts use to predict demand for housing. This feeds into well understood models for household formation, the age at which people start having children, and the time when they purchase their first home. Recent studies...