The REconomy Podcast

In this episode of the REconomy Podcast™, Chief Economist Mark Fleming and Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi dig into First American Data & Analytics’ inaugural Accessible Home Equity & Mortgage Rate Lock-In Trends Report. The conversation explores the conundrum many homeowners face: they’re equity rich, but rate locked-in, so how do they access that equity without giving up a pandemic-era low mortgage rate. HELOCs and other home equity borrowing options are attracting more interest, but today’s uptick in home equity borrowing looks very different from the run-up to the Global Financial Crisis. Don’t miss a single REconomy episode, subscribe today.

In this episode of the REconomy Podcast™, Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi and Principal Commercial Real Estate Economist Xander Snyder tackle two deceptively simple questions: how much water and electricity do data centers actually use? The conversation translates massive national figures into comparisons that are easier to grasp, explores why consumption varies so widely from one facility to the next and explains why peak power demand matters as much as annual usage for the communities and grids that host these projects. Don’t miss a single REconomy episode, subscribe today.

In this episode of the REconomy Podcast™, Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi and Principal Commercial Real Estate Economist Xander Snyder examine how the post-pandemic apartment building boom reshaped the Sun Belt rental market, leaving many cities with far more vacant units than they had just a few years ago. The conversation explains why vacancy varies so widely across the region, what elevated vacancy means for both renters and owners, and why the market may have reached a turning point. Don’t miss a single REconomy episode, subscribe today.

In this episode of the REconomy Podcast™, Chief Economist Mark Fleming and Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi explain the looming the silver housing handoff: how aging baby boomer homeowners may gradually release housing stock back into the market, who might absorb these homes, and why the answer could look very different depending on market. Ultimately, what many refer to as the ‘silver tsunami’ appears to be a more nuanced and measured trend that plays out very differently depending on the local demographic dynamics at play. Don’t miss a single REconomy episode, subscribe today.

In this episode of the REconomy Podcast™, Chief Economist Mark Fleming and Principal Commercial Real Estate Economist Xander Snyder commemorate reaching the 150th episode mark by examining how the real estate market has evolved since the inception of the podcast in 2021, highlighting key trends that have shaped the market dynamics present today. The conversation traces the arc from pandemic recovery through rising inflation and corresponding interest rate shocks to the rise of AI and data centers. Don’t miss a single REconomy episode, subscribe today.