Author Archives: Matthew Gardner

Affordability, inventory, rates: An economist’s 2024 housing outlook

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Windermere Real Estate Chief Economist Matthew Gardner offers his 2024 forecast for interest rates, home values and the potential for a housing market recovery. Continue reading →

How long can home prices hold out? Here’s how I see it

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When will rising interest rates, low inventory and diminishing buyer hopes translate into falling home prices? Windermere Chief Economist Matthew Gardner crunches the numbers and looks at the possibilities of a correction. Continue reading →

Here’s how new builds are winning the current market

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New-construction homebuilders are using incentives to garner an outsized share of the current housing market and capitalize on buyer demand. Windermere Chief Economist Matthew Gardner checks the numbers to see how their strategy is working now and what… Continue reading →

An economist’s take on housing prices, affordability, opportunity

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Windermere Chief Economist Matthew Gardner looks at the latest numbers and the markets that still offer affordable options. Continue reading →

How Harvard’s housing report sees the current (and future) market

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With natural growth slowing, writes economist Matthew Gardner, states will recognize the importance of attracting new residents from other markets as domestic migration will become a more important driver of household growth and housing demand. Continue reading →

Did this economist nail his 2023 predictions (so far)?

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Windermere Chief Economist Matthew Gardner takes a look back at his pre-2023 market predictions to check his math and his accuracy. Continue reading →

Economist explains that controversial FHFA fee change

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There’s been a lot of talk about the FHFA’s fee increase, but economist Matthew Gardner thinks that, for the most part, it’s much ado about nothing. Continue reading →

What the latest Fed survey data tells us about consumer psyches

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Take a look at the latest SCE Housing Survey which offers a detailed look at consumers’ psyche in regard to the housing market. Continue reading →

Dreading a rise in foreclosures? Here’s one economist’s take

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Windermere Chief Economist Matthew Gardner has pulled the latest data on foreclosure starts and looked at the quality of mortgages that have been given to buyers in order to give you a clear idea of how foreclosures will impact the overall housing mark… Continue reading →

An economist teaches you how to answer the ‘rent vs own’ question

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It’s one of the most popular questions you’ll hear, especially from first-time homebuyers. Find out how to answer it expertly. Continue reading →