"We're Going to See Affordability Remain a Challenge": Discussing the State of the Housing Market

About this episode

This episode discusses the current state of the housing market amidst various economic challenges.

A pandemic, inflation, interest rate swings—the housing sector has seen a lot of tumult in recent years. What does the residential real estate market look like today? An Atlanta Fed housing expert attempts to explain in this episode of the Economy Matters podcast.

People in this episode

Host: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Guest: Atlanta Fed housing expert

Topics covered

• housing market
• real estate
• affordability
• economic challenges
• pandemic impact

Keywords

• housing market
• affordability
• real estate
• pandemic
• inflation
• interest rates

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Books & works: Economy Matters podcast

Places: Atlanta, housing sector

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