Decoding Housing’s Uncertain Outlook
The housing market is in a unique position as demographic and structural shifts in demand resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic collide with a record low level of homes available for sale. With millions of homeowners "locked-in" to their mortgages and millions of aspiring homebuyers "locked out" of the market by high interest rates, how will the housing market find its footing?
Join Cristian deRitis, Deputy Chief Economist, and economists, Shannon Brobst, Matt Walsh, and Shandor Whitcher, as they provide a deeper dive into the supply and demand dynamics that will drive the housing market going forward. In addition to answering audience questions, the team will explore the growing impact of homeowners insurance and institutional investors on affordability and homeownership.
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SpeakersCris deRitis Deputy Chief Economist Moody's
Shannon Brobst Associate Economist Moody's
Matthew Walsh Assistant Director, Economist Moody's
Shandor Whitcher Associate Economist Moody's
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Cristian deRitis, Deputy Chief Economist at Moody’s Analytics, specializes in assessing the economy’s impact on household finance, housing, credit markets and public policy. Named on two U.S. patents for credit modeling, he created loss forecasting and stress testing systems for financial institutions. He joined Moody’s in 2008, after serving as a director with Fannie Mae. He also was an adjunct professor of economics at Johns Hopkins University.
Shannon Brobst is an associate economist in the research division at Moody’s Analytics. She generates a variety of series and analysis related to the housing and commercial real-estate markets. She analyzes the regional economics of Delaware, Maine, and Mississippi. Shannon has a master’s degree in applied economics from Johns Hopkins University and has a bachelor’s degree in economics and public policy from Gettysburg College.
Matthew Walsh is an associate economist at Moody’s Analytics. He covers the economies of Tennessee, Alaska and several U.S. metropolitan areas, as well as Bulgaria and Slovakia. He is also involved in various labor economic consulting projects and has modeled and forecasted housing and demographic dynamics at a block-group level.
Matthew’s most recent research focused on modeling saving rates by demographic cohort. Using data from the Federal Reserve, he creased estimates of saving for different segments of the population, including by income percentile, educational attainment, age cohort, and homeownership status. Matthew has also done research on the economic impact of increased foreign direct investment in Southeast Asian economies from China’s Belt and Road initiative.
He has a bachelor’s degree in mathematical economics from Temple University.
Shandor Whitcher is an associate economist in the Research Department at Moody’s Analytics. He covers the economies of Finland, Iraq, and New Mexico, as well as several U.S. metro areas. He received his master’s degree in economics from Drexel University and his bachelor’s degree in economics from Northern Arizona University.