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Daryl Fairweather

Daryl Fairweather

Daryl Fairweather is the chief economist of Redfin. Her insights have been featured on 60 Minutes, CBS Evening News, as well as in the New York Times and Washington Post. Prior to joining Redfin she was a senior economist at Amazon working on problems related to employee engagement and managing a team of analysts. During the housing crisis, Daryl worked as a researcher at the Boston Fed studying why homeowners entered foreclosure. Daryl received her Bachelor's of Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and received her Ph.D. and Master's degrees in economics at the University of Chicago where she specialized in behavioral economics. Follow Daryl on Twitter @FairweatherPhD.

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A Debt-Ceiling Crisis Would Hit the Housing Market Like a Hurricane

Originally published to Forbes on May 18, 2023. Natural disasters like hurricanes and snowstorms tend to temporarily halt housing market activity in affected areas. If the United States breaches the debt ceiling, it would hit the housing market like a natural disaster. Whenever there is a major weather event, like a hurricane or snowstorm, the

Homebuyers With Access to Flood-Risk Data Bid on Lower-Risk Homes

Redfin users who viewed homes with severe and/or extreme flood risk prior to a Redfin experiment proceeded to bid on homes with 54% less risk after gaining access to risk data. Redfin users in flood-prone Cape Coral, FL, Houston and Baton Rouge, LA were most likely to click into the flood-risk section within home listings.

Three Reasons To Be Optimistic About Black Real Estate Wealth

Black real estate wealth hit a record high in 2021– here is why I am hopeful it will continue to rise during this decade Black real estate wealth–the total value of homes owned by Black people in America–rose 28.9% year over year to a record high of $2.2 trillion in the third quarter of 2021,

Redfin 2022 Predictions

Redfin Predicts a More Balanced Housing Market in 2022

Higher mortgage rates will end double-digit price growth and new listings will hit a 10-year high Editor’s note: After two of the least predictable years in housing history, we predict that 2022 will be just as unpredictable. But we wouldn’t leave you hanging like that, so Redfin Chief Economist Daryl Fairweather shares below her 10

Climate Change Will Exacerbate the U.S. Housing Shortage

Redfin Chief Economist Daryl Fairweather presents on climate change and housing to members of the Federal Reserve, US Treasury, FDIC, SEC, CFTC, CFPB, FHFA, NCUA, NAIC, CSBS, NASAA, Treasury, New York Fed, FSOC, and OFR.   

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