Daryl Fairweather, PhD | Chief Economist
@FairweatherPhD
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Chief economist @Redfin🏡, author of HATE THE GAME📕 @UChicagoPress, @Forbes contributor ✍🏽, Mama👦🏽👧🏽, Funkateer🛸🎶, @UChicago & @MIT alum
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Joined September 2018
Praise for my forthcoming book, Hate the Game: Economic Cheat Codes for Life Love and Work. Now available for pre-order.
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Is the U.S. housing market expensive or cheap? It depends on who's buying. While Americans 🇺🇸 see record-high home prices (+$447k), a weaker U.S. dollar means a 5-10% price drop for buyers using rubles🇷🇺, yen🇯🇵 or euros🇪🇺.
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I believe the lull in hiring economists in tech is temporary. As the amount of data grows, the need for people who can make judgments about what the data says will grow. However, I'm even more bullish on data engineering jobs. After all, you can't make judgments without.
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The article says the magic number is 7,000 steps. Not to be confused with 7 minute abs.
Forget 10,000 steps — research reveals the real number you need for better health
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I don't believe Amazon when they say these three books are frequently bought together, but if you are a fan of both "Abundance" and "The Let Them Theory" reveal yourself.
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RT @desegregateCT: Keynote speaker at YIMBYtown 2025, @Redfin Chief Economist @FairweatherPhD sums it up: "What it really comes down to, as….
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June, usually the height of the spring housing season, saw sales of existing homes drop from the previous month, according to the National Association of Realtors.
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The housing market shift is here. It’s officially turning into a buyer's market. There are more homes for sale than there are buyers, and sellers are finally starting to listen. The result? Prices are coming down, and we'll see more homes sold later this year.
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President Trump says he wants to eliminate capital gains taxes on primary homes. This change could reshape the real estate market. Currently, the exclusion cap stands at $500,000 for married couples and $250,000 for single filers. This change could prompt more homeowners to
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RT @CNBCFastMoney: .@Redfin Chief Economist @FairweatherPhD says the White House's proposal to end capital gains tax on home sales could ha….
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Daryl Fairweather, Redfin chief economist, joins 'Fast Money' to talk how Pres. Trump's proposal to end capital gains tax on homes.
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I am surprised and delighted by this review of Hate the Game from San Diego Metro Magazine. And I love the title!
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The city of Los Angeles is suing AirBnB for price gouging during the wildfires earlier this year. Learn why this matters and how you can prepare.
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Last Thursday, I had the privilege of delivering the Keynote talk for the Sadie T. M. Alexander Conference on Economics and Related Fields. The Sadie Collective hosts an annual conference that unites people from diverse backgrounds and career stages to share resources,
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RT @stelifanie: Want global macro insights w/o all the politics? We use machine learning & alternative data to forecast inflation and spot….
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RT @stelifanie: Had this delivered to my Pennsylvania home so I had to come all the way from Barcelona to get my hands on this masterpiece.….
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Visiting newsrooms is my favorite job perk. But I have to say that @NPR might be the most iconic. Go donate, so Tiny Desk never ends!
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Trump can’t fire Powell except for cause and if he did, mortgage rates would shoot up.
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A key climate policy for green homes is ending thanks to the "Big Beautiful Bill". Now, more than ever, we need states to step up to the challenge of solving both the climate and housing crises. We can do both at the same time with the right policies!
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