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.
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What Homebuyers and Sellers Can Expect This Fall

September 10, 2024

This was originally published to Forbes on August 29, 2024. The housing market is poised for a dynamic shift this fall, driven by recent declines

Here’s What a Kamala Harris Presidency Could Mean For the Housing Market

August 20, 2024

Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris unveiled a plan that promises to combat the housing affordability crisis, and boost supply and demand. Harris’s plan is appealing,

Canada Can’t Fix Its Housing Crisis Without a Land Value Tax

July 9, 2024

This article was co-authored with Floyd Marinescu and was originally published in the Toronto Star on June 22, 2024. Canada faces a housing crisis, with

Redfin Predicts 2024 Will Be the Year Homebuyers Catch a Break, With Home Prices Falling and New Listings Rising

December 5, 2023

Listings will rise and prices and rates will fall. But high housing costs will remain a problem for young families, which will increase demand for

Climate Change Pushes Up Home Insurance Premiums

September 28, 2023

Originally published to Forbes on September 18, 2023. A recent study from PolicyGenius found that quoted homeowner’s insurance premiums increased by 21% nationally from May 2022

4 Ways to Buy Your First Home, Even as Affordability Worsens

September 28, 2023

Originally published to Forbes on September 12, 2023. For many young Americans, the dream of owning a home feels less like a middle-class milestone and more

Most Recent

What Homebuyers and Sellers Can Expect This Fall

September 10, 2024

This was originally published to Forbes on August 29, 2024. The housing market is poised for a dynamic shift this fall, driven by recent declines

Here’s What a Kamala Harris Presidency Could Mean For the Housing Market

August 20, 2024

Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris unveiled a plan that promises to combat the housing affordability crisis, and boost supply and demand. Harris’s plan is appealing,

Canada Can’t Fix Its Housing Crisis Without a Land Value Tax

July 9, 2024

This article was co-authored with Floyd Marinescu and was originally published in the Toronto Star on June 22, 2024. Canada faces a housing crisis, with

Redfin Predicts 2024 Will Be the Year Homebuyers Catch a Break, With Home Prices Falling and New Listings Rising

December 5, 2023

Listings will rise and prices and rates will fall. But high housing costs will remain a problem for young families, which will increase demand for

Climate Change Pushes Up Home Insurance Premiums

September 28, 2023

Originally published to Forbes on September 18, 2023. A recent study from PolicyGenius found that quoted homeowner’s insurance premiums increased by 21% nationally from May 2022

4 Ways to Buy Your First Home, Even as Affordability Worsens

September 28, 2023

Originally published to Forbes on September 12, 2023. For many young Americans, the dream of owning a home feels less like a middle-class milestone and more