Opening Keynote: The State of U.S. Housing Markets

Session Summary: Each year, the Housing Opportunity Conference opens with a general session titled “State of the U.S. Housing Markets.” Daryl Fairweather of RedFin and Dana Schoewe of RCLCO provided this year’s keynote. Daryl spoke to the national landscape, emphasizing housing demand and supply constraints, the effects of inflation on homeownership prospects, and climate concerns when choosing a place to live. Dana focused on the affordable housing picture by presenting findings from the 2024 Terwilliger Center Home Attainability Index.