Zillow CEO Jeremy Wacksman and I sat down at the end of 2025 to discuss his outlook on the housing market, including "inflation-hedging" home features, at HOPE Global Forums in Atlanta.
Jeremy and Hope discuss:
The 5 million home supply deficit
The affordability crisis: why mortgage rates aren’t the whole story
Why Zillow lobbies on zoning, permitting, and data access
Why demand for agents is higher now than when Zillow was founded
Overlooked housing markets
Trends that are in vs. out
Inflation-driven mindsets in housing
Half of buyers now start with “what can I afford” vs. “what do I want to buy”
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