Logan Mohtashami

Logan Mohtashami

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Lead analyst at HousingWire covering mortgage spreads, residential and commercial market economics.

Inventory May Turn Negative YoY by Early April
SocialMar 9, 2026

Inventory May Turn Negative YoY by Early April

Inventory has a shot of being negative year over year by the end of March or the first week of April if the seasonal increase doesn't happen soon. https://t.co/yYspHxEdvu

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Housing Inventory May Turn Negative Despite Low Rates
SocialMar 8, 2026

Housing Inventory May Turn Negative Despite Low Rates

Kinda embarrassing for the #housing 2008 crowd, and, worse than 2008. At this pace, if rates stay low, inventory might show some negative week-to-week data. 🤯🤯🤯😳😱 What a bunch of scrubs 😁😉🥂 @housingwire @sarahteresa6 read the tracker reports and join...

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Housing Inventory Growth Slows Sharply, Risks Negative Prints
SocialMar 8, 2026

Housing Inventory Growth Slows Sharply, Risks Negative Prints

The housing market shifted mid-June 2025. Inventory growth was running at 33% and now it's running at 6.91% with a risk of some negative week-to-week prints. https://t.co/VgpdKDUPpd

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National Inventory Heading Negative
SocialMar 8, 2026

National Inventory Heading Negative

At current pace, the national inventory data will have some negative year-over-year weekly data. Read books, don't burn them. 🫡 https://t.co/pV6P6SxOka

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National Inventory Set to Turn Negative, Price Cuts Decline
SocialMar 8, 2026

National Inventory Set to Turn Negative, Price Cuts Decline

The National Inventory is expected to turn negative at some point this year, and the percentage of price cuts is lower compared to last year. Whoever you're getting your housing info from, I would question them about this. https://t.co/AHHEytiMoR

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Potential Negative YoY Inventory by April if Seasonal Rise Delayed
SocialMar 7, 2026

Potential Negative YoY Inventory by April if Seasonal Rise Delayed

We should be getting the national seasonal inventory increase soon, but if, for some reason, that doesn't happen, we will have negative year-over-year inventory data by the end of March or Early April Note: For the worse than 2008 crowd...

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Pending Sales Rise YoY, Driving Inventory Decline
SocialMar 6, 2026

Pending Sales Rise YoY, Driving Inventory Decline

Another week of positive year-over-year growth in our weekly pending sales data, and it's biting inventory lower now. 😉 A lot more with tracker article this weekend

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Mortgage Spreads Curb Rates Amid Iran War Concerns
SocialMar 6, 2026

Mortgage Spreads Curb Rates Amid Iran War Concerns

Mortgage spreads continue to keep mortgage rates in check as Iran war sp... https://t.co/iBMRx6aFsB via @YouTube

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Inventory Surged Pre‑recession, Now Below Normal Levels
SocialMar 6, 2026

Inventory Surged Pre‑recession, Now Below Normal Levels

Home sales peaked in 2005 Home Sales crashed from 2005 to 2008 Inventory spiked before the recession started 2005 2.5 million Inventory 2007 4,000,000 Inventory Currently at 1.22 million Normal is 2-2.5 million Credit channels have run inventory channels for...

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Discard Outdated Housing Debt Bubble Narrative
SocialMar 6, 2026

Discard Outdated Housing Debt Bubble Narrative

You have to let go of the housing debt bubble premise from the past — that's an old battle that no longer exists, you're chasing a ghost here. https://t.co/DV4aV0RuyM

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Homeowner Numbers Stagnant; New Laws Fuel Economic Shift
SocialMar 6, 2026

Homeowner Numbers Stagnant; New Laws Fuel Economic Shift

That is not the scale of homeowners in America for 15 years now. The QM laws of 2010 and the 2005 BK reform law changed a lot for American economics https://t.co/SfPRuod5EC

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Rising PITI Costs Shatter 2020‑24 Sales Threshold
SocialMar 6, 2026

Rising PITI Costs Shatter 2020‑24 Sales Threshold

Total PITI costs surged for housing and in a QM lending environment that was set to crush sales. I had a price model limit for 2020-2024: if we didn't surpass 23% during those five years, we would be okay; we...

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US Homebuilding Follows Demand, Halts at 120K Units
SocialMar 5, 2026

US Homebuilding Follows Demand, Halts at 120K Units

As a country, we simply don't ever build on a supply-first model; we only build based on our demand curve. This is why the builders pause when total completed units for sale just hit 120K, for decades https://t.co/S6RwyAA3hO

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Homeowners Cling to Low Rates, yet Many Still Move
SocialMar 5, 2026

Homeowners Cling to Low Rates, yet Many Still Move

Given this situation, millions of Americans could afford and even need to move, but they stay in homes they no longer want because they do not want to lose their low mortgage rates. Yet each quarter, people have given up...

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War in Iran and Inflation Push Mortgage Rates Near 6%
SocialMar 5, 2026

War in Iran and Inflation Push Mortgage Rates Near 6%

Today’s podcast discusses a theory of mine on why #mortgagerates are near 6%, with hotter inflation data and the war with Iran driving up oil prices. @housingwire @sarahteresa6 #economics #realestate #housing #chartdaddy

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Purchase Applications Rise YoY, Five Weeks Double‑Digit Growth
SocialMar 4, 2026

Purchase Applications Rise YoY, Five Weeks Double‑Digit Growth

Yes, it's true that even with the snow this year which is melting away, purchase application data is up year over year every week this year, with 5 weeks showing double-digit growth. @housingwire @sarahteresa6 #realestate #housing #mortgagerates #chartdaddy

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Mortgage Rates Nearing Sub‑6% Despite Week’s Volatility
SocialMar 4, 2026

Mortgage Rates Nearing Sub‑6% Despite Week’s Volatility

Even with all the madness of this week #mortgagerates are almost back below 6% #realestate #housing #chartdaddy #mortgagespreads

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10-Year Yield Stagnates
SocialMar 4, 2026

10-Year Yield Stagnates

10-year yield action this week 🥱 considering all that has happened, maybe jobs Friday changes that https://t.co/30TFujFiHs

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Yesterday’s Pricing Event Predicts Today’s Market Move
SocialMar 3, 2026

Yesterday’s Pricing Event Predicts Today’s Market Move

Today's podcast discusses yesterday's market pricing event, and today's market action isn't surprising to me. I encourage people to listen to this for a better understanding. @housingwire @sarahteresa6 #mortgagerates #realestate #housing #mortgagerates #chartdaddy

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2% Inflation Won’t Trigger 3% Mortgage Rates
SocialMar 2, 2026

2% Inflation Won’t Trigger 3% Mortgage Rates

2% inflation won't lead to 3% mortgage rates with the Fed at neutral policy. https://t.co/TpEKz1u8Cu

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Economic Wild
SocialMar 2, 2026

Economic Wild

Today's topic is #economic wildcards; this was prepared before the Iran situation began, but that topic was discussed. @housingwire @sarahteresa6 #mortgagerates #realestate #housing #chartdaddy

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2023 Spread Surge Pushes Mortgages to 7.17%
SocialMar 1, 2026

2023 Spread Surge Pushes Mortgages to 7.17%

The worst levels of the spreads in 2023 resulted in 7.17% mortgage rates today instead of 5.99%. https://t.co/PkASya1lri

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Demand Rises, Inventory Falls Amid Mortgage Rate Tension
SocialMar 1, 2026

Demand Rises, Inventory Falls Amid Mortgage Rate Tension

What will happen? What did happen with the housing data last week? Demand went up, inventory went down, but I also have a special section about #mortgagerares and the conflict. @housingwire @sarahteresa6 #realestate #housing #economics #chartdaddy

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Snow Data Vanishes, Hits Weekly Housing Report
SocialFeb 28, 2026

Snow Data Vanishes, Hits Weekly Housing Report

On this note, snow data is totally fading away from our weekly housing, one more existing home sales report that gets impacted, and that's it

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Housing Inventory and New Listings Dip, See Weekend Tracker
SocialFeb 28, 2026

Housing Inventory and New Listings Dip, See Weekend Tracker

Housing Inventory and new listings took a noticeble dip but I do explain it in this weekend's tracker

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Mortgage Rates Mirror 10‑year Yield Plus Spread
SocialFeb 28, 2026

Mortgage Rates Mirror 10‑year Yield Plus Spread

The slow dance with the 10-year yield and mortgage rates has been happening for decades. You just add the mortgage spread variable here, too https://t.co/gavjysTwDz

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Rates Slip Even as Inflation Heat Rises
SocialFeb 28, 2026

Rates Slip Even as Inflation Heat Rises

Why did rates and bond yields drop today despite a hot inflation report? #Labor over #inflation. #mortgagerates #realestate #chartdaddy

By Logan Mohtashami
Permits
SocialFeb 26, 2026

Permits

Permits and builders' confidence data would be more solid if that were the case. https://t.co/N1nLoES68j

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Shelter‑driven Inflation Easing as Vacancies Rise, Wages Slow
SocialFeb 26, 2026

Shelter‑driven Inflation Easing as Vacancies Rise, Wages Slow

Fed doves have happy tears, since over 40% of CPI inflation is due to shelter and wage growth is slowing down. Rising rental vacancies mean it's unlikely to see breakaway inflation again. @housingwire @sarahteresa6 #mortgagerates #inflation #economics #realestate #chartdaddy

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Housing Market Snapshot: Latest Home Price Index Insights
SocialFeb 26, 2026

Housing Market Snapshot: Latest Home Price Index Insights

Today’s podcast covers the state of the union housing talking points and the recent home price index reports @housingwire @sarahteresa6 #realestate #housing #mortgagerates #economics #chartdaddy

By Logan Mohtashami
Rental Vacancies Stay Low, Supporting Mortgage Rates
SocialFeb 26, 2026

Rental Vacancies Stay Low, Supporting Mortgage Rates

Rental vacancy data has been the quietly positive story for #mortgagerares for over a year now. @housingwire @sarahteresa6 #realestate #housing #economics #chartdaddy

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First-Time Homebuyers Are Far Younger than 40
SocialFeb 25, 2026

First-Time Homebuyers Are Far Younger than 40

40-Year-Old Virgin was a funny movie, but it's not the age of the first-time home buyer in America https://t.co/wcVOoa450Q

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Home Prices Stay Sticky Without Massive Supply Shock
SocialFeb 25, 2026

Home Prices Stay Sticky Without Massive Supply Shock

The history of homeprices going back over 80 years. It's rare for nominal home prices to fall; it's super rare to have a massive nominal housing price crash. Home prices are sticky unless you have massive supply and distress sales...

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Rising Sales, Inventory, and Prices Co‑occurred Historically
SocialFeb 25, 2026

Rising Sales, Inventory, and Prices Co‑occurred Historically

The reason I draw these black lines in 1980's, 1990's, and 2000s It was common that we had rising sales, rising inventory, and rising prices together, a lot of people = rising inventory with pricing falling on this site (This...

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Weekly Sales Dip Yet Up 12% YoY Amid Snow Melt
SocialFeb 25, 2026

Weekly Sales Dip Yet Up 12% YoY Amid Snow Melt

Purchase application data update -5% week to week +12% year over year So far this year, even with a higher bar to work with, every week has had positive year-over-year growth The last 2 weeks, our weekly pending sales data have...

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Housing Inventory Down 2.6 M From 2008 Levels
SocialFeb 25, 2026

Housing Inventory Down 2.6 M From 2008 Levels

For those asking about the gap in this chart today vs 2008 2008: 4,000,000 existing home sales 2008: 3.8 million active inventory Currently active inventory here is 1,220,000 roughly a 2.6 million gap Normal inventory levels are actually 2-2.5 million

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Home Prices Stay Resilient Across 2.75%-18% Rates
SocialFeb 25, 2026

Home Prices Stay Resilient Across 2.75%-18% Rates

The history of home prices when rates ranged from 2.75% to 18% during this period. https://t.co/I0aE7X40Jt

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Weekend Tracker Shows Positive Housing Market Amid Crazy Headlines
SocialFeb 24, 2026

Weekend Tracker Shows Positive Housing Market Amid Crazy Headlines

There are a lot of crazy headlines, and the weekend tracker was positive. We discuss it all today. @housingwire @sarahteresa6 #realestate #housing #mortgagerates #economics

By Logan Mohtashami
Mortgage Spreads Push Rates Under 6% Despite 10‑yr Yield
SocialFeb 23, 2026

Mortgage Spreads Push Rates Under 6% Despite 10‑yr Yield

#mortgagespreads have allowed rates to get below 6% without the 10-year yield below 4% @housingwire @sarahteresa6 #realestate #housing #mortgagerates #chartdaddy

By Logan Mohtashami
Warsh Chairmanship Could Push Mortgage Rates Near Zero
SocialFeb 23, 2026

Warsh Chairmanship Could Push Mortgage Rates Near Zero

How low can mortgage rates go with tariff ruling and Kevin Warsh as Fed Chair? https://t.co/eEzHs3zcYh

By Logan Mohtashami
Pending Sales Rebound, Prices Drop, Inventory Set to Rise
SocialFeb 23, 2026

Pending Sales Rebound, Prices Drop, Inventory Set to Rise

It was a good week - Weekly Pending sales back to year-over-year growth with new listings Other details - Price cut % is down over 1% year over year - Total active seasonal inventory increase should start soon

By Logan Mohtashami
Limited Migration Saved
SocialFeb 23, 2026

Limited Migration Saved

If the migration to a few states didn’t slow down this chart could have been worse. In this light, team higher rates won 🫡 https://t.co/YrBc6tLU0D

By Logan Mohtashami