070: Impact of Coronavirus on Global and US Economy with Matthew Gardner

<p>Matthew Gardner is Chief Economist for Windermere Real Estate, sits on the Washington State Governors Council of Economic Advisors; chairs the Board of Trustees at the Washington Center for Real Estate Research at the University of Washington; and is an Advisory Board Member at the Runstad Department of Real Estate at the University of Washington where he also lectures in real estate economics.</p> <p>Matthew is one of a select number of economists who provide their housing market forecasts to Reuters for their U.S. Housing Market Poll, and he also participates in Zillow’s Home Price Expectation Survey.</p> <p>We discussed following:</p> <ul> <li>What the average FICO scores are and what this tells us about the state of the real estate market?</li> <li>What the average down payments are and where this fits in historical context?</li> <li>The trade war’s impact on the real estate sector?</li> <li>Why development has, for the most part, been exceptionally absent despite a massive run up in prices?</li> <li>What would be the impact of &nbsp;Coronavirus pandemic on Global economy, US economy and Real estate?</li> <li>Any real estate or finance books you recommend?</li> <li>Any website or apps if someone wants to understand more about interest&nbsp;rates, real estate etc?</li> <li>How can my listeners reach out to you?</li> </ul>