Driving it Home Podcast

Your Weekly Pulse on the Housing Market

With no shortage of opinions about the market, it's important you have an in-house expert who can cut through the noise and give an accurate perspective of our region's housing market and economy. That's why we created Driving it Home, a weekly housing market update with Unlock MLS Housing Economist Dr. Clare Knapp. Every Tuesday morning, we'll release an interview with Dr. Knapp explaining the week's need-to-know trends. You'll be caught up on the market before you finish your morning drive!

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In this week's episode of Driving It Home, Housing Economist, Dr. Clare Knapp, and Chief Marketing Officer, Kelea Youngblood, discuss the Fed's latest meeting and what it means for the real estate industry.

"Great to add this to my weekly news routine!"

- Jill Leberknight, eXp Realty

Clare Knapp

About Dr. Clare Knapp

In her role as Housing Economist, Dr. Clare Knapp helps unpack complex data and keeps REALTORS® up to date on the latest trends in the Austin housing market and broader economy. She’s passionate about providing accurate, timely, and relevant analysis & commentary on the Austin economy and housing market that allows REALTORS® to better understand current conditions in the market and optimize their business practices accordingly.

Prior to joining ABoR, Clare worked at the Texas Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M University for seven years as an Assistant Research Economist. In her role, she provided analysis and commentary on the Austin economy and housing market using econometric and statistical models. Very similar to her role here at ABoR, she conducted research and analysis on Texas housing markets and housing affordability for cities, communities, and nonprofit organizations across Texas.

Clare earned her Bachelor’s at the University of Texas Austin, her Master’s in Land Economics and Real Estate from Texas A&M University, and her Doctorate in Urban and Regional Sciences from Texas A&M University. And if that wasn’t enough, she served as the President of the Urban and Regional Sciences Student Organization during her time at Texas A&M!