In the following video, from the Realtor.com YouTube channel, Chief Economist Danielle Hale discusses what the latest jobless claims and inflation data signal for the economic recovery and monetary and fiscal decisions ahead.

Danielle covers highlights from the November Rent report, which reminds us that rental real estate is local, too. She discusses the role of still-low mortgage rates in driving homebuyer demand and fast-rising prices based on our latest Weekly Housing Trends View and covers some interesting local variation in price growth while noting that faster-moving real estate is more widespread based on research by Javier Vivas and the realtor.com® Housing Market Recovery Index.

Finally, Danielle discusses what local markets are poised to excel based on the 2021 Top Housing Markets report, released this week.