Hart Hodges
Appears in 47 Episodes
Employees Wagging the Dog?
Changing employee markets are impacting how companies find workers.
The Great Resignation
3% of employees quit their job last quarter - how does that impact? Listen to the full podcast for more information.
Forecaster Predicts More Fights on Airplanes
In all seriousness we touch on the economy as we emerge from the pandemic
Ep8: Stranger Things and Groundhog Day
We released a special edition of the Forecaster. With so much going on in the economy we had plenty to talk about. Topic covered include: COVID and Economic Recovery...
Don't call it a bubble
What is really going on with home prices? Bethany breaks it down. Listen to the full episode.
We've Entered... the Variant Zone.
Kids are returning to school, but offices are closing again. What does COVID-19 recovery look like in the months ahead?
We are still getting older at the same rate
Some things are just following the natural order of things! As COVID-19 makes things feel like we are standing still, we've continued to get older through the pandemic...
Got CDL? We want you!
Got CDL? Find out more about labor shortages and the impact on our national supply chain in the full episode
Why Publish a Special Edition?
Josh covers the reasons the center decided to publish a special edition - it doesn't happen often. New numbers, new information, etc. Find out more in the full episode.
Are school supplies the new toilet paper?
It is back to school time and school supplies have become the new toilet paper. List to the full episode to find out Josh's answer to the question.
Ep7: The Usual Level of Chaos
James, Hart and the crew cover the most recent Forecaster and look deeper into the topics of Employment, Commercial Real Estate, Residential Real Estate, the Region Ou...
Looking for a job? Looking to fill a job?
Wondering about employment gains and recovery? The team looks at what might be going on behind the numbers.
Defending the Retail Sales Figures
We received a lot of calls after the latest Forecaster was published, asking for an explanation as why the retail numbers were so high. A little bit from Brianna in t...
The Rational Bubble
What does Hart mean by a rational bubble? How does it relate to residential real estate? Find out more in the full episode.
Back to the Usual Level of Chaos
A brief listen to the group's conversation about the Regional Outlook and how we see things moving forward with respect to Boeing, to hear the rest of the conversation...
Episode 6 - Hope? It's complicated
The team covers the latest Puget Sounds Economic Forecaster, COVID-19 Impacts, Regional Outlook, Unemployment, Retail Sales, Construction and how to use the Forecaster...
Vaccines, where can they be???
A little shout out to the Star Wars world; quick notes on the current vaccine rollout.
Hello Seattle, welcome to being an expensive city
Hart talks about the realities of living in a big expensive city as it related to Seattle's number of renters vs. owners. He also touches on the future of residential...
Hope and Complications
Hart starts off the podcast with a discussion surrounding hope on the horizon.
A Tale of Two Economies
Cliche but true, Josh breaks down the reality of the tech sector as a buoy to the local economy and the reality of jobs dependent on in-person access.
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