James McCafferty
Appears in 44 Episodes
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.
Episode 5 - Covid, Kinda Covid, Not Covid
Let’s start with the obvious place. COVID-19 is leaving its mark on the region’s economy. It is sometimes hard to determine if a change is directly because of COVID,...
Episode 4: Recovery is a Backward Square Root Sign
How COVID-19 Impacts may be felt across the Puget Sound Region in the coming months. Topics include: School reopening, retail sales, tech industry, aerospace, travel a...
Episode 3: COVID-19 and Economic History - have we been here before?
This week James, Hart and Josh are joined by Dr. Brandon Dupont to discuss the continuing impacts of the COVID-19 from a historical perspective. In this episode of th...
What Kind of U Shape?
Hart Hodges discusses the possible shapes of the recovery curve.
Episode 3: Its a Parade!
When we've been here before
Episode 2: Covid-19 Coverage
This week James, Hart and Josh are joined by Dr. Laurie Trautman and Dr. Anneliese Vance Sherman to discuss the initial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic
After Office Hours - Episode 1: Wash, Rinse, Repeat
We summarize the events of 2019 and look forward to 2020.
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