Ali Wolf | Source | Chief Economist, Zonda and NewHomeSource at Zonda
Ali Wolf
Ali Wolf is the Chief Economist for Zonda and NewHomeSource. Zonda is the largest new home construction data company in North America. As head of the Economics Department, Ali manages and analyzes the content, runs special research projects, strategizes with the nation’s largest homebuilders, and presents nationwide covering topics across the housing market and wider economy.
Ali is the creator of Zonda’s proprietary indices, including the New Home Pending Sales Index and the New Home Lot Supply Index. Ali has focused much of her career on understanding prior recessions and led the charge on ‘Millennials discussing Millennials’ in the homebuilding space. Highly regarded as an industry expert, Ali is quoted frequently in national publications including CNBC, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and Yahoo! Finance, and has also appeared on national and international TV and radio programs such as Bloomberg TV and Marketplace. Further, Ali serves as an advisor to the White House, providing data and insights on the U.S. housing market.
Prior to joining the Zonda team, Ali worked for another consultancy firm and was a researcher for both the Canadian and UK Parliaments. Ali holds a Bachelor’s Degree from The Ohio State University in Economics and a Master’s Degree from the London School of Economics in Real Estate Economics and Finance.
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Does the Fed's Interest Rate Decision Matter for Mortgage Rates?
"Borrowing costs are important to prospective homebuyers," said Ali Wolf, chief economist at Zonda and New Home Source. Cheaper interest rates make financing a home more appealing, opening up the market to first-time buyers as well as existing homeowners seeking to move.
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Public Builders Now Dominate New-Home Sales - Here’s What That Means for You
Discover why the builder behind your new home matters. Learn the key differences between public and private home builders and how they impact affordability, design, incentives, and the buying experience.
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Lot Supply Loosens, But Market Still ‘Undersupplied’
Lots to be delivered in the next 12 to 18 months increased on an annual and quarterly basis, according to the latest Zonda New Home Lot Supply Index.
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“How do you get more companies to invest in manufacturing in the U.S.? Administrations on both the left and right have encouraged reshoring or onshoring through the use of a carrot (government spending) or stick (tariffs)—both of which are imperfect.”
