Skylar Olsen

Chief Economist

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Skylar Olsen

CHIEF ECONOMIST

Skylar is the Chief Economist of Zillow.

Expertise
EconResearchReal Estate Data

Skylar Olsen

Chief Economist

Expertise
EconResearchReal Estate Data

Skylar Olsen's Latest Articles

A Landlord’s Income and Equity Returns: Methodology
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A Landlord’s Income and Equity Returns: Methodology

Are We All New Urbanists Now? Examining the Movement in its Fourth Decade
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Are We All New Urbanists Now? Examining the Movement in its Fourth Decade

Best Places to Buy a Vacation Home
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Best Places to Buy a Vacation Home

Breakeven Horizon for Metro Areas
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Breakeven Horizon for Metro Areas

Buy or Rent: Insight for the Undecided
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Buy or Rent: Insight for the Undecided

A House Divided - How Race Colors the Path to Homeownership
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A House Divided - How Race Colors the Path to Homeownership

A Zillow Christmas Poem
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A Zillow Christmas Poem

Introducing the Zillow Market Health Index
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Introducing the Zillow Market Health Index

Market Health Index Methodology
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Market Health Index Methodology

Days on Market, the Long and the Short of it
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Days on Market, the Long and the Short of it

Free-and-Clear Homeownership Rates: A Historical Perspective
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Free-and-Clear Homeownership Rates: A Historical Perspective

For-Sale Inventory Continues to Fall, But Shortages May Be Easing
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For-Sale Inventory Continues to Fall, But Shortages May Be Easing

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