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Frank Nothaft

Frank Nothaft

Executive, Chief Economist, Office of the Chief Economist

Frank Nothaft holds the position of executive, chief economist for CoreLogic. He leads the Office of the Chief Economist and is responsible for analysis, commentary and forecasting trends in global real estate, insurance and mortgage markets.

Before joining CoreLogic, Nothaft served in a variety of leadership positions with increasing responsibility at Freddie Mac. Most recently, he was vice president and chief economist responsible for forecasts, research and analysis of the macro economy, housing and mortgage markets. He earned his bachelor’s in mathematics and computer science at New York University and his doctorate in economics from Columbia University.

Frank Nothaft

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The Role of Rent in Inflation Measurement

September 7, 2021

In examining inflation, replacing Owners’ Equivalent Rent with the CoreLogic Single-Family Rent Index reveals that core inflation may be much higher than reported.

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Home Price Growth: A Cross-Country Comparison

August 6, 2021

Mortgage rates hit a record low in the U.S. at the beginning of 2021. While each of us may see the pick-up in price growth in our neighborhoods, that experience is not unique to Americans.

Effect of Hurricanes on Local Housing Markets

July 8, 2021

In 2020, in the span of six weeks, Hurricanes Laura and Delta made landfall 12 miles apart, together taking nearly 100 lives and decimating southwest Louisiana. A look back at the effects of these two hurricanes on the Lake Charles metro shows the potential effects on properties.

Refinance in a Rising-Rate Market

June 14, 2021

With mortgage rates declining to ever new lows during 2020, the mortgage market had the largest number of originations in 17 years. The volume was driven by no-cash-out refinance: more than one-half of the originations, and 4-in-5 refinance loans, were no-cash-out during 2020.