Tobias Peter

Tobias Peter

Codirector, AEI Housing Center
American Enterprise Institute
BIO

Tobias  is a senior fellow and the co-director of the American Enterprise Institute’s Housing Center, where he focuses on housing risk and mortgage markets. Mr. Peter has coauthored a variety of reports on housing policy, specifically on the impact of federal policy on housing demand and homeownership, housing finance risks, and first-time home buyers. He has testified before Congress, and his pieces have been published in policy journals and in the popular press, including in the Wall Street Journal, American Banker, and Business Insider.

He has a master’s in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School and a bachelor’s degree in history and applied economics from the College of St. Scholastica.

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The 2026 Housing Market So Far: Volume, Home Price and Supply Trends, and Appraisal Waivers Usage

As the housing market moves into 2026, valuation professionals face shifting transaction volume, evolving price dynamics, regional divergence, constrained supply, and continued growth in appraisal waiver usage.

This data-driven market update will provide a grounded analysis of national and regional housing trends, exploring what is changing, what is stabilizing, and what may present new risk or opportunity for valuation professionals.

Appraising in 2027
Business
Housing Market Trends