Matthew Gardner

Mr. Gardner is a land use economist and principal with Gardner Economics and is considered by many to be one of the foremost real estate analysts in the Pacific Northwest. In addition to managing his consulting practice, Matthew is a member of the Pacific Real Estate Institute; sits as a trustee for the Washington State Center for Real Estate Research; the Urban Land Institutes Technical Assistance Panel; is an Advisory Board Member for the Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies at the University of Washington. He is retained by Windermere Real Estate Company and the Seattle Master Builders Association as in-house economist. He has appeared on CNN, NBC and NPR news services to discuss real estate issues, and is regularly cited in the Wall Street Journal and all local news media.

Articles by Matthew

• An Optimistic Outlook: 2012 Market Insights 18 Jan 2012
• Whatever you may think of the Case-Shiller Index, it is worth watching 09 Aug 2011
• Apples and Oranges – Do we have short memories? 08 Apr 2011
• Thoughts for 2011 22 Dec 2010
• GDP Growth – The Good and the Bad 29 Oct 2010
• Reconsidering Expectations 04 Oct 2010
• The Future of Homeownership 19 Jul 2010
• Report’s dramatic predictions for home values 24 Jun 2010
• Life After The Homebuyer Tax Credit 18 May 2010
• We are actually starting to create jobs! 05 Apr 2010