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Anna Helhoski

👤 Speaker
1462 total appearances

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Podcast Appearances

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Understanding 2026 Housing Pressure Points and Finding Your “Enough” Number for Retirement

Yeah, we should all be so lucky.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Understanding 2026 Housing Pressure Points and Finding Your “Enough” Number for Retirement

I know I wasn't when I was about 22, but anyhow, uh,

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Understanding 2026 Housing Pressure Points and Finding Your “Enough” Number for Retirement

Holden, you've got more than 20 years experience writing about mortgages and homeownership, and that's pretty wild.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Understanding 2026 Housing Pressure Points and Finding Your “Enough” Number for Retirement

Where did you start your career?

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Understanding 2026 Housing Pressure Points and Finding Your “Enough” Number for Retirement

That's quite the career Holden.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Understanding 2026 Housing Pressure Points and Finding Your “Enough” Number for Retirement

In all that time, is there anything that you feel like is always true about the housing market?

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Understanding 2026 Housing Pressure Points and Finding Your “Enough” Number for Retirement

Well, we certainly hear a lot about being in an affordability crisis today.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Understanding 2026 Housing Pressure Points and Finding Your “Enough” Number for Retirement

So where did this one come from?

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Understanding 2026 Housing Pressure Points and Finding Your “Enough” Number for Retirement

All right, so that's where we're at right now.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Understanding 2026 Housing Pressure Points and Finding Your “Enough” Number for Retirement

But what do you see as maybe the next affordability crisis?

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Understanding 2026 Housing Pressure Points and Finding Your “Enough” Number for Retirement

Kate, I don't want you to feel ignored here.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Understanding 2026 Housing Pressure Points and Finding Your “Enough” Number for Retirement

So when you look at the housing market this year, what themes are jumping out at you?

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Understanding 2026 Housing Pressure Points and Finding Your “Enough” Number for Retirement

All right.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Understanding 2026 Housing Pressure Points and Finding Your “Enough” Number for Retirement

And now for the $415,200 question.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Understanding 2026 Housing Pressure Points and Finding Your “Enough” Number for Retirement

That's the most recent median home price from the National Association of Realtors, by the way.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Understanding 2026 Housing Pressure Points and Finding Your “Enough” Number for Retirement

What are we thinking about the housing market for next year?

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Understanding 2026 Housing Pressure Points and Finding Your “Enough” Number for Retirement

Holden, let me first start with you.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Understanding 2026 Housing Pressure Points and Finding Your “Enough” Number for Retirement

All right.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Understanding 2026 Housing Pressure Points and Finding Your “Enough” Number for Retirement

Thank you both for wrapping that all up for the year and looking ahead.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Understanding 2026 Housing Pressure Points and Finding Your “Enough” Number for Retirement

Before I let you go, Holden, do you have any big retirement plans yet?