As a senior real estate economist for U.S. News & World Report and the founder of MetroIntelligence Real Estate and Economic Advisors, Mr. Patrick Duffy has over 25 years of experience working with some of the country’s leading real estate consulting firms and also managed the market research department for a public home builder operating in multiple states. For 2024, he is expanding his portfolio for U.S. News beyond the housing market to include analysis and trends for multi-family housing, as well as other commercial real estate sectors. In addition to contributing to U.S. News, he has written for the Los Angeles Times, Inman News, The Wall Street Journal, Motley Fool’s Millionacres, and Real Estate Witch. Mr. Duffy also served as a senior editor for Builder and Developer magazine and was a repeat judge at the International Builders Show. He has presented and moderated panels of experts at the Builder 100, the Pacific Coast Builders Conference, and various local chapters of the National Association of Home Builders.