On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Tracey Velt, senior director of data and content, about Redfin’s announcement that it is leaving NAR, and the latest on the broker commission lawsuits. Related to this episode: “Enough is enough.” Redfin leaves NAR in wake of sexual harassment allegations HousingWire’s YouTube Channel Enjoy the episode! HousingWire Annual is where the community from across the housing ecosystem comes together to share strategies, drive business, discov...
Oct 03, 2023•21 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the Fed, the 10-year yield, mortgage rates and more. Related to this episode: Mortgage rates surge to highest level since 2000 HousingWire’s YouTube Channel Enjoy the episode! HousingWire Annual is where the community from across the housing ecosystem comes together to share strategies, drive business, discover new technologies, discuss best practices, and meet industry leaders. Our agenda is power p...
Oct 02, 2023•31 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Managing Editor James Kleimann about mortgage rates hitting a 20-year high and the uptick in repurchase rates. Related to this episode: Mortgage rates surge to highest level since 2000 HousingWire’s YouTube Channel Enjoy the episode! HousingWire Annual is where the community from across the housing ecosystem comes together to share strategies, drive business, discover new technologies, discuss best practices, and meet industry leaders....
Sep 29, 2023•31 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about new home sales and whether builders are losing their advantage in this market. Related to this episode: Builders only have 76,000 completed new homes for sale HousingWire’s YouTube Channel Enjoy the episode! HousingWire Annual is where the community from across the housing ecosystem comes together to share strategies, drive business, discover new technologies, discuss best practices, and meet industr...
Sep 28, 2023•32 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Kristin Messerli, co-founder and executive director at FirstHomeIQ, to talk about financial literacy and the opportunity for loan officers and real estate agents to connect with consumers over this important topic. Related to this episode: Connect with Kristin on LinkedIn Kristin Messerli Kristin Messerli on the state of Gen Z homebuying FirstHome IQ HousingWire’s YouTube Channel Enjoy the episode! HousingWire Annual is where the commu...
Sep 27, 2023•31 min
On today’s sponsored episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Jonathan Gallo, principal and product manager of cloud strategy and innovation at CoreLogic, about the collaborative and cloud-centric approach that CoreLogic is taking with its clients. "Data collaboration is evolving the landscape. Companies are moving beyond just silos to create data ecosystems," said Gallo. "CoreLogic built its own infrastructure and connections to cleanse the data and make it work. Any data attribute rel...
Sep 26, 2023•22 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about home prices and why they keep rising even while demand is low. Related to this episode: Why are existing home prices up year over year? HousingWire’s YouTube Channel Enjoy the episode! HousingWire Annual is where the community from across the housing ecosystem comes together to share strategies, drive business, discover new technologies, discuss best practices, and meet industry leaders. Our agenda i...
Sep 25, 2023•23 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Managing Editor James Kleimann about the latest in the buyer broker commission lawsuits, including what the RE/MAX settlement could mean for agents. Related to this episode: RE/MAX settles buyer broker commission lawsuits for $55 million HousingWire’s YouTube Channel Enjoy the episode! HousingWire Annual is where the community from across the housing ecosystem comes together to share strategies, drive business, discover new technologie...
Sep 22, 2023•31 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the Fed, mortgage rates, housing starts and inventory. Related to this episode: Is the apartment boom finally over? Housing inventory gone wild HousingWire’s YouTube Channel Enjoy the episode! HousingWire Annual is where the community from across the housing ecosystem comes together to share strategies, drive business, discover new technologies, discuss best practices, and meet industry leaders. Our ...
Sep 21, 2023•26 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Editor Chris Clow about how reverse mortgage companies are doing in this environment, and the particular risk they face from a government shutdown. Related to this episode: What happens to the reverse mortgage business during a government shutdown? Most leading reverse mortgage lenders delivered a profit in Q2, but what’s next? HousingWire’s YouTube Channel Enjoy the episode! HousingWire Annual is where the community from across the ho...
Sep 20, 2023•25 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Valerie Saunders, president-elect of the National Association of Mortgage Brokers, about the priorities of the organization as it enters its 50th year. Related to this episode: Connect with Valerie on LinkedIn HousingWire’s YouTube Channel Enjoy the episode! HousingWire Annual is where the community from across the housing ecosystem comes together to share strategies, drive business, discover new technologies, discuss best practices, a...
Sep 19, 2023•25 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the overall economy, the housing economy and when we might see the recession we’ve been looking for since last year. Related to this episode: Labor and inflation will help mortgage rates in 2024 Mortgage demand tumbles again as rates hit 7.27% HousingWire’s YouTube Channel Enjoy the episode! HousingWire Annual is where the community from across the housing ecosystem comes together to share strategies...
Sep 18, 2023•30 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Managing Editor James Kleimann about challenges in two areas that should be very bright spots for the mortgage industry: refinances and mortgage servicing rights. Related to this episode: The next refi boom’s double-edged sword: EPOs GSE repurchase risk is rippling through the MSR market HousingWire’s YouTube Channel Enjoy the episode! HousingWire Annual is where the community from across the housing ecosystem comes together to share s...
Sep 15, 2023•27 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about inflation data versus labor data. The two also discuss inventory and how that data is crucial to any housing crash debate. Related to this episode: Shelter costs rose again in August, but there’s an asterisk Housing inventory is barely positive heading into fall HousingWire’s YouTube Channel Enjoy the episode! HousingWire Annual is where the community from across the housing ecosystem comes together ...
Sep 14, 2023•31 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Dave Stevens, CEO at Mountain Lake Consulting and former CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association, about challenges in the MBS market and the GSEs’ aggressive stance on loan repurchases. Related to this episode: Opinion: Who will buy the mortgages? Fannie and Freddie face dilemma in loan repurchases HousingWire’s YouTube Channel Enjoy the episode! HousingWire Annual is where the community from across the housing ecosystem comes together...
Sep 13, 2023•33 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Brena Nath, director of events & HW+, to talk about the leaders offering incredible insights at HousingWire Annual and why it’s different from every other experience out there. Related to this episode: Arc Home COO Suzy Lindblom to speak at HW Annual HW Annual 2023: Where housing market strategies are developed HousingWire’s YouTube Channel Enjoy the episode! HousingWire Annual is where the community from across the housing ecosyst...
Sep 12, 2023•30 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about consumer credit stress and how that’s affecting the housing market. Related to this episode: Mortgage demand falls to lowest level since 1996 HousingWire’s YouTube Channel Enjoy the episode! HousingWire Annual is where the community from across the housing ecosystem comes together to share strategies, drive business, discover new technologies, discuss best practices, and meet industry leaders. Our ag...
Sep 11, 2023•23 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks to Managing Editor James Kleimann about Anywhere settling the lawsuit on buyer broker commissions and what’s happening at the National Association of Realtors. Related to this episode: Industry reacts to the Anywhere settlement NAR rumored to hold emergency meeting in wake of sexual harassment scandal HousingWire’s YouTube Channel Enjoy the episode! HousingWire Annual is where the community from across the housing ecosystem comes together t...
Sep 08, 2023•26 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about inventory, mortgage rates and the Fed. Related to this episode: Did we reach the peak for mortgage rates this year? HousingWire’s YouTube Channel Enjoy the episode! HousingWire Annual is where the community from across the housing ecosystem comes together to share strategies, drive business, discover new technologies, discuss best practices, and meet industry leaders. Our agenda is power packed with ...
Sep 07, 2023•31 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Reporter Connie Kim about the most recent M&A deals we’ve seen in mortgage and mortgage tech. Related to this episode: ICE completes $11.9B acquisition of Black Knight NexTier Bank to acquire Mars Bank Fathom acquires Elite to boost Texas footprint HousingWire’s YouTube Channel Enjoy the episode! HousingWire Annual is where the community from across the housing ecosystem comes together to share strategies, drive business, discover ...
Sep 06, 2023•13 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Senior Reporter Bill Conroy about loan repurchases by Fannie and Freddie and the challenges they create for lenders and borrowers. Related to this episode: Fannie and Freddie face dilemma in loan repurchases HousingWire’s YouTube Channel Enjoy the episode! HousingWire Annual is where the community from across the housing ecosystem comes together to share strategies, drive business, discover new technologies, discuss best practices, and...
Sep 05, 2023•23 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the jobs data that should be making the Fed smile. Related to this episode: August unemployment jumps to 3.8% as labor cools HousingWire’s YouTube Channel Enjoy the episode! HousingWire Annual is where the community from across the housing ecosystem comes together to share strategies, drive business, discover new technologies, discuss best practices, and meet industry leaders. Our agenda is power pac...
Sep 04, 2023•29 min
Today we are dropping a special mini-episode into your feed! Clayton Collins, HW Media CEO and host of our Housing News podcast, sat down with UMortgage' s VP of Marketing and 2023 HW Marketing Leader Corie Meredith to talk all things HousingWire Annual. Corie is joining us in Austin for this year's HousingWire Annual for a pretty power-packed session focused on the future of marketing, along with Marc Davidson from 1000watt , Amory Wooden from Anywhere Brands , and Debbie McGriff from Freddie M...
Sep 02, 2023•6 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Editor Chris Clow about the impact of rising rates and high home prices on the reverse mortgage space. Related to this episode: The impacts of home price appreciation, rate increases on reverse mortgages Reverse mortgage experts: Interest rate jump is tough, but value proposition remains HousingWire’s YouTube Channel Enjoy the episode! HousingWire Annual is where the community from across the housing ecosystem comes together to share s...
Sep 01, 2023•26 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about home prices, inventory, pending home sales and whether the Fed is getting what it wants on housing. Related to this episode: Logan Mohtashami on CNBC: How rates are impacting supply New listings take a hit, possibly due to higher mortgage rates HousingWire’s YouTube Channel Enjoy the episode! HousingWire Annual is where the community from across the housing ecosystem comes together to share strategie...
Aug 31, 2023•28 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Mark Adams, HousingWire’s senior vice president of market data and membership, about HousingWire Annual Oct. 10-12 in Austin, Texas. The two discuss the topics, speakers and events that make this a don't-miss event. Related to this episode: HousingWire Annual HousingWire’s YouTube Channel Enjoy the episode! HousingWire Annual is where the community from across the housing ecosystem comes together to share strategies, drive business, di...
Aug 30, 2023•25 min
On today’s podcast, HW Media editor Chris Clow sits down with reporter Brooklee Han to talk about a bombshell exposé for the National Association of Realtors that recently appeared in the New York Times, a series of different lawsuits across the mortgage industry, and a recent illegal mortgage kickback settlement from the CFPB. Related to this episode: Sexual harassment, retribution is part of the “culture of fear” at NAR, dozens of women tell NYT Judge in Zillow suit allows REX’s false advertis...
Aug 29, 2023•26 min
On today’s sponsored episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Mark Weaver, executive at Corelogic, about the mortgage industry’s tech transformation and how some companies are leveraging generative AI to pull ahead. Related to this episode: CoreLogic rolls out upgrade to its Discovery Platform HousingWire’s YouTube Channel Enjoy the episode! HousingWire Annual is where the community from across the housing ecosystem comes together to share strategies, drive business, discover new techno...
Aug 29, 2023•30 min
On today’s episode, HW Media editor Chris Clow talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about Jerome Powell's recent speech in Jackson Hole, whether or not we can expect additional rate hikes, and what we might expect from housing inventory for the remainder of the year. Related to this episode: Housing sector is showing signs of picking back up: Powell Home sales will be weak in 2024 regardless of “soft landing”: Fannie Mae HousingWire’s YouTube Channel Enjoy the episode! HousingWire Annual is ...
Aug 28, 2023•30 min
On today’s episode, Managing Editor James Kleimann talks with Jon Overfelt, the Director of Sales at North Carolina-based American Security Mortgage. They discuss Jon's experience running sales at American Security Mortgage, what he's seeing right now in the market, and managing LO comp. Related to this episode: Connect with Jon on LinkedIn American Security Mortgage HousingWire’s YouTube Channel Enjoy the episode! HousingWire Annual is where the community from across the housing ecosystem comes...
Aug 25, 2023•26 min
