On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about whether we are facing a national housing emergency and if so, whether building more homes is the answer. Related to this episode: Secretary Bessent says Trump may declare a national housing emergency | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube ...
Sep 03, 2025•28 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about this jobs week and what he expects from the all-important jobless claims data. Related to this episode: The battle over rates: Trump vs. Fed Chair Jerome Powell | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire...
Sep 02, 2025•28 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about housing demand, home prices and whether Trump’s rate-cut plan includes pushing ARM loans. Related to this episode: Lower mortgage rates driving housing demand | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire...
Aug 29, 2025•26 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with fraud expert Bob Simpson, CEO of DaylightAML , about mortgage occupancy fraud and what we can learn from the allegations of mortgage fraud that are all over the news. Related to this episode: Occupancy fraud draws more attention as Trump’s political battles heat up | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube ...
Aug 28, 2025•31 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about Trump’s attempted firing of Fed Governor Lisa Cook and how markets have reacted to the news. Related to this episode: How will mortgage rates respond to more turmoil at the Fed? | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire...
Aug 27, 2025•28 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about a claim that adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) loans are going to crash the housing market. The two also discuss the new home sales report. Related to this episode: Existing home sales surprise with positive growth in July | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube ...
Aug 26, 2025•30 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the housing data to watch for the rest of 2025, including the interplay between housing inventory, home prices and home sales. Related to this episode: Housing Market Tracker HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire...
Aug 25, 2025•22 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about rates falling after comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at the Jackson Hole Economic Summit on Friday and what he expects at the September Fed meeting. Related to this episode: Mortgage rates fall after Powell admits fear of labor market softening | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube ...
Aug 23, 2025•21 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about existing home sales and the pressure Fed Chair Jerome Powell as he heads to the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium. Related to this episode: Existing home sales surprise with positive growth in July | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More info about Housin...
Aug 22, 2025•19 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about Trump’s call for Fed Governor Lisa Cook to resign and whether housing permits are flagging a recession. Related to this episode: Are housing permits flagging a recession? | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWir...
Aug 21, 2025•28 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with John McManus, publisher of The Builder’s Daily and vice president, homebuilding at HousingWire about homebuilding trends and where the builders have challenges and advantages right now. Related to this episode: HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire...
Aug 20, 2025•30 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about housing inventory and home prices for the rest of 2025. Related to this episode: Mortgage spreads cushion mortgage rates against warm inflation data | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire...
Aug 19, 2025•25 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the inflation data and what it means for mortgage rates. Related to this episode: Mortgage Rates HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire Enjoy the episode! The...
Aug 18, 2025•20 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the home builders and what's going on in the new home sales market. Related to this episode: Mortgage rates drop to another new low for 2025 | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire...
Aug 15, 2025•23 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the lowest mortgage rates of the year and Trump’s new tactic to undermine Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Related to this episode: Mortgage rates drop to another new low for 2025 | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire...
Aug 14, 2025•22 min
On today’s sponsored episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Daren Blomquist, vice president of market economics at Auction.com , about the rise of distressed property auctions in the second quarter and what that means for the overall housing market. Related to this episode: Get the latest auction marketplace data from the Auction Market Dispatch See how auction buyers are transforming neighborhoods on Auction.com Visit Auction.com to browse and bid on foreclosure and REO auction listi...
Aug 13, 2025•28 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about some unusual housing inventory numbers and gives a preview of inflation week. Related to this episode: Did lower mortgage rates already lower housing inventory? | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire...
Aug 12, 2025•23 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about Trump’s plans to IPO Fannie and Freddie and the latest on the Federal Reserve. Related to this episode: Trump plans IPO for Fannie, Freddie later this year | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire...
Aug 11, 2025•19 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about how better mortgage spreads have brought mortgage rates to their lowest level of the year, and where rates are headed next. Related to this episode: Better mortgage spreads lead to the lowest rates of 2025 | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More info about...
Aug 08, 2025•23 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about mortgage rates and a mutiny at the Federal Reserve , where several Fed presidents are now publicly calling for rate cuts. Related to this episode: The battle over rates: Trump vs. Fed Chair Jerome Powell | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More info about Hous...
Aug 07, 2025•24 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Joe Tyrrell, CEO of Optimal Blue, about some of the best AI use cases he's seeing lenders deploy and other areas where he would be cautious. Related to this episode: Optimal Blue HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire Enjo...
Aug 06, 2025•37 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about mortgage rates, residential construction labor and Trump’s firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Related to this episode: How much lower can mortgage rates go after Friday’s jobs report? | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire...
Aug 05, 2025•29 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Mike Simonsen, chief economist at Compass , about what happens to housing inventory if mortgage rates fall. Related to this episode: Mortgage Rates | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire Enjoy the episode! The Hous...
Aug 04, 2025•26 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the big miss on the jobs report and what it means for Powell, rate cuts and mortgage rates going forward. Related to this episode: July jobs report miss puts September rate cut and lower mortgage rates in play | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More info about Housing...
Aug 02, 2025•27 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about where mortgage rates are headed for the rest of year given Fed policy, economic headwinds, tariffs and more. Related to this episode: Mortgage Rates | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire...
Aug 01, 2025•24 min
On today’s podcast, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the Fed meeting and how Powell may have moved the goalposts on unemployment. Related to this episode: Fed holds rates steady as markets eye September cut | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire...
Jul 31, 2025•23 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with HousingWire CEO Clayton Collins about why homebuilding is more important than ever in this housing market, and how AI is changing so much in our industry — including at HousingWire. Related to this episode: HW Media acquires The Builder’s Daily | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire...
Jul 30, 2025•28 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the latest on tariffs and inventory data. Related to this episode: Housing inventory growth is starting to stall | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire Enjoy the episode! The HousingWire Daily pod...
Jul 29, 2025•29 min
On this episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about what he thinks will happen this week, which features both a Fed meeting and the monthly jobs data. Related to this episode: The battle over rates: Trump vs. Fed Chair Jerome Powell | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire...
Jul 28, 2025•24 min
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about whether the Federal Reserve should care about home prices and make policy accordingly. Related to this episode: Home prices hit all-time high, but more inventory cools price growth | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire...
Jul 25, 2025•27 min
