HousingWire Daily

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Bill Emerson, president of Rocket Companies, about their lawsuit against HUD, which alleges that the agency is unfairly holding the company accountable for the actions of an independent appraiser. The two also discuss the DOJ lawsuit against Rocket. Related to this episode: Rocket sues HUD, saying it isn’t accountable for appraiser’s act...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Jessica Lautz, deputy chief economist at the National Association of Realtors, about NAR’s 2025 forecast and what she expects for the housing market next year. Related to this episode: Housing Economic Summit HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire   Enjoy the episode! The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of th...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the wildcard events that could affect the 2025 housing market. Related to this episode: Today’s sellers don’t have to worry about underwater mortgages | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire   Enjoy the episode! The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most c...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Editor Chris Clow about where we would see any inventory from the ‘silver tsunami’ as well as the latest on trigger leads and manufactured homes. Related to this episode: Is there a housing inventory ‘silver tsunami?’ Not where it’s needed | HousingWire CHLA urges CFPB action on trigger leads after legislative effort fails | HousingWire...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about why he’s excited about the 2025 housing market. Related to this episode: How to track housing data to know what’s coming next | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire   Enjoy the episode! The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Mike Simonsen, President of Altos Research, about returning to a more normal housing market and the data signals he’s paying attention to as we head into 2025. Related to this episode: Will 2025 finally be a ‘normal’ housing market? | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire   Enjoy the episode! The HousingWire Daily...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Reporter Brooklee Han about commission lawsuits and the DOJ under a new Trump administration, the priorities of big brokerages heading into 2025, and charitable work by North Carolina Realtor Leigh Brown. Related to this episode: What Gail Slater’s DOJ nomination means for real estate antitrust issues | HousingWire Reflecting on the Hurr...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the U.S .economic picture, including the jobs report, mortgage rates and what the demographic overlap of Millennials and Gen-Z homebuyers will mean for housing. Related to this episode: Mortgage rates fall on jobs week data | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire   Enjoy the epi...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with investment banker and author Chris Whalen about the possibilities and challenges of bringing the GSEs — Fannie and Freddie — out of conservatorship. Whalen edits The Institutional Risk Analyst newsletter and has held positions in organizations such as the House Republican Conference Committee, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Bear,...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about home-price forecasts for 2025, especially the one by the Apollo Group that has home prices rising by 10.8%. Related to this episode: 2025 Housing Market Forecast: The Path to Home Sales Recovery | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire   Enjoy the episode! The HousingWire Daily p...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Editor Chris Clow about the role of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and HUD under the incoming Trump administration. Related to this episode: Elon Musk calls for the CFPB to be ‘deleted’ | HousingWire Trump names Scott Turner the new HUD secretary | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire   Enjoy the...

On today’s sponsored episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Shaleen Khatod, Senior Vice President of Real Estate Strategy, Products and Innovation at CoreLogic, about the role of AI in real estate and how that should represent not just artificial intelligence, but agent intelligence. Related to this episode: CoreLogic HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire   Enjoy the episode...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the idea that Wall Street is buying up all the homes and the unusually strong housing demand we’re seeing as we head into December. Related to this episode: No, Wall Street investors haven’t bought 44% of homes this year | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire   Enjoy the episod...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Stan Middleman, founder, president and CEO of Freedom Mortgage, about adapting to changing economic conditions, the risks he sees in this market and what it means to play the long game. Related to this episode: Freedom Mortgage founder addresses ’extraordinary’ credit profiles, profitability and products | HousingWire Daily HousingWire |...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Tom Hutchens, president of Angel Oak Mortgage Solutions, about what’s happening in the non-QM part of the industry and his outlook for 2025. Related to this episode: Angel Oak Mortgage Solutions taps Hutchens for president role, promotes three others | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire   Enjoy the episode! The...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Jonathon Haddad, chairman and CEO of the Association of Independent Mortgage Experts (AIME), about his vision for the broker channel and the long-term goal to get to 50% market share. Related to this episode: AIME names Jonathon Haddad as new CEO and chairman | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire   Enjoy the epi...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about existing home sales and what housing demand today is showing us about the spring. Related to this episode: Did lower mortgage rates lead to higher home prices in October? | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire   Enjoy the episode! The HousingWire Daily podcast examines the most...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Gary Acosta, co-founder and CEO of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) about how the incoming Trump administration could affect the real estate market in 2025. The two discuss inventory, immigration, regulation and more. Related to this episode: Trump’s plan to build houses on federal land, explained |...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about what Trump is looking for in a Treasury Secretary and how that could affect mortgage rates. The two also discuss housing starts and purchase applications. Related to this episode: Here’s why we won’t build millions of new homes | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire   Enjoy the...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Managing Editor James Kleimann about how Rocket and Zillow are playing to win in this market, lender profits in Q3 and whether we can realistically build houses on federal land. Related to this episode: How Rocket Mortgage plans to win in 2025 | HousingWire Zillow’s mortgage business is growing. Lenders beware | HousingWire The typical m...

On today’s sponsored episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Marc Trachtenberg, CEO at Silk Title Company, about how transparency can fuel real partnership between lenders and title companies and what he's doing to forge relationships that benefit everyone. Related to this episode: Silk Title Co IMB Summit | HousingWire Marc Trachtenberg | LinkedIn HousingWire | YouTube More info about H...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the very positive housing credit report and where mortgage rates are headed. Related to this episode: Credit data shows: There’s no housing crash coming | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire   Enjoy the episode! The HousingWire Daily podcast examines the most compelling articl...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Vinay Singh, chief financial officer and chief AI officer at HUD, about technology and how his team is forging a path toward innovation at the department. Related to this episode: Technology and AI | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire   Enjoy the episode! The HousingWire Daily podcast examines the most compelli...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about inflation, mortgage rates and what happens to housing if we see a mass deportation of construction workers. Related to this episode: Mortgage Rates | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire   Enjoy the episode! The HousingWire Daily podcast examines the most compelling articles re...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Brian Hale, CEO and founder of Mortgage Advisory Partners, about the election and what he thinks we'll see on mortgage rates, regulation, GSE conservatorship and more. Related to this episode: Housing Market | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire   Enjoy the episode! The HousingWire Daily podcast examines the mos...