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In today’s episode, Senior Director of Data and Content Tracey Velt talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the impacts of the recent hurricanes on housing, inventory, and a sneak peek into home price forecasts for 2025. Related to this episode: Tampa housing market comes to a halt as Hurricane Milton looms | HousingWire Today’s Locked Mortgage Rates | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More...

In today’s episode, managing editor James Kleimann speaks with Tim Bowler and Troy Tomas. Tim is the president of ICE Mortgage Technology and Troy is the vice president of of engineering at ICE. Tim and Troy join the podcast today to talk with James about ICE’s decision to sunset its Encompass SDK platform in favor of more modern solutions. Related to this episode: ICE Mortgage Technology | Linked...

On the third episode of this Capital Market miniseries sponsored by Optimal Blue, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Jim Glennon, vice president of hedging and trading client services at Optimal Blue. Sarah and Jim discuss trading in the mortgage market and larger market dynamics. Related to this episode: Optimal Blue Jim Glennon | LinkedIn HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire  ...

In today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about jobs numbers and how they affect mortgage rates. Related to this episode: Jobs report sends mortgage rates higher Housing Market Tracker | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube The HousingWire Daily podcast examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media. Each morning, we provide our listene...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Managing Editor James Kleimann about highlights from HousingWire’s first-ever IMB Summit held in Dallas this week. Related to this episode: IMB Summit: Holstering the “money gun,” addressing the homeowner’s insurance crisis & more | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire Enjoy the episode! The HousingWire Daily pod...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about mortgage rates, housing demand, inventory and home prices. Related to this episode: Housing demand firming up with lower mortgage rates | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire Enjoy the episode! The HousingWire Daily podcast examines the most compelling articles reported across...

In today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Absolute Home Mortgage CEO Matthew VanFossen to update us on what's happening in the industry now that the NAR Settlement changes have been in effect for a while. Related to this episode: Commission Lawsuits | HousingWire Matthew VanFossen | LinkedIn Absolute Home Mortgage HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire Enjoy the episo...

On today’s sponsored episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Ed Gerding, senior vice president of risk solutions at Consolidated Analytics, about the shape and benefits of a proactive approach to QC strategy. Related to this episode: Ed Gerding | LinkedIn Consolidated Analytics The holistic approach: A paradigm shift in quality control | HousingWire Loan quality takes a hit even as mortg...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about where we can expect housing data, especially mortgage rates, to go in the next three months and into 2025. 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 repor...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Dan Hanson, executive director of enterprise partnerships at loanDepot, about origination trends, including home equity, ARM loans, M&A and more. Related to this episode: Dan Hanson | loanDepot HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire Enjoy the episode! The HousingWire Daily podcast examines the most compelling articles reported...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtasahami about the positive housing data published this week, including purchase apps and new home sales. Related to this episode: Housing Market Tracker | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire Enjoy the episode! The HousingWire Daily podcast examines the most compelling articles reported acr...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Nora Aguirre, President of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP), about the organization's vision and mission, as well as the Hispanic Wealth Report they just released. Related to this episode: The challenges and opportunities for Hispanic real estate agents | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More info...

On the second episode of this Capital Market miniseries sponsored by Optimal Blue, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Mike Vough, Vice President of Hedging and Trading Product at Optimal Blue to talk about why hedging is so important to lenders. Related to this episode: Optimal Blue Mike Vough | LinkedIn HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire Enjoy the episode! The HousingWire Dai...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the likelihood of seeing a recession or a soft landing now that we're past the first big Fed rate cut. Related to this episode: Is the Fed behind the curve with this labor market? | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire Enjoy the episode! The HousingWire Daily podcast examines t...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about why mortgage rates rose after the Fed‘s much-anticipated rate cut. Related to this episode: Why have mortgage rates gone up since the Fed rate cut? | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire Enjoy the episode! The HousingWire Daily podcast examines the most compelling articles repo...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Bob Broeksmit, the president and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association, about the latest news for independent mortgage banks regarding the election, updates to the HUD 203k program, Basel III re-proposal wins and more. Broeksmit will be a featured speaker at HousingWire’s IMB Summit on Oct. 1. Related to this episode: IMB Summit ‘Commo...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Leo Pareja, CEO of eXp Realty, about operating under the new NAR rules and how eXp is helping agents in the “messy middle” of uncertainty. Related to this episode: 2024 Vanguard: Leo Pareja HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire Enjoy the episode! The HousingWire Daily podcast examines the most compelling articles reported acr...

On this sponsored episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Chris McEntee, vice president of product and corporate development at ICE Mortgage Technology, about ICE’s strategy for driving innovation and how lenders are adapting to the rapid evolution in the industry. Related to this episode: ICE Mortgage Technology Christopher McEntee | LinkedIn HousingWire | YouTube More info about Housin...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the Fed meeting and how it might affect mortgage rates. The two also discuss housing inventory and bringing Fannie and Freddie out of conservatorship. Related to this episode: Trump allies would seek GSE privatization: WSJ | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire Enjoy the episod...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Taylor Stork, president of CHLA and COO of Developer’s Mortgage Company, about the challenges and opportunities facing IMBs in this market. Stork will be a speaker at HousingWire’s IMB Summit Oct. 1. Related to this episode: CHLA urges ‘balancing’ of consumer, servicer needs in loss-mitigation proposal | HousingWire IMB Summit | HousingW...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about lower mortgage rates and what to expect now on Fed rate cuts. Related to this episode: Today's Mortgage Rates | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire Enjoy the episode! The HousingWire Daily podcast examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media. Each morning, we...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Managing Editor James Kleimann about recent comments from CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on potentially reducing regulation around refinancings. The two also discuss Chopra’s remarks on AI and open banking. Related to this episode: CFPB director open to changing mortgage regs to fix refi process | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More info...

On the first episode of this Capital Market miniseries sponsored by Optimal Blue, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Erin Wester, vice president of product management at Optimal Blue, about pricing’s important role in the mortgage loan process. Related to this episode: Optimal Blue Erin Wester | LinkedIn HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire Enjoy the episode! The HousingWire Dai...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the jobs report and whether the market has already priced in rate cuts. Related to this episode: Is the Fed behind the curve with this labor market? | HousingWire Mortgage rates haven’t budged after the jobs report | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire Enjoy the episode! The H...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Managing Editor James Kleimann about the new opportunities for lenders in this market — and the potential for AI to disrupt everything in housing. Related to this episode: AI Summit | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire Enjoy the episode! The HousingWire Daily podcast examines the most compelling articles report...