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On today's episode, HousingWire CEO Clayton Collins talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about existing home sales, home prices and mortgage applications. Related to this episode: Expect the growth rate of existing home prices to cool down this year Power House | Apple Podcasts HousingWire | YouTube Enjoy the episode! The HousingWire Daily podcast examines the most compelling articles reported...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Mike Fratantoni, chief economist at the Mortgage Bankers Association, about market trends, including mortgage rates, home equity levels, home prices and lender profitability. Related to this episode: Michael Fratantoni | LinkedIn Mortgage Bankers Association New homes account for one in three homes for sale: Redfin  HousingWire | YouTube...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Scott Smith, interim CEO at Optimal Blue, to talk about what he’s seeing at the MBA Secondary conference. Related to this episode: Scott Smith | LinkedIn Optimal Blue HousingWire | YouTube Enjoy the episode! The HousingWire Daily podcast examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media. Each morning, we provide our listener...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the recession signals we’re seeing in the economy and what they mean for housing and mortgage rates. Related to this episode: Higher rates are impacting future housing production HousingWire | YouTube Enjoy the episode! The HousingWire Daily podcast examines the most compelling articles reported across...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Sonu Mittal, senior vice president and head of single-family acquisitions at Freddie Mac, about affordability, repurchases, the cost to originate and more. Related to this episode: Sonu Mittal | LinkedIn Freddie Mac HousingWire | YouTube Enjoy the episode! The HousingWire Daily podcast examines the most compelling articles reported acros...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the CPI report and how the Fed will interpret that data. Related to this episode: Why jobs data is more important than inflation for lower mortgage rates HousingWire | YouTube Enjoy the episode! The HousingWire Daily podcast examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media. Each morning,...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Managing Editor James Kleimann about the real estate portal wars heating up between Zillow, Realtor.com and Homes.com. Related to this episode: Realtor.com CEO Damian Eales: CoStar is lying about being the No. 2 portal HousingWire | YouTube Enjoy the episode! The HousingWire Daily podcast examines the most compelling articles reported ac...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with HousingWire President Diego Sanchez about the AI Summit July 23rd and the topics and speakers that are planned. Related to this episode: HousingWire AI Summit HousingWire | YouTube Enjoy the episode! The HousingWire Daily podcast examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media. Each morning, we provide our listeners with a...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about underwater homes, purchase apps and inventory. Related to this episode: ‘Seriously Underwater’ Home Mortgages Tick Up Across the US | Yahoo! Finance HousingWire | YouTube Enjoy the episode! The HousingWire Daily podcast examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media. Each morning, we pr...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Managing Editor James Kleimann about a Surefire CRM issue that resulted in 600,000 errant emails to past clients of loan officers and the judge’s latest ruling on the real estate commission settlements. Related to this episode: Surefire CRM error results in 600K errant, unsolicited messages: sources Judge approves brokerage commission la...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about what’s driving inventory levels and home prices, and why it’s so hard to get inventory back to 2019 levels. Related to this episode: How housing credit is shaping housing inventory Home prices grew in 93% of markets in Q1 2024: NAR HousingWire | YouTube Enjoy the episode! The HousingWire Daily podcast...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Reporter Brooklee Han about the real estate lawsuit settlements, the new buyer broker agreements rolled out by NAR and how brokers and agents are adapting. Related to this episode: NAR clarifies details on buyer broker agreements Low inventory creates challenging conditions in North Carolina’s housing market HousingWire | YouTube Enjoy t...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Editor Chris Clow about the newly formed Real Estate Caucus in Congress and what they might accomplish, as well as the latest in reverse news. Related to this episode: Congressional lawmakers form bipartisan real estate caucus HousingWire | YouTube Enjoy the episode! The HousingWire Daily podcast examines the most compelling articles rep...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the jobs data and what it means for mortgage rates. Related to this episode: U.S. hiring slowed in April, missing estimates HousingWire | YouTube Enjoy the episode! The HousingWire Daily podcast examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media. Each morning, we provide our listeners with...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with JP Kelly, senior vice president at MeridianLink, about mortgage automation and what will finally move the needle on cost to originate. Related to this episode: JP Kelly | LinkedIn Meridian Link Origination | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube Enjoy the episode! The HousingWire Daily podcast examines the most compelling articles reported a...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about what happened to rates after Fed day and where inventory and home prices are in this spring buying season. Related to this episode: Fed holds rates steady for the sixth straight time HousingWire | YouTube Enjoy the episode! The HousingWire Daily podcast examines the most compelling articles reported ac...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Ben Cohen, Managing Director of Mortgage Lending at Guaranteed Rate and a top five originator in the nation. They discuss staying focused in the current market chaos and how agents should demonstrate their value to clients. Related to this episode: Ben Cohen | LinkedIn Ben Cohen | Guaranteed Rate Guaranteed Rate HousingWire | YouTube Hou...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Managing Editor James Kleimann about lessons from The Gathering on real estate commission lawsuit settlements. The two also discuss what lenders are doing to win on social media. Related to this episode: Kevin Sears pulls back the curtain on NAR’s commission lawsuit settlement The industry needs to speak out about the consequences of the...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks to Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about recent inflation data and what it means for the overall economy and for housing. Related to this episode: If reelected, Trump could seek greater control over Federal Reserve Logan Mohtashami | LinkedIn HousingWire | YouTube Enjoy the episode! The HousingWire Daily podcast examines the most compelling art...

On today’s episode, Managing Editor James Kleimann talks with Keller Williams’ CEO Mark Willis about innovative approaches to supporting agents, and the potential impacts of the new commission rules. Related to this episode: Mark Willis | LinkedIn Keller Williams HousingWire | YouTube Enjoy the episode! The HousingWire Daily podcast examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media. E...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about inventory growth, where mortgage rates are headed, and more. Related to this episode: Connect with Logan on LinkedIn HousingWire | YouTube Enjoy the episode! The HousingWire Daily podcast examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media. Each morning, we provide our listeners with a deepe...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Damian Eales, CEO of Realtor.com, about the commission lawsuits, the importance of buyer agents in the transaction process, and the important differences between the Australian and US housing markets. Related to this episode: Connect with Damian on LinkedIn Press Release: Realtor.com Calls on Industry to Join Campaign to Stand up for Buy...

On today’s sponsored episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sits down with Tim Quirk, co-founder of Final Offer, to discuss strategies agents can use to distinguish themselves in a post-settlement market, as well as Final Offer’s data-driven platform and its ability to agents build trust and demonstrate their expertise. Related to this episode: Connect with Tim on LinkedIn Final Offer | Instagram...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about home prices, mortgage rates and the effect of war on the 10 year yield. Related to this episode: Why are existing home prices rising when sales are still so low? The Gathering HousingWire’s YouTube Channel Enjoy the episode! The HousingWire Daily podcast examines the most compelling articles reported a...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Managing Editor James Kleimann about loan repurchases and why we’re seeing the rate of buybacks slowing down. Related to this episode: Loan buybacks haven’t disappeared, but they are trending down The Gathering HousingWire’s YouTube Channel Enjoy the episode! The HousingWire Daily podcast examines the most compelling articles reported ac...