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On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about new home sales, inflation data, whether we can avoid a recession and what the Fed should do next. HW Media articles related to this episode: Have we found the bottom in existing home sales? Cooler inflation data sends mortgage rates lower Enjoy the episode! HousingWire Daily examines the most compellin...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lesley Collins, award program manager at HW Media, to talk about the winners of our Tech Trendsetters award and preview the Tech100 program. We highlight winners from CoreLogic, Pacaso, Promontory Mortgage Path, Black Knight, Clarifire, PennyMac, HouseCanary, ICE and Boston National Title Agency. HW Media articles related to this episode...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about purchase application data and the positive trend we’re seeing in several housing data lines. HW Media articles related to this episode: Lower mortgage rates, higher demand lead to optimism for late 2023 Housing completion data is positive news for housing market Enjoy the episode! HousingWire Daily exa...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Managing Editor James Kleimann about Rocket Mortgage and its parent company’s diversification into real estate services, personal loans, used cars and rooftop solar systems as part of its long-term strategy to win consumers. HW Media articles related to this episode: Higher mortgage rates exposed Rocket’s vulnerability — can it prove its...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler is joined by Maleesa Smith, managing editor of content solutions, to talk about tech solutions that reach consumers with the right message at the right time, and the strategies and mindset that will help loan officers and brokers succeed in this market. HW Media articles related to this episode: How to reach the growing segment of Hispanic American...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about what happened last week — from inflation to the Fed hiking rates to mortgage rates falling. HW Media articles related to this episode: Fed’s 50 bps rate hike could trigger falling mortgage rates Cooler inflation data sends mortgage rates lower Enjoy the episode! HousingWire Daily examines the most comp...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Senior Mortgage Reporter Bill Conroy to talk about stress in the secondary market and how a lack of liquidity is affecting mortgage lenders. HW Media articles related to this episode: The mortgage market right-sizing is well underway. When will normalcy return? Inside the collapse of RMF, America’s fifth-largest reverse mortgage lender E...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the Fed’s rate hike announcement and how the bond market’s reaction is likely to drive down mortgage rates. HW Media articles related to this episode: Fed’s 50 bps rate hike could trigger falling mortgage rates Cooler inflation data sends mortgage rates lower Is the market pivoting ahead of the Fed? En...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Chris Clow, editor of Reverse Mortgage Daily, about some of the seismic shifts in the reverse industry over the last two weeks, including Finance of America buying AAG, the collapse of Reverse Mortgage Funding and more. HW Media articles related to this episode: Inside the collapse of RMF, America’s fifth-largest reverse mortgage lender...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Managing Editor James Kleimann about the lenders entering the correspondent channel and those exiting wholesale. In addition, the two discuss Brian Covey leaving loanDepot for Revolution Mortgage. HW Media articles related to this episode: In a brutal market, lenders seize on correspondent U.S. Bank inherited a wholesale lending business...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the inflation data we’re going to get this week and how he expects the Fed to react. HW Media articles related to this episode: Is the market pivoting ahead of the Fed? Mortgage rates collapse on softer inflation data Enjoy the episode! HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported a...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Managing Editor James Kleimann about Reverse Mortgage Funding filing for chapter 11, the lawsuit around EPM’s sports sponsorship, and Ryan Gorman’s departure from Anywhere Real Estate. HW Media articles related to this episode: Inside the collapse of RMF, America’s fifth-largest reverse mortgage lender After margin call, EPM stopped payi...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about purchase apps and mortgage rates, as well as answering a listener’s question about a potential housing crash. HW Media articles related to this episode: LOs, mortgage rates and the long, cold winter ahead Lower mortgage rates are stabilizing the market Enjoy the episode! HousingWire Daily examines the...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler is joined by Editorial Director Tracey Velt to talk about some of the real estate companies that have grown through previous challenging economic cycles as well as the innovative approaches agents and brokers are taking in this market.  HW Media articles related to this episode: Against all odds: Brokerage lessons from firms that grew during the la...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Jillian White, head of growth at Aloft, about racial bias in appraisals. Jillian, a Black appraiser who serves on the Appraisal Institute's Government Relations Committee and is an incoming trustee of the Appraisal Foundation's board of trustees, talks about the unconscious bias she thinks is at play in home valuations and the potential...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the latest jobs report, housing bubbles and the crypto crash. HW Media articles related to this episode: Can we still avoid a recession? Stronger than expected job growth raises specter of more Fed hikes Enjoy the episode! HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the drop in mortgage rates following the Fed’s meeting this week, and whether rates could go even lower before the end of the year. HW Media articles related to this episode: Powell’s speech was a direct hit to mortgage rates The empire strikes back on lower mortgage rates Enjoy the episode! HousingWir...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about how we could still avoid a recession and what the purchase application data means. HW Media articles related to this episode: Can we still avoid a recession? Mortgage demand dropped last week despite a decline in rates Enjoy the episode! HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Managing Editor James Kleimann about the new conforming loan limits, the possibility of more regulation for IMBs and home prices. HW Media articles related to this episode: Conforming loan limit jumps: government will back loans over $1M Home price appreciation continues to slow Opinion: We don’t need increased regulation of IMBs Enjoy t...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Brena Nath, managing editor of HW+ and events, about the economic forecast series by industry leaders that will cover real estate, mortgage rates, MBS, fintech and more. HW Media articles related to this episode: Here’s why new home sales are up along with prices Don’t expect a drop in home prices in 2023, NAR economist says Enjoy the ep...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks to Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about what a Fed pivot will look like and how that will affect housing. HW Media articles related to this episode: Days on market grow despite low inventory for existing homes The empire strikes back on lower mortgage rates Enjoy the episode! HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported acr...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Logan Mohtashami in a special Black Friday edition that hits all the high points of housing bubbles, housing bears and housing data points. HW Media articles related to this episode: Days on market grow despite low inventory for existing homes Builders apply the brakes amid canceled contracts The empire strikes back on lower mortgage rat...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Managing Editor James Kleimann about trends in lending, including what’s happening in non-QM and M&A, and the crazy cost of originating a loan. HW Media articles related to this episode: Why this small lender is running straight into the non-QM fire Inside Movement Mortgage’s acquisition plans It’s the ‘perfect storm:’ Average IMB lost $...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Maleesa Smith, managing editor of content solutions, about the loan products and creative solutions being leveraged in this market. HW Media articles related to this episode: Home equity loan vs. HELOC – What’s the difference? What is a 2-1 temporary rate buydown? 7 tips to engage your real estate sphere of influence 2023’s forward think...

On today’s episode Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler is joined by Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami to talk about existing homes sales, inventory, starts and more. HW Media articles related to this episode Days on market grow despite low inventory for existing homes Enjoy the episode! HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media. Each morning, we provide our listeners w...