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On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with James Kleimann about the turmoil among wholesale lenders, the cooling of home sales, Rocket and UWM raising conforming loan limits and more. HW Media articles related to this episode: Freedom Mortgage conducts layoffs, sends jobs overseas: sources Rocket preemptively raises 2023 conforming loan limits for brokers UWM follows Rocket, hike...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler is joined by Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami to talk about everything from Bank of America’s new no-down loan to the all-out commodity war following Russia’s actions over the weekend. The two also discuss the continued lack of housing inventory and the Federal Reserve.  HW Media articles related to this episode: The last domino before a recession? Jo...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with HW Media CEO Clayton Collins about recent executive guests on the Housing News podcast, including Rick Arvielo and Anthony Hsieh and how IMBs are dealing with the current market. The two also discuss a recent episode with Tyler Okland and his latest research on Opendoor. HW Media articles related to this episode:  Rick Arvielo: a glimpse...

On today's episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the jobs report, mortgage rates, and what the Federal Reserve means when they say we need a housing reset. HW Media articles related to this episode: Why home-price growth is still up 18% year over year Job growth beats expectations in August Enjoy the episode! Join us for HousingWire Annual October 3r...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Editorial Director Tracey Velt about the real estate leaders who will be speaking at HousingWire Annual, including Ryan Serhant, Tom Ferry, Gino Blefari, Spencer Rascoff and Marc King. HW Media articles related to this episode: Ryan Serhant to headline HousingWire Annual in October 3 HW Annual panels to reignite your passion for the hous...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the decline in home listings, mortgage rates and where we are on recession watch. HW Media articles related to this episode: Why home-price growth is still up 18% year over year Home price growth continues to slow Enjoy the episode! Join us for HousingWire Annual October 3rd - 5th, 2022 in beautiful Sc...

 On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Chris Clow, editor of Reverse Mortgage Daily, about HUD actions to help seniors age in place, the resurgence of HELOCs, and how Biden’s student loan forgiveness affects senior borrowers. HW Media articles related to this episode: HUD announces new investments in aging-in-place programs for seniors HUD awards over $41 million in housing...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Brena Nath, managing editor of HW + and events, about the regulatory super session and housing market super session we’re hosting at HW Annual. All-star speakers include HUD and fair housing officials, Faith Schwartz, Logan Mohtashami, Mark Graham, Selma Hepp and Lisa Sturdevant. HW Media articles related to this episode: Unpacking the t...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about student loan forgiveness, the Fed’s plans for interest rate hikes, and what’s happening with new listings. HW Media articles related to this episode: How will Biden’s student loan relief affect homeownership? Does Powell's tough talk mean another 75 bps rate hike? Enjoy the episode! Join us for Housing...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Managing Editor James Kleimann about student loan debt relief and how that might impact homeownership. The two also discuss Fannie Mae’s revised forecast and the latest lenders to offer HELOC products.  HW Media Articles related to this episode: UWM enters the HELOC space  Will new products stop the bleeding for mortgage lenders?  Fannie...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about new home sales, purchase apps, housing permits and inventory. HW Media articles related to this episode: The new home sales recession continues Homebuilders are done until mortgage rates fall Enjoy the episode! Join us for HousingWire Annual October 3rd - 5th, 2022 in beautiful Scottsdale, Arizona. Reg...

 On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Maleesa Smith, managing editor of sponsored content, about trending topics, including mortgage tech strategy, non-QM products, an increase in foreclosures and modernizing the appraisal process. HW Media articles related to this episode: Mortgage tech advancements making the biggest impact Creating an invincible lending strategy refresh...

In today’s episode, HW Media Managing Editor of Content Solutions Maleesa Smith wraps up an eight-week mini-series centered around HousingWire’s annual Women of Influence awards. In honor of the 2022 Women of Influence magazine issue, Smith interviews award winners about their contributions to the industry. In the final episode, she is joined by Stephenie Flood, vice president of operations at RE/...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtasahmi about existing home sales, builder confidence, mortgage rates and whether the housing recession will spread to the larger economy.  HW Media Articles related to this episode: Savage: Even with sales down, home prices up 10.8%  Homebuilders are done until mortgage rates fall Enjoy the episode! Join us for Hou...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Tracey Velt, editorial director of Real Trends to talk about the real estate teams and brokerages that made the Inc. 5000 list and how that list compares to the RealTrends rankings. HW Media articles related to this episode: These fast-growing real estate brokerages/teams made the Inc. 5000 list 15 Real estate tech companies make the Inc...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about housing starts, why homebuilders are putting a hold on building and apocalyptic foreclosure scenarios. HW Media articles related to this episode: Homebuilders are done until mortgage rates fall Is housing inventory growth really slowing down? Enjoy the episode! Join us for HousingWire Annual October 3r...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler is joined by Brena Nath, managing director of HW+ and events, to talk about the special mini-summits within HousingWire Annual. The two discuss the Marketing Leaders Success summit, the Women of Influence Forum and the Vanguard Forum. HW Media articles related to this episode: Join us at the Marketing Leaders Success Summit at HousingWire Annual on...

In today’s episode, HW Media Managing Editor of Content Solutions Maleesa Smith continues an eight-week mini-series centered around HousingWire’s annual Women of Influence awards. In advance of the 2022 Women of Influence magazine issue, Smith interviews previous years’ award winners about their contributions to the industry. In today’s episode, she is joined by Jill Portilla, vice president of th...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about foreclosure data and whether we’ll see a soft landing for housing in the recession.  HW Media articles related to this episode: Is housing inventory growth really slowing down? Expect a foreclosure spike in the coming months Enjoy the episode! Join us for HousingWire Annual October 3rd - 5th, 2022 in b...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Senior Mortgage Reporter Bill Conroy about how portfolios full of non-QM loans are affecting investors. The two also talk about the positive side of rising interest rates for companies like UWM amid a robust market for mortgage servicing rights. HW Media articles related to this episode: There’s more blood on the tracks in the non-QM mar...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about low inventory levels, inflation numbers, mortgage rates and purchase applications. HW Media articles related to this episode: Inflation falls in July, but housing prices keep rising Mortgage demand remains flat amid rate volatility Enjoy the episode! Join us for HousingWire Annual October 3rd - 5th, 20...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Managing Editor James Kleimann about UWM’s second-quarter earnings and how the nation’s biggest wholesale lender is using aggressive pricing to gain on the nation’s biggest retail lender, Rocket Mortgage. HW Media articles related to this episode: UWM posts stronger profits than Rocket in Q2 2022 Rocket Mortgage’s profit drops dramatical...

In today’s episode, HW Media Managing Editor of Content Solutions Maleesa Smith continues an eight-week mini-series centered around HousingWire’s annual Women of Influence awards. In advance of the 2022 Women of Influence magazine issue, Smith interviews previous years’ award winners about their contributions to the industry. In today’s episode, she is joined by Jessica Lautz, vice president of De...

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the strong July jobs report and why he raised his sixth recession red flag despite that data. HW Media Articles related to this episode: Sixth recession red flag raised, despite strong jobs report US employment back at pre-pandemic level Enjoy the episode! Join us for HousingWire Annual October 3rd - 5...

On this episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with senior mortgage reporter Georgia Kromrei about changes in VA appraisals and M&As in the appraisal and valuation space. HW Media articles related to this episode: VA now accepting desktop and exterior-only appraisals Class Valuation acquires AMC AppraisalTek Enjoy the episode! Join us for HousingWire Annual October 3rd - 5th, 2022 in beautif...