HousingWire Daily

Today’s HousingWire Daily features an interview with Opendoor Broker Associate and Consumer Trends Expert, Beatrice de Jong. In this episode, De Jong discusses the current state of the housing market and why competition is fierce for homebuyers.  During the episode, de Jong talks about the competitive nature of the housing market, and whether or not she believes it will continue going forward.

In today’s HousingWire Daily episode, HousingWire Digital Media Manager Alcynna Lloyd joins HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler to discuss the biggest topics coming across HousingWire’s news desk.  In this episode, Lloyd and Wheeler the newest iteration of President Joe Biden’s proposed first-time homebuyer tax credit, and what climbing mortgage rates could mean for the housing market going...

Today’s HousingWire Daily interview features a crossover episode from HousingWire’s Housing News podcast. In this episode, HousingWire's Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler interviews Lindsey Johnson, the president of USMI, about the unique challenges facing mortgage insurers and whether or not Biden’s proposed first-time homebuyer tax credit could change the need for private mortgage insurance. Housing...

Today’s HousingWire Daily features a crossover episode with RealTrending, a podcast that focuses on interviewing the brightest minds in real estate. In this episode, Tracey Velt, managing editor at RealTrends, a HousingWire sister company, interviews Glenn Sanford, CEO and founder of eXp World Holdings.  During this episode, Sanford addresses his critics about his agent referral program, where he...

Today’s HousingWire Daily features the eighth episode of Honest Conversations, a miniseries on minority homeownership hosted by HousingWire Digital Media Manager Alcynna Lloyd. In this episode, Lloyd interviews Fernando Paez, a franchise sales consultant at REMAX who is specifically working on expanding homeownership in the Hispanic community.  HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articl...

Today’s HousingWire Daily features an interview with Atticus LeBlanc, the founder of PadSplit, a company that claims it’s disrupting the affordable housing marketplace.  In this episode, LeBlan, who is also the co-founder of Stryant Construction & Management,  discusses how the nation’s eviction moratoriums could cause long-term issues for housing affordability and why he believes America needs mo...

In today’s HousingWire Daily episode, HousingWire HW+ Managing Editor Brena Nath joins HousingWire Managing Editor James Kleimann to discuss the hottest topics coming across HousingWire’s news desk.  In this episode, Nath and Kleimann discuss some of the challenges VA borrowers often face when purchasing a home in a competitive housing market.  The pair also review the topics the HousingWire edito...

Today’s HousingWire Daily interview features a crossover episode from HousingWire’s Housing News podcast. In this episode, HousingWire’s Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler interviews Kristy Fercho, executive vice president and head of home lending at Wells Fargo, who also serves as the chairman elect of the Mortgage Bankers Association. During the episode, Fercho explains how Wells Fargo is serving bor...

Today’s HousingWire Daily features a crossover episode of the RealTrending podcast. In this episode, Steve Murray, senior advisor to HW Media, discusses the lawsuit Rex Real Estate filed against the National Association of Realtors and Zillow, insight into this year’s RealTrends 500 top brokerages and what’s going on with inflation.

Today’s HousingWire Daily features the seventh episode of Honest Conversations, a miniseries on minority homeownership hosted by HousingWire Digital Media Manager Alcynna Lloyd. In this episode, Lloyd interviews Charmaine Brown, the director of diversity, equity, and Inclusion at the Mortgage Bankers Association, on diversity at the executive level and what new opportunities the organization has c...

Today’s HousingWire Daily features an interview with the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of Research and Industry Technology, Mike Fratantoni. In this episode, Fratantoni discusses the nation’s latest unemployment rate, which is down to 6%, according to the U.S. Labor Department. During the episode, Fratantoni delves into what factors contributed to the imp...

In today’s HousingWire Daily episode, HousingWire Digital Media Manager Alcynna Lloyd joins HW+ Managing Editor Brena Nath to discuss the hottest topics that came  the HousingWire newsroom last week, as well as this month’s magazine issue which focuses on closing.  During the episode, the pair examine the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s latest warning to servicers that it’s ramping up enfor...

Today’s HousingWire Daily features a crossover episode with REAL Trending, a podcast that focuses on interviewing the brightest minds in real estate. In this episode, Tracey Velt, managing editor at REAL Trends, a HousingWire sister company, interviews Fiona Petrie, Executive Vice President & Managing Director of U.S. Operations for RE/MAX Integra. During the this episode, Petrie discusses ways to...

Today’s HousingWire Daily interview features a crossover episode from HousingWire’s Housing News podcast. In this episode, Brian Zitin, CEO of Reggora, talks about innovation within his company, as well as changes occurring in residential valuation.   HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported from the HousingWire newsroom. Each afternoon, we provide our listeners with a deep...

Today’s HousingWire Daily features the sixth episode of Honest Conversations, a miniseries on minority homeownership hosted by HousingWire Digital Media Manager Alcynna Lloyd. In this episode, Lloyd interviews Jaya Dey, senior economist in the single-family client and community engagement at Freddie Mac, about affordable housing and how it impacts minority homeownership. HousingWire Daily examines...

Today’s HousingWire Daily episode features an interview with Tracey Velt, managing editor at RealTrends, a HousingWire sister company. In this episode, Velt discusses the latest RealTrends 500, which ranks the largest real estate brokerages in the country by transaction sides and sales volume. During the episode, Velt highlights which brokerages achieved top rankings in both categories for 2020, a...

In today’s HousingWire Daily episode, HousingWire HW+ Managing Editor Brena Nath joins Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler to discuss the hottest topics coming across HousingWire’s news desk.  In this episode, Nath and Wheeler discuss the latest Real Trends 500 list which ranks the largest real estate brokerage firms in the country by transaction sides and sales volume. The pair also review the recent m...

Today’s HousingWire Daily interview features a crossover episode from HousingWire’s Girlfunds podcast. In this episode, Liz Gehringer, Coldwell Banker Real Estate chief operating officer, discusses how she created the Women in Leadership platform at Coldwell Banker and how the program champions Coldwell’s next generation of women leaders.

Today’s HousingWire Daily interview features a crossover episode from HousingWire’s Housing News podcast. In this episode, HousingWire's Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler interviews John Beacham, CEO of Toorak Capital Partners. During the episode, Beacham discusses his recent HousingWire article that outlines three common-sense initiatives that could immediately make a difference in affordable housing...

Today’s HousingWire Daily features the fifth episode of Honest Conversations a miniseries on minority homeownership hosted by HousingWire Digital Media Manager Alcynna Lloyd.  In this episode, Lloyd interviews Montell Watson, the director of corporate strategy at Movement Mortgage, about the impact Black Lives Matter had on the housing industry. Honest Conversations is a miniseries that examines t...

Today’s HousingWire Daily features an interview with Zillow Economist Matthew Speakman. In this episode, Speakman discusses the latest existing home sales report, which indicates that existing home sales fell 6.6% in February to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 6.22 million, according to the National Association of Realtors. During the episode, Speakman dives into what factors may have contrib...

In today’s HousingWire Daily episode, HousingWire HW+ Managing and Magazine Editor Brena Nath joins HousingWire Managing Editor James Kleimann to discuss the hottest topics coming across HousingWire’s news desk.  In this episode, Nath and Kleimann discuss the ongoing saga between United Wholesale Mortgage and Rocket Mortgage, and examine how UWM’s policy could affect the broker community going for...

Today’s HousingWire Daily interview features a crossover episode from HousingWire’s Housing News podcast. In this episode, Michael Bright, CEO of Structured Finance Association, discusses findings in the 2020 SFA Annual Report as well as what's ahead for the market this year in relation to LIBOR, ESG initiatives, and GSE reform. HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported from...

Today’s HousingWire Daily interview features a crossover episode from HousingWire’s Girlfunds podcast. In this episode, OpenDoor Head of Sales and Brokerage Kerry Melcher shares her experience as a third-generation Realtor and discusses the powerful role that homeownership plays in building wealth.

Today’s HousingWire Daily features the fourth episode of Honest Conversations a miniseries on minority homeownership hosted by HousingWire Digital Media Manager Alcynna Lloyd. In this episode, Lloyd interviews Castleigh Johnson, MyHomePathway’s Founder and CEO, about the relationship minorities have with financial education and homeownership. Honest Conversations is a miniseries that examines the...