HousingWire Daily

Today’s HousingWire Daily episode features an interview with HousingWire Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami. In this episode, Mohtashami discusses his recent article that focuses on rapid home-price growth in the 2020 housing market and delves into factors that he believes could be driving home prices up.  For some background on the story and how COVID-19 has impacted the housing market, here’s a snipp...

In today’s HousingWire Daily episode HW+ Managing Editor Brena Nath joins HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler to discuss the most compelling articles reported from the HousingWire newsroom. Brena and Sarah review the announcement that conforming loan limits for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are now expected to rise, and examine what record low mortgage rates and recent forbearance numbers could...

Today’s HousingWire Daily features an interview with Zillow Economist Matthew Speakman. In this episode, Speakman discusses Zillow’s recent report that indicates strong homebuyer demand drove home sales in October. Here is a small preview of today’s interview with Speakman. The transcript below has been lightly edited for length and clarity: Q: I want to start by discussing Zillow’s recent report...

In today’s HousingWire Daily episode, Mike Fratantoni, the Mortgage Bankers Association’s chief economist, discusses the MBAs Mortgage Forecast, which includes revised estimates for the third and fourth quarter of 2020, as well as predictions for next year’s purchase market. For some background on the interview, here’s a brief summary of HousingWire’s coverage on MBA’s predictions: The Mortgage Ba...

In today’s HousingWire Daily episode Digital Producer Alcynna Lloyd joins HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler to discuss David Stevens' recent article that examines what the housing market could look like in a Biden administration. The pair also review the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s Final Capital Rule and explore what it means for the GSEs. For some background on the interview, here’s...

Today's HousingWire Daily features an exclusive interview with Bankrate's Senior Vice president and Chief Financial Analyst Greg McBride. In this episode, McBride discusses Bankrate's recent survey on refinancing appetite and explains why many homeowners have not considered refinancing their homes.  Here is a small preview of today's interview with McBride. The transcript below has been lightly ed...

In today’s HousingWire Daily interview, features Tendayi Kapfidze, LendingTree’s chief economist, discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has altered the nation’s home buying trends. Here is a small preview of the interview with Kapfidze. The transcript below has been lightly edited for length and clarity. Q: The COVID-19 pandemic has left millions of Americans financially strained as unemployment rat...

Today’s HousingWire Daily episode features an interview with HousingWire Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami. In this episode, Mohtashami discusses his recent article that examines how the recent surge in Coronavirus cases could impact the housing market this winter. In addition to sharing his thoughts on his article, Mohtashami also gives a refresher on the five indicators that show when the housing ma...

In today’s HousingWire Daily episode, Realtor.com’s Senior Economist George Ratiu discusses how student loan debt is impacting the nation’s finically strained borrowers. For some background on the interview, here’s a brief summary of HousingWire’s coverage on the student debt crisis: What is holding back potential homeowners from buying? According to the National Association of Realtors 2020 Profi...

In today’s HousingWire Daily episode HW+ Managing Editor Brena Nath joins HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler to discuss the most compelling articles reported from the HousingWire newsroom. Brena and Sarah discuss the recent announcement on the progress of a 2nd coronavirus vaccine and its potential impact on the housing market. For more background on what is discussed, here is a preview of...

In today’s Daily Download episode, Dana Wade, housing commissioner for the Federal Housing Administration and the assistant secretary for housing at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, discusses the administration’s newly released annual report, which analyzes the financial status of the mutual mortgage insurance fund for fiscal Year 2020. For some background on the interview, he...

In today’s Daily Download episode, Mortgage Marketing Radio’s Geoff Zimpfer and HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler discuss what a Biden presidency could mean for housing, as well as what the housing market could look like in 2021. For some background on the interview, here’s a brief summary of HousingWire’s latest article on Biden’s housing agenda: As results trickle in following a historic...

In today’s Daily Download episode, the digital team interviews James Kleimann, HousingWire’s mortgage editor, on loanDepot’s announcement that it plans to go public. For some background on the story, here’s a summary of the article: After a dramatic false start in 2015, California-based lender loanDepot says it’s finally going public. The company, founded by billionaire entrepreneur Anthony Hsieh,...

In today's Daily Download episode, EasyKnock CEO Jarred Kessler joins the HousingWire Digital Team to discuss hot housing market trends in the U.S., how he thinks a second stimulus bill will impact Americans, and what may be ahead in 2021. In this episode, Kessler also explains why he does not anticipate trends like mortgage rates rising in the upcoming year. According to him, given a struggling e...

In today’s Daily Download episode HW+ Managing Editor Brena Nath joins Mortgage Editor James Kleimann to discuss the most compelling articles reported from the HousingWire newsroom. Brena and James discuss president-elect Joe Biden’s election win and how it could impact the mortgage industry, as well as Rocket Mortgage’s upcoming earnings call. For more background on what is discussed, here is a p...

In today’s Daily Download episode, HousingWire’s digital team interviews HousingWire Reporter Tim Glaze and Magazine Editor Kelsey Ramirez on their respective articles that discuss how the 2020 presidential election will affect the U.S. housing industry. The reporters examine the likely impact President Donald Trump or Former Vice President Joe Biden could have on the U.S. housing ecosystem if ele...

In today’s Daily Download episode, HousingWire continues its 2020 election coverage by discussing what a Biden or Trump victory could mean for the housing industry. For some background, here’s a summary of each article: What a Biden victory would mean for housing? As results trickle in following a historic 2020 general election, results seem to be leaning towarda Joe Biden victory, but potentially...

Today’s Daily Download episode features an in-depth interview with David Stevens, former president and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association. In this episode, Stevens discusses the U.S. presidential election that is still underway and delves into what the future of housing officials could look like under a potential new administration. He also discusses his latest blog on the adverse market refi...

In today’s Daily Download episode, the HousingWire Digital Team focuses on the 2020 election and examines President Donald Trump's and Former Vice President Joe Biden’s stance on housing and housing policies. During the episode, HousingWire explores how the U.S. housing market could potentially look and behave under Trump’s second term, while examining components outlined in Biden’s $640 billion h...

In today’s Daily Download episode HW+ Managing Editor Brena Nath is joined by HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler to discuss the most compelling articles reported from the HousingWire newsroom. In today’s Daily Download episode, Brena and Sarah discuss Dave Stevens' recent in-depth article that covers the adverse market refinance fee. For more background on what is discussed, here is a previ...

In today’s Daily Download episode, Mortgage Marketing Radio’s Geoff Zimpfer and HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler discuss the rising price of median home prices, which are now up 15% year over year. For some background on the interview, here’s a brief summary of HousingWire’s latest article on the housing market’s growing demand: The housing market faced a lot of uncertainty when COVID-19...

Today’s Daily Download episode features an interview with Zillow Economist Matthew Speakman. In this episode, Speakman discusses the U.S. Census Bureau’s latest housing starts report, which shows the number of single-family homes built in September reached the highest level since 2007. For some background on the interview, here’s a summary of HousingWire’s coverage of the report:   Single-family h...

Today’s Daily Download episode features an interview with Patti Cook, Finance of America CEO. In this episode, Cook discusses how the mortgage company has fared during the novel COVID-19 pandemic and delves into the lender and servicer’s recent announcement that it's set to go public in the first half of 2021. For some background on the interview, here’s a brief summary of the latest article discu...

In today’s Daily Download episode, HousingWire discusses a motion filed by Townstone Financial to dismiss a lawsuit the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed against the company in July. For some background on the story, here’s a summary of the article: On Monday, Townstone Financial Inc., a Chicago-based nonbank retail mortgage lender, filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit the Consumer Financi...

In today’s Daily Download episode, HousingWire covers an announcement that Guild Mortgage has agreed to pay $25 million dollars to settle a federal lawsuit. For some background on the story, here’s a summary of the article:  Just before its stock debuted at a disappointing $15 a share, Guild Mortgage settled a federal lawsuit that claimed the lender knowingly breached legal requirements when it or...