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In today’s Daily Download episode, HousingWire covers a report that states loanDepot is poised to go public later this year. For some background on the story, here’s a summary of the article: The California-based mortgage lender headed by Anthony Hsieh could be worth between $12 billion and $15 billion in an IPO, according to Bloomberg‘s sources. The company has held discussions with potential und...

In today’s Daily Download episode, HousingWire covers a plea from the nation’s lawmakers to Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mark Calabria to rethink the adverse-market fee. For some background on the story, here’s a summary of the article:  Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mark Calabria took fire during Congressional testimony on Wednesday about the implementation of an adverse-mark...

Today’s Daily Download episode features an interview with HousingWire Lead Analyst, Logan Mohtashami. In this episode, Mohtashami discusses his recent article as well as his thoughts on the Mortgage Banker’s Associations’ recent report and how mortgage credit plays into the larger story on COVID-19’s impact on the housing market. Mohtashami’s article is part of our HW+ premium membership community...

In today’s Daily Download episode, Mortgage Marketing Radio’s Geoff Zimpfer and HousingWire columnist Logan Mohtashami discuss whether or not the housing market has already recovered from the Coronavirus’ impact on the industry. For some background on the interview, here’s a brief summary of Mohtashami’s latest article on the housing market’s V-shaped recovery: The two most important factors that...

In today’s Daily Download episode, HousingWire covers a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association that indicates it hasn’t been this hard for homebuyers to get a mortgage in six years. For some background on the story, here’s a summary of the article: Mortgage credit in August was the tightest in more than six years as a weak economy prompted lenders to tighten standards, the Mortgage Bankers A...

Today’s Daily Download episode features an interview with Farrah Wilder, the newly appointed chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer at the California Association of Realtors. In this episode, Wilder speaks with HousingWire about CAR's reasoning for creating the role and the importance of advocating for an inclusive housing industry.  During the interview, Wilder, who also served the United...

In today’s Daily Download episode, Robert Dietz, chief economist and senior vice president of economics and housing policy at the National Association of Home Builders joins the Housing News Podcast to discuss low housing inventory and rising lumber prices. For some background on the interview, here’s a brief summary: In this episode, Dietz discusses how a national shortage of housing inventory an...

Today’s Daily Download episode, features an interview with HousingWire Real Estate reporter Julia Falcon. In this episode, Falcon discusses her recent article that claims rising home prices have erased the increased purchasing power homebuyers gained in early 2020. For some background on the story, here’s a summary of the article: Homebuyer purchasing power increased 6.9% this July, meaning a home...

In today’s Daily Download episode, HousingWire covers an announcement from the Intercontinental Exchange that it has received regulatory approval and fully completed its $11 billion acquisition. For some background on the story, here’s a summary of the article:   Nearly one month after Ellie Mae announced that it had agreed to be acquired by Intercontinental Exchange, ICE announced Friday that it...

Today’s Daily Download episode features an interview with Aaron Davis, CEO of Florida Agency Network, one of Florida’s largest RON providers. In this episode, HousingWire examines a recent article that delves into one key component that is hindering RON adoption. Davis discusses how RON adoption has changed in the era of COVID-19, what it will take for increased RON and eNote adoption in the secon...

Today’s Daily Download episode features an interview with Latham Jenkins, associate broker at Live Water Jackson Hole. In this episode, HousingWire digs deeper into a recent article that indicates mountain towns like Aspen, Colorado and Jackson Hole, Wyoming are heating up, as home buyers flee to luxury mountain towns. During the podcast interview, Jenkins discusses the ongoing migration trend he’...

Today’s Daily Download episode features an interview with HousingWire Lead Analyst, Logan Mohtashami. In this episode, Mohtashami provides an update on an article he wrote in April, which lists the five economic and/or social landmarks that we would need to pass that helps the industry better understand the recovery and how the housing market is performing. Mohtashami’s article is part of our HW+...

In today’s Daily Download episode, HousingWire discusses the projected costs insurers will have to pay for damages that property owners endured from Hurricane Laura last week.  For some background on the story, here’s a summary of the article: Insurers will have to fork over billions of dollars to pay for damage that property owners incurred from Hurricane Laura last week. Data and analytics provi...

In today’s Daily Download episode, HousingWire covers Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden’s proposed $15,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit. For some background on the story, here’s a summary of the article: Former Vice President Joe Biden has proposed a $15,000 tax credit to help first-time homebuyers purchase a property. As is typical for campaign proposals from either party, the details...

Today’s Daily Download episode features an interview with James Kleimann, HousingWire’s newest mortgage editor. In his new role, Kleimann will be helping HousingWire’s newsroom cover topics related to housing finance as well as real estate, appraisal, title and escrow and more.  Kleimann got his start as a reporter right out of college in Burlington, Vermont covering cops and crime. After moving b...

Today’s Daily Download episode features an interview with Greg McBride, Senior Vice President, and Chief Financial Analyst at Bankrate.com. In this episode, McBride speaks with HousingWire about the recent postponement of the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s adverse-market refinance fee. Earlier this week, McBride sent a statement to the HousingWire newsroom following the announcement of the fee’s...

In today’s Daily Download episode, HousingWire covers the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s recent announcement to postpone the implementation date of the adverse market refinance fee. For some background on the story, here’s a summary of the article.  The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced Tuesday it is postponing the date it will begin implementing its adverse market refinance fee to Dec. 1...

In today’s Daily Download episode, HousingWire covers a survey that indicates the nation’s economists now believe  America is likely to experience a double-dip recession. For some background on the story, here’s a summary of the article: Almost 80% of economists say there’s at least a one-in-four chance of a double-dip recession, following a record 32.9% plunge in GDP in the second quarter, accord...

In today’s Daily Download episode, HousingWire covers speculation on whether not the Federal Housing Finance Agency is delaying the implementation of a fee that would add a 0.5% surcharge to refinance mortgages sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. For some background on the story, here’s a summary of the article: According to reporting by the Wall Street Journal on Saturday, the Federal Housing Fin...

Today’s Daily Download episode features an interview with Jarred Kessler, Co-Founder and CEO of real estate tech company EasyKnock. In this episode, Kessler speaks with HousingWire about the U.S. real estate market and weighs in on whether or not it's likely to experience another dip.  During the interview, Kessler delves into how the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the housing industry and what...

In today’s Daily Download episode, HousingWire covers Realtor.com’s newly released list of 2020’s hottest housing markets according to zip code.  For some background on the story, here’s a summary of the article: Compared to last year, the housing market this year has seen some big changes. Notably, people are moving inland from the large cities as the pandemic has created a coastal exodus, prompt...

In today’s Daily Download episode, Mortgage Marketing Radio’s Geoff Zimpfer and HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler discuss forbearance reporting, housing inventory and home prices. For some background on the interview, here’s a brief summary of HousingWire’s latest article on forbearance rates: The forbearance rate for mortgages backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac dropped to 4.94% in the f...

In today’s Daily Download episode, HousingWire covers a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association that indicates the forbearance rate for mortgages backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have dropped below 5%. For some background on the story, here’s a summary of the article: The forbearance rate for mortgages backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac dropped to 4.94% in the first week of August, the...

On today’s episode, HousingWire Editor at Large Kathleen Howley is here to discuss her recent HW+ article on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s announcement last Wednesday to impose a 0.5% fee on refinance mortgages, and how this decision could become an election issue.  For some background on the story, here’s a summary of the article: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two largest mortgage financiers in...

In today’s Daily Download episode, Mark Watson, chief analytics officer at iEmergent, speaks with HousingWire’s Junior Digital Producer Victoria Wickham about the newly released 2020-2024 U.S Total Mortgage Volume Forecast. iEmergent’s forecast projects this year’s total residential mortgage lending could reach as high as $3.21 trillion, primarily driven by a refinance market that could also reach...