HousingWire Daily

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 median home sale price report from Redfin and examine what’s been happening in some of the hottest housing markets across the country.

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, as well as how zoning impacts the home buying process.

HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported from the HousingWire newsroom. Each afternoon, we provide our listeners with a deeper look into the stories coming across our newsroom that are helping Move Markets Forward. Hosted by the HW team and produced by Alcynna Lloyd and Victoria Wickham.

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 the state of minority homeownership and the factors that have contributed to inequality within American housing. Each Wednesday, tune into HousingWire Daily as we aim to provide listeners with a greater perspective on how race, housing, and wealth intersect and what experts are doing to close the gap. Sponsored by Caliber Home Loans and hosted and produced by Alcynna Lloyd.

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 contributed to this slowdown, as well as what homebuyer demand and inventory levels mean for the housing market going forward.

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 forward. 

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 the HousingWire newsroom. Each afternoon, we provide our listeners with a deeper look into the stories coming across our newsroom that are helping Move Markets Forward. Hosted by the HW team and produced by Alcynna Lloyd and Victoria Wickham.

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 state of minority homeownership and the factors that have contributed to inequality within American housing. Each Wednesday, tune into HousingWire Daily as we aim to provide listeners with a greater perspective on how race, housing, and wealth intersect and what experts are doing to close the gap. Sponsored by Caliber Home Loans and hosted and produced by Alcynna Lloyd.

Today’s HousingWire Daily episode, features an interview with Odeta Kushi, deputy chief economist for First American. In this episode, Kushi discusses her recent article which digs into whether or not the pandemic will affect homeownership demand among single women in America.

In today’s HousingWire Daily episode, HousingWire HW+ Managing and Magazine Editor Brena Nath joins HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler to discuss the hottest topics coming across HousingWire’s news desk. 

In this episode, Nath and Wheeler discuss HousingWire Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami’s recent HW+ article which dives into the recent uptick in cash-out refinancing and examines whether or not this will lead to a cash-out loan crisis.

The pair also review last week's biggest stories, and the topics the HousingWire editorial team will cover in the week ahead.

Today’s HousingWire Daily interview features a crossover episode from HousingWire’s Housing News podcast. In this episode, Danielle Samalin, CEO of Framework Homeownership, discusses the importance of fair housing, and how homeowners can protect their biggest and most valuable investment toward wealth creation.

Today’s HousingWire Daily, features an interview with Bryan Bergjans, senior vice president and national director of military lending and retail business development at Caliber Home Loans. Bergjans joins the podcast to discuss some of the barriers veterans often face in the housing market and how the industry as a whole can address veteran homeownership going forward.

In this episode, Lloyd interviews Lydia Pope, the president-elect and speaker Pro-Tem for the National Association of Real Estate Brokers. Lydia joins Lloyd to have an honest conversation on how shifting housing policy has impacted minority homeownership.

Honest Conversations is a miniseries that examines the state of minority homeownership and the factors that have contributed to inequality within American housing. Each Wednesday, tune into HousingWire Daily as we aim to provide listeners with a greater perspective on how race, housing, and wealth intersect and what experts are doing to close the gap. Sponsored by Caliber Home Loans and hosted and produced by Alcynna Lloyd.

In this episode of HousingWire Daily, John Pataky, the EVP and chief banking officer at TIAA Bank, joins the podcast to talk about the current state of the housing market, focusing on how mortgage rates could impact homebuyer demand in 2021. 

HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported from the HousingWire newsroom. Each afternoon, we provide our listeners with a deeper look into the stories coming across our newsroom that are helping Move Markets Forward. Hosted by the HW team and produced by Alcynna Lloyd and Victoria Wickham.

In today’s HousingWire Daily episode, HousingWire Digital Media Manager Alcynna Lloyd joins HousingWire HW+ Managing and Magazine Editor Brena Nath to discuss the hottest topics coming across HousingWire’s news desk. 

In this episode, Lloyd and Nath review last week’s virtual Spring Summit and discuss the biggest topics the HousingWire editorial team is covering into this week.

The pair also examine United Wholesale Mortgage’s recent announcement that it will no longer partner with brokers who also work with Rocket Mortgage and Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp and discuss what this move could mean for the market going forward.

In this episode of HousingWire Daily, Courtney Thompson, senior vice president of default mortgage at Flagstar Bank, joins the podcast to talk about the biggest mortgage forbearance trends that she is watching and what trends she thinks others should be following.

Sharing a recap of her panel at the Housing Spring Summit on Thursday, Thompson discusses the main themes from her panel titled, "Servicing Challenges in a Pandemic Period."

She also addresses the idea that servicing has been further behind than the origination market when it comes to technology.

Today's HousingWire Daily episode features an interview with Tracey Velt, managing editor at REAL Trends, a HousingWire sister company. In this episode, Velt discusses the recent launch of the new REAL Trends website, the most significant real estate trends at the moment and what's ahead for the REAL Trending podcast. 

Today’s HousingWire Daily features the second episode of Honest Conversations a miniseries on minority homeownership hosted by HousingWire Digital Media Manager Alcynna Lloyd. 

In this episode, Lloyd interviews New American Funding’s Charles Lowery, director of legislative policy and external affairs, and Frank Fuentes, the national VP of multicultural community lending, on how housing policy impacts minority homeownership.

Honest Conversations is a miniseries that examines the state of minority homeownership and the factors that have contributed to inequality within American housing. Each Wednesday, tune into HousingWire Daily as we aim to provide listeners with a greater perspective on how race, housing, and wealth intersect and what experts are doing to close the gap. Sponsored by Caliber Home Loans and hosted and produced by Alcynna Lloyd.

Today’s HousingWire Daily interview features a crossover episode from HousingWire’s Housing News podcast. In this episode, the founder and CEO of HW Media Clayton Collins interviews Gino Fronti and Don Goettling, who are both area managers at Finance of America Mortgage. 

During the episode, the founders of DG Media and the Don & Gino show, discuss how to best coach originators in today’s market, as well as how to be an origination leader in 2021. 

The Housing News podcast explores the most important topics happening in mortgage, real estate, and fintech. Each week a new mortgage or real estate executive joins the show to add perspective to the top stories crossing HousingWire’s news desk. Hosted by Sarah Wheeler and produced by Alcynna Lloyd.

Today’s HousingWire Daily focuses on the newly released HousingWire March magazine issue. In this episode, Digital Media Manager Alcynna Lloyd joins HW+ Managing Editor Brena Nath to discuss what readers can expect in HousingWire’s March magazine issue, which features the 2021 Mortgage and Real Estate Tech100 winners

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Today’s HousingWire Daily features a crossover episode from HousingWire’s Girlfunds podcast. During the episode, Victoria Gillespie, chief marketing and communications officer at the National Association of Realtors discusses how she helped mentor and lead her team, along with the 1.4 million realtors who the association serves, through COVID-19. 

HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported from the HousingWire newsroom. Each afternoon, we provide our listeners with a deeper look into the stories coming across our newsroom that are helping Move Markets Forward. Hosted by the HW team and produced by Alcynna Lloyd and Victoria Wickham.

Today’s HousingWire Daily interview features a crossover episode from HousingWire’s Housing News podcast. In this episode, Total Expert’s Sue Woodard uses her unique perspective to discuss the current state of mortgage technology and explains why she believes the customer is really the hero of the story. 

HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported from the HousingWire newsroom. Each afternoon, we provide our listeners with a deeper look into the stories coming across our newsroom that are helping Move Markets Forward. Hosted by the HW team and produced by Alcynna Lloyd and Victoria Wickham.

Today’s HousingWire Daily features the first episode of Honest Conversations a miniseries on minority homeownership hosted by HousingWire Digital Media Manager Alcynna Lloyd. The podcast aims to examine the state of minority homeownership in America.

In this episode, Lloyd interviews Michael Neal, a senior research associate in the Housing Finance Policy Center at the Urban Institute, about the history and data behind housing. 

Honest Conversations is a miniseries that examines the state of minority homeownership and the factors that have contributed to inequality within American housing. Each Wednesday, tune into HousingWire Daily as we aim to provide listeners with a greater perspective on how race, housing, and wealth intersect and what experts are doing to close the gap. Sponsored by Caliber Home Loans and hosted and produced by Alcynna Lloyd.

Today’s HousingWire Daily episode features an interview with HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler. In this episode, Wheeler discusses HousingWire’s upcoming Spring Summit on March 4, and what attendees can expect from the virtual conference.

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In today’s HousingWire Daily episode, HousingWire Digital Media Manager Alcynna Lloyd joins HousingWire Managing Editor James Kleimann to discuss the hottest topics coming across HousingWire’s news desk. 

In this episode, the pair review loanDepot’s latest earnings report following the lender’s recent IPO and examine what the rise of brokerage, Compass could mean for the market going forward.

The pair also discuss the biggest and most prominent topics the HousingWire editorial team covered this month. 

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 Ryan Gorman, president and CEO, Coldwell Banker Real Estate and Booker Pickett, broker, and owner of Coldwell Banker Pickett Fences. During the interview, the trio discusses the challenges and barriers facing minority brokers and a new program aimed at giving them a hand up. 

HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported from the HousingWire newsroom. Each afternoon, we provide our listeners with a deeper look into the stories coming across our newsroom that are helping Move Markets Forward. Hosted by the HW team and produced by Alcynna Lloyd and Victoria Wickham.

HousingWire Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami joins the HousingWire Daily podcast to talk about why low mortgage rates need to end. During the interview, HW+ Managing Editor Brena Nath interviews Mohtashami on his most recent article, "We need higher mortgage rates to cool the housing market."  

In his article, Mohtashami states, "For 2021, we need to root for a repeat of what happened in 2013-2014 and 2018-2019. Home prices have caught up to per capita income, just like what we saw in 2002. However, mortgage rates are lower today, and demographics better. I feared this could be the case and it’s part of why I wrote the Chaos Theory for HousingWire back on Feb 3, 2020. I wrote that if COVID-19 hit us, stocks, the economy, and bond yields would fall, and this means mortgage rates would go down with it."

In this HousingWire Daily episode, HW+ Managing Editor Brena Nath covers the latest COVID-19 forbearance extensions. On Tuesday, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s announcement that it extended COVID-19 foreclosure and forbearance moratoriums for FHA and USDA loans to June 30, 2021.

For the episode, Greg McBride, senior vice president and chief financial analyst for Bankrate.com joins the podcast to share his insights on what the COVID-19 forbearance and foreclosure relief programs means for homeowners and people in the housing finance industry. During the interview, he shares a recap on the past extensions, the pros and cons of the latest extension and at what point he thinks the extensions will stop.

Today's HousingWire Daily episode 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 Linda O’Koniewski, CEO of Leading Edge Real Estate in Boston, discussing the lessons she learned after finding out her former franchise pulled the plug, and they had to rebrand overnight. Five years later, the company is on solid footing, regaining some of the agents they lost and introducing new initiatives like the LEAP program, which offers a plug and play system for virtual teams and brokers.

Today’s HousingWire Daily interview features features a crossover episode from HousingWire’s Girlfunds podcast. In this episode, Marcia Davies, the chief operating officer for the Mortgage Bankers Association and a winner of the HousingWire Woman of Influence award continues the conversation on leadership and what women can do to better support other women. 

During the episode, Davies shares her own journey in dealing with "imposter syndrome," as well as actionable tips for women just starting their career to how to negotiate a higher salary.

Today’s HousingWire Daily interview features an interview with Monique Winston, the vice president and a national business development executive, and chair diversity and inclusion council member at WFG National Title Insurance company. In this episode, Winston discusses her work as a nationally renowned minority business advocate. 

HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported from the HousingWire newsroom. Each afternoon, we provide our listeners with a deeper look into the stories coming across our newsroom that are helping Move Markets Forward. Hosted by the HW team and produced by Alcynna Lloyd and Victoria Wickham.

Today’s HousingWire Daily interview features an interview with Caliber Home Loans’ Brandon Bialkowski and Vanessa Accra. In this episode, the loan consultants discuss Arizona’s hot housing market, which is experiencing a significant uptick in homebuyer migration.

HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported from the HousingWire newsroom. Each afternoon, we provide our listeners with a deeper look into the stories coming across our newsroom that are helping Move Markets Forward. Hosted by the HW team and produced by Alcynna Lloyd and Victoria Wickham.

Today’s Mortgage Desk segment of HousingWire Daily features an interview with Angel Hernandez, Ginnie Mae director MBS policy and program development. 

Ginnie Mae recently began accepting eNotes, and even guaranteed its first digital pool of mortgage backed securities. All of this is due to the mortgage guarantor’s ongoing Digital Collateral Program. 

This new focus on digital at Ginnie Mae could have major consequences for the housing market. The company said it expects to see escalating levels of growth in the volume of eNotes securitized under its MBS Program for 2021. And Rocket Mortgage, which has originated the first eNotes under Ginnie Mae’s pilot program, agreed that the housing industry will soon see higher adoption rates of the digital mortgage, saying the program could even become much more popular by the end of 2021.

In today’s HousingWire Daily episode, HW+ Managing Editor Brena Nath joins HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler to discuss the hottest topics coming across HousingWire’s news desk. In this episode, the pair review President Joe Biden’s proposed stimulus and $15,000 tax credit, as well as what it could mean for the housing market if passed.

Today’s HousingWire Daily features a crossover episode from HousingWire’s Girlfunds podcast. In this episode, Sue Yannaccone, the CEO of Realogy Franchise Group, talks about what women can do to better support other women and how she has created boundaries in order to create more balance between her work life and personal life, especially after a year like 2020. 
 
HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported from the HousingWire newsroom. Each afternoon, we provide our listeners with a deeper look into the stories coming across our newsroom that are helping Move Markets Forward. Hosted by the HW team and produced by Alcynna Lloyd and Victoria Wickham.

Today’s HousingWire Daily episode features an exclusive interview with Sagent’s Chief Technology Officer, Uday Devalla. In this episode, Devalla discusses his recent HW+ article that explains why he believes lenders now face a K-shaped economic recovery. 

During the interview, Devalla discusses the COVID-19 foreclosure moratoriums and the CARES Act, two key housing relief policies ending soon, and what these policy expirations could mean for servicers.

Today’s HousingWire Daily interview features a crossover episode from HousingWire’s Housing News podcast.  In this episode, Vermillion Consulting’s Dale Vermillion discusses how mortgage lenders can best adjust their businesses during periods of growth and how they can also support their staff during tumultuous times.

President Joe Biden has stayed busy since taking office last month, including a slew of executive orders and other plans, including plans for homeowners such as forbearance options. 

On his first day in office, Biden signed an executive order instructing the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to extend the foreclosure moratorium until March 31. And his nominee for HUD Secretary, Marcia Fudge, has vowed to make housing discrimination a priority if her nomination is approved.

Today’s Mortgage Desk segment of HousingWire Daily features an interview with Housing Policy Council President and former director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Ed DeMarco. In this episode, DeMarco talks about the Biden administration’s plans as homeowners come out of forbearance and its focus moving forward.

 Today’s HousingWire Daily focuses on this month’s Magazine issue. In this episode, HW+ Managing and Magazine Editor Brena Nath discusses what readers can expect in HousingWire’s February issue, which will focus on the unique challenges Servicers will face in 2021. 

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HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported from the HousingWire newsroom. Each afternoon, we provide our listeners with a deeper look into the stories coming across our newsroom that are helping Move Markets Forward. Hosted by the HW team and produced by Alcynna Lloyd and Victoria Wickham.

Right now, more than ever, the housing industry has been having honest conversations about how race impacts the homebuying process.

To heighten the discussion, HousingWire is launching Honest Conversations, a new mini-podcast series to examine the state of minority homeownership in America.

In February, please join HousingWire Daily each Wednesday as we aim to provide listeners with a greater perspective on how race, housing, and wealth intersect, and what experts are doing to close the homeownership gap.  

Today’s HousingWire Daily interview features a crossover episode from HousingWire’s Housing News podcast.  In this episode, HomeBridgeChief Diversity & Inclusion Officer Brian “Woody” White discusses what increasing diversity within the housing finance industry looks like on a practical level. 

HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported from the HousingWire newsroom. Each afternoon, we provide our listeners with a deeper look into the stories coming across our newsroom that are helping Move Markets Forward. Hosted by the HW team and produced by Alcynna Lloyd and Victoria Wickham.

Today’s  HousingWire Daily features an interview with Perry Rahbar, the founder and CEO of dv01. In this episode, the 2020 HW Tech Trendsetter discusses this year’s fintech market, as well as his company’s latest acquisition of Pragmic Technologies.

The Housing News podcast explores the most important topics happening in mortgage, real estate and fintech. Each week a new mortgage or real estate executive joins the show to add perspective to the top stories crossing HousingWire’s news desk. Hosted by Sarah Wheeler and produced by Alcynna Lloyd.

Today’s HousingWire Daily episode features an exclusive interview with First American’s Chief Economist Mark Fleming. In this episode, Fleming discusses First American’s latest Real House Price Index data and what a rising rate environment could mean for the housing market.

Today’s Mortgage Desk segment of HousingWire Daily features an interview with Richard Cordray, the former director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, as he talks about what comes next for the CFPB. President Joe Biden nominated Federal Trade Commission Commissioner Rohit Chopra as the next director, and he is now awaiting confirmations by the Senate. In this episode, Cordray talks about what the industry can expect from the soon-to-be director. 

In today’s HousingWire Daily episode HousingWire Digital Media Manager Alcynna Lloyd joins Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler to discuss the hottest topics coming across HousingWire’s news desk. Lloyd and Wheeler review last week’s inauguration of President Joe Biden and examine which housing issues the new administration has already taken action on. The pair also discuss the latest existing home sales report, United Wholesale Mortgage’s IPO and what could be ahead for mortgage rates in 2021. 

Today’s HousingWire Daily features a crossover episode from HousingWire’s Girlfunds. During the episode, LoanSense CEO and Co-Founder Catalina Kaiyoorawongs discusses why student loans are one of the biggest barriers to homeownership. In the episode, Kaiyoorawongs gives listeners the direction to navigate their debt and accomplish their goal of owning a home.

In today’s HousingWire Daily interview, Lisa Haynes, the Mortgage Bankers Association’schief financial officer and chief diversity and inclusion officer, joins HousingWire Digital Media Manager Alcynna Lloyd to discuss MBA’s VOICES, which is a three-part series that explores the experiences of women of color in the real estate finance industry.

During the interview, Haynes explains why recent political and social events have elevated conversations about diversity and inclusion within the real estate industry.

In today’s HousingWire Daily episode, National Association of Home Builders Chief Economist Robert Dietz discusses the latest NAHB and Wells Fargo Housing Market Index. According to the report, sentiment declined in January as supply constraints and rising costs negatively impacted homebuilders. During the interview, Dietz also explains what the drop in the HMI means for builder confidence at this time and going forward into 2021.

Today’s Mortgage Desk segment of HousingWire Daily features an exclusive interview with Sarah Perkins, Lawyers Title of Arizona sales executive. Perkins has been in mortgage title for about 17 years, and compares the surging merger and acquisition activity today with the two acquisitions she has gone through. In this episode, Perkins discusses what is causing this increase, such as technology and the growth environment, as well as what might be ahead for the industry headed into 2021.