HousingWire Daily

On today’s episode, Senior Director of Data and Content Tracey Velt talks with lead analyst Logan Mohtashami about Trump's moves on the Federal Reserve, mortgage rates and market volatility.

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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

In this bonus episode of HousingWire Daily, we’re diving into the state of the housing market. The headlines around the housing market are nonstop: mortgage rates, tariffs, affordability and market chaos. What does it mean? 

HousingWire sits down with industry heavyweights Ivy Zelman, Logan Mohtashami and Dale Wettlaufer to make sense of it all. Originally part of a HousingWire exclusive virtual event, this conversation features expert analysis on where we are now and where we’re headed.

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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

On today’s episode, Senior Director of Data and Content Tracey Velt talks with lead analyst Logan Mohtashami about chaos in the market, jobless claims, and purchase applications.

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• The Fed needs labor to break to cut rates more aggressively | HousingWire
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• More info about HousingWire

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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

On today’s episode, Senior Director of Data and Content Tracey Velt talks with Altos founder Mike Simonsen about the market volatility and when we will see the impact on housing data.

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• Housing Market Tracker
• HousingWire | YouTube
• More info about HousingWire

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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

On today’s episode, Senior Director of Data and Content Tracey Velt talks with Logan Mohtashami, HousingWire's Lead Analyst about market volatility and the impact on housing

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• Mortgage rates sharp reversal as market goes wild
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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

On today's episode, Senior Director of Data and Content Tracey Velt talks with Mark Adams, the Senior Vice President of HousingWire Real Estate Group, to dig into the 2025 RealTrends Verified Brokerage Rankings.

He highlights which firms grew the most and takes a look at some of the up and comers.

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• 2025 RealTrends Verified Brokerage Rankings
• HousingWire | YouTube
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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

On today’s sponsored episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Stephanie Durflinger, Chief Product Officer at Dark Matter Technologies, about making smart decisions with AI, and how lenders are implementing this technology to get real ROI.

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• Dark Matter Technologies
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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the jobs report and how that data is impacting mortgage rates while the markets are still digesting very significant tariffs.

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• Trump’s tariffs, not jobs, are driving mortgage rates lower this week | HousingWire
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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about how tariffs are affecting housing, specifically mortgage rates.

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• Tariff news sends mortgage rates to the lowest level of 2025 | HousingWire
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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Managing Editor James Kleimann about Rocket’s acquisition of Mr. Cooper and what it means for the rest of the mortgage industry.

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• Rocket Companies to acquire Mr. Cooper in bombshell $9.4B deal | HousingWire
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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about tariffs, mortgage rates, and the difference between single-family and multifamily delinquency data.

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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Shant Banosian, president of Rate, about the culture, technology and mindset needed to win in this market.

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• No. 1 originator Shant Banosian named president of Rate | HousingWire
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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about what to expect this week from big tariff announcements and jobs data.

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• Tariffs | HousingWire
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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the positive signals he’s seeing for this spring housing market.

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• Lower mortgage rates driving early spring home sales | HousingWire
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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

On today’s podcast, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Managing Editor James Kleimann about a series of housing orders from FHFA Director Bill Pulte on climate risk, UDAP and special purpose credit programs.

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• Pulte terminates SPCPs, issues recision of UDAP bulletin in slew of orders | HousingWire
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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about FHA loan delinquencies and the risk they pose to the housing market.

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• Housing Market Tracker
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• More info about HousingWire

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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Andy Walden, the head of Mortgage and Housing Market Research at ICE, about what he’s seeing in the early spring home-buying season.

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• Housing Market News
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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the connection between housing inventory and sales, and how both of those affect home prices.

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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the existing home sales report, tariffs and the ongoing battle between The White House and the Federal Reserve over mortgage rates.

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• Logan Mohtashami: The cure for tariffs is lower mortgage rates | HousingWire
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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the Fed meeting, Jerome Powell’s remarks and what it means for mortgage rates.

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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the new construction data and why we haven’t seen large-scale layoffs of construction workers. The two also discuss the Fed.

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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Courtenay Dunn, Senior Director of Government Affairs at ICE, about GSE reform, deregulation and housing affordability under the Trump administration.

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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

On this episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the current economic uncertainty and what path the Fed will take this week to address that.

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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about spring housing demand. The two also discuss inflation, jobs, tariffs and pressure on Canada.

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• Mortgage applications climb as rates continue to decline | HousingWire
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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

On this episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Managing Editor James Kleimann about mortgage technology innovation and what he heard from attendees at the ICE Experience conference.

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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the stock market, the 10 year yield and why mortgage rates haven’t gone even lower.

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• Is recession risk driving lower mortgage rates now? | HousingWire
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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Managing Editor James Kleimann about Rocket’s acquisition of Redfin, a deal he thinks could be a watershed moment for those in mortgage and real estate.

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• Rocket Companies announces deal to acquire Redfin for $1.75 billion | HousingWire
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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

On today’s sponsored episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Donna Spencer, vice president of servicer relationship and performance management at Freddie Mac, to discuss their new Servicing Excellence initiative and the benefits for their partners.

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• Servicing Excellence
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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the jobs report and where the labor market is heading for the rest of the year.

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• DOGE layoffs lead to uptick in federal jobless claims, but full impact is yet to come | HousingWire
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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the latest tariff news and jobs data and how both of those things are affecting mortgage rates.

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• HousingWire | YouTube
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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Managing Editor James Kleimann about big lenders, including Shant Banosian stepping into the role of president at Rate, and Rocket and UWM earnings calls.

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• No. 1 originator Shant Banosian named president of Rate | HousingWire
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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Mike Simonsen, president of Altos, about saving the spring home-buying market amid a lot of economic challenges.

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• Will mortgage rates allow for ‘peak’ homebuying season? | HousingWire
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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the Atlanta Fed’s model forecasting negative GDP growth in the first quarter and what that means for mortgage rates. The two also discuss President Trump's plans for tariffs.

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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about how the Fed is reacting to all the proposed tariffs and what that could mean for mortgage rates.

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• Will higher inflation and mortgage rates create a recession? | HousingWire
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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about whether we are close to a recession given the latest economic reports, including jobless claims.

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• Will higher inflation and mortgage rates create a recession? | HousingWire Daily
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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Brian Hale, founder and CEO of Mortgage Advisory Partners, about what lenders should do right now to grow their business.

Hale was a featured speaker at HousingWire’s Housing Economic Summit and has held leadership positions at companies including ClosingMark Financial Group, Stearns Lending, MetLife Home Loans, Countrywide, Wells Fargo and Fleet Mortgage.

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• HousingWire Economic Summit
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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about why we’re seeing a drop in the 10-year yield and mortgage rates.

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• Mortgage rates fall as economic softness sends bond yields lower | HousingWire
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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Managing Editor James Kleimann about specific funding and staff cuts at the CFPB and HUD and how those cuts could positively and negatively affect housing.

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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the $5,000 checks that consumers might be getting and how that could affect housing demand and mortgage rates. The two also discuss existing home sales.

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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about how mass firings at the federal level could lower mortgage rates.

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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Managing Editor James Kleimann about staffing cuts at HUD, FHA and the CFPB — and what it all means for housing professionals.

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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the Washington, D.C. housing market amid large layoffs in the federal government. The two also discuss a proposal by Florida Gov. Ron DeSanctis to ban property taxes.

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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Jim Lockhart, senior fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center, about streamlining the government — from tackling the national debt to getting Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac out of conservatorship.

Lockhart was the director of FHFA during the financial crisis and was a member of the TARP Oversight Board. He also served as Vice Chairman of Wilbur Ross’ private equity firm.

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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the wild moves in mortgage rates last week and what to expect this week.

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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with two guests: Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami and Josh Romney, president and CEO of the Romney Group as well as Chairman and CEO of Intercap Lending. The three discuss the economic factors driving the housing sector, including lending, building and development.

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• Will higher inflation and mortgage rates create a recession? | HousingWire
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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Matthew VanFossen, CEO of Absolute Home Mortgage, about his perspective as a mortgage lender on what’s happening at the CFPB.

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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about inflation, a possible recession, new listings and agents of chaos.

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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks Editor Chris Clow about all the changes at the federal level for housing agencies and regulators in the last week, including the virtual shut-down of the CFPB.

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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the jobs report and how it’s affecting mortgage rates. The two also discuss how the Fed is reacting.

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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about what the Treasury department could do to help lower mortgage rates. The two also discuss the homeownership rate.

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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.