HousingWire Daily

Today’s HousingWire Daily continues the Rundown miniseries, hosted by HousingWire’s Editor-in-Chief Sarah Wheeler and featuring Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami. In this episode, Mohtashami discusses homebuilders and the all-time lows in housing inventory. Mohtashami also discusses inflation growth and how the Federal Reserve’s efforts to cool down the economy will impact mortgage rates.HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media. 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 Jordan White and produced by Alcynna Lloyd and Elissa Branch.

Today’s HousingWire Daily features a sponsored Reggora episode, hosted by HousingWire’s managing editor of Content Solutions, Maleesa Smith. In today’s episode, Smith is joined by Brian Zitin, CEO and co-founder of Reggora, to discuss what 2022 has in store for appraisals. HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media. 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 Jordan White and produced by Alcynna Lloyd and Elissa Branch.

Today’s HousingWire Daily features another episode of the Preparing for What’s Next miniseries, sponsored by Black Knight and hosted by Managing Editor of Content Solutions Maleesa Smith. In today’s episode, Smith is joined by Michael Saccento, senior director of product management, advisory & data science products at Black Knight, as well as Richard Lombardi, senior vice president of data strategy & innovation at Black Knight, to discuss what the future holds for real-time data and analytics.

For this episode of Houses in Motion, a podcast series that is part of HousingWire Daily, real estate reporter Matthew Blake interviewed Howard “Hoby” Hanna IV, grandchild of the founder of Howard Hanna Real Estate Services, a brokerage founded in Pittsburgh 64 years ago. They discuss the current level of competition in real estate, and operating a modern brokerage and Hanna was candid about where his brokerage, a private company, generates revenue and how it manages costs and operations of its marketing and technology.

Today’s episode of HousingWire Daily continues our Women of Influence series and features an interview with Vanessa Famulener, the president of homes at HomeLight. During the interview, Famulener discusses what she and her team at HomeLight plan to do with its new $363 million funding round and how it found success in its cash offer program launch. Additionally, she shares her thoughts on where home prices, competition, and bidding wars are heading as the market moves into a new year.

Today’s HousingWire Daily continues the Rundown miniseries, hosted by HousingWire’s Editor-in-Chief Sarah Wheeler and Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami. In this episode, Mohtashami discusses what the jobs data, changes in the bond market, and the Omicron variant could mean for housing. Mohtashami also explains why he doesn’t expect mortgage rates to rise in 2022, and why he’s raised his first recession warning flag. HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media. 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 Jordan White and produced by Alcynna Lloyd and Elissa Branch.

Today’s HousingWire Daily features a crossover episode with RealTrending. In this episode, Tracey Velt, editorial director at RealTrends, a HousingWire sister company, interviews Tommie Wehrle, who is the co-chair of the LGBTQ+ REALPRIDE Realogy employee group, a Coldwell Banker Realty instructor and broker-associate, and member of the LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance. During the episode, Wehrle discusses some of the common issues encountered when serving the LGBTQ+ community and how to combat them by building a more inclusive and diverse brokerage team.

Today’s HousingWire Daily features another episode of the Preparing for What’s Next miniseries, sponsored by Black Knight and hosted by Managing Editor of Content Solutions, Maleesa Smith. In today’s episode, Smith is joined by Mike Sklarz, managing director of the collateral analytics division of Black Knight, and Damien Weldon, vice president of real estate analytics at Black Knight, to discuss what’s next in the valuations space.

What shifts happening in real estate today will change how homes are bought and sold? And which disruptions will be forgotten five years from now? For this episode of Houses in Motion, part of HousingWire Daily, HousingWire real estate reporter Matthew Blake posed those questions to Shaival Shah, the CEO of Ribbon, a New York City company that, up to now, has been giving cash loans to prospective homebuyers in half-a-dozen southern states. Ribbon is a “power buyer,” meaning that they facilitate a consumer making a cash offer on a home. Shah contends that cash consistently stands out to sellers weighing offers. Ribbon’s business model raises a few big-picture questions. One, will we continue into the indefinite future with a high-demand real estate market that requires extraordinary measures like an all-cash offer? Also, is Shah right that there is a growing legion of single-family home investors hoarding inventory? And where do traditional intermediaries, namely the real estate agent, fit into Ribbon’s plans?

Today’s HousingWire Daily continues the Rundown miniseries, hosted by HousingWire’s editor-in-chief Sarah Wheeler and lead analyst Logan Mohtashami. In this episode, Mohtashami discusses how the new COVID variant, Omicron, will impact inflation and whether or not it will send mortgage rates lower. Mohtashami also discusses his HW+ article that examines the latest pending home sales report that shows a big beat of estimates. According to him, we can officially label the 2021 housing crash bears as even worse than the 2020 housing crash bears.HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media. Each afternoon, we provide our listeners with a deeper look into the stories coming across our newsroom that are helping Move Markets Forward. Hosted and produced by Alcynna Lloyd and Elissa Branch.

Today’s HousingWire Daily features a sponsored Fannie Mae episode, hosted by HousingWire’s managing editor of Content Solutions Maleesa Smith. In today’s episode, Smith is joined by Steve Holden, Vice President of Single-Family Analytics at Fannie Mae, to discuss what lenders can do to help more renters become homeowners. HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media. 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 Jordan White and produced by Alcynna Lloyd and Elissa Branch.

The twofold problems with residential real estate appraisers have become well-established. One is an array of well-publicized stories of appraisers undervaluing a home because the homeowner is Black. The other, arguably related issue, is that the ranks of U.S. appraisers are perilously thin and the profession is dominated by white men, whose average age is 61, according to the Appraisal Institute. In this episode of Houses in Motion, a series that is part of the HousingWire Daily podcast lineup, St. Petersburg, Florida-based appraiser Francois “Frank” Gregoire discusses both these issues, but also dives into specifics about what professional appraisal organizations, the federal government, and individual appraisers can do to address them. This podcast gets into the weeds at times with, for example, how someone becomes qualified to become an appraiser, and how those standards may change. But these are the specific discussions that will shape appraisers’ future relevance in a housing transaction.

Today’s episode of HousingWire Daily continues our Women of Influence series and features an interview with Katie Johnson, the chief member experience officer and general counsel at the National Association of Realtors. During the interview, Johnson talks about her start in the real estate industry and her surprising path to the NAR general counsel after only six years at the organization. She also shares her teams’ COVID-19 preparedness response and their efforts to demystify NAR’s professional services for homebuyers.

Today’s HousingWire Daily begins the Rundown miniseries, hosted by HousingWire’s editor-in-chief Sarah Wheeler and lead analyst Logan Mohtashami. In this episode, Mohtashami discusses his latest HW+ article that examines the National Association of Realtors’ existing home sales report that indicates sales grew 0.8% in October. According to Mohtashami, this growth is above his trend sales peak of 6.2 million, meaning existing home sales are now outperforming as demographics remain strong in 2021. The discussion also includes insight on changes in the real estate market over the last week and how they impact housing on a macro level. Mohtahsimi examines inflation, inventory, and shares his predictions on how mortgage rates will behave in 2022. HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media. 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 Jordan White and produced by Alcynna Lloyd and Elissa Branch.

Today’s HousingWire Daily features a crossover episode with RealTrends’ podcast RealTrending, which showcases the brightest minds in real estate and the housing market. In this episode, Steve Murray, RealTrends advisor and industry stalwart, discusses the real estate crisis in China and the implications it could have for the U.S. real estate industry and governmental regulations. He also shares some of the recent innovations in financing services and, additionally, how relationships are still the driving force behind the housing industry.

Today’s HousingWire Daily features another episode of the Preparing for What’s Next miniseries, sponsored by Black Knight and hosted by Assistant Editor of Content Solutions Jordan White. In today’s episode, White is joined by Andy Walden, Vice President of market research at Black Knight, and Conrad Ficca, Vice President of Loan Data Products, also known as McDash, to discuss what’s coming next as borrowers leave forbearance.

This past week the National Association of Realtors held their annual conference, taking over the elephantine San Diego convention center for six days, 200 sessions, and a debate on everything from the right customer relationship management system to racism in housing to how to best deal with U.S. Justice Department antitrust officials. This week's episode of Houses in Motion, part of HousingWire Daily, features an interview with Lisa Dunn, of Laurel Real Estate Resources in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, who was at the conference from start to finish and is one of the 1.54 million-strong organization’s 800-plus board members. HousingWire real estate reporter Matthew Blake spoke with Dunn on the conference’s penultimate day about the topics being discussed in the convention, including changes in NAR committee structures and MLS information transparency.

Today’s HousingWire Daily features a roundtable discussion on how the eClose explosion is reshaping the mortgage experience for lenders, hosted by HousingWire’s webinar manager Allision LaForgia. The conversation features Craig Focardi, the senior analyst of banking at Celent, Shane Westra the chief product officer at SimpleNexus, and Matt Hansen, the chief information officer at Celebrity Home Loans.

Today’s HousingWire Daily features a crossover with the Housing News podcast, where HW+ Managing Editor Brena Nath interviews the senior vice president of settlement services operations at Radian, Jill Cadwell. During the episode, Cadwell discusses automated decision engines within the mortgage industry and, additionally, some of the challenges and pain points for lenders amid the pandemic.

Today’s HousingWire Daily features a crossover episode with RealTrending. In this episode, Tracey Velt, editorial director at HW Media Company RealTrends, interviews Sherry Chris, the CEO and president of Realogy Expansion Brands, which includes Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate and ERA Real Estate. During the interview, Chris discusses the one-stop shop brokerage model and some of the things that brokerages can do to help counter margin compression. She also shares how to shield your real estate business in a changing market.

Today’s HousingWire Daily is the second episode of the Preparing for What’s Next miniseries, sponsored by Black Knight and hosted by Assistant Editor of Content Solutions Jordan White. In today’s episode, White is joined by Andy Walden, vice president of market research at Black Knight, and Brennan O’Connell, data solutions manager for Black Knight’s Secondary Marketing Technologies division. Walden and O’Connell discuss what’s next in mortgage origination and the current transition to an equity-centric housing market. HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media. 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 Jordan White and produced by Alcynna Lloyd and Elissa Branch.

Why are homes owned by white people valued more than homes owned by Black people?For this week’s Houses in Motion, a podcast miniseries part of HousingWire Daily, HousingWire’s real estate reporter Matthew Blake spoke with Michael Neal. Neal is a researcher at the Urban Institute, who has extensively studied not just the racial homeownership gap but the racial valuation gap. Neal also discussed the nuts and bolts of valuation models themselves. Our conversation, for example, touched on the valuation model that Zillow attempted to use for the iBuying program it is winding down.

Today’s episode of HousingWire Daily continues our Women of Influence series and features an interview with Adrienne Goolsby, the Senior Vice President for U.S. and Canada operations for Habitat for Humanity International. Goolsby joined us on the show to discuss her team's work to ensure long term affordable housing in a post-pandemic world During the interview, she talks about Habitat for Humanity’s initiatives to help people across the globe secure safe housing, including programs like Veterans Build and Aging in Place. She also shares some of the ways that people can aid in Habitat for Humanity’s mission to help people.

Today’s HousingWire Daily features a crossover episode with RealTrends' podcast RealTrending, which showcases the brightest minds in real estate and the housing market. In this episode, Steve Murray, RealTrends advisor,and industry stalwart, discusses the increased amount of competition among productive agents due to market segmentation. Murray also discusses brokerage culture and shares an update on the mergers and valuations market.​​HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media. Each afternoon, we provide our listeners with a deeper look into the stories coming across our newsrooms that are helping Move Markets Forward. Hosted by the HW team and produced by Alcynna Lloyd and Elissa Branch. If you have a pitch or an inquiry relating to podcasts, you can reach our team at [email protected]

When do prices in a market rise so fast that they become detached from a home’s “true” value? That’s something Ken Johnson, a long-time real estate professor at Florida Atlantic University, has been studying of late. Johnson compiles a monthly list of markets that he views as overvalued with places like Boise, Idaho, and Ogden, Utah ranking high on the list. Johnson argues that in some of the most overvalued markets, people are better off renting Johnson joined the Houses in Motion podcast on HousingWire Daily to discuss how an overvalued market is determined and when might be a good time for homebuyers to rent, and real estate agents to cool their heels. He argues that in some of the most overvalued markets, people are better off renting. Johnson also spoke with HousingWire reporter Matthew Blake about his time as an agent in the pre-Internet era, and changes in sales commissions over the years.

Today’s HousingWire Daily kicks off the first episode of the Preparing for What’s Next miniseries, sponsored by Black Knight and hosted by Assistant Editor of Content Solutions, Jordan White. In today’s episode, White is joined by Andy Walden, vice president of market research at Black Knight, and Mike Sklarz, managing director of the Collateral Analytics division, part of Black Knight. Walden and Sklarz discuss the future of the housing market and what’s next in housing inventory, prices, affordability, and interest rates.HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media. 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 Jordan White and produced by Alcynna Lloyd and Elissa Branch.

In today’s HousingWire Daily, HousingWire’s editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler and Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami discuss how Zillow’s model crushed its iBuying business. Mohtahsami also discusses his recent HW+ article that claims despite the COVID-19 crisis, American household balance sheets look the best they have in years, meaning home prices may not decline for a while. HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media. Each afternoon, we provide our listeners with a deeper look into the stories coming across our newsrooms that are helping Move Markets Forward. Hosted by the HW team and produced by Alcynna Lloyd and Elissa Branch. If you have a pitch or an inquiry relating to podcasts, you can reach our team at [email protected].

Today’s episode of HousingWire Daily continues our Women of Influence series and features an interview with Joni Pilgrim, the CEO and co-founder of Nationwide Appraisal Network. Pilgrim joined us on the show today to discuss her work as a HousingWire Women of Influence and what Nationwide Appraisal Network is doing as a leader in the industry. She also shares some of the biggest challenges facing the appraisal industry at large, including combating racial bias in the appraisal process and balancing the needs of remote clients.

Today’s HousingWire Daily features a roundtable discussion on whether or not appraisals are the next big opportunity in mortgage fulfillment. During this conversation, Brian Zitin, the Co-Founder and CEO of Reggora, and Jonathan Corr, the former President and CEO of Ellie Mae, also discuss how appraisals are evolving and why lenders should be thinking about valuation right now. HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media. Each afternoon, we provide our listeners with a deeper look into the stories coming across our newsrooms that are helping Move Markets Forward. Hosted by the HW team and produced by Alcynna Lloyd and Elissa Branch.

Today’s HousingWire Daily features a crossover episode with the RMD Podcast, a monthly podcast covering hot topics in the reverse mortgage industry hosted by Chris Clow, editor at Reverse Mortgage Daily. The episode features an interview with Carol Dujanovich, the Vice President of Operations at Michigan-based 1st Nations Reverse Mortgage, who was recently appointed to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee. Dujanovich sits down with Clow to discuss the significance of the appointment and what the committee will aim to achieve under HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge.

In this week’s RealTrending crossover episode, Tracey Velt, editorial director at HW Media Company RealTrends, interviews Chris Kelly and Christian Wallace. Kelly is the president and CEO of Ebby Halliday Companies, which is part of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices of America in Texas. Wallace is the head of the New York-based Better real estate group. This interview with Kelly and Wallace was originally featured in a panel at the recent HousingWire Annual event and focuses on the evolution and importance of core services for real estate brokerages.

For this episode of Houses in Motion, a podcast miniseries that is part of HousingWire Daily, we spoke with Holly Spencer Bunting, who is a compliance attorney at Mayer Brown where she represents mortgage companies. She shares a detailed guide to understanding RESPA, its history, and its current importance amid a surge of new joint ventures.

Today’s episode of HousingWire Daily continues our Women of Influence series and features an interview with Briana Ings, the vice president of product at Snapdocs. Ings joined us today to discuss what goes into the new product development process and to highlight how companies can benefit from adopting new technological processes into their workflow. She also shares her experience as a woman in the industry and how Snapdocs’ creates and ensures inclusivity for its workers through employee organizations.

Today’s HousingWire Daily interview features an interview with Robert Dietz, Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of Economics and Housing Policy for the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB). In this episode, Dietz explains why the market share for single-family rentals is growing despite strong homebuyer demand and discusses the NAHB’s latest Housing Market index that indicates homebuilder confidence is climbing across the nation. HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media. Each afternoon, we provide our listeners with a deeper look into the stories coming across our newsrooms that are helping Move Markets Forward. Hosted by the HW team and produced by Alcynna Lloyd and Elissa Branch. If you have a pitch or an inquiry relating to podcasts, you can reach our team at [email protected].

Today’s HousingWire Daily features a crossover with the Housing News podcast, where HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler interviews Ashwin Dayal, the president of digital mortgage lender LoanMonkey. During the interview, Dayal discusses LoanMonkey’s current business model and how he plans to compete with large lenders like Rocket and Better.com.

Today’s HousingWire Daily features a roundtable discussion from HousingWire’s Lunch & Learn series that looks at “Unpacking the lender’s vital role in increasing minority homeownership.” The conversation tackles the challenges and opportunities that lenders and communities face while working to increase minority homeownership and equity in housing and lending. The discussion is hosted by iEmergent CEO Laird Nossuli and features several real estate professionals, including iEmergent COO Bernard Nossuli , Homeownership Council of America President Gabe Del Rio, and National Association of Minority Mortgage Bankers of America (NAMMBA) Founder and President Tony Thompson. It also includes Jill Frondorf, SVP, Director of Operations at Fifth Third Bank and Robert Hironimus, Affordable Lending Sales Manager at Fulton Mortgage.

For this week’s Houses in Motion, a miniseries that is part of HousingWire Daily, we spoke with Lisa Dunn who is the partner/owner of Laurel Real Estate Resources in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. Dunn is also a member of the California Association of Realtors and the National Association of Realtors board. We discussed pressing issues in real estate, including disclosure of agent commission. She also shares what she expects to happen at NAR’s convention next month in San Diego.

Today’s HousingWire Daily features a crossover episode with RealTrending, a podcast showcasing the brightest minds in real estate and the housing market. In this episode, Steve Murray, RealTrends advisor and industry stalwart, discusses the emergence of a new brokerage model and the validity behind the concerns against institutional investors. Additionally, Murray shares some of the challenges that the mortgage and title industry might face under the Biden administration’s new Consumer Finance Protection Bureau director.

Today’s HousingWire Daily features a roundtable discussion on “Humans versus Really Smart Machines” and what the right mix looks like to gain efficiencies in the mortgage loan manufacturing process. During this conversation, Chris Gassel, sales consultant at LBA Ware, and Joe Camerieri, executive vice president at Mortgage Cadence also define what part of AI makes a difference in the mortgage process and explain what companies should consider as they look to automate their processes.HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media. Each afternoon, we provide our listeners with a deeper look into the stories coming across our newsrooms that are helping Move Markets Forward. Hosted by the HW team and produced by Alcynna Lloyd and Elissa Branch.

Today’s HousingWire Daily features a crossover with the Housing News podcast, where HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler interviews Grant Moon, the chief revenue officer at Vollyand the founder of Home Captain. During the interview, Moon discusses some of the misconceptions about VA loans and shares some of the challenges that veterans regularly face when entering the homebuying process.

Today’s HousingWire Daily features a crossover episode with RealTrending. In this episode, Tracey Velt, editorial director at HW Media Company RealTrends, interviews the CEO and founder of Knock.com, Sean Black. Knock offers cash-buying and alternate financing options for consumers looking to buy or sell a home. During the interview, Black discusses the company's relationship with brokerages and shares his thoughts on the next wave of disruption in the real estate industry: the transaction revolution.

This week’s Houses in Motion episode features a special interview with Tracey Velt, the editorial director at RealTrends, an HW Media Company. Houses in Motion host Matthew Blake sat down with Velt to discuss federal regulatory and antitrust concerns within the real estate industry, including the REX lawsuit against Zillow and The National Association of Realtors. They also discuss a new wave of brokerage partnerships with companies like OpenDoor and Knock and how this one-stop-shop model could affect buyers, sellers, and agents.

Today’s episode of HousingWire Daily continues our Women of Influence series and features an interview with eXp’s Stacey Onnen and Fee Gentry. Stacey is the president of U.S. Brokerage Operations and Fee is one of eXp World Holdings’ board of directors and has also helped co-found and lead several of eXp’s diversity and inclusion initiatives, including ONE eXp. During the interview, Onnen and Gentry both share their unlikely starts in the housing industry, eXp’s recent and dramatic growth, and why they think inclusivity is important for success.

Today’s HousingWire Daily features an in-depth roundtable discussion on economic and policy trends impacting servicers as well as a look ahead at strategies they should employ in 2022. During this conversation, CoreLogic’s chief economist Frank Nothaft, its senior leader of advanced delivery engines Sapan Bafna and Pete Carroll, the company’s executive of public policy and industry relations, join Meg Burns, Executive Vice President of the Housing Policy Council, and Mike Blair, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of LoanCare to also discuss what should be included in every servicer’s playbook.HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media. Each afternoon, we provide our listeners with a deeper look into the stories coming across our newsrooms that are helping Move Markets Forward. Hosted by the HW team and produced by Alcynna Lloyd and Elissa Branch.

Today’s HousingWire Daily features a crossover with the Housing News podcast, where HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler interviews the Chief Marketing Officer at Fannie Mae, Steve James. During the episode, James talks about the company's Here to Help initiative, which provides helpful information and resources for renters and homeowners during the COVID-19 pandemic. He also shares some insight into what marketing strategies look like for a company as highly regulated as Fannie Mae, and what he thinks the future holds for GSEs.

Today’s episode of HousingWire Daily features an interview with Selma Hepp, the deputy chief economist at CoreLogic. Selma joins us to discuss some of the data released from CoreLogic’s most recent Home Price Insights Report, which looks at home price trends and economic forecasts. During the interview, she discusses local and national home price growth acceleration and the factors behind affordability issues for first-time homebuyers. Additionally, she explains some of CoreLogic’s forecasted home price trends for the rest of 2021 and 2022 as the market starts to cool.

In this week's Houses in Motion, which is part of HousingWire Daily, we spoke with Michael Nourmand, one of the most consistent and established Beverly Hills brokers. Nourmand’s father founded Nourmand & Associates, an LA-based real estate brokerage, and Nourmand has seen firsthand the rapid changes in west Los Angeles real estate, including the influence of reality television shows and the impacts of climate change. We spoke with Nourmand about these changes, and how what happens in Beverly Hills is both relevant and irrelevant to the rest of the country’s housing market.

Today’s episode of HousingWire Daily continues our Women of Influence series and features an interview with Nicole Booth, the Executive Vice President of Public Affairs at Notarize. Booth joined Notarize in 2020 and has over 15 years of experience working with governmental bodies and advocacy groups. During the interview, she shares her experience with digital inclusivity, including her advocacy for more RON legislation and adoption for consumers. Nicole also discusses her work with policy and industry relations at Notarize and shares what the past year has looked like for the fintech space.

Today’s HousingWire Daily episode features an interview with Andy Walden, an economist and Vice President of market research for Black Knight Data & Analytics. During the episode, Walden discusses Black Knight’s most recent Mortgage Monitor report that claims despite improvements in equity positions among forbearance participants, homeowner equity alone is not enough to prevent foreclosure starts. HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media. Each afternoon, we provide our listeners with a deeper look into the stories coming across our newsrooms that are helping Move Markets Forward. Hosted by the HW team and produced by Alcynna Lloyd and Elissa Branch. If you have a pitch or an inquiry relating to podcasts, you can reach our team at [email protected].

Today’s HousingWire Daily features a crossover episode with the RMD Podcast, a monthly podcast covering hot topics in the reverse mortgage industry hosted by Chris Clow, editor at HW Media’s latest acquisition, Reverse Mortgage Daily. The episode features an interview with Jamie Hopkins, managing director of Carson Coaching and director of retirement research at Carson Group, as well as a member of the Academy for Home Equity in Financial Planning. In this episode, Hopkins explains why it’s hard for consumers to remove emotions when making financial decisions, as well as how the reverse mortgage industry approaches long-term care as the COVID-19 pandemic shapes the business’ future.HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media. Each afternoon, we provide our listeners with a deeper look into the stories coming across our newsrooms that are helping Move Markets Forward. Hosted by the HW team and produced by Alcynna Lloyd and Elissa Branch.