HousingWire Daily

Today’s HousingWire Daily episode features an interview with Shayna Arrington, the Chief Compliance Officer at The Money Source. Arrington sat down with HousingWire assistant editor Jordan White to discuss the current risk and compliance issues facing servicers. Additionally, the pair examine some of the CFPB’s changes to Regulation X and discuss the new Fair Debt Collection Practices Act rules that are going into effect in November.

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 Fathom Holdings, Josh Harley. Harley discusses Fathom’s recent growth and its going public over the past year, as well as plans to create a comparable industry-friendly service like Zillow. He also shares his thoughts on some of the biggest misconceptions surrounding Fathom’s virtual business model.

Today’s episode of Housing Wire Daily features Ryan Gorman, the CEO and President of Coldwell Banker, one of the most venerable and recognizable brokerages in the country. It’s also a brokerage that is facing litigation over agent’s pay structure and competing with Compass and several other outfits that offer increasingly favorable commission splits to agents. In this episode of our Houses in Motion series, Gorman spoke with Matthew Blake, senior real estate reporter for HousingWire, about the issues facing Coldwell Banker and the industry as a whole.

Today, HousingWire Daily is joined by Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group’s Chrissy Zotzmann Brown for the Women of Influence podcast miniseries. As the company’s chief operations officer, Brown leverages nearly 25 years of extensive mortgage operations and sales experience. In this episode, Brown discusses her leadership over the past 12 months, which have guided Atlantic Bay to offer a full-stop digital mortgage experience for mortgage bankers and borrowers. She also offers advice to other women who aspire to her level of success.

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 Jesse Allen, Executive Vice President of Alternative Distribution at American Advisors Group. In this episode, Clow sits down with Allen to discuss the current landscape of the industry in terms of AAG’s efforts, as well as trends emerging from competitors and volume levels in the final stretch of the summer.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 Tim Mayopoulos, the current president of Blend and former CEO of Fannie Mae. During the episode, Mayopoulos shares his experience as heading a tech company after his time at Fannie Mae. He also discusses how the private sector plays an integral role in expanding homeownership, what he’s most looking forward to in the mortgage industry, and his thoughts on the future of GSEs.

Today’s HousingWire Daily features a crossover episode with RealTrending, a podcast interviewing the brightest minds in real estate and the housing market. In this episode, Steve Murray, RealTrends advisor and industry stalwart, discusses some of the issues facing private property rights, including how a case in Germany could potentially affect US legislation. Murray also shares some ways for leaders to better connect with their long-term remote workers and looks at recent factors that might cause the market to slow down.

For this episode of Houses in Motion, a HousingWire Daily miniseries, Sonia Gilkbukh, a real estate professor at Baruch College, spoke with Matthew Blake, senior real estate reporter at HousingWire. Gilbukh and Blake discuss the problems with agent inexperience, and how this is affecting consumers. They also discussed the quirks of the real estate economy, areas where real estate is a pretty distinctive sector, including the use of Multiple Listings Services, and the cooperation, consolidation, and potential conflicts between MLSs and consumer listings sites like Zillow.

Today’s episode of HousingWire Daily features an interview with Nicole Bachaud, an economic data analyst on Zillow’s economic research team. Bachaud discusses data from Zillow’s August 2021 market report, which looked at the potential cooling-off of the housing market. Bachaud also talks about annual and monthly home price appreciation growth, rising inventory levels, and rent prices. Additionally, she shares advice for prospective homebuyers that are considering entering the market in the next few months.

Today’s HousingWire Daily features an interview with broker and star of Bravo’s Million Dollar Listing New York, Tyler Whitman. Whitman, who is also the founder of New York-based real estate group The Whitman Team at Triplemint, discusses the current state of New York real estate.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 episode features a crossover episode of HousingWire’s Housing News podcast. In this episode, HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sits down with Housingwire’s Lead Analyst, Logan Mohtashami. Mohtashami discusses several hot topics in the housing market, including recent trends in forbearance exits and the future for homebuyer demand in the midst of inventory shortages. He also shares his opinion on Jerome Powell’s success as chairman of the Federal Reserve.

Today’s HousingWire Daily features a crossover episode with RealTrending. In this episode, Tracey Velt, editorial director at RealTrends, an HW Media company, interviews Mike Golden and Thad Wong, the co-founders and co-CEOS of @properties. During the interview, Golden and Wong discuss the future for @properties, including its nationwide franchising plans as it expands outside of the Chicagoland area. They also discuss other aspects of their growth strategy and technological platforms.

Today’s HousingWire Daily is an episode of the Houses In Motion series, hosted by Senior Real Estate Reporter Matthew Blake. Blake interviewed Daryl Fairweather, chief economist at Redfin, who explained how the public policies and business decisions made after the housing bubble burst in 2008 capped who is able to buy a house and led to the current inventory shortage. Fairweather argued that these limits came as demand soared thanks to low interest rates and a shift toward millennial homebuyers. Fairweather also discussed how climate change might affect real estate going forward.

Today’s episode of HousingWire Daily features an interview with Jacob Channel, the senior economic analyst at Lending Tree. Channel joins HWD to discuss a recent study released by LendingTree that looks at the relationship between employment wages and housing costs in all 50 states. During the episode, Channel talks about the methodology behind the study and how affordability has drastically shifted since 2000. He also discusses if a federally mandated $15-an-hour minimum wage would alleviate housing costs.

Today’s HousingWire Daily episode features an interview with David Karandish, the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Capacity, an AI-based support automation platform. In this interview, he discusses the use of technology in the mortgage industry and how innovation is benefiting borrowers and lenders. 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 episode features a crossover episode of HousingWire’s Housing News podcast. In this episode, HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler interviews Michael Franco, the Chief Executive Officer of SitusAMC. During the episode, Franco discusses the company’s growth trajectory and what he believes have been the most impactful changes for the mortgage industry in 2021.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 features an interview with Ryan Cook, owner of a HomeSmart affiliated brokerage in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Cook was a contributor for HousingWire Senior Mortgage Reporter Matthew Blake’s piece titled, “Policing the pocket listings,” where he shares his experience with working with MLSs in the Massachusetts Area such as MLS PIN and Rhode Island State-Wide MLS. During the episode, Cook discusses more about working with MLSs and the challenges that come with it, including problems with MLSs enforcing the pocket listing ban. He also shares his concern about issues with things such the property owner’s right to privacy.

This episode of HousingWire Daily features Michael Lissack who was a managing director for 15 years at then-mega Wall Street investor Smith Barney. In the mid-90s, Lissack blew the whistle on how dozens of investment firms priced municipal bonds, a move that led to a Securities and Exchange Commission probe, a $120 million settlement against the investigated companies, and Lissack’s exile from Wall Street. Since then Lissack has pursued a variety of projects. One consistent thread is his work as both a real estate agent and managing broker for Virtual Realty Group. Lissack has now spent two decades in real estate. In this episode of “Houses of Motion” he describes working within real estate’s present dealmaking structure, while also wanting that structure to radically change.

Today’s HousingWire Daily features a crossover episode with RealTrending, a podcast that focuses on interviewing the brightest minds in real estate and the housing market. In this episode, Steve Murray, RealTrends advisor and industry stalwart, shares how to stay ahead of your brokerage competition in an increasingly competitive market. He also discusses the recent uptick in COVID cases, including how it has created an opportunity for leaders to connect with their teams.

Today’s HousingWire Daily features a crossover episode with RealTrending. In this episode, Tracey Velt, editorial director at RealTrends, an HW Media company, interviews Gavin Swartzman, president and CEO of Peerage Realty Partners. During the episode, Swartzman discusses Peerage’s business model and its growth strategy, including some of their brokerage firm acquisitions in luxury markets.

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 HousingWire’s latest acquisition, Reverse Mortgage Daily. The episode features an interview with Robert Klein, founder of the Retirement Income Center and investment advisor in Newport Beach. During the episode, Klein dives into the importance of reverse mortgage production education and addresses some of the reservations that financial planners may have when talking to their clients about reverse mortgages. He also shares some advice to reverse mortgage originators about partnering with financial planners.

Why are there so few real estate agents of color? What can be done to produce affordable housing in the Bay Area? What is the connection between investors purchasing single-family homes and the low minority homeownership rate? Those issues and more were raised in this episode of Houses in Motion, part of HousingWire Daily, where Matthew Blake, senior real estate reporter at HousingWire, spoke with Shawneequa Badger, head of Corcoran Global Living’s Badger Real Estate Group. Badger, who is based in Oakland, chronicled her experience in Oakland and the local role she has played in a rapidly changing housing market.

For today's HousingWire Daily, Finance of America Companies CEO Patti Cook joins us for another episode of the Women of Influence series that spotlights the latest accomplishments of our award winners. As a 2021 Woman of Influence, Cook has been a pioneer in financial services since her earliest days in the industry. Over the course of her career, Cook has held executive roles at numerous companies, including Prudential, JPMorgan, and Freddie Mac. Cook shares her personal journey for how she got into the industry, as a woman in the finance space who has risen to the highest level of her business. She also addresses one of her most notable accomplishments — taking the company public in the midst of a global pandemic. Now, as CEO, Cook highlights how Finance of America helps advance women into leadership positions and offers other women in the industry advice on how to advance their own careers.

Today’s HousingWire Daily episode features a crossover episode of HousingWire’s Housing News podcast. In this episode, HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler interviews Bill Dallas, the president of Finance of America. 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 RealTrending. In this episode, Tracey Velt, editorial director at RealTrends, an HW Media company, interviews CoreLogic’s Executive of Public Policy and Industry Relations, Pete Carroll. During the episode, Carroll discusses the housing shortage, touching on the types of buyers who are most affected and possible solutions. He also discusses some of the other current issues in the real estate industry.

Today’s HousingWire Daily features a crossover episode with RealTrending, a podcast that focuses on interviewing the brightest minds in real estate and the housing market. In this episode, Steve Murray, RealTrends advisor and industry stalwart, discusses the impact of the recent resurgence of COVID-19 and shares some insight into recent real estate companies' earnings calls. Additionally, he announces a new RealTrends real estate teams performance study that is launching in September.

Today, Matthew Blake, senior real estate reporter at HousingWire for today’s episode of HousingWire Daily, spoke with Abigail Jennings, president of the brokerage Lake Norman Realty—20 miles north of Charlotte, North Carolina. In measured words, and looking at local market data, she still describes today’s housing market in superlatives. There's more demand than ever, record-high interest from people in becoming real estate agents, and confrontations with homebuilders not paying agents commissions that did not exist before. The episode is the latest in Blake’s Houses in Motion miniseries, which is taking a look at the biggest issues in residential real estate nationally.

On the latest episode of HousingWire Daily’s Women of Influence podcast miniseries, 2020 Woman of Influence Crystal Sumner, who serves as head of legal, compliance, and risk at Blend, discusses the company’s recent program announcement to increase access to housing and financial services. Sumner shares the trends and topics that she is keeping a close eye on, such as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact it is having on the ability to qualify for a mortgage, specifically in regard to minority homeownership. She also touches on how more consumers feel comfortable with online transactions and the increased adoption of RON legislation

Today’s HousingWire Daily features a panel discussion on the nation’s homebuilding trends. In this episode, Robert Dietz, the chief economist and senior vice president for economics and housing policy at the National Association of Homebuilders, Sean Faries, the CEO of Land Gorilla, and Douglas Norman, the vice president of construction and renovation operations at On Q Financial, discuss what factors have contributed to a national decline in homebuilding. HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling mortgage, real estate, and fintech articles reported across HW Media. Each afternoon, the HW team provides our listeners with a deeper look into the stories that are helping Move Markets Forward. Hosted and produced by Alcynna Lloyd and Elissa Branch.

Today’s HousingWire Daily episode features a crossover episode of HousingWire’s Housing News podcast. In this episode, HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler interviews ChazzHuston, the strategic alliances manager at Black KnightDuring the episode, Huston and Wheeler discuss where the mortgage industry currently stands in the digital revolution.

Today’s HousingWire Daily episode features an interview with Anthony Forsberg, the senior vice president of The Money Source’s mortgage servicing division. Forsberg discusses the options and services TMS is providing to its customers as they exit forbearance plans. He also explains how digital tools can help teams better communicate with customers and what servicers need to do to improve customer retention.

Today’s HousingWire Daily continues the latest episode in the Houses in Motion miniseries, hosted by Senior Real Estate Reporter Matthew Blake. In this episode, Blake is joined by Beth Fernandez of Premiere Property Group in Portland, Oregon. Fernandez discusses her decision to become a real estate agent, the personality and resources required to thrive in the profession, and her obstacles in relocating from New Jersey to Oregon. We also looked at some of the big picture issues in real estate today, including why the majority of agents are women, but men continue to dominate the CEO and executive ranks.

Today, HousingWire Daily is joined by Snapdocs' Camelia Martin for the Women of Influence podcast miniseries to talk about the latest changes in digital closings. As Head of Industry and Regulatory Affairs at Snapdocs, Martin keeps a close eye on the rapidly changing digital landscape in the mortgage market, especially when it comes to how digital changes are progressing in government adoption. When she was named a 2020 Woman of Influence, Martin worked at Falcon Capital Advisors, where she served as managing director of Digital Mortgage Advisory. Throughout her career, Martin has led industry-wide digital mortgage initiatives that have directly supported eNote acceptance programs for key participants such as Ginnie Mae and the Federal Home Loan Banks. Martin is a former MERSCORP executive. She also played a pivotal role in the implementation and adaptation of digital mortgages at MERSCORP. During the podcast, she talks about her latest role at Snapdocs and also discusses the current state of the closing industry.

Today’s HousingWire Daily features a crossover episode with RealTrending, a podcast that features interviews with the brightest minds in real estate and housing. In this episode, Tracey Velt, editorial director at RealTrends, an HW Media company, interviews Redfin CEO and President, Glenn Kelman, who talks about Redfin’s business model and discusses the company’s next steps. Additionally, he shares some insight into how brokerage leaders can benefit from figuring out how to turn all homebuyers into cash buyers.

Today’s HousingWire Daily features a crossover episode with the RMD Podcast, a monthly podcast covering hot topics in the reverse mortgage industry. The podcast is hosted by Chris Clow, editor at HousingWire’s latest acquisition, Reverse Mortgage Daily. The episode features an interview with John Lunde, president of Reverse Market Insight (RMI). Lunde joins Chris to discuss the state of the reverse mortgage industry, including how COVID-19 has increased business and changed the industry over the past year. He also discusses where the reverse mortgage industry is headed in the future.

Today’s HousingWire Daily features a crossover episode with RealTrending, a podcast that focuses on interviewing the brightest minds in real estate and the housing market. In this episode, Steve Murray, RealTrends advisor and industry stalwart, discusses the underserved nature of the investor-owned, single-family market. Murray also shares some insight into how companies utilizing iBuying functions are affecting the senior market and advises listeners to download the quarterly earnings reports of public real estate companies.

Today’s HousingWire Daily continues Houses in Motion, a miniseries looking at U.S. real estate, hosted by Senior Real Estate Reporter Matthew Blake. In this episode, Blake is joined by Kenny Cravens, vice president of training sales at Coldwell Banker Legacy Real Estate Group in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and president of the Southern Kentucky Association of Realtors. During the episode, we talked with Cravens about the distinctive aspects of the Bowling Green housing market, and the city’s struggles to get more inventory.

Today's episode of HousingWire Daily continues the Women of Influence podcast miniseries with Courtney Graham, who was a 2020 Women of Influence and is a 2021 Marketing Leader. Graham serves as chief marketing officer at Princeton Mortgage where she focuses on scaling the company culture to support its explosive national market expansion. Graham is also the driving force behind the creation of Princeton Mortgage’s marketing machine that has been a large driver for increased revenue and production for the mortgage bank. During the interview, Graham talks about her current role as CMO and how she has helped the company achieve record growth. She wraps by discussing some recent marketing trends that she is closely following and what she thinks it will take to get more women in the industry.

Today’s HousingWire Daily episode features an interview with the Chief Economist at Redfin, Daryl Fairweather. Fairweather is joined by HousingWire Digital Media Manager Alcynna Lloyd to discuss a recent homebuying report, which shows that home prices in August remained stagnant while competition amongst buyers slightly declined. Fairweather also shares insight into how the new COVID-19 Delta variant might impact the homebuying market if local governments reinstate precautions such as mask mandates and lockdowns.

Today’s HousingWire Daily episode features an interview with Bill Harney the CEO of Keeping Current Matters. In this episode, Harney gives listeners an inside look into the world of real estate publishing.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 the HW team and produced by Alcynna Lloyd and Victoria Jones.

Today’s HousingWire Daily episode features a crossover episode of HousingWire’s Housing News podcast. In this episode, HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler interviews Brian Holland, the CEO of Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group. Brian discusses the transition to remote work over the past year and also talks about the importance of continuing a company culture even in an online environment.

Today’s HousingWire Daily features a crossover episode with RealTrending, a podcast that features interviews with the brightest minds in real estate and housing. In this episode, Tracey Velt, managing editor at RealTrends, an HW Media company, interviews RE/MAX President Nick Bailey. Bailey discusses how the company hopes to capitalize on digital real estate tools such as machine learning to aid agent productivity. He also shares some of RE/MAX’s other growth strategies as well as industry market trends that he has noticed over the past couple of months.

Today’s HousingWire Daily continues the Houses in Motion, a miniseries hosted by Senior Real Estate Reporter Matthew Blake that looks at U.S. real estate. In this episode, Blake is joined by Spencer Krull, managing broker of Side’s Southern California offices and veteran of brokerage management. During the episode, we pressed him on the modern-day purpose and economic viability of a brokerage, and what Side’s distinctive model specifically offers. We also discussed the lively, combative world of Los Angeles real estate sales.

2020 Woman of Influence AJ Barkley joins HousingWire’s Daily's Women of Influence podcast miniseries, which spotlights the program’s winners over the years. Barkley, who is the Neighborhood Lending and Community Lending Executive at Bank of America, discusses her passion to drive successful homeownership among low-to-moderate-income borrowers, underserved communities, and multicultural borrowers in all economic situations. Along with her main role at Bank of America, Barkley serves as the co-executive sponsor of the Black Professional Group of North Texas and launched the Black Women Ready to Lead initiative. She also shares what her work has been doing over the past year and what she thinks it will take to get more women and diversity into the industry.

Today’s HousingWire Daily episode features an interview with Danielle Hale, chief economist at realtor.com. During the episode, Hale discusses the June new home sales report released by the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Danielle sheds light on highlights of the report, including the consecutive decline in national sales volume, as well as increases in home prices. Hale also puts June’s numbers into the context of annual growth as the market slowly cools down from 2020.

Today’s HousingWire Daily features our first crossover episode with the RMD Podcast, a monthly podcast covering hot topics in the reverse mortgage industry. The podcast is hosted by Chris Clow, editor at HousingWire’s latest acquisition, Reverse Mortgage Daily. The episode features an interview with Clayton Collins, Founder and CEO of HW Media. Chris and Clayton discuss the reverse mortgage industry and how Clayton was first introduced into housing media.

Today’s HousingWire Daily continues Houses in Motion, a miniseries that looks at real estate in the U.S., hosted by Senior Real Estate Reporter Matthew Blake. This episode features an interview with Jonathan Miller, President and CEO of Miller Samuel, a real estate appraisal and consulting firm that he co-founded in 1986. Miller explains the ins and outs of the appraisal profession, the challenges with industry leadership, the appraiser as a veritable “lone wolf” and the graying of the industry. He also discusses the role of appraisal management companies and dives into the recent allegations of racial discrimination and bias against individual appraisers.

Today’s episode of HousingWire Daily continues with the latest guest on the Women of Influence podcast miniseries is 2021 Woman of Influence Courtney Poulos, who is the Broker/Owner of ACME Real Estate and co-founder of ACME Florida. Poulos began selling real estate in 2005 and has remained dedicated to passing on her knowledge of the real estate market, since then having inspired women to take charge of their future through real estate investment. When Poulos was first named a 2020 Woman of Influence, she was only the Broker/Owner of ACME Real Estate, launching ACME Florida this year. During the interview, she talks about the launch of the brokerage and explores the unique trends happening in the Florida housing market. As a mentor to any agents, she also talks about how competitive the market is for real estate agents right now and how they’re staying at the top of their game.

Today’s HousingWire Daily features a crossover episode with RealTrending, a podcast that focuses on interviewing the brightest minds in real estate and the housing market. In this episode, Steve Murray, RealTrends advisor and industry stalwart, discusses inflation’s role in the housing market and an often overlooked key component to real estate success. Additionally, he discusses the shift in how investors are valuing brokerages for the first time in over 20 years.

Today’s HousingWire Daily episode features a crossover episode of HousingWire’s Housing News podcast. In this episode, HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler interviews Ajita Atreya, a senior economist at Freddie Mac. During the episode, Atreya discusses Freddie Mac’s latest quarterly forecast, which indicates that the housing market will remain strong despite setbacks. Atreya also discusses how the new Delta COVID-19 variant is affecting the market and shares her housing and economic projections for the remainder of 2021.