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Logan Mohtashami, a lead analyst who tracks mortgage markets and interest-rate dynamics, joins the conversation. He breaks down how the ceasefire moved the 10-year yield and bond market. He explains the low-level yield 'bull' concept and why oil and yields can diverge. He reviews purchase-application trends and how the Fed reads jobs, inflation, and geopolitical shifts.

Robert Palmer, founder of LPT Realty and former mortgage executive, built a brokerage focused on agent choice and tech. He discusses hybrid brokerage models, team economics and valuing low-volume agents. He weighs big mergers, vertical integrations and strategic acqui-hires. He also covers private listings, portal alignments and how mortgage experience shaped LPT’s approach.

Logan Mohtashami, a lead analyst focused on housing and mortgage markets, explains how the market is holding up amid wartime economic shocks. He discusses inventory normalizing after COVID, purchase demand reacting to rising rates, and how mortgage spreads cushion headline rates. He also outlines near-term risks from geopolitical tensions and what that means for volatility.

Logan Mohtashami, a lead analyst who tracks housing and mortgage market data, breaks down the latest jobs report and its ripple effects. He discusses wage growth targets, how labor metrics shape the 10-year and mortgage-rate floor, and why mortgage spreads and purchase-app trends matter. He also covers global shocks like oil and conflict and what he watches over the weekend.

Logan Mohtashami, a lead analyst known for data-driven housing and mortgage market analysis. He digs into rising oil and why it does not automatically trigger a recession. He explores bond market signals versus oil moves. He discusses labor market strength, Fed implications for rates, and how jobs and purchase application trends shape housing demand.

Bill Dallas, chairman of Dallas Capital and veteran mortgage executive, shares perspectives on navigating a volatile housing market. He discusses taking the long view, diversifying products like HELOCs and non-agency loans, and keeping staffing and costs flexible. He also explains why relationship-driven strategies, servicing retention, and bank partnerships matter now.

Shant Banosian, president of Rate and repeat billion-dollar originator, explains the tactics behind high-retention mortgage success. He talks service-first differentiation, lead nurturing with calls and timely outreach, and tracking lifetime client value. He also discusses balancing automation with personal touch and finding opportunity across purchase, refinance and niche product verticals.

Logan Mohtashami, lead mortgage analyst known for sharp commentary on rates and housing trends. He breaks down why mortgage rates are not tracking rising oil and what bond moves really mean. He separates muted hiring from mass layoffs and weighs war risks and oil routes on yields. He also looks at purchase applications and what could steer homebuying demand.

Logan Mohtashami, lead analyst on mortgage and housing market data, breaks down how Jobs Week and the Jobs Friday report could move bond yields and mortgage rates as tensions with Iran rise. He walks through weekly housing trackers that remain steady, key mortgage rate thresholds that influence demand, the 10-year yield’s behavior versus oil, and why mortgage spread compression matters for affordability.

Logan Mohtashami, lead analyst tracking mortgage and housing trends, breaks down how the Iran conflict is pushing mortgage spreads wider. He discusses volatile bond and oil moves, why political jawboning failed to calm markets, and how worsening spreads could lift rates toward 7%. Short, sharp takes on market limits and the fragile low-volatility backdrop housing needs.