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On today’s sponsored episode, Malessa Smith, managing editor of content solutions at HousingWire is joined by Kim Nichols, senior managing director at Pennymac TPO to talk about the state of today's market and housing constraints.

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Mortgage Reporter Maria Volkova about New York’s attempt to limit the foreclosure timeline and how that could affect mortgage lenders, servicers and consumers if it passes. The two also discuss flood insurance and the recent findings by HUD’s watchdog that the FHA insured thousands of mortgages in 2020 without the mandatory flood insurance coverage. HW Media articles related to this episode: NY bill would change statute of limitations on foreclosures FHA backed $4.5B in mortgages without required flood insurance  

 On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Editorial Director Tracey Velt about the recently released 2022 RealTrends 500 brokerage rankings. Velt talks about the top four brokerages who are dominating the market with 20% market share, and how they got there. The two also talk about Compass’ position as No. 1 in sales volume, upending two stalwarts.Articles discussed: RealTrends 500: Top four brokerages captured historic rise in market share  RealTrends 500: The Rise of Compass Two drivers in the growth of Compass, eXp, RE/MAX, BHHS and Realogy

 On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about how high rates could go now that the 10-year yield has finally broken higher. The two also discuss inventory, new home sales and the possibility of credit controls to rein in demand.HW Media articles related to this episode: The housing market is now savagely unhealthy New home sales are at risk with rising mortgage rates How will rising rates affect new home construction?

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Managing Editor James Kleimann about the rising cost to originate and the resulting drain on lender profits. The two also discuss the lenders jumping into non-QM products, inventory shortages and more.HW Media articles related to this epiosde: Profit margins are plunging for nonbanks Homepoint to jump into the non-QM market UWM rolls out bank statement loans for self-employed borrowers  

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Senior Mortgage Reporter Georgia Kromrei about the much-anticipated PAVE Task Force report on appraisal bias. Kromrei digs into what the report did and didn’t address, including the scope of appraisal bias it is trying to solve. The two also discuss the practical implications of the report findings for appraisers, AMCs and lenders.HW Media articles related to this episode: CFPB is the latest agency to criticize the Appraisal Foundation Susan Rice to co-chair HUD appraisal task force Appraisal bias plan promises barrage of actions in the near term

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Senior Mortgage Reporter Bill Conroy about what’s happening in the private label security market. The two discuss how rate volatility is affecting the PLS market and how a recent judge’s ruling in a lawsuit regarding student loan securitizations could result in the CFPB playing a larger role in the PLS market.  HW Media articles related to this episode: PLS market struggling to clear backlog of loans locked at last year's rates Judge's ruling will put PLS trusts under the thumb of the CFPB Angel Oak Mortgage REIT records solid earnings performance

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Senior Real Estate Reporter Matt Blake about Knock, Offerpad and Compass and the iBuyer-agent relationship. In addition, the two discuss homebuilding and what housing starts and completions tell us about housing inventory for the rest of this yearHW Media articles related to this episode: Knock raises $220M, lays off 46% of workforce Offerpad proposes iBuyer-agent marriage Despite queue of buyers, homebuilder sentiment drops again

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about mortgage rates, housing starts and existing home sales. The overarching theme? The incredible shortage of housing inventory.HWD Media articles related to this episode: What the Fed rate hike means for the economy How will rising rates affect new home construction? The housing market is now savagely unhealthy

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Managing Editor James Kleimann about this week’s biggest stories, including the Fed rate hike, the growth of non-QM offerings and the rare example of a top-performing brokerage switching channels to retail.HW Media articles related to this episode:  The Fed makes its move – and more rate hikes are coming UWM rolls out bank statement loans for self-employed borrowers How InstaMortgage convinced top broker shop to jump to retail