HousingWire Daily

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sits down with Senior Mortgage Reporter Georgia Kromrei to talk about interest rates and how they’re being affected by the opposing forces of rising inflation versus a flight to safety into Treasury bonds. The two also discuss the latest news on appraisal bias, including a social post that caught the eye of Rep. Maxine Waters.

 On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with HW+ Managing Editor Brena Nath about the Tech100 winners featured in the March edition of HousingWire Magazine. The two discuss the companies in mortgage and real estate that won the prestigious award as well as the difference between tech innovation and disruption.

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Senior Real Estate Reporter Matthew Blake about fourth-quarter earnings for iBuyers OpenDoor and Offerpad. The two discuss the differences between the two companies’ models and how that made such a difference in their profits. They also discuss eXp earnings and how other brokerages fared.

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about how the Russian invasion of Ukraine could affect global yields and mortgage rates in the U.S. The two also talk about new home sales and Logan’s recession model, including which economic factors are causing him to raise recession red flags.

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Managing Editor James Kleimann about what lenders are doing to grow in a purchase market. New referral relationships can happen anywhere, apparently, from the traditional kids’ soccer game to the very nontraditional gentleman’s club. The two also discuss the specific moves by Homepoint to adjust to purchase as outlined in their fourth-quarter earnings.

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sits down with Senior Mortgage Reporter Georgia Kromrei to discuss the efforts by regulators to encourage lenders to develop special-purpose lending programs — and why that is fraught with peril for lenders. The two also discuss the FHFA’s new inspector general and Freddie Mac’s new program for accepting direct deposit information for income verification.

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Chris Clow, editor of Reverse Mortgage Daily, about the increased complaints about reverse mortgages to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the controversy over FHA’s role in reverse servicing, and how reverse lender AAG has branched out with marketing through TikTok.

On today’s sponsored episode, Malessa Smith, managing editor of content solutions at HousingWire is joined by Linda Case, the SVP loan administration at The Money Source. They discuss the current state of subservicing and the intricacies of service transfers. 

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the most recent reports on housing permits and existing home sales, both of which beat estimates. The two also discuss bond yields, mortgage rates, and whether housing is really 20% overbuilt.

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with HousingWire Managing Editor James Kleimann about mortgage rates and what lenders are doing to grow in a challenging purchase market. They also discuss how real estate brokerages are faring during this time, covering Compass earnings, Redfin’s brokerage model and the fight between Keller Williams and eXp.