HousingWire Daily

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.