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HousingWire
The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.
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Mar 13, 2026 • 22min
Unemployment, consumer sentiment and mortgage rates
Logan Mohtashami, lead analyst known for mortgage and bond market insight. He discusses how rising oil and Iran tensions tug on yields and mortgage rates. He explains why higher unemployment can actually lower mortgage rates and why jobless claims may signal Fed moves. He also contrasts consumer sentiment with real purchase activity and what rate levels mean for housing demand.

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Mar 12, 2026 • 19min
Positive spring housing outlook at risk from escalating Iran war
Logan Mohtashami, a lead analyst who tracks mortgage and housing data, joins to discuss the spring housing rally now threatened by the Iran war. He breaks down how attacks pushed 10-year yields higher and the ripple effects on rates, fuel, and input costs. They spotlight a critical watch date and scenarios where prolonged conflict could push mortgage rates above 7%.

14 snips
Mar 11, 2026 • 19min
Existing home sales rise as mortgage rates stay near 6%
Logan Mohtashami, a lead housing analyst who tracks mortgage rates, inventory, and sales dynamics. He breaks down recent moves in mortgage rates tied to oil and Treasury yields. He explores shipping and supply-chain risks. He explains why existing-home sales surprised analysts and why the market feels more balanced with rates near 6%.

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Mar 10, 2026 • 22min
How rising oil prices affect mortgage rates
Logan Mohtashami, a lead analyst who tracks mortgage and housing market trends, discusses how rising oil prices interact with interest rates and bond yields. Multiple short takes cover inflationary versus recessionary scenarios, why markets are stuck between signals, technical thresholds like the 10-year yield, and how geopolitics can outweigh routine economic data.

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Mar 9, 2026 • 21min
The big miss on jobs, escalating oil prices and mortgage rates
Logan Mohtashami, a lead analyst focused on housing and mortgage data, breaks down recent market chaos. He covers the surprising jobs miss and its immediate market moves. He discusses how a surge in oil tied to Iran news pushes and pulls on rates. He outlines why mortgage spreads stayed steady and what to watch next.

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Mar 6, 2026 • 19min
Mortgage spreads continue to keep mortgage rates in check as Iran war spreads
Logan Mohtashami, lead analyst known for data-driven mortgage and housing market analysis. He explains how mortgage spreads have cushioned rate swings. He talks about the Iran war's limited effect on the 10-year yield. He links recent economic data to yield moves. He reviews Fed MBS buying, oil and shipping risks, and what to watch in jobs and housing indicators.

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Mar 5, 2026 • 18min
Why mortgage rates are near 6% amid the war with Iran
Logan Mohtashami, lead analyst who breaks down housing and mortgage data, joins to unpack the market impact of the war with Iran. He explains why mortgage rates hover near 6% while 10-year yields sit lower. Short takes cover oil price moves, bond-market reactions, purchase application trends, seasonality and what to watch for a stronger spring in housing.

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Mar 4, 2026 • 21min
NAR’s Jessica Lautz on expectations for the spring housing market
Jessica Lautz, Deputy Chief Economist and VP of Research at the National Association of Realtors, brings data-driven perspective on home prices, buyer demographics, and spring market trends. She discusses falling mortgage rates and signs of an earlier spring, regional variation between cash and first-time buyers, shifts in seller willingness, and how policy and aging-in-place issues affect inventory.

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Mar 3, 2026 • 17min
How war with Iran could affect mortgage rates
Logan Mohtashami, a lead analyst specializing in housing and mortgage markets, breaks down how a war with Iran could shift the 10-year yield and mortgage rates. Short, clear takes on oil, shipping and insurance risks. Discussion of inflation signals, Fed commentary and which economic reports really move markets.

Mar 2, 2026 • 21min
The economic wild cards that could lower mortgage rates
Logan Mohtashami, lead analyst who tracks mortgage and housing trends, offers sharp, data-driven takes. He explores why the 10-year yield fell under 4% despite hot inflation prints. He lays out market wild cards that could push rates down this spring and the opposite forces that could send them up. He also explains how bond markets often move before the Fed and which scenarios seem most probable.


