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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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Aug 5, 2022 • 21min
Appraisers’ jobs just got harder
On this episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with senior mortgage reporter Georgia Kromrei about changes in VA appraisals and M&As in the appraisal and valuation space.HW Media articles related to this episode:
VA now accepting desktop and exterior-only appraisals
Class Valuation acquires AMC AppraisalTek
Enjoy the episode!Join us for HousingWire Annual October 3rd - 5th, 2022 in beautiful Scottsdale, Arizona. Register here and use code "podcast20" for 20% off tickets!HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media. Each afternoon, we provide our listeners with a deeper look into the stories coming across our newsrooms that are helping Move Markets Forward. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire team.

Aug 4, 2022 • 37min
Logan Mohtashami on what lower rates mean for the housing recession
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about mortgage rate volatility and whether lower rates will bring housing out of a recession.HW Media articles related to this episode:
Can lower mortgage rates stop the housing recession?
Purchase mortgage rates fall same week as Fed’s rate hike
Enjoy the episode!Join us for HousingWire Annual October 3rd - 5th, 2022 in beautiful Scottsdale, Arizona. Register here and use code "podcast20" for 20% off tickets!HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media. Each afternoon, we provide our listeners with a deeper look into the stories coming across our newsrooms that are helping Move Markets Forward. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire team.

Aug 3, 2022 • 30min
Our 2022 Women of Influence
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Brena Nath, director of HW + and events, to talk about the August issue of HousingWire magazine, which features the 2022 Women of Influence honorees. HW Media articles related to this episode:
Announcing the 2022 Women of Influence
HousingWire Magazine: August 2022
Enjoy the episode!Join us for HousingWire Annual October 3rd - 5th, 2022 in beautiful Scottsdale, Arizona. Register here and use code "podcast20" for 20% off tickets!HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media. Each afternoon, we provide our listeners with a deeper look into the stories coming across our newsrooms that are helping Move Markets Forward. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire team.

Aug 2, 2022 • 26min
AIME’s Katie Sweeney on the importance of mentorship
In today’s episode, HW Media Managing Editor of Content Solutions Maleesa Smith continues an eight-week mini-series centered around HousingWire’s annual Women of Influence awards. In advance of the 2022 Women of Influence magazine issue, Smith interviews previous years’ award winners about their contributions to the industry. In today’s episode, she is joined by Katie Sweeney, CEO of the Association of Independent Mortgage Experts. HW Media Articles related to this episode:
2021 HW Woman of Influence: Katie Sweeney
Presenting HousingWire’s 2021 Women of Influence
Enjoy the episode!Join us for HousingWire Annual October 3rd - 5th, 2022 in beautiful Scottsdale, Arizona. Register here and use code "podcast20" for 20% off tickets!HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media. Each afternoon, we provide our listeners with a deeper look into the stories coming across our newsrooms that are helping Move Markets Forward. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire team.

Aug 1, 2022 • 28min
Logan Mohtashami on mortgage rates falling 1%
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about how mortgage rates are now a point lower than their recent peak and what that means for his recession model.HW Media articles related to this episode:
Purchase mortgage rates fall same week as Fed’s rate hike
The Fed admits the economy is slowing
Enjoy the episode!Join us for HousingWire Annual October 3rd - 5th, 2022 in beautiful Scottsdale, Arizona. Register here and use code "podcast20" for 20% off tickets!HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media. Each afternoon, we provide our listeners with a deeper look into the stories coming across our newsrooms that are helping Move Markets Forward. Hosted and produced by the HW Media team.

Jul 29, 2022 • 32min
The headwinds facing the mortgage industry
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Managing Editor James Kleimann about Fed rate hikes, home price appreciation, second-quarter earnings, layoffs and more.HW Media articles related to this episode:
Fed's interest rate hike to create less competition in the housing market
US economy contracts in Q2, enters 'technical recession'
Enjoy the episode!Join us for HousingWire Annual October 3rd - 5th, 2022 in beautiful Scottsdale, Arizona. Register here and use code "podcast20" for 20% off tickets!HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media. Each afternoon, we provide our listeners with a deeper look into the stories coming across our newsrooms that are helping Move Markets Forward. Hosted by the HW team and produced by Elissa Branch and Dalton Johnson.

Jul 28, 2022 • 29min
Logan Mohtashami: Did the Fed blink?
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the Federal Reserve’s action to raise rates and how the new home sales report confirms that housing is now in a recession.HW Media articles related to this episode:
Fed hikes rate by 75 bps, back to 2018 level
New home sales make it clear: Housing is in a recession
Enjoy the episode!Join us for HousingWire Annual October 3rd - 5th, 2022 in beautiful Scottsdale, Arizona. Register here and use code "podcast20" for 20% off tickets!HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media. Each afternoon, we provide our listeners with a deeper look into the stories coming across our newsrooms that are helping Move Markets Forward. Hosted by the HW team and produced by Elissa Branch and Dalton Johnson.

Jul 27, 2022 • 25min
The housing market undergoes a course correction
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Senior Reporter Bill Conroy about the forecasts from GSEs, investors and analysts on home price appreciation and also how non-QM lenders are faring amid rapid mortgage rate changes.HW Media articles related to this episode:
The nation's housing market is on a correction course - HousingWire
Non-QM lenders are racing to stay ahead of rates - HousingWire
Enjoy the episode! Join us for HousingWire Annual October 3rd - 5th, 2022 in beautiful Scottsdale, Arizona. Register here! HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media. Each afternoon, we provide our listeners with a deeper look into the stories coming across our newsrooms that are helping Move Markets Forward. Hosted by the HW team and produced by Elissa Branch and Dalton Johnson.

Jul 26, 2022 • 11min
Rocket Mortgage’s Rebecca McDonald on creating a growth-focused work culture
In today’s episode, HW Media Managing Editor of Content Solutions Maleesa Smith continues an eight-week mini-series centered around HousingWire’s annual Women of Influence awards. In advance of the 2022 Women of Influence magazine issue, Smith interviews previous years’ award winners about their contributions to the industry. In today’s episode, she is joined by Rebecca McDonald, chief product officer at Rocket Mortgage.HW Media articles related to this episode:
2021 HW Woman of Influence: Rebecca McDonald
Presenting HousingWire’s 2021 Women of Influence
Enjoy the episode!Join us for HousingWire Annual October 3rd - 5th, 2022 in beautiful Scottsdale, Arizona. Register here!HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media. Each afternoon, we provide our listeners with a deeper look into the stories coming across our newsrooms that are helping Move Markets Forward. Hosted by the HW team and produced by Elissa Branch and Dalton Johnson.

Jul 25, 2022 • 30min
Is it time to raise the sixth recession red flag?
In today's episode, Brena Nath, Director of HW+ and Events, sits down with our Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami to go over some of the most recent economic and recessionary data. Logan is on the cusp of raising his sixth —and final — recessionary flag. They talk about what this last flag indicates and why he could have possibly already raised it. HW Media articles related to this episode:
Existing home sales are still savagely unhealthy
The housing market recession continues, despite starts data
With home sales down, why are home prices still up?
Enjoy the episode!Join us for HousingWire Annual October 3rd - 5th, 2022 in beautiful Scottsdale, Arizona. Register here!HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media. Each afternoon, we provide our listeners with a deeper look into the stories coming across our newsrooms that are helping Move Markets Forward. Hosted by the HW team and produced by Elissa Branch and Dalton Johnson.


