In this episode of the Top of Mind podcast, Mike Simonsen sits down with Clayton Collins, Founder and CEO of HW Media, to talk about the big trends shaping the 2023 real estate and mortgage markets. Clayton offers his vision for how real estate professionals can better access information, shares the inside scoop on what mortgage executives are preparing for in 2023, and tees up the key tech trends coming this year. He also explains why he’s optimistic for the second half of the year.

About Clayton Collins

Clayton Collins is the Founder and CEO of HW Media. He leads HW Media’s corporate strategy and content roadmap while building a world-class team of business media professionals. He is also the Managing Partner of Riomar Capital, an entrepreneurial investment firm that acquired HousingWire in 2016. Prior to founding Riomar Capital, Clayton worked at RBC Capital Markets in the mergers and acquisitions group and served as Vice President of National Sales and Marketing at Citibank. Clayton holds a degree in business administration from Elon University and completed his MBA at The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.

Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:

Clayton Collins’ vision for how to get real estate professionals better access to information
What the mortgage executives are saying about 2023
Why an economic recession could be *good* for housing
What opportunities Clayton sees for first-time home buyers in this market
The surprising gap between mortgage company headcount and transaction volume
The most important mortgage technology innovations to pay attention to
Whether single-family rental investors might exacerbate or mitigate this housing recession
Why Clayton’s optimistic for the second half of 2023

Featuring Mike Simonsen, President of Altos Research

A true data geek, Mike founded Altos Research in 2006 to bring data and insight on the U.S. housing market to those who need it most. The company now serves the largest Wall Street investment firms, banks, and tens of thousands of real estate professionals around the country. Mike's insights on the market have been featured in Forbes, New York Times, Bloomberg, Dallas Morning News, Seattle PI, and many other national media outlets.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Clayton Collins on LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram
HW Media
Housing News podcast
“How the Fed Is Reshaping America” with Nick Timiraos
Mike Simonsen on LinkedIn
Altos Research

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