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On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Senior Mortgage Reporter Bill Conroy about what’s happening in the private label security market. The two discuss how rate volatility is affecting the PLS market and how a recent judge’s ruling in a lawsuit regarding student loan securitizations could result in the CFPB playing a larger role in the PLS market.  HW Media articles related to this episode: PLS market struggling to clear backlog of loans locked at last year's rates Judge's ruling will put PLS trusts under the thumb of the CFPB Angel Oak Mortgage REIT records solid earnings performance

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Senior Real Estate Reporter Matt Blake about Knock, Offerpad and Compass and the iBuyer-agent relationship. In addition, the two discuss homebuilding and what housing starts and completions tell us about housing inventory for the rest of this yearHW Media articles related to this episode: Knock raises $220M, lays off 46% of workforce Offerpad proposes iBuyer-agent marriage Despite queue of buyers, homebuilder sentiment drops again

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about mortgage rates, housing starts and existing home sales. The overarching theme? The incredible shortage of housing inventory.HWD Media articles related to this episode: What the Fed rate hike means for the economy How will rising rates affect new home construction? The housing market is now savagely unhealthy

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Managing Editor James Kleimann about this week’s biggest stories, including the Fed rate hike, the growth of non-QM offerings and the rare example of a top-performing brokerage switching channels to retail.HW Media articles related to this episode:  The Fed makes its move – and more rate hikes are coming UWM rolls out bank statement loans for self-employed borrowers How InstaMortgage convinced top broker shop to jump to retail

On today’s episode, HousingWire Managing Editor James Kleimann sits down with Senior Mortgage Reporter Georgia Kromrei to talk about recent developments in the housing regulatory space, including what topics were at the forefront of discussion at The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) conference this past week. They also talk about equitable housing finance plans for the GSEs and staffing issues in the Federal Housing Administration (FHA).HW Media Articles related to this episode: Hispanic homeownership held back by FHA borrower discrimination, survey says FHA gets a budget boost to stem staff shortages. Is it enough? Gary Acosta on the policy path to Hispanic homeownership

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Real Estate Reporter Brooklee Han about lead poaching in Myrtle Beach and how real estate brokerages like eXp, Corcoran and Fathom are finding ways to grow amid record-low inventory.HW Media articles related to this episode: Drama in the Myrtle Beach real estate scene - RealTrends Fathom's model is built for a low-inventory environment, execs say - RealTrends eXp Realty expands into Greece

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Chris Clow, editor of Reverse Mortgage Daily, about the investment Fairway is making to grow its HECM for purchase (H4P) business, including hiring industry vet Tane Cabe. The two also discuss how Finance of America Reverse and Longbridge are looking to increase their reverse footprint in this purchase market.HW Media articles related to this episode: How Fairway aims to change the conversation around H4P Reverse mortgage segment touted by Finance of America as forward landscape tightens Longbridge: big opportunities sought with reverse mortgage field sales channel launch  Register for the "The Opportunity of Reverse Mortgages in a Purchase Market" event here!

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about how the war in Ukraine is affecting commodity prices and contributing to inflation in the U.S. and what that means for homeowners would-be homebuyers. The two also discuss the recession red flags that Mohtashami is keeping an eye on, the 10-year yield and mortgage rates, and more.HW Media articles related to this episode: Why owning a home is the best hedge against inflation Homeowners gain $8.2 trillion in housing wealth over 10 years When will we see the next housing recession?

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Senior Real Estate Reporter Matthew Blake about the role of NFTs in the future of real estate, as well as what he’s discovering at the first-ever Crypto Real Estate Summit in Miami this week. The two also discuss how blockchain might disrupt the title industry and other parts of the real estate transaction.HW Media articles related to this episode: NFT mania and the future of the home sale - HousingWire Crypto and real estate awkwardly mingle in Miami Simplifying crypto, NFT and the blockchain’s impact on real estate

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Managing Editor James Kleimann about the latest Better layoffs and the news that Lenders One is going to lease retail space from Walmart to offer mortgages in its stores. The two also discuss mortgage rates and which lender strategies are likely to succeed in a purchase market.HW Media articles related to this episode: Layoffs, again: Better.com to ax 3,000 employees Welcome to Walmart. Here's your mortgage Even with blow-out jobs report, mortgage rates still falling