HousingWire Daily

Today’s episode is a sponsored episode brought to you by First Guaranty Mortgage Corporation. The episode is hosted by HousingWire’s managing editor of Content Solutions, Maleesa Smith, and features First Guaranty Mortgage Corporation’s Paul Jones, SVP of non-QM production and development, as well as Tom Davis, EVP and head of TPO production.During the episode, Jones and Davis share their outlook for the year ahead and how you can bring non-QM to your 2022 lending strategy. 

In today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Senior Mortgage Reporter Bill Conroy about investor interest in the ESG market, the incredible number of new private-label securitization deals so far this year, and Freedom Mortgage’s dominance of the MSR market.

In today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler interviews Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami on what’s happening in the bond market and how that affects mortgage rates. Mohtashami also discusses what to make of the most recent existing home sales and housing starts reports.

In today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler interviews Senior Mortgage Reporter Georgia Kromrei on the week’s hottest stories, including the punishment regulators gave LOs for faking continuing ed credits, new recommendations for Duty to Serve plans from the GSEs, the change in desktop appraisals and more!

What kinds of disruptors should we start to expect in a constantly evolving real estate industry?In this episode of HousingWire Daily, we’re featuring a crossover with the RealTrending podcast, where RealTrends Editorial Director Tracey Velt sits down with Lane Hornung, the CEO and founder of 8Z Real Estate and proptech company zavvie to discuss the future of real estate and how brokerages should seek to adapt. 

Last week, lawyers for PLS.com and the National Association of Realtors had oral arguments in front of a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel about whether NAR’s ban on pocket listings, which are listings not posted on the Multiple Listings Service, violates antitrust law. PLS.com claimed that their product – high-end listings strewn across the country – was effectively ruined by NAR requiring its 1.5 million members to post on the MLS.PLS.com’s case was dismissed by a lower court, but the company’s appeal drew interesting allies. One is the U.S. Justice Department, which filed an amicus brief arguing that the lower court erred. Another is the Washington-based American Antitrust Institute.The author of that brief, Laura Alexander, vice president of policy for the group, declared that NAR is a monopoly. Whether it is a monopoly harmful to society, Alexander said, should not be judged just on how home sellers and buyers are impacted but real estate agents in general.Alexander expounded on her arguments for today’s episode of HousingWire Daily. She also discussed with HousingWIre real estate reporter Matthew Blake why NAR is feeling the heat now, and what will come of the multi-pronged legal scrutiny against the trade group.

Technology plays a larger role than ever in real estate and mortgage, and the HousingWire Tech Trendsetters recognizes leaders in technology across the housing industry. In this episode of HousingWire Daily, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with HW+ Managing Editor Brena Nath about this year’s Tech Trendsetters and the tech themes that are new this year.

Housing inventory is at all-time lows as we gear up for the spring homebuying season. In this episode of Housing Wire Daily, Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami joins Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler to discuss the current inventory crisis and what, if anything, can slow down housing demand.

In this episode of HousingWire Daily, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sits down with three of our reporters to talk about a wide range of topics, from Guaranteed Rate’s decision to close Stearns Wholesale to the non-QM lenders who are hiring and the very hot housing market of Rochester, New York. 

The last week has seen a flurry of big real estate news. In this episode of HousingWire Daily, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler interviews Tracey Velt, editorial director at RealTrends, about real estate M&A, the shakeup in leadership at RE/MAX, the drama over buyer agent commissions, and more.