HousingWire Daily

Today’s HousingWire Daily kicks off the first episode of the Preparing for What’s Next miniseries, sponsored by Black Knight and hosted by Assistant Editor of Content Solutions, Jordan White. In today’s episode, White is joined by Andy Walden, vice president of market research at Black Knight, and Mike Sklarz, managing director of the Collateral Analytics division, part of Black Knight. Walden and Sklarz discuss the future of the housing market and what’s next in housing inventory, prices, affordability, and interest rates.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 newsroom that are helping Move Markets Forward. Hosted by Jordan White and produced by Alcynna Lloyd and Elissa Branch.

When do prices in a market rise so fast that they become detached from a home’s “true” value? That’s something Ken Johnson, a long-time real estate professor at Florida Atlantic University, has been studying of late. Johnson compiles a monthly list of markets that he views as overvalued with places like Boise, Idaho, and Ogden, Utah ranking high on the list. Johnson argues that in some of the most overvalued markets, people are better off rentingJohnson joined the Houses in Motion podcast on HousingWire Daily to discuss how an overvalued market is determined and when might be a good time for homebuyers to rent, and real estate agents to cool their heels. He argues that in some of the most overvalued markets, people are better off renting. Johnson also spoke with HousingWire reporter Matthew Blake about his time as an agent in the pre-Internet era, and changes in sales commissions over the years.

In today’s HousingWire Daily, HousingWire’s editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler and Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami discuss how Zillow’s model crushed its iBuying business. Mohtahsami also discusses his recent HW+ article that claims despite the COVID-19 crisis, American household balance sheets look the best they have in years, meaning home prices may not decline for a while. 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 Alcynna Lloyd and Elissa Branch. If you have a pitch or an inquiry relating to podcasts, you can reach our team at alloyd@housingwire.com.

Today’s episode of HousingWire Daily continues our Women of Influence series and features an interview with Joni Pilgrim, the CEO and co-founder of Nationwide Appraisal Network. Pilgrim joined us on the show today to discuss her work as a HousingWire Women of Influence and what Nationwide Appraisal Network is doing as a leader in the industry.She also shares some of the biggest challenges facing the appraisal industry at large, including combating racial bias in the appraisal process and balancing the needs of remote clients. 

Today’s HousingWire Daily features a roundtable discussion on whether or not appraisals are the next big opportunity in mortgage fulfillment. During this conversation, Brian Zitin, the Co-Founder and CEO of Reggora, and Jonathan Corr, the former President and CEO of Ellie Mae, also discuss how appraisals are evolving and why lenders should be thinking about valuation right now. 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 Alcynna Lloyd and Elissa Branch.

Today’s HousingWire Daily features a crossover episode with the RMD Podcast, a monthly podcast covering hot topics in the reverse mortgage industry hosted by Chris Clow, editor at Reverse Mortgage Daily. The episode features an interview with Carol Dujanovich, the Vice President of Operations at Michigan-based 1st Nations Reverse Mortgage, who was recently appointed to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee.Dujanovich sits down with Clow to discuss the significance of the appointment and what the committee will aim to achieve under HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge.

In this week’s RealTrending crossover episode, Tracey Velt, editorial director at HW Media Company RealTrends, interviews Chris Kelly and Christian Wallace. Kelly is the president and CEO of Ebby Halliday Companies, which is part of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices of America in Texas. Wallace is the head of the New York-based Better real estate group.This interview with Kelly and Wallace was originally featured in a panel at the recent HousingWire Annual event and focuses on the evolution and importance of core services for real estate brokerages. 

For this episode of Houses in Motion, a podcast miniseries that is part of HousingWire Daily, we spoke with Holly Spencer Bunting, who is a compliance attorney at Mayer Brown where she represents mortgage companies. She shares a detailed guide to understanding RESPA, its history, and its current importance amid a surge of new joint ventures. 

Today’s episode of HousingWire Daily continues our Women of Influence series and features an interview with Briana Ings, the vice president of product at Snapdocs. Ings joined us today to discuss what goes into the new product development process and to highlight how companies can benefit from adopting new technological processes into their workflow. She also shares her experience as a woman in the industry and how Snapdocs’ creates and ensures inclusivity for its workers through employee organizations.

Today’s HousingWire Daily interview features an interview with Robert Dietz, Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of Economics and Housing Policy for the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB). In this episode, Dietz explains why the market share for single-family rentals is growing despite strong homebuyer demand and discusses the NAHB’s latest Housing Market index that indicates homebuilder confidence is climbing across the nation. 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 Alcynna Lloyd and Elissa Branch. If you have a pitch or an inquiry relating to podcasts, you can reach our team at alloyd@housingwire.com.