HousingWire Daily

Today’s episode of HousingWire Daily features an interview with Jacob Channel, the senior economic analyst at Lending Tree. Channel joins HWD to discuss a recent study released by LendingTree that looks at the relationship between employment wages and housing costs in all 50 states. During the episode, Channel talks about the methodology behind the study and how affordability has drastically shifted since 2000. He also discusses if a federally mandated $15-an-hour minimum wage would alleviate housing costs.

Today’s HousingWire Daily episode features an interview with David Karandish, the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Capacity, an AI-based support automation platform. In this interview, he discusses the use of technology in the mortgage industry and how innovation is benefiting borrowers and lenders. 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 HousingWire Daily episode features a crossover episode of HousingWire’s Housing News podcast. In this episode, HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler interviews Michael Franco, the Chief Executive Officer of SitusAMC. During the episode, Franco discusses the company’s growth trajectory and what he believes have been the most impactful changes for the mortgage industry in 2021.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 features an interview with Ryan Cook, owner of a HomeSmart affiliated brokerage in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Cook was a contributor for HousingWire Senior Mortgage Reporter Matthew Blake’s piece titled, “Policing the pocket listings,” where he shares his experience with working with MLSs in the Massachusetts Area such as MLS PIN and Rhode Island State-Wide MLS.During the episode, Cook discusses more about working with MLSs and the challenges that come with it, including problems with MLSs enforcing the pocket listing ban. He also shares his concern about issues with things such the property owner’s right to privacy.

This episode of HousingWire Daily features Michael Lissack who was a managing director for 15 years at then-mega Wall Street investor Smith Barney. In the mid-90s, Lissack blew the whistle on how dozens of investment firms priced municipal bonds, a move that led to a Securities and Exchange Commission probe, a $120 million settlement against the investigated companies, and Lissack’s exile from Wall Street.Since then Lissack has pursued a variety of projects. One consistent thread is his work as both a real estate agent and managing broker for Virtual Realty Group. Lissack has now spent two decades in real estate. In this episode of “Houses of Motion” he describes working within real estate’s present dealmaking structure, while also wanting that structure to radically change.

Today’s HousingWire Daily features a crossover episode with RealTrending, a podcast that focuses on interviewing the brightest minds in real estate and the housing market. In this episode, Steve Murray, RealTrends advisor and industry stalwart, shares how to stay ahead of your brokerage competition in an increasingly competitive market.He also discusses the recent uptick in COVID cases, including how it has created an opportunity for leaders to connect with their teams. 

Today’s HousingWire Daily features a crossover episode with RealTrending. In this episode, Tracey Velt, editorial director at RealTrends, an HW Media company, interviews Gavin Swartzman, president and CEO of Peerage Realty Partners.During the episode, Swartzman discusses Peerage’s business model and its growth strategy, including some of their brokerage firm acquisitions in luxury markets.

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 HousingWire’s latest acquisition, Reverse Mortgage Daily. The episode features an interview with Robert Klein, founder of the Retirement Income Center and investment advisor in Newport Beach.During the episode, Klein dives into the importance of reverse mortgage production education and addresses some of the reservations that financial planners may have when talking to their clients about reverse mortgages. He also shares some advice to reverse mortgage originators about partnering with financial planners. 

Why are there so few real estate agents of color? What can be done to produce affordable housing in the Bay Area? What is the connection between investors purchasing single-family homes and the low minority homeownership rate?Those issues and more were raised in this episode of Houses in Motion, part of HousingWire Daily, where Matthew Blake, senior real estate reporter at HousingWire, spoke with Shawneequa Badger, head of Corcoran Global Living’s Badger Real Estate Group. Badger, who is based in Oakland, chronicled her experience in Oakland and the local role she has played in a rapidly changing housing market.

For today's HousingWire Daily, Finance of America Companies CEO Patti Cook joins us for another episode of the Women of Influence series that spotlights the latest accomplishments of our award winners. As a 2021 Woman of Influence, Cook has been a pioneer in financial services since her earliest days in the industry. Over the course of her career, Cook has held executive roles at numerous companies, including Prudential, JPMorgan, and Freddie Mac.Cook shares her personal journey for how she got into the industry, as a woman in the finance space who has risen to the highest level of her business. She also addresses one of her most notable accomplishments — taking the company public in the midst of a global pandemic. Now, as CEO, Cook highlights how Finance of America helps advance women into leadership positions and offers other women in the industry advice on how to advance their own careers.