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The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.
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May 20, 2024 • 30min
Logan Mohtashami on recession signals and what they mean for housing
Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami discusses recession signals impacting housing and mortgage rates. Topics include rent inflation, historical home prices during recessions, mortgage rates' influence on housing demand, analyzing rate changes on housing, affordability challenges for millennials, predicting recession impact on housing industry, and future trends in real estate based on labor market conditions.

May 17, 2024 • 25min
Freddie Mac’s Sonu Mittal on affordability and the cost to originate
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Sonu Mittal, senior vice president and head of single-family acquisitions at Freddie Mac, about affordability, repurchases, the cost to originate and more.Related to this episode:
Sonu Mittal | LinkedIn
Freddie Mac
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Enjoy the episode!The HousingWire Daily podcast examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media. Each morning, we provide our listeners with a deeper look into the stories coming across our newsrooms that are helping Move Markets Forward. Hosted and produced by the HW Media team.

May 16, 2024 • 27min
Logan Mohtashami: Why labor data is still more important than inflation data
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the CPI report and how the Fed will interpret that data.Related to this episode:
Why jobs data is more important than inflation for lower mortgage rates
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Enjoy the episode!The HousingWire Daily podcast examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media. Each morning, we provide our listeners with a deeper look into the stories coming across our newsrooms that are helping Move Markets Forward. Hosted and produced by the HW Media team.

May 15, 2024 • 35min
James Kleimann on the battle between Zillow, Realtor.com and Homes.com
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Managing Editor James Kleimann about the real estate portal wars heating up between Zillow, Realtor.com and Homes.com.Related to this episode:
Realtor.com CEO Damian Eales: CoStar is lying about being the No. 2 portal
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Enjoy the episode!The HousingWire Daily podcast examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media. Each morning, we provide our listeners with a deeper look into the stories coming across our newsrooms that are helping Move Markets Forward. Hosted and produced by the HW Media team.

May 14, 2024 • 31min
How is AI changing mortgage and real estate?
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with HousingWire President Diego Sanchez about the AI Summit July 23rd and the topics and speakers that are planned.Related to this episode:
HousingWire AI Summit
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Enjoy the episode!The HousingWire Daily podcast examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media. Each morning, we provide our listeners with a deeper look into the stories coming across our newsrooms that are helping Move Markets Forward. Hosted and produced by the HW Media team.

May 13, 2024 • 34min
Logan Mohtashami: Are the growing numbers of underwater homes a problem?
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about underwater homes, purchase apps and inventory.Related to this episode:
‘Seriously Underwater’ Home Mortgages Tick Up Across the US | Yahoo! Finance
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Enjoy the episode!The HousingWire Daily podcast examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media. Each morning, we provide our listeners with a deeper look into the stories coming across our newsrooms that are helping Move Markets Forward. Hosted and produced by the HW Media team.

May 10, 2024 • 31min
James Kleimann on the Surefire CRM issue and the judge’s approval of commission lawsuit settlements
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Managing Editor James Kleimann about a Surefire CRM issue that resulted in 600,000 errant emails to past clients of loan officers and the judge’s latest ruling on the real estate commission settlements.Related to this episode:
Surefire CRM error results in 600K errant, unsolicited messages: sources
Judge approves brokerage commission lawsuit settlement agreements
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Enjoy the episode!The HousingWire Daily podcast examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media. Each morning, we provide our listeners with a deeper look into the stories coming across our newsrooms that are helping Move Markets Forward. Hosted and produced by the HW Media team.

May 9, 2024 • 33min
Logan Mohtashami: Why is it so hard to get inventory back to 2019 levels?
On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about what’s driving inventory levels and home prices, and why it’s so hard to get inventory back to 2019 levels.Related to this episode:
How housing credit is shaping housing inventory
Home prices grew in 93% of markets in Q1 2024: NAR
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Enjoy the episode!The HousingWire Daily podcast examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media. Each morning, we provide our listeners with a deeper look into the stories coming across our newsrooms that are helping Move Markets Forward. Hosted and produced by the HW Media team.

May 8, 2024 • 30min
Brooklee Han on NAR’s clarification of buyer broker agreements
Reporter Brooklee Han discusses real estate lawsuit settlements, NAR's new buyer broker agreements, and challenges in housing markets. Topics include settlement details, DOJ involvement, evolving buyer agreements, real estate dynamics in North Carolina and Cincinnati.

May 7, 2024 • 29min
Chris Clow on the new bipartisan Real Estate Caucus in Congress
Editor Chris Clow discusses the new bipartisan Real Estate Caucus in Congress and its goals. They also cover the latest in the reverse mortgage industry, including challenges faced by VA borrowers and updates in reverse mortgage counseling during the pandemic.


