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On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Senior Reporter Bill Conroy about how investors in the secondary market are reacting to rapid rate changes. The two also discuss the non-QM lenders expanding during this time and how the GSEs are offloading risk.HW Media articles related to this episode: Non-QM players still doing PLS deals despite rate volatility HW+ Foreign investors play key role in MBS market Jun 10, 2022 Non-QM lender Excelerate Capital flexing its wings in a new normal market

Logan Mohtashami explains some of the seismic changes in the market over the last few days, including the 10-year yield and more.

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about home prices and whether they are about to fall. Logan explains what the last 10 years of data on inventory, purchase apps and mortgage rates tell us about what will happen next in the housing market.  HW Media Articles related to this episode:Are home prices about to fall?

 On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Tracey Velt, editorial director at Real Trends, about the top producing agents and real estate teams on the RealTrends + Tom Ferry The Thousand list. The two discuss how agents and teams are driving production even in a low-inventory environment and some of the standouts from the rankings.HW Media Articles Related to this episode: The Thousand agents break records, average $1M sales price The special-lists: The wild volume world of listing-only agents

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Maleesa Smith, managing editor of content solutions, about what’s trending in tech solutions, whether products, platforms or services — and what that says about pain points in the industry right now. The two also discuss eClosing solutions, increased interest in loan origination systems and more.HW Media Articles related to this episode: Here's why some lenders choose IPEN over RON Creating a path to success in today's purchase market Here’s a look at a reimagined LOS landscape

On this episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with managing editor James Kleimann about the cancellation of the merger between Figure and Homebridge, which was supposed to serve as a test case for leveraging blockchain in mortgage at scale. The two also discuss the round-up of which lenders have laid off staff this year, as well as the new loan products — non-QM, reno and reverse — that lenders are using to increase volume.HW Media Articles related to this episode: Figure and Homebridge cancel planned merger These mortgage lenders have cut jobs in 2022

On this episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Reporter Connie Kim about the growing popularity of non-QM loans and how lenders and tech companies are trying to streamline the traditionally heavy lift of non-QM underwriting. With some experts predicting that non-QM will become 1/3 of the market by the end of the decade, the two also discuss how the GSEs might become involved as part of their duty to serve. HW Media Articles related to this episode: The looming non-QM commoditization question Do the GSEs need to start thinking about non-QM borrowers? Some mortgage companies expanding despite challenges

On this episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about recent recession talk: are we really in for a hurricane, as JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon put it? The two also discuss inventory, jobs and more.HW Media Articles related to this episode: Solid job growth defies recession talk — for now Housing inventory rebounding, annual gain reported after nearly 3 years - RealTrends

On this episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Managing Editor James Kleimann about the good news this week on housing inventory and the rising popularity of renovation loans. The two also discuss mortgage rates.HW Media Articles related to this episode: Housing inventory rebounding, annual gain reported after nearly 3 years Mortgage rates steady at 5% as housing supply increases

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks to Chris Clow, editor of Reverse Mortgage Daily, about the rise in reverse mortgage volume this year and the trend toward private label reverse products. The two also discuss important topics from the first in-person National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA) conference since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. HW Media Articles related to this episode: NRMLA executive committee welcomes reverse mortgage industry back to events Reverse mortgage professionals on looking at life after refis