On this week’s The Big Picture, Jim Parrott, former senior housing adviser in the Obama White House and current nonresident fellow at the Urban Institute and owner of Parrott Ryan Advisors, joins the show to cut through the noise on housing policy and the mortgage market. With deep experience shaping housing strategy at the highest levels of government, Jim brings a candid perspective on where policy is headed and what it means for lenders, borrowers, and the broader economy.
From the Fed’s cautious stance to the future of housing affordability and the regulatory debates shaping mortgage finance, Jim offers clear-eyed insights grounded in decades of experience inside Washington and beyond. Whether you’re trying to understand how today’s legislative fights could reshape tomorrow’s market or just want a sharper read on the policy landscape, this conversation delivers the kind of context only Jim can provide.