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Power HouseLogan Mohtashami: can lower rates bring housing out of a recession?This week features a special crossover episode of our sister podcast, HousingWire Daily, which is hosted by our Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler and features HousingWire Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami. They talk about the broader housing economics, mortgage rate volatility and whether or not he thinks lower rates will bring housing out of a recession.Enjoy the episode!Join us for HousingWire Annual October 3rd - 5th, 2022 in beautiful Scottsdale, Arizona. Register here and use code "podcast20" for 20% off tickets!The Housing News podcast explores the most important t...2022-08-0540 min
HousingWire DailyThe headwinds facing the mortgage industryOn today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Managing Editor James Kleimann about Fed rate hikes, home price appreciation, second-quarter earnings, layoffs and more.HW Media articles related to this episode:
Fed's interest rate hike to create less competition in the housing market
US economy contracts in Q2, enters 'technical recession'
Enjoy the episode!Join us for HousingWire Annual October 3rd - 5th, 2022 in beautiful Scottsdale, Arizona. Register here and use code "podcast20" for 20% off tickets!HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media...2022-07-2932 minHousingWire DailyLogan Mohtashami: Did the Fed blink?On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the Federal Reserve’s action to raise rates and how the new home sales report confirms that housing is now in a recession.HW Media articles related to this episode:
Fed hikes rate by 75 bps, back to 2018 level
New home sales make it clear: Housing is in a recession
Enjoy the episode!Join us for HousingWire Annual October 3rd - 5th, 2022 in beautiful Scottsdale, Arizona. Register here and use code "podcast20" for 20% off tickets!Hous...2022-07-2828 minHousingWire DailyThe housing market undergoes a course correctionOn today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Senior Reporter Bill Conroy about the forecasts from GSEs, investors and analysts on home price appreciation and also how non-QM lenders are faring amid rapid mortgage rate changes.HW Media articles related to this episode:
The nation's housing market is on a correction course - HousingWire
Non-QM lenders are racing to stay ahead of rates - HousingWire
Enjoy the episode! Join us for HousingWire Annual October 3rd - 5th, 2022 in beautiful Scottsdale, Arizona. Register here! HousingWire Daily examines the...2022-07-2724 minHousingWire DailyMore mortgage layoffs, but also a bright spotOn today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Managing Editor James Kleimann about new layoffs at Chase, loanDepot, Better and more. But the two also discuss some of the companies hiring and a resource for those looking for mortgage jobs, onlymortgagejobs.com.Articles discussed:
Mortgages are in free fall at JP Morgan Chase
Struggling loanDepot to cut nearly 5,000 jobs in 2022
Sprout Mortgage to shutter
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 th...2022-07-1532 minHousingWire DailyLogan Mohtashami on the pros and cons of higher mortgage ratesOn today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about whether higher mortgage rates are doing their job to cool home prices. The two also discuss the latest CPI data and the strength of this job market as we slide closer to a recession.Articles Discussed:
This savagely unhealthy housing market needs higher rates
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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. Hos...2022-07-1437 minHousingWire DailyLogan Mohtashami on how today’s inflation is different than in the 1970sOn today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the latest jobs report, what the next recession will look like and late cycle lending. The two also discuss why the effects of inflation today are so much different than in the 1970s and what mortgage rates are doing.Articles related to this episode:
Will mortgage lending get tighter in the next recession?
Purchase mortgage rates fall 40 bps amid recession fears
HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media. Each afternoon, we provide our listeners with a...2022-07-1132 minHousingWire DailyMortgage lender layoffs and shutdownsOn today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Managing Editor James Kleimann about layoffs at Wells Fargo and New Residential, and about the shut down of Sprout Mortgage. The two also discuss what prospects look like for laid off workers and which mortgage lenders might be hiring.Articles related to this episode:Sprout Mortgage to shutterIn retreat, Wells Fargo cuts additional mortgage jobsNew Residential makes another round of layoffsHousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media. Each afternoon, we provide ou...2022-07-0821 minHousingWire DailyLogan Mohtashami on what the Fed gets wrong about housingOn today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about credit availability, how close we are to a recession, what the Federal Reserve gets wrong about housing, where mortgage rates are going and more.Articles discussed:Will mortgage lending get tighter in the next recession?How home price growth has damaged the housing marketHousingWire 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 Mo...2022-07-0734 minHousingWire DailyOur 2022 Marketing LeadersOn today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with HW+ Director Brena Nath about the July issue of HousingWire Magazine, which features winners of our Marketing Leaders award in mortgage, real estate and fintech. The two also discuss the magazine’s feature and commentaries on increasing homeownership.Articles related to this episode:
Announcing the 2022 Marketing Leaders!
HousingWire Magazine: 2022
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. Host...2022-07-0631 minPower HouseSarah Wheeler shares a look behind the scenes of the HousingWire newsroomComing to you from the Gathering of Eagles conference in Colorado Springs, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins sits down with HousingWire and HW Media’s own Editor-in-Chief, Sarah Wheeler. Clayton and Sarah discuss her role as editor in chief, as well as some of the key learnings from the Gathering of Eagles and other news stories crossing the HousingWire newsroom desk this week.The Housing News podcast explores the most important topics happening in mortgage, real estate, and fintech. Each week a new mortgage or real estate executive joins the show to add perspective to the...2022-06-3040 min
Pages n' PagesChapter 48: Judging More Books By Their CoversIn this week's episode of Pages n' Pages, we take a look at some of our favorite and least favorite covers of recent books we've read. We did an episode like this several months ago if you'd like to listen, but we wanted to take another look at some books we've finished within the last year or two and talk about what we like and don't like about them. Let us know what are some of your favorite book covers!
What we read and what we are read:
We Were Never Here by Andrea Bartz2022-05-311h 16HousingWire DailyIntroducing the 2022 Game ChangersOn this episode, Brena Nath, director of HW+ and events, talks with RealTrends Editorial Director Tracey Velt about some of the exciting upcoming events and awards planned by HW Media. The two discuss the winners of RealTrends' 2022 Game Changers Award and what speakers and topics will be featured at the Gathering of Eagles event next month in Colorado Springs.HW Media Articles related to this episode:
Gathering of Eagles
GameChangers brokerages show triple-digit, five-year growth
HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media. Each afternoon, we provide our listeners with...2022-05-2422 minHousingWire DailyCompass' first-quarter trouble and the REX shutdownOn today’s episode, RealTrends Editorial Director Tracey Velt is joined by HousingWire Senior Real Estate Reporter Matthew Blake. They talk about some of the insights gained from Compass' recent first-quarter earnings amid reported losses and leadership shakeups. They also talk about the feasibility of prosecuting RESPA violations and give an update on discount brokerage REX's supposed shut down amid their litigation against the National Association of Realtors. Articles related to this episode:
Compass CFO steps down following tough Q1
Beach trips and other challenges of interpreting RESPA
REX lays off most of its emplo...2022-05-1925 minPages n' PagesChapter 46: Free Books for What?!In this week's episode of Pages n' Pages, we talk about everything related to NetGalley and reading advanced copies. NetGalley is a website that allows people to request advanced reader copies (arc) of books from publishers for review before they are published. We discuss our own NetGalley experiences, tips on how to improve your profile and other arc-related information.
What we read and what we are reading:
My Mechanical Romance by Alexene Farol Follmuth
I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston and narrated by Natalie Naudus
Crown of Midnight (Throne of...2022-05-181h 32HousingWire DailyLogan Mohtashami on his 2022 forecastIn this episode of HousingWire Daily, HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler interviews Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami on his 2022 forecast, discussing what we can expect over the next year and what has surprised him most as he looks at the data from last year.Mohtashami is one of the few experts predicting mortgage rates could actually go lower in 2022 based on the 10-year yield. 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 M...2021-12-2026 minHousingWire DailyLogan Mohtashami talks housing supply and inflation growthToday’s HousingWire Daily continues the Rundown miniseries, hosted by HousingWire’s Editor-in-Chief Sarah Wheeler and featuring Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami. In this episode, Mohtashami discusses homebuilders and the all-time lows in housing inventory.Mohtashami also discusses inflation growth and how the Federal Reserve’s efforts to cool down the economy will impact mortgage 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 Alc...2021-12-1316 minHousingWire DailyLogan Mohtashami on jobs data and the bond marketToday’s HousingWire Daily continues the Rundown miniseries, hosted by HousingWire’s Editor-in-Chief Sarah Wheeler and Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami. In this episode, Mohtashami discusses what the jobs data, changes in the bond market, and the Omicron variant could mean for housing.Mohtashami also explains why he doesn’t expect mortgage rates to rise in 2022, and why he’s raised his first recession warning flag. 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 M...2021-12-0619 minHousingWire DailyLogan Mohtashami on Omicron and pending home salesToday’s HousingWire Daily continues the Rundown miniseries, hosted by HousingWire’s editor-in-chief Sarah Wheeler and lead analyst Logan Mohtashami. In this episode, Mohtashami discusses how the new COVID variant, Omicron, will impact inflation and whether or not it will send mortgage rates lower.Mohtashami also discusses his HW+ article that examines the latest pending home sales report that shows a big beat of estimates. According to him, we can officially label the 2021 housing crash bears as even worse than the 2020 housing crash bears.HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media. Each...2021-11-3017 minHousingWire DailyLogan Mohtashami on existing home sales, mortgage ratesToday’s HousingWire Daily begins the Rundown miniseries, hosted by HousingWire’s editor-in-chief Sarah Wheeler and lead analyst Logan Mohtashami. In this episode, Mohtashami discusses his latest HW+ article that examines the National Association of Realtors’ existing home sales report that indicates sales grew 0.8% in October.According to Mohtashami, this growth is above his trend sales peak of 6.2 million, meaning existing home sales are now outperforming as demographics remain strong in 2021. The discussion also includes insight on changes in the real estate market over the last week and how they impact housing on a macro level...2021-11-2215 minHousingWire DailyLogan Mohtashami on Zillow's imploding ibuying business, home pricesIn 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 t...2021-11-0322 min