On this episode, we sit down with Kristin Messerli, Founder of Cultural Outreach and next gen homebuyer guru. She recently released her insightful Next Gen Homebuyer Report, and today, we chat about its results and implications for lenders across the country. It’s long been theorized that millennials either aren’t interested in homeownership or lack the finances to make the purchase. In reality, this generation now represents the biggest cohort of home buyers—a trend only predicted to grow. Join us as we dispel the myths and dig into the truth about how millennials are approaching homebuying. From their buyer behaviors to their financial decisions during this year’s pandemic, there’s a lot to learn about this generation’s unique needs as first-time home buyers. By investing in this generation’s financial literacy and gaining their trust, lenders can hope to gain the business of the largest home-buying group in history. This is a timely conversation you won’t want to miss. Enjoy!

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know times are crazy right now—from a global pandemic and unprecedented economic environment to a contentious election season and interest rates spurring more loan volume than many lenders have seen in decades. In times like this, it’s tempting to go into execution mode and focus purely on the day-to-day. Still, despite chaos and unpredictability, the best lenders are refocusing their businesses, aligning their resources and skills, and doubling down on their strengths. How do they manage this? We sit down with Maxwell’s CEO and Co-Founder John Paasonen to discover why finding and committing to your core competencies is critical to your long-term success, perhaps now more than ever.

Today on the pod, Alan and Bryan sit down with Spruce CEO Patrick Burns to talk about technology adoption in the mortgage industry and how COVID-19 is impacting mortgage tech adoption.

On today's episode, we throw it back to TMC's Winter Conference in New Orleans back in February when we sat down with American Pacific Mortgage's Kurt Reisig to talk about the evolving role of the loan officer and how mortgage professionals can learn to think like an executive to extend their career potential.

On today's bonus episode and first LIVE recording of Clear to Close, we're joined by Tyler Johnson (Business Development Manager, Prosperity Home Mortgage) and Mike Brouwer (Chief Customer Officer, Maxwell) to talk all about how to lead a remote sales team. This was a happy hour episode, so get your drinks ready 🍻

You've seen him keynoting conferences and in your inbox around 6AM with his industry newsletter each morning, and now you can hear him on Clear to Close. That's right; the man, the myth, the legend Rob Chrisman sat down with us recently to discuss everything from remote work, the future of the industry, cyber-security, the story behind the Chrisman Report, and beyond. In our opinion, this guy has a guaranteed seat in the Mortgage Hall of Fame.

On today's pod, Alan, Bryan, and Chelsea sit down with Patty Arvielo (President & Co-founder, New American Funding) to talk about diversity and inclusion in the mortgage industry.

Patty is well-known across the industry for her commitment to promoting diversity & inclusion in mortgage, leading by example at NAF with an employee base that is 58% female and 43% minority. It was an absolute pleasure talking with Patty; this is an episode you don't want to miss.