One on One Show with Greg Sher

A mortgage tech founder with 22 mortgage clients - only in business 3 years. An IMB CEO who gets bombarded by tech vendors 24/7. A consultant to the starts - and long time tech advisor in the space.

Join me for a special One On One Monday at 1PM- for a "how to crack the code" and gain adoption in mortgage with Tidalwave's Diane Yu, Envoy Mortgage's Chad Smith and STRATMOR Group's Sue Woodard.

Does this sound like a mortgage loan to you?

The money behind it says no - I say yes.

A homeowner with 20% or more equity in their home gets a lump sum loan from a company they don't have to pay back until they sell their house - a lien is placed on that home for that amount - usually in 2nd position and there are CLTV limits - most are capped at 80%. The homeowner agrees to pay as much as 10% of what the house is worth for that lump sum, PLUS a portion of appreciation at time of sale - can be as high as 18%.

HEI - "Home Equity Investment" is catching fire - and plenty of heat. They follow RESPA - but aren't "loans," according to Mark Hanson, CEO of HomeEquity.Exchange. He says his firm and others like it are "partners in real estate."
 
A timely vehicle for a struggling population?

Or a loophole meant to exploit homeowners?

You be the judge.

Who is game to UnFu&K the mortgage market?
 
Find out how this coming Monday on a live One On One as I speak with Highland Mortgage Founder and CEO Mark Milam.
 
His mortgage acumen is next-level. Join us. Really looking forward to this.

He's had a hand in brokering billions in mortgage acquisitions and consolidation - and he's at it again. Join me today as I chat with the King Maker Garth Graham from STRATMOR Group (I named him that - he doesn't love it) about the suddenly blazing M&A space in mortgage - and what it takes to make the perfect deal.

What would it take for rates to move back to 2026 lows?

What’s really behind the bonds freak out?

What’s the likelihood the next recession leads to higher rates?

On the next one on one, I’ll get these answers and more from the legendary Matt Graham, Founder and CEO of MBSLive.net.

New appraisal form deadline is days away – and too many aren’t ready.

Hear the latest and just how hard the “shoe will drop” for the ill-prepared, from Cotality Chief Valuation Officer Shawn Telford.

Rates to drop to 6.25% or rise to 7.75% - which happens first?

Unemployment to 3.8 or 5% which happens first?

Why does former Zillow Senior Economist Orphe Divounguy think the Fed Chair is "asleep at the wheel." It's all in this week's One On One. Enjoy!

In this special edition of One On One, Greg Sher brings you a conversation originally featured on Episode 18 of the No Surrender Podcast with with cohosts Erin Dee, Coby Hakalir, and surprise guest Vishal Garg, Founder of Better.com.

Vishal gets candid about his departure from the CEO role at Better, what happened behind the scenes, and why he’s now fighting his way back. He shares details from conversations with board members, what he believes he should have done differently, and why he says it’s officially “game time.”

It’s Vishal Garg, unfiltered, on what happened, what he learned, and what comes next.

Originally aired on the No Surrender Podcast, where housing opinions collide.

Is the traditional CRM on its way out?

Greg Sher sits down One On One with Joe Welu, Founder & CEO of Total Expert, to talk about the shift from traditional CRM to agentic AI, and what it could mean for the future of mortgage.

Joe breaks down why he believes AI is still dramatically underrated, how AI agents could transform the way loan officers work, and why the next generation of mortgage technology will be less about navigating software and more about putting intelligent systems to work.

From eliminating busywork to amplifying what loan officers do best, this is a look at what comes after the CRM...and how quickly that future may be arriving.

A conversation so good - I'm replaying it.

NEXA Lending CEO Mike Kortas and UMortgage CEO Anthony Casa unfiltered. 

Hear their plans to dominate and the couple of things that could foil their plans. If you don't love this chat, I'll give you your money back!