Power House

Today is a very special edition of the Housing News podcast as we gathered people from all across the HW Media team to bring you a mid-year update on different sectors in the housing industry.

Clayton first sits down with HousingWire Managing Editor James Kleimann to talk about inventory and loan originator sentiment. Then, HousingWire Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami joins to talk mortgage rates and application trends. Reporter Connie Kim brings a look at consumer sentiment and RealTrends Editorial Director Tracey Velt follows with real estate broker and agent sentiment from RealTrends’ BrokerPulse survey. 

Finally, we wrap with HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler as she talks builder sentiment courtesy of data from John Burns Real Estate Consulting and the National Association of Home Builders.  

Hope you enjoy the episode!

Today, on this sponsored episode, our Housing News guest is Austin Niemiec, the Executive Vice President at Rocket Pro TPO. Niemiec joined HW Media CEO Clayton Collins talk about new and upcoming trends in the housing market, especially among originators.

They also discuss shifting consumer expectations, how to prepare buyers for a competitive market and mortgage product innovation!

Today, our Housing News guest is Karl Jacob, the CEO and co-founder of LoanSnap. Jacob joined HW Media CEO Clayton Collins a few weeks back to talk about blockchain cryptocurrencies and NFTs in likely our most well-informed discussion on the subject to date. 

They discuss how the blockchain and NFTs are fitting into the mortgage ecosystem, how consumers should expect to see the symbiotic relationship grow and how LoanSnap is leading the charge.

The Housing News podcast explores the most important topics happening in mortgage and real estate. Each week a new mortgage, real estate or proptech executive joins the show to add perspective to the top stories crossing HousingWire’s news desk. Hosted by Clayton Collins and produced by Elissa Branch.

This week’s Housing News guest is Bill Dallas, most recently President of Finance of America Mortgage, a role he left in March of this year. Dallas has also been behind the founding and managing of more than a dozen mortgage and financial tech companies over the past 40 years, including Skyline Homes, OwnIt and New Leaf. 

Dallas joined HW Media CEO Clayton Collins to talk about the current state of the mortgage banking industry, especially as compared to previous cycles. They also talk about how the “great reset” of the mortgage lending industry is quickly approaching in Q2 of this year.

Today’s guest is the Founder and Execetive Chairman of loanDepot, Anthony Hsieh. Following loanDepot’s first-quarter earnings call this past Tuesday, Hsieh joins HW Media CEO Clayton Collins to talk about how those in the mortgage industry should expect to weather through a painful – but necessary – cycle.  

Bringing with him decades of mortgage experience, Hsieh shares how to strategically play both offense and defense in quickly shifting market conditions. Collins and Hsieh also talk about the evolution of loanDepot’s mello division, how vertical integration plays into the convergence of real estate financing and services and much more!

We are dropping an extra-special episode in your feed this morning for a crossover with the Tom Ferry Podcast Experience!

HW Media CEO Clayton Collins and Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler joined Tom Ferry in his Dallas studio last month to guest star on an episode of the Tom Ferry Podcast Experience.   

The three of them talk about every topic that should be top of mind right now, like rates, inventory, inflation, the housing bubble and much more. They also dissect the question everyone is asking as rates rise: did I miss the chance to buy a house? 

This week’s episode is a special crossover with HousingWire sister brand RealTrends on their RealTrending podcast. RealTrends Editorial Director Tracey Velt interviews Rob Hahn, aka Notorious Rob, of 7DS Associates, a Las Vegas-based real estate consulting firm. 

They discuss home prices and what brokers should do to remain market-proof and his take on the commission lawsuits. Hahn also shares his opinion on the future of the commodified brokerage. 

In this week’s episode, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins is joined by Ron Turner, President of Tri Pointe Connect to talk give a breakdown of the current state of the housing market and how Tri Pointe Connect’s status as an affiliated lender with Tri Pointe Homes gives them a unique opportunity into new inventory being built all across the country.

The pair also about other hot topics in the space, including mortgage rates, supply and demand and home price appreciation. 

In this week’s episode, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins is joined by Miriam Moore, the Division President at Default Services at ServiceLink to talk about their most recent State of Homebuying Report, which looks at how prospective homebuyers are viewing and making decisions in the current market.

The pair talk about how buyers are using technology, emerging demographics, home price appreciation, and the interesting role that auction is beginning to play in today's hot market. 

In this week’s episode, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins is joined in person by Qualia CEO and founder Nate Baker at Qualia’s Future of Real Estate Summit last week in Austin, Texas. 

Their discussion centered around the prevailing theme of the conference: connectivity. They talk about the importance of a connected and streamlined transaction in a rapidly changing industry and how Qualia fits into the process. They also discuss new moves in technology innovation and M&As!