Power House

This week, Bill Dallas, the president at Finance of America Mortgage and co-founder of Cloudvirga, discusses his evolution in the mortgage industry, as well as the importance of creating innovative products for today’s mortgage brokers and lenders.

Additionally, Dallas touches base on the nation’s lack of housing inventory and how the rise of homeowners aging in place is impacting origination volumes.

This week, Phil Shoemaker, the executive managing director and chief business officer at Home Point Financial, discusses three housing trends to watch for in 2020. According to Shoemaker, the housing industry will see a boost in mergers and acquisitions, as well as broker expansions. Additionally, Shoemaker says the industry is likely to see an increase in technology in 2020.

This week, Jonathan Corr, the president, and CEO of Ellie Mae discusses the company being acquired by Thoma Bravo, as well as Ellie Mae's recent acquisition of fintech company Capsilon. Additionally, Corr details his market outlook for 2020.

This week, Alex Elezaj, the chief strategy officer at United Wholesale Mortgage, discusses the impact low-interest rates are projected to have on home lending. Additionally, Elezaj explains what the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s decision to increase loan limits for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could mean for the mortgage industry.

This week, David Battany, the executive vice president of capital markets at Guild Mortgage, discuss the housing market’s lack of significant inventory as well as the nation’s budding market for manufactured homes. Additionally, Battany explains what the industry needs to do to get more first-time homebuyers into homes.

This week, Collins joins us live from AIME FUSE 2019. The conference, which hosted more than 2,000 mortgage brokers from around the country, was held last month at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In an exciting conversation, Ryan Serhant, the wildly successful real estate broker featured on Bravo’s “Million Dollar Listing New York” and “Sell It Like Serhant,” discusses his national bestseller as well as the intriguing story of the ever so elusive Mr. X. Additionally, Serhant offers advice on how mortgage brokers can make sure they are setting themselves up for success.

Although the interview is loud, as it was recorded in a room full of hundreds of brokers, the conversation is worth the listen. So, forgive us for the background noise, and join us for another exciting episode of the Housing News Podcast.

This week, Gary Beasley, the CEO, and co-founder of Roofstock, explains the origin story of his online real estate investment company, as well as the company’s evolution throughout the years. Additionally, Beasley discusses America’s single-family rental market, which he says continues to attract more and more institutional capital. 

This week, Daren Blomquist, the vice president of market economics at Auction.com, has a very data-focused conversation about America’s economy, the housing market’s lack of affordability, and the growing presence of opportunity zones. 

This week, Michael Miedler, the president and CEO of Century 21, kicks off season two of the Housing News Podcast. Miedler discusses his accession within the real estate industry, as well as what it takes for agents to thrive in an “experience economy.” Additionally, Miedler touches base on some of housing’s hottest topics ranging from Millennial homebuyers to inventory and affordability woes.

This week, Doug Duncan, the chief economist at Fannie Mae, closes out season one of the Housing News Podcast with a bang. Duncan takes a look at several industry hot topics ranging from the nation's lack of housing supply to its changing demographics. Additionally, Duncan discusses the likelihood of an economic recession and what that could mean for the housing industry.