Today's HousingWire Daily episode features the first episode of the Women of Influence podcast miniseries. Each Tuesday, HW+ Managing Editor Brena Nath interviews one of HousingWire's remarkable Women of Influence on their latest contributions to the industry, the women they look up to and how they're moving markets forward. 

The miniseries leads into the announcement of the 2021 HousingWire Women of Influence award winners, which will be announced on Aug. 1. This first episode features 2020 Woman of Influence Laura Grannemann, vice president of Strategic Investments at Rocket Community Fund, as she discusses how COVID-19 has starkly highlighted inequity in housing across the country.