HousingWire Daily
The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.
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Hawkish Fed members push back on December rate cut
On today's episode, Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami talks about the Fed’s attitude toward December rate cuts.
19 min
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Why we may never see the October jobs data
Logan Mohtashami talks about the government’s announcement it may never release the October jobs data and what other economic data he's looking at.
24 min
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Portable mortgages and the rise in purchase apps
Logan Mohtashami talks about portable mortgages, purchase apps and the latest resignation at the Federal Reserve.
23 min
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Alex Akel on the opportunity for homebuilders i...
Akel Homes President Alex Akel talks about the South Florida housing market and how homebuilders are meeting the challenges.
28 min
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Logan Mohtashami on the 50-year mortgage
Logan Mohtashami talks about the idea of a 50-year mortgage, housing demand and when we’ll get government data.
24 min
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Logan Mohtashami on the state of the economy
Logan Mohtashami talks about the state of the U.S. economy and how that is impacting mortgage rates and housing.
20 min
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Labor data is still driving mortgage rates, eve...
Logan Mohtashami talks about alternative sources for labor data, how labor is still driving rates, as well as credit and foreclosure data.
23 min
83
What happens to mortgage rates if Trump tariffs...
Logan Mohtashami talks about jobs, housing demand, median homebuyer age and what happens to mortgage rates if Trump’s tariffs are struck down.
27 min
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Class Valuation COO Andrew Bough on the future ...
Class Valuation COO Andrew Bough talks about the evolution of AMCs in serving lenders and what the future looks like for valuation.
18 min
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With lower spreads and help from Trump, mortgag...
Logan Mohtashami talks about how much mortgage spreads have improved and how the Trump administration continues to try to improve housing.
23 min
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Fed presidents push for no rate cut in December
Logan Mohtashami talks about why a December rate cut looks more unlikely today and why national home prices are still so resilient.
24 min
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Will the next Fed chair be pro-housing?
Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami talks about the Federal Reserve and how the next Fed chair could impact housing.
23 min
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Did Powell kill the December rate cut?
Today, Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami talks about the Fed meeting and what to expect next on mortgage rates.
23 min
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Nathan Knottingham on how serving veterans has ...
Nathan Knottingham talks about the intersection of mortgage and real estate and how serving veterans has changed.
19 min
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AIME CEO Jonathon Haddad on growing broker mark...
AIME CEO Jonathon Haddad talks about how he's leading AIME in a new direction to grow broker market share.
26 min
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Marina Walsh on MBA’s 2026 forecast for mortgag...
MBA SVP Marina Walsh talks about the MBA’s forecast for 2026 on mortgage rates, home prices and profitability.
15 min
92
Did home sales just break out?
On today's episode, Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami taks about home sales and how to interpret the latest data.
21 min
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Preview of a very unusual Fed week
Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami talks about about Fed week and what that looks like during a government shutdown.
21 min
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How is the government shutdown impacting housing?
Logan Mohtashami talks about mortgage rates and the continued impact of the government shutdown on housing.
19 min
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Matt VanFossen on the new sheriffs in town: sta...
Absolute Home Mortgage's Matt VanFossen talks about new and pending state regulations on AI, CRA and zombie mortgages.
18 min
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MBA’s Bob Broeksmit on credit scores and a poss...
Mortgage Bankers Association president and CEO Bob Broeksmit talks about the latest news on credit scores and a GSE release.
12 min
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Mike Vough on using tech to take advantage of r...
Optimal Blue's Mike Vough talks about how technology is empowering lenders to take advantage of refi opportunities in this market.
19 min
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Why housing data is trending positive
On today's episode, Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami talks about the positive housing data that he’s tracking.
22 min
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What can move mortgage rates even lower?
Logan Mohtashami talks about the economic and political factors that could drive mortgage rates to the low end of his 2025 forecast.
20 min
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Nate Baker: We’ve reached the tipping point wit...
Prolific tech company founder and Qualia CEO Nate Baker talk about the state of AI and what companies should be doing right now.
23 min