Power House
320 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsThe Power House podcast is a show about leadership, markets and entrepreneurship in the housing industry. Each Thursday, Clayton Collins speaks with CEOs and founders from the mortgage and real estate sector to reveal how housing executives think about business growth, operational strategy, and leadership. The Power House podcast reveals the full picture through the stories of the industry’s most impactful leaders.
Clayton Collins is the CEO of HousingWire, and the Power House podcast is produced by HousingWire’s Content Studio. Initially launched in 2019 as the Housing News podcast, the show was relaunched as Power House in 2024.
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The rise of manufactured housing with Havenpark CEO Robbie Pratt
July 06, 2023 11:00 - 51 minutesToday we venture into the manufactured housing space with guest Robbie Pratt, the CEO and co-founder of Havenpark Communities, an operator and developer of manufactured housing communities since 2016. During the conversation, Robbie talks through the types of communities that Havenpark is investing in and helping build, the difference between manufactured and stick-built housing and overcoming the stigma of manufactured homes. He also chats about housing trends at large and why he thinks affo...
Wolters Kluwer VP Simon Moir talks AI regulation and fintech
June 29, 2023 11:00 - 51 minutesToday our guest is Simon Moir, the VP of Banking Compliance Solutions at Wolters Kluwer, where he is responsible for overseeing the growth and development of the segment’s banking compliance product portfolio as well as their open digital lending platform and expert solutions ecosystem. Simon has more than 20 years of experience delivering innovative, highly scalable solutions to the banking and financial services industry. In today’s conversion, Clayton and Simon chat about AI and the somewh...
Wholesale Opportunities: Helping New Brokerages Get Off the Ground (Wholesale Market Master Class Episode 4)
June 26, 2023 11:00 - 33 minutesHousingWire presents The Wholesale Market Master Class, presented by BeAMortgageBroker.com. This four-part series is focused on all things wholesale and the role that the wholesale market plays in the mortgage ecosystem. Our expert this week is Mike Walton, Director of Wholesale Development at United Wholesale Mortgage. Mike works to grow the wholesale mortgage channel to new heights by engaging consumers, financial institutions, and budding entrepreneurs with the hopes of bringing awareness ...
Maxwell CEO John Paasonen talks market health and innovating the mortgage experience
June 22, 2023 11:00 - 43 minutesToday’s guest is John Paasonen, the CEO and co-founder of Maxwell, a venture-backed startup focused on making the mortgage experience simple, human and intuitive. Dedicated Housing News listeners might recall John’s appearance on the show back in December 2022 to have an entrepreneur-to-entrepreneur conversation with Clayton about Maxwell and his business strategy. In today’s conversion, Clayton and John discuss a lot of the fascinating data and client interactions that John sees across his b...
Technology and Digital Adoption: Leading the Broker Channel into the Future (Wholesale Master Class Episode 3)
June 19, 2023 11:00 - 47 minutesHousingWire presents The Wholesale Market Master Class, presented by BeAMortgageBroker.com. This four-part series is focused on all things wholesale and the role that the wholesale market plays in the mortgage ecosystem. This week we have the pleasure of speaking to Jason Bressler, the chief technology officer at United Wholesale Mortgage. With 24+ years of IT experience, Jason leads more than 1,300 information technology professionals and manages the strategy and implementation of technology...
Rental Market Insights with Azibo CEO Vikas Gupta
June 15, 2023 11:00 - 36 minutesToday, we have the pleasure of speaking to Vikas Gupta, a longstanding entrepreneur and the CEO of Azibo, a unified financial and property management platform for independent real investors. Vikas has over 15 years of experience in the development of early-stage tech startups, including Nodabl, the Baby Box Co., Factual Inc., and many more. Now, through Azibo, he’s helping landlords and investors and holding impactful real estate conversations on his own podcast, Hacking Real Estate. Today’s...
Career Building: Launching and growing a wholesale brokerage (Wholesale Master Class Episode 2)
June 12, 2023 11:00 - 38 minutesHousingWire presents The Wholesale Market Master Class, presented by BeAMortgageBroker.com. This four-part series is focused on all things wholesale and the role that the wholesale market plays in the mortgage ecosystem. For this week’s installment, we welcome two separate guests, Justin Brown and Jennifer Gormer, to discuss building successful careers and businesses in the wholesale mortgage arena. Justin Brown is the broker/owner of the NuHome Team doing business in the Los Angeles market. ...
Kristin Messerli on the state of Gen Z homebuying
June 08, 2023 11:00 - 50 minutesToday, our guest is the co-founder and executive director of FirstHome IQ, Kristin Messerli. She is also the founder of Cultural Outreach, which is now part of the National Association of Minority Mortgage Bankers of America (NAMMBA), and is a leading strategist and keynote speaker on the topic of next-gen housing and the psychology of money. Clayton and Kristin’s conversation for this episode is focused on her most recent 2023 Gen Z Homebuyer Report. They also talked about the 2023 NextGen W...
Intro to Wholesale Lending: Understanding wholesale’s vital role in the mortgage ecosystem (Wholesale Master Class Episode 1)
June 05, 2023 11:00 - 46 minutesHousingWire presents The Wholesale Market Master Class presented by BeAMortgageBroker.com This four-part series is focused on all things wholesale and the role that the wholesale market plays in the mortgage ecosystem.Throughout the series, listeners will develop a deeper understanding of the role that wholesale plays in the mortgage ecosystem, how to build your career in the wholesale channel, tech adoption in the industry, and more. The first installment of this series features a conversati...
WFG CEO Steve Ozonian on balancing organc and acquisitive growth plans
June 01, 2023 21:00 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MBFor today's episode, Clayton is joined by Steve Ozonian, the CEO of Williston Financial Group. Steve is a longtime real estate executive with a range of entrepreneurial and leadership experience, including board involvement at LendingTree, Attom Data Solutions, Inside Real Estate, and most recently, LoanDepot. In this conversation, they discuss some really important topics, including leading through the inevitable cycles in the housing industry and connecting the housing sector across mor...
WFG CEO Steve Ozonian on balancing organic and acquisitive growth plans
June 01, 2023 21:00 - 49 minutesFor today's episode, Clayton is joined by Steve Ozonian, the CEO of Williston Financial Group. Steve is a longtime real estate executive with a range of entrepreneurial and leadership experience, including board involvement at LendingTree, Attom Data Solutions, Inside Real Estate, and most recently, LoanDepot. In this conversation, they discuss some really important topics, including leading through the inevitable cycles in the housing industry and connecting the housing sector across mortga...
What Homebuyers Want from Lenders: Consumer Expectations in the Mortgage Process (Mortgage Master Class Episode 4)
May 30, 2023 11:00 - 38 minutesHousingWire presents the Modern Mortgage Origination Master Class, a four-part educational series presented by Zillow Home Loans. This educational series features four classes designed to bring the HousingWire community expert-level knowledge on modern mortgage origination and how today’s homebuyer navigates the homebuying process. This final installment of this series features a conversation between Clayton Collins, CEO of HW Media and Tim Swank, Zillow Home Loans’ Vice President of Mortgage...
Forecasts and Key Learnings from MBA Secondary featuring Sarah Wheeler and Mike Fratantoni
May 25, 2023 11:00 - 45 minutesToday, HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler joins Clayton Collins to discuss and digest primary takeaways and learnings from the Mortgage Bankers Association Secondary and Capital Markets Conference hosted this week in New York City.The episode shifts to an exclusive interview between Sarah Wheeler and Mike Fratantoni, MBA's chief economist and senior vice president of research and industry technology. Mike shares his forecasts for the remainder of 2023, as well as insights on mortgage r...
The Lender & Agent Partnership: How agents and lenders partner to win for their clients (Mortgage Master Class Episode 3)
May 24, 2023 11:00 - 45 minutesHousingWire presents the Modern Mortgage Origination Master Class, a four-part educational series presented by Zillow Home Loans. This educational series features four classes designed to bring the HousingWire community expert-level knowledge on modern mortgage origination and how today’s homebuyer navigates the homebuying process. This week’s episode features a conversation between Tracey Velt, Senior Director of data and content for HW Media, and two guests: Racquel Russell, Zillow’s Vice P...
ResiShares' co-founder Alex Villacorta on what they can bring to the future of valuations
May 18, 2023 11:00 - 1 hourToday, we welcome Alex Villacorta to the Housing News podcast. Alex is currently the Chief Data Officer and co-founder at ResiShares, a residential real estate investment management firm. Before ResiShares, Alex held positions focusing on data and analytics at both HouseCanary and Clear Capital. Clayton and Alex cover a lot of ground during their conversation, including Alex's professional background, how he's developed his valuation and data expertise over the years, and how he's currently w...
Home Shopping Trends: How first-time and repeat buyers are approaching the market (Mortgage Master Class Episode 2)
May 15, 2023 11:00 - 32 minutesHousingWire presents the Modern Mortgage Origination Master Class, a four-part educational series presented by Zillow Home Loans. This educational series features four classes designed to bring the HousingWire community expert-level knowledge on modern mortgage origination and how today’s homebuyer navigates the homebuying process. This episode features a conversation between Clayton Collins, CEO of HW Media and Amanda Pendleton, Zillow’s Home Trends Expert. Amanda works to translate Zillow's...
Side's Steve Capezza on the evolution of the real estate sales model
May 11, 2023 11:00 - 34 minutesToday, we're bringing you a crossover episode to your feed straight from the RealTrending podcast hosted by Tracy Velt, Senior Director of Data and Content for Housing Wire and RealTrends. This is a conversation between Tracey and Steve Capezza, the president of Side Real Estate. Steve joined Side earlier this year after a several years-long career with Zillow. We wanted to highlight this episode this week because the conversation really lifts the veil on how the real estate sales model is ev...
The Affordability Crunch: Navigating Volatile Mortgage Rates in a Changing Housing Market (Mortgage Master Class Episode 1)
May 08, 2023 11:00 - 49 minutesWe are dropping a special episode in your feed — the first of a four-part master class series presented by Zillow Home Loans. This series will feature experts from Zillow and across the housing industry who offer insights and strategies you can use today to best navigate today’s rapidly evolving mortgage market. Today’s episode is a conversation between Clayton Collins and Orphe Divounguy, Ph.D., a senior economist for Zillow Home Loans and a member of Zillow’s Economic Research team. Orphe’...
Altos President Mike Simonsen brings some truth to common housing data misconceptions
May 04, 2023 11:00 - 47 minutesOn this episode of Housing News, we welcome a reoccurring HW Media face — Mike Simonson, the founder and president of Altos Research. During the conversation, he gives Clayton a glimpse into the data that he is seeing during this really pivotal first week of May 2023, shares his summer 2023 forecast, and talks about where he thinks will end the year in terms of total active listings. He also gives Clayton some lessons on how we can best use data to understand what's happening in the housing ...
Leigh Brown talks lessons learned in over 20 years in real estate
April 27, 2023 11:00 - 55 minutesToday, we welcome Leigh Brown, President of the NC Association of REALTORS® and the Broker/Owner of One Community Real Estate. She's been in the real estate industry for over 20 years and is involved in a lot of facets of the industry and is probably a familiar face and voice to many of you, including those who listen to her Crazy Shit in Real Estate podcast.In today's conversation, Clayton focuses on some of the expertise that Leigh has built through her years as a real estate broker, what s...
UMortgage CFO on growth investments and mindset in a recessionary market
April 20, 2023 11:00 - 46 minutesThis week, we have the pleasure of welcoming Gil Arbitsman, the Chief Financial Officer at UMortgage, to the Housing News podcast. For those of you that aren't familiar with the UMortgage, it's Anthony Casa's new mortgage origination shop — which Clayton got the chance to chat with Anthony about back in December of last year. Gil is also a 2023 HW Finance Leader Awardee. But this week, the conversation with Gil takes a different approach to look at a lot of the overlooked operational consider...
RE/MAX CEO Nick Bailey on the most important step after an acquisition
April 13, 2023 11:00 - 52 minutesToday, Clayton had the pleasure to speak with Nick Bailey, the CEO and President of RE/MAX. They talk about the record-low inventory we've seen in March and April, recent happenings in the M&A space, and the importance of moving quickly on integrations in decisions shortly after an acquisition, both on the tech side as well as in the real estate brokerage ecosystem. They also get into how we should be viewing the national housing market versus the local markets, and why it is so important to ...
RE/MAX CEO Nick Bailey on the importance of moving swiftly after acquisitions
April 13, 2023 11:00 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MBToday, Clayton had the pleasure to speak with Nick Bailey, the CEO and President of RE/MAX. They talk about the record-low inventory we've seen in March and April, recent happenings in the M&A space, and the importance of moving quickly on integrations in decisions shortly after an acquisition, both on the tech side as well as in the real estate brokerage ecosystem. They also get into how we should be viewing the national housing market versus the local markets, and why it is so important to...
MBA Chairman Matt Rocco on how the rapidly changing market influences banks
April 06, 2023 11:00 - 55 minutesThis week's episode follows right on the back end of the Mortgage Bankers Association's Technology Solutions Conference, so we couldn't think of a more appropriate time to drop Clayton's great interview with the chairman of the Mortgage Bankers Association and President of Colliers Mortgage, Matt Rocco. Clayton and Matt talked about how quickly the market is changing, how that flows to impact banks, and how that then flows to impact loan officers. Given Matt's strong background in multifamil...
Dave Savage of Mortgage Coach on what new LOs just don't get
March 30, 2023 11:00 - 44 minutesToday, our guest is a mortgage industry veteran and entrepreneur who might be familiar to many of you: Dave Savage, Chief Innovation Officer at TrustEngine & Co-founder of Mortgage Coach. Dave has joined us many times over the years in a variety of HW Media content, including being a 2022 HW Vanguard and being a recurring awardee on our Tech 100 Mortgage List.Clayton and Dave's conversation hopes to bring a fresh, new angle of Dave's usual expertise. They talk about some current market dynam...
Keller Williams' President Marc King on their 30-year growth plan
March 23, 2023 11:00 - 57 minutesThis week, we are bringing a phenomenal guest to your feed: Marc King, the president of Keller Williams. Marc has a long history in the real estate industry, with his previous role as director of growth for Keller Williams, and as a top-producing sales associate when he joined a Missouri-based Keller Williams franchise as a team leader all the way back in 2003. Clayton and Marc talk and discuss an array of topics, including how realtors fulfill roles comparable to financial advisors, why agen...
Non-QM Market Dynamics with Tom Davis of Deephaven
March 16, 2023 11:00 - 39 minutesThis week, Clayton had the pleasure of sitting down with Tom Davis, the Chief Sales Officer of Deephaven Mortgage, where he works very closely with wholesale and correspondent sales leaders, as well as clients. Prior to joining Deephaven, Tom served as Executive Vice President, Head of TPO Production at First Guaranty Mortgage Corporation. During their conversation, Clayton and Tom do a deep dive into the housing market, inventory, inflation, and a brief conversation about the health of the ...
Kurt Carlton of New Western on "The Great Renovation"
March 09, 2023 12:00 - 43 minutesToday's episode is all about "The Great Renovation" that is happening in 15 million vacant homes in the US, and the investors — particularly Gen Z — that are buying these properties, adding value, and bringing them back to the market for sale or as rentals.Clayton got to sit down with Kurt Carlton, the President and co-founder of New Western, a real estate investment marketplace that helps investors find homes to rehab. Kurt unpacks all the activity that he's seeing from investors that are bu...
Neel Dhingra on building and growing your social media presence
March 02, 2023 12:00 - 1 hourOn today's episode, we have a really great conversation between Clayton and Neel Dhingra, the Chief Executive Officer at Forward Academy, mortgage banker at All Western Mortgage, and social media extraordinaire. Neel talks about how he grew his business using social media and how he went from being 35 and drowning in debt with a failed business to now being a millionaire with a successful business at 40. He also explains why the company we keep can affect your success and also what he learne...
Brian Webster of NotaryCam talks all things leadership and corporate strategy
February 23, 2023 12:00 - 48 minutesToday's episode features a great conversation with Brian Webster, the president of NotaryCam. Brian goes into his incredible background that starts from Freddie Mac to the CFPB to Wells Fargo and then, finally, into the FinTech ecosystem. Clayton and Brian also talk about the impact that Brian has had on the industry through his role in the development of TRID, his thoughts about M&As, corporate strategy and how the right leadership approach can accelerate growth and business outcomes for te...
Kevin Parra, CEO of Plaza Home Mortgage on 2023 Strategy and the Capacity Curve
February 16, 2023 12:00 - 37 minutesOn today's episode of the Housing News podcast, Plaza CEO Kevin Parra shares how his career as a mortgage lending executive has shaped the actions he is taking to prepare his business for 2023 and beyond. The conversation focuses on cost-efficient lending, focusing on single-channel strategies and building cultures that support recruiting and retaining the best people. Kevin addresses some of the industry's biggest challenges including reducing headcount to match the volume and capacity curve...
Housing Market Update: Slowdance or Great Resetting? Volume, First-time buyers, CX and Rates
February 09, 2023 12:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBThis week we are bringing you an extra special episode of the Housing News podcast! Earlier this week, HousingWire hosted a virtual economic summit which we dubbed the Housing Market Update. We brought together a handful of the most forward industry thinkers and analyst to share some of the most relevant and thoughtful data and insights we should all be looking at as we head into 2023. They unpack rising mortgage rates, housing inventory, the biggest threats to the housing market and much mo...
Todd Carpenter on how the CoStar and Move, Inc. deal impacts the larger real estate industry
February 02, 2023 12:00 - 49 minutesOn today's episode of the Housing News podcast, we had the pleasure of speaking with Todd Carpenter, who has had an extensive and successful career in real esate technology. Most recently the Director of Strategic Investments at NAR, Todd now writes his own blog at todd.re and works freelance with real estate and technology firms. Clayton and Todd talk about how the rise of artificial intelligence like ChatGPT might disrupt the real estate industry in the future and also dive into the rumored...
Apartment List's Igor Popov looks back on the 2022 rental market
January 26, 2023 12:00 - 51 minutesOn today's episode, Igor Popov is joining us to dissect and discuss trends in the rental market. Igor is the Chief Economist and Head of Analytics over at Apartment List and he and Clayton talk all things rental housing market data derived from the most recent national rent report by Apartment List, including rent growth data in 2022 and how remote work will most impact the rental market in specific spots across the country.They also dive deep into the rental pricing and demand trends that be...
Daren Blomquist of auction.com on his 2023 housing outlook
January 19, 2023 12:00 - 38 minutesToday, Clayton had the opportunity to sit down and talk to Daren Blomquist, the VP of Market Economics at auction.com. Daren has been around this space for quite a while and analyzes and forecasts complex macro and microeconomic data trends, with his works being cited in major publications such as The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. For this episode, we invited Daren to talk about a really unique and not often talked about perspective derived from the auction.com platform to help...
Dan Sogorka on the impact of mortgage tech M&A
January 12, 2023 12:00 - 49 minutesOur wonderful guest today brings to the table 23 years of experience in operating businesses in the mortgage technology ecosystem. In this episode, Dan Sogorka, the president and CEO of Sagent, sits down with Clayton to talk about private equity, venture capital and some of the current opportunities for dealmaking and consolidation in the mortgage tech space.They also talk about the impacts of fintechs, technology's relationship with mortgage servicing, some of the trends that have happened o...
CoreLogic data experts talk all things climate risk
January 05, 2023 12:00 - 44 minutesOn today's episode of Housing News, we have the pleasure of welcoming two great guests from CoreLogic: John Rogers, the Chief Innovation Officer, and George Gallagher, a Principal of ESG & Climate Change, Natural Hazard and Spatial Solutions. This episode is focused on all things climate and climate risk. The three unpack all the things that lenders, businesses, homeowners and other real estate owners need to understand about climate risk, both now and in the future. They also share where in ...
Victoria DeLuce of Delmar Mortgage on the data to watch for 2023
December 29, 2022 12:00 - 45 minutesTo close out 2022, this week we are bringing you a fascinating, in-depth conversation with Victoria DeLuce, the Senior Vice President of Business Development and Capital Markets Thought Leader at Delmar Mortgage. Victoria does an incredible job at bringing her capital markets expertise and her understanding of rates data to originators to help interpret where the market is going. She and Clayton also talk a lot about hedging works, recent Federal Reserve news, and some of the data points that...
Brian Covey of Revolution Mortgage talks how to build high-performing teams
December 22, 2022 12:00 - 36 minutesFor today's Housing News episode, we are bringing you a crossover from the HousingWire Daily podcast featuring Brian Covey, the EVP of Strategy and Development at Revolution Mortgage and a regular face at HW Media engagements. After his professional soccer career, Covey was a high-profile vice president at loanDepot who left the company after five years to join Revolution Mortgage.Brian joins HW Media Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler to talk about Revolution’s lending model, how LOs and brokers ...
UMortgage CEO Anthony Casa on their most recent acquisition
December 19, 2022 12:00 - 42 minutesToday's Housing News guest is Anthony Casa, the president and CEO at UMortgage to talk in-depth about an acquisition that UMortgage announced this very morning. Clayton and Anthony also talk about their communication and M&A strategy, the way that he has evolved and attracted people as a leader over the years, and shares some strategy tips about how to recruit the next generation of talent in the mortgage industry. Enjoy the episode! The Housing News podcast explores the most important topics...
Rick Palacios on what headlines are getting wrong
December 15, 2022 12:00 - 1 hourToday we have the pleasure of bringing you a crossover episode from our recently acquired Altos Research's Top of Mind Podcast. On the show, Mike Simonsen, Altos President, interviews experts from across the real estate ecosystem on housing data trends and other happenings in the industry. For this episode, Mike interviews Rick Palacios, the Director of Research and a Managing Principal at John Burns Real Estate Consulting. Rick was an incredible Housing News guest this past spring, so we are...
Katherine Campbell of Assurance Financial on the industry's transition to consumer-direct
December 12, 2022 12:00 - 55 minutesOn today's episode, Clayton has the pleasure to speak with Katherine Campbell, the Chief Digital Officer at Assurance Financial, a veteran in the financial services industry and a core part of the HousingWire community as one of our 2022 Marketing Leaders.Clayton and Katherine do a deep dive into the digital roadmap that she's been running since 2018, including the different iterations and what it has enabled for the culture and efficiency at Assurance Financial. They also talk about the indu...
HW acquires real-time housing data business
December 08, 2022 12:00 - 31 minutesFor today's episode, we are bringing to the Housing News audience first a very special announcement about an acquisition that we've made at HW Media that is going to be really transformative across the HW Media brand and the housing news industry. We are really excited to bring on the CEO of the business who is joining our leadership team to help build out this mission, Mike Simonsen of Altos Research. This episode is a very special behind-the-scenes look into a conversation between Mike an...
Josip Rupena of Milo on the intersection and future of housing and crypto
December 05, 2022 12:00 - 42 minutesFor today's episode, we have Josip Rupena, the founder and CEO of Milo, a mortgage lender that's focused on serving foreign buyers in the US as well as offering a crypto-backed mortgage product. Clayton and Josip talk about the background of crypto-backed mortgages and exactly how they work with backing the purchase of real estate. They also go into some of the crypto risks that are created and intersected by the rapid changes in the US housing market amid the downfall of BlockFi and FTX. Enj...
Maxwell CEO John Paasonen on the company's evolution
December 01, 2022 12:00 - 46 minutesIn today's episode, Clayton had a fantastic opportunity to talk with fellow entrepreneur and operator in the mortgage ecosystem, John Paasonen, the co-founder and CEO at Maxwell. Clayton and John do a deep dive into the evolution of Maxwell over the years, from the strategies that were involved on day one and the parts where his clients helped pull the company forward. With Maxwell being at the forefront of a lot of mortgage ecosystem innovation and adoption, he also shares a handful of tips...
Bright MLS Chief Economist Lisa Sturtevant on her 2023 market forecast
November 28, 2022 12:00 - 59 minutesToday, Clayton interviews Dr. Lisa Sturtevant, the chief economist of Bright MLS. They cover everything from economic data to innovations in mortgage lending, valuation trends in the real estate brokerage industry, and market data local to Bright as well as national trends. But, most importantly, we hope you'll tune in and stay for the whole episode as Lisa provides her predictions for the 2023 market, including her forecast for interest rates and home prices. Enjoy the episode!Check out the ...
Rook CEO ED Messman on solving the housing affordability crisis
November 21, 2022 12:00 - 31 minutesFor today's episode of the Housing News Podcast, we're bringing you the audio version of an interview featuring Clayton and the CEO of Rook Capital, Ed Messman, who talks about some of the innovative solutions to the home affordability crisis. Clayton and Ed's conversation helps lay a great backdrop to the affordability challenge that our country is currently facing and how that challenge impacts both mortgage and real estate professionals across the country. They also go into some of today'...
Scot Rose of Class Valuation on the future of appraisal innovation
November 17, 2022 12:00 - 50 minutesOn today's episode, we sit down with Scot Rose, the Chief Innovation Officer at Class Valuation to talk about the way that some lenders are adopting technology around their appraisal evaluation processes that will prepare them to innovate on the other side of this turbulent market. Clayton and Scot unpack some of the things that Class Valuation is building that'll help drive business, as we're seeing market uncertainty put a lot of people on the sidelines, and only the most strategic players...
Homepoint's Willie Newman talks building a more resilient mortgage bank
November 14, 2022 12:00 - 39 minutesToday, we welcome Willie Newman, the president and CEO of Homepoint, to the Housing News podcast!In this episode, Clayton and Willie talk about navigating market cycles, building more resilient mortgage banks with better technology and workflows, and ensuring the IMBs are staffed and resourced properly and efficiently for today's lower volume. Listen in to this playbook conversation for industry executives and professionals that have their eye on the horizon and aren't afraid to use a housing...
Eddy Perez on advocacy work and getting involved in the housing industry
November 10, 2022 12:00 - 1 hourToday we're joined by Eddy Perez, the CEO and president of Equity Prime Mortgage and committee member and board member of the Mortgage Bankers Association. Eddy brings to the table some really great information about how leaders can get involved in the MBA and other organizations across the industry and how they can really make an impact in the broader housing economy outside of their own operations.Clayton and Eddy also unpack some of the challenges that come with running your own business o...