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Flipping the future with Anchor Loans CEO Ray Mathoda Nov 30, 2023

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For today’s episode, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins had the pleasure of chatting with Rayman Mathoda, the CEO of Anchor Loans and a 2023 HousingWire Women of Influence honoree. Ray brings more than 25 years of experience across the real estate, finance and technology sectors to the conversation. Prior to her work at Anchor, Ray was co-founder and partner at Emerge Life Sciences and before that served as CEO at Xome.

Clayton and Ray talk about the current state of the fix-and-flip market, barriers for builders and where she sees migration happening across the U.S. amid inventory problems. They also chat about the market shift toward nonbank landers and what Ray has in store for Anchor in 2024.

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The Housing News podcast explores the most critical topics in mortgage, real estate and fintech. A new mortgage or real estate executive joins the show each week to add perspective to the top stories crossing HousingWire’s news desk. Hosted by Clayton Collins and produced by the HW Media team.

Mortgage Advisory Partners CEO Brian Hale talks M&A, executive mindset and 2024 Nov 22, 2023

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For today’s episode, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins recorded with Brian Hale, the founder and CEO of Mortgage Advisory Partners, in person at HousingWire's Dallas headquarters.

Brian and Clayton dive into mortgage fragmentation, the need for industry consolidation, and the importance of a properly structured financial analysis team for mortgage operators. They also talk about executive mindset, staying on course during challenging market conditions, and the future of the mortgage industry.

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Marc Davison – Discovering differentiation in an undifferentiated market Nov 16, 2023

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On today’s episode, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins speaks with Marc Davison, co-founder of 1000watt. Since 1998, Marc has dedicated his career to refreshing and authentic branding in real estate. He launched 1000watt in 2007 with Brian Boero after collaborating together at Inman News; now they’re working with companies across the real estate ecosystem to discover their unique and fresh brand messaging.

In this live interview at HousingWire Annual in Austin, Texas, Clayton and Marc talk all about branding and strategic marketing in housing. They discuss how to best utilize branding as a business strategy, where a lot of companies get it wrong and how to differentiate yourself in a market where the product is undifferentiated.

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Closer to the peak than the trough with Polly CEO Adam Carmel Nov 09, 2023

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On today’s episode, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins interviewed Adam Carmel, the founder and CEO of Polly. In this live interview at HousingWire Annual in Austin, TX, Clayton and Adam discuss mortgage pricing, capital markets, and the data that provides a glimpse into what to expect ahead.

Adam talks about how the team at Polly is working to transform their platform to be multidimensional and relational for client needs and how predictive analytics and machine learning are the future. They also talk about the trouble with forecasting mortgage rates, what the next quarter will bring, and why it sometimes pays off to be a contrarian.

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Nate Levin: Accessing Capital and Doing Deals in 2023 Nov 02, 2023

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On today’s episode, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins speaks with Nate Levin, a seasoned investor in the fintech and real estate technology space, as well as a 2023 HousingWire Rising Star. Nate has advised Fortune 500 C-suite teams in mortgage, real estate, and financial services on digital strategy and new business creation. This episode was recorded at our recent HousingWire Annual event where Nate spoke about the future of proptech.

In today’s episode, he and Clayton talk about Nate's path to becoming an investor, advice for those trying to raise capital and the current market dynamics he's seeing in the venture capital and private equity investing space as the market undergoes massive evolutionary changes.

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Tech innovation and mortgage manufacturing with OPX-America founder Henry Santos Oct 26, 2023

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On today’s episode, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins speaks with OPX-America founder and partner Henry Santos. Henry has served as the global director of Housing Finance and Real Estate Services at Infosys, the head of Housing Finance and Lending Solutions at IBM and has also had roles at Fidelity National Information Systems, Capco, and Accenture. He is joining us this week with a particularly unique perspective of diverse sectors of the economy, from athletics, higher education, manufacturing, banking, and, currently, housing financial services.

In today’s episode, he talks to Clayton about building global workforces, the struggle of old architecture in mortgage manufacturing, and how using AI-powered solutions could be the key to industry evolution.

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EquityProtect CEO talks M&A, hunting elk and solving deed fraud Oct 19, 2023

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On today’s episode, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins speaks with. Ryan Marshall, the founder and CEO of EquityProtect. Ryan’s journey is an interesting one, starting as an 18-year-old living in his car to being one of the region's most esteemed real estate agents. He eventually found his way into the dynamic realm of cybersecurity fintech with the launch of EquityProtect this past May.

In today’s conversation, Ryan and Clayton start out talking about a very interesting and unexpected side of his life as he’s about to head off into a 45-day totally off-grind hunting trip. They then dive into Ryan’s journey that started with selling real estate out of his car in Orange County, the impacts of the great financial crisis on his professional life and what led him to the business that he is operating today.

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Home equity investment’s growing opportunity with Hometap’s Sarah Dekin Oct 12, 2023

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On today’s episode, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins speaks with Sarah Dekin, the president and chief operating officer at Hometap and a 2023 HousingWire Women of Influence winner. Sarah joined Hometap in 2017 as their chief marketing officer, following her previous roles at many notable brands, including Zipcar, House of Blues, California Pizza Kitchen and Virgin. She brings a powerful combination of strategy, product and marketing expertise in both the consumer and B2B spaces.

During today’s conversation, she and Clayton explore the home equity investment space, the different business models that consumers and homeowners are tapping to access their home equity, and some of the opportunities that lie ahead.

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Vadim Verkhoglyad: Housing is massively undersupplied and there’s no refi-boom in sight Oct 05, 2023

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80% of U.S. homeowners are not incentivized to refinance until rates fall below 4.0%. 38% of homes are owned outright without a mortgage. We haven’t built enough homes to outpace household formation in 13 years. These are some of the data points we discuss in today’s episode of Housing News.

Vadim Verkhoglyad, Head of Research at dv01, reveals proprietary research on mortgage and real estate market trends. Vadim is one of the only housing researchers who understands the housing market from end to end – with a career experience spanning from capital markets to fintech. Clayton and Vadim explore supply and demand imbalances, the impact of volatility on pricing, and how demographics will impact housing in the coming years.

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The Housing News podcast explores the most critical topics in mortgage, real estate and fintech. A new mortgage or real estate executive joins the show each week to add perspective to the top stories crossing HousingWire’s news desk. Hosted by Clayton Collins and produced by the HW Media team.

A lender, a realtor and a CEO on industry relationships, housing markets and clients for life Sep 30, 2023

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On today’s episode, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins had the chance to sit down in person at our Dallas office to record with two fantastic guests: Kyle Baugh and Dan Carson. Kyle is a top-producing agent with Compass Real Estate in the Dallas area and Dan is the SVP and Producing Partnership Area Manager at OriginPoint.

During their conversation, the three chat a lot about the realtor and agent partnership, what they expect from each other and how they can drive success and business for each other. They talk about the local Dallas housing market and the national market and the kinds of Altos Research data they want to bring to the table. Kyle and Dan also get into what they expect in the coming year and how they're preparing their businesses to be successful in Q4 of 2023 and into 2024.
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The Housing News podcast explores the most critical topics in mortgage, real estate and fintech. A new mortgage or real estate executive joins the show each week to add perspective to the top stories crossing HousingWire’s news desk. Hosted by Clayton Collins and produced by the HW Media team.

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