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Josip Rupena of Milo on the intersection and future of housing and crypto Dec 05, 2022

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

Maxwell CEO John Paasonen on the company's evolution Dec 01, 2022

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In 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 on how to end up on top during an industry cycle.
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The Housing News podcast explores the most important topics happening in mortgage, real estate, and fintech. Each week a new mortgage or real estate executive joins the show to add perspective to the top stories crossing HousingWire’s news desk. Hosted by Clayton Collins and produced by the HW Media team.

Bright MLS Chief Economist Lisa Sturtevant on her 2023 market forecast Nov 28, 2022

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Today, 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.
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Check out the CMBA's webinar, "Fannie Mae Calibrations Overview & How to Prepare," featuring Kristin Broadley, the Chief Innovation Officer at QC Ally, here.
The Housing News podcast explores the most important topics happening in mortgage, real estate, and fintech. Each week a new mortgage or real estate executive joins the show to add perspective to the top stories crossing HousingWire’s news desk. Hosted by Clayton Collins and produced by the HW Media team.

Rook CEO ED Messman on solving the housing affordability crisis Nov 21, 2022

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For 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's innovative market solutions that are not only helping homeowners afford homes but also helping mortgage and real estate professionals best serve their borrowers and referral partners.
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The Housing News podcast explores the most important topics happening in mortgage, real estate, and fintech. Each week a new mortgage or real estate executive joins the show to add perspective to the top stories crossing HousingWire’s news desk. Hosted by Clayton Collins and produced by the HW Media team.

Scot Rose of Class Valuation on the future of appraisal innovation Nov 17, 2022

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On 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 are still focused on the horizon.
They also talked about some of their inorganic strategies of how they're looking at other AMC and tech acquisitions to propel the business forward. Scott gives a real glimpse into how he thinks the future appraisal will look and how the term "appraisal modernization" might become less prominent in the future.
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The Housing News podcast explores the most important topics happening in mortgage, real estate, and fintech. Each week a new mortgage or real estate executive joins the show to add perspective to the top stories crossing HousingWire’s news desk. Hosted by Clayton Collins and produced by the HW Media team.

Homepoint's Willie Newman talks building a more resilient mortgage bank Nov 14, 2022

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Today, 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 market cycle to win in the long term!
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The Housing News podcast explores the most important topics happening in mortgage, real estate, and fintech. Each week a new mortgage or real estate executive joins the show to add perspective to the top stories crossing HousingWire’s news desk. Hosted by Clayton Collins and produced by the HW Media team.

Eddy Perez on advocacy work and getting involved in the housing industry Nov 10, 2022

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Today 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 or team, having KPIs you have to meet —especially in a market like this — all while still finding the time and resources to get back to building long-term careers in the housing industry.
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The Housing News podcast explores the most important topics happening in mortgage, real estate, and fintech. Each week a new mortgage or real estate executive joins the show to add perspective to the top stories crossing HousingWire’s news desk. Hosted by Clayton Collins and produced by the HW Media team.

Thomvest Ventures' Nima Wedlake on their 2022 real estate technology market map Nov 07, 2022

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Today's guest Nima Wedlake, a Principal at Thomvest Ventures, Board Observer at LoanSnap, recognized as one of the 2020 Rising Stars of Fintech VC by Business Insider, and much more! As a man who wears many hats in the industry, Nima brings a ton of value to this conversation by talking through the Tomvest investment strategy and the portfolio that he is currently betting on in the real estate tech, proptech and fintech markets.
Clayton and Nima also hit on a few other really important topics happening in the wake of the current real estate and mortgage ecosystem, including a potential wave of rapid new company formation and how that can impact fintech and proptech strategies. They also talked about the bifurcation of capital and this new development of thinking about both Opco capital and propco capital.
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The Housing News podcast explores the most important topics happening in mortgage, real estate, and fintech. Each week a new mortgage or real estate executive joins the show to add perspective to the top stories crossing HousingWire’s news desk. Hosted by Clayton Collins and produced by the HW Media team.

How to turn quality control and audits into a profit center with QC Ally Nov 03, 2022

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Today's episode focuses on the entrepreneurial side of loan quality, quality control and audit services. We welcome to the show some of the leadership behind QC Ally, formerly known as Inco-Check, including Nicole Booth, the Chief Marketing Officer, Donna Gibson, the Chief Operating Officer & President, and Mike Detwiler, a partner at QC Ally.
Clayton talks to the group about Inco-Check's recent acquisition and the subsequent rebrand to QC Ally, some of the different growth drivers that they're currently seeing — including M&As — as well as what's next for QC Ally and how they intend to shake up and innovate in the quality control ecosystem.
We hope the episode shines some light onto some of the important topics that might make you change your view on QC and audit as not a cost center but potentially more of a revenue center for your mortgage banking businesses.
Enjoy the episode!
The Housing News podcast explores the most important topics happening in mortgage, real estate, and fintech. Each week a new mortgage or real estate executive joins the show to add perspective to the top stories crossing HousingWire’s news desk. Hosted by Clayton Collins and produced by the HW Media team.

Artificial intelligence innovations in correspondent lending with Black Knight and US Bank Oct 31, 2022

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Today we have two phenomenal guests talk about a collaboration on artificial intelligence in the correspondent lending world: Rich Gagliano, the President of Origination Technologies for Black Knight and Tom Wind, the Executive Vice President of Consumer Lending at U.S. Bank.
Rich and Tom sit down to talk with Clayton about this collaboration that aims to build more efficient origination processes, but they also talk about their own unique challenges and opportunities as they build both their respective businesses forward.
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The Housing News podcast explores the most important topics happening in mortgage, real estate, and fintech. Each week a new mortgage or real estate executive joins the show 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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