
Today in Mortgages
No-hype perspectives of today's news in the mortgage and real estate to help professionals communicate better with their clients and sell better.
Episodes
213 episodes
Senate Passes HUGE Housing Act
Welcome back, Dreammakers, to Today in Mortgages! In this episode, hosts Michael and Richard discuss the new bill that Congress passed!Today's article is from MortgageProfessional.com "Senate passes ROAD to housing act." This bill still...
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Home Sellers Reject Price Cuts
Welcome back, Dreammakers, to Today in Mortgages! In this episode, hosts Michael and Richard discuss why the market has strong demand but weak sales numbers.Today's article from CNN.com says "Here's why the housing slowdown isn't loweri...
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9:57

The US Government Shutdown Means More Roadblocks For Home Buyers
Welcome back, Dreammakers, to Today in Mortgages! In this episode, hosts Michael and Richard discuss the government shut down and how it will impact the housing market.Obviously, there's a debate going on between the left and right on h...
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New Home Sales Soar 20%!
Welcome back, Dreammakers, to Today in Mortgages! In this episode, hosts Michael and Richard discuss that there has been a bump in new home sales.Today's article is from CNBC.com: "New home sales soar 20% in August to a three-year high....
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FED Drops, But Rates Pop
Welcome back, Dreammakers, to Today in Mortgages! In this episode, hosts Michael and Richard discuss if we are finally getting relief from high interest rates.The industry expected a cut in interest rates by the fed, which we got! But m...
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PPI Shows Deflation!
Welcome back, Dreammakers, to Today in Mortgages! In this episode, hosts Michael and Richard discuss the PPI report that came back weaker than expected. The report showed there was a 10% decline, when they anticipated an increase. ...
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Trump Axes Trigger Leads
Welcome back, Dreammakers, to Today in Mortgages! In this episode, hosts Michael and Richard discuss if trigger leads will finally be a thing of the past. Good news, we might all be getting less spam calls! National Mortgage Profes...
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Trump To Declare Housing Emergency?
Welcome back, Dreammakers, to Today in Mortgages! In this episode, hosts Michael and Richard talk about if we are in a housing emergency. Todays article is from Newsweek: "Trump may declare national housing emergency -- but what is...
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A perfect (insurance) storm...
Welcome back, Dreammakers, to Today in Mortgages! In this episode, hosts Michael and Richard talk about storm season.Todays article is from Housingwire.com: "Hurricane season arrives amid homeowners insurance hikes." Interest rates are ...
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Home Builders Are Just As Unsure As You Are
Welcome back, Dreammakers, to Today in Mortgages! In this episode, hosts Michael and Richard discuss homebuilder sentiment.Today's article from SeekingAlpha.com is titled: "Homebuilder sentiment unexpectedly dims in August as mortgage r...
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Trump’s Fannie & Freddie IPO Plans
Welcome back, Dreammakers, to Today in Mortgages! In this episode, hosts Michael and Richard discuss Trump's new plan that is so crazy it just might work.Today's article from AIInvest.com says: "Trump's Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac IPO pl...
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Mortgage Apps Jump This Week!
Welcome back, Dreammakers, to Today in Mortgages! In this episode, hosts Michael and Richard discuss application numbers are picking up!The good news we are talking about today comes from NationalMortgageProfessional.com: "Mortgage appl...
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R.I.P Trigger Lead Spam!
Welcome back, Dreammakers, to Today in Mortgages! In this episode, hosts Michael and Richard dive into some long-awaited news that loan officers everywhere will want to hear—trigger lead spam may finally be on its way out.There’...
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7:30

Big Bitcoin Boost Coming For Housing
Welcome back, Dreammakers, to Today in Mortgages! In this episode, hosts Rich and Michael explore a bold new question: Could Bitcoin soon be a legal payment method for buying a home?We’re diving into emerging reports suggesting new legis...
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Bipartisan Housing Bill Announced
Welcome back, Dreammakers, to Today in Mortgages! In this episode, hosts Michael and Richard discuss if real legislation for housing is finally in the works.We are seeing some bipartisan legislation coming together from this Scotsman Gu...
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NAR Bullish for 2026
Welcome back, Dreammakers, to Today in Mortgages! In this episode, hosts Michael and Richard discuss that the 2025 housing sales forecast is down for the year, and what that means.Today's article from Real Estate News says "NAR economis...
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Buyer’s Market? Big Time!
Welcome back, Dreammakers, to Today in Mortgages! In this episode, hosts Michael and Richard discuss if we are stuck in a period of devaluation. Home values in top markets aren't growing as fast as they were. Today's article from F...
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FHFA Answers Credit Questions… Kind of
Welcome back, Dreammakers, to Today in Mortgages! In this episode, hosts Michael and Richard have more clarification on the VantageScore 4.0 roll out.The FHFA shared an FAQ that helps explain some questions we had. What we have learned ...
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FICO’s Monopoly Is Over!
Welcome back, Dreammakers, to Today in Mortgages! In this episode, hosts Michael and Richard discuss the changes on how we view credit scores -- which might help with credit score evaluation for buyers.Today's article is from the US Fed...
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5 Big July Mortgage Indicators
Welcome back, Dreammakers, to Today in Mortgages! In this episode, hosts Michael and Richard talk about the current housing correction that's happening.Today's article is from National Mortgage Professional: "Housing correction gathers ...
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Big ✅ Beautiful 🤔 What It Means For Housing
Welcome back, Dreammakers, to Today in Mortgages! In this episode, hosts Michael and Richard discuss if the big bill is "beautiful" for housing. Today's article from NationalMortgageProfessional.com is titled "President Trump signs...
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New Home Sales Took a Hit in May
Welcome back, Dreammakers, to Today in Mortgages! In this episode, hosts Michael and Richard discuss the rise in existing home sales in May, but new homes were a different story...Today's article from the United States Census "Monthly N...
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Home Sales Eek Out a Win
Welcome back, Dreammakers, to Today in Mortgages! In this episode, hosts Michael and Richard discuss the tiny increase we've seen in home sales. Today's article from Yahoo Finance is titled "US existing home sales rise in May; mort...
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