Episodes
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
PolicyCast: Navigating the Homeowners Insurance Crisis
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
Robert Gordon of American Property Casualty Insurance Association joins the Arch MI PolicyCast to discuss the impact of climate change on homeowner’s insurance and how insurers are responding by adopting new risk-analysis measures.
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
PolicyCast: "It's Supply, Stupid," a Conversation with NAHB CEO Jim Tobin
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
NAHB’s Jim Tobin shares how his organization responds to technological advances and what can be done to build enough homes to address the affordability crisis.
Tuesday Feb 13, 2024
PolicyCast: Two Number Whisperers Foretell the Housing Horizon
Tuesday Feb 13, 2024
Tuesday Feb 13, 2024
Arch MI’s PolicyCast returns in 2024 with two leading housing economists to discuss the outlook for the mortgage industry, interest rates and more.
Thursday Sep 28, 2023
PolicyCast: Unlocking the Data Driving Housing
Thursday Sep 28, 2023
Thursday Sep 28, 2023
The Urban Institute’s Laurie Goodman joins the Arch MI PolicyCast to discuss the rising importance of non-bank mortgage lenders, strategies for boosting the housing supply and proposed bank regulations that could raise costs for lower-income borrowers.
Thursday Sep 07, 2023
PolicyCast: Mark Calabria: Do Fannie and Freddie Still Matter?
Thursday Sep 07, 2023
Thursday Sep 07, 2023
Mark Calabria returns to the Arch MI PolicyCast for a discussion on the benefits of risk-based pricing, whether the GSEs are necessary and what steps are needed to avert a financial meltdown.
Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
PolicyCast: How Housing Avoided Disaster during the Pandemic
Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
In the first of a two-part episode, Dr. Mark Calabria, former FHFA Director and author of “Shelter from the Storm: How a COVID Mortgage Meltdown Was Averted,” discusses how his experiences during the Great Recession shaped his response to the pandemic and his involvement with policymakers to protect homeowners and renters.
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
PolicyCast: How to Solve the Affordable Housing Crisis
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
David Dworkin, President and CEO of the National Housing Conference, joins Kirk Willison to discuss the ongoing housing affordability crisis, reasons for the lack of inventory and the issue of homelessness.
Monday Mar 06, 2023
PolicyCast: Risks and Rewards of Small IMBs
Monday Mar 06, 2023
Monday Mar 06, 2023
Scott Olson, Executive Director of Community Home Lenders Association, discusses the unique challenges for independent mortgage banks and the association’s mission to keep them competitive.
Monday Feb 13, 2023
PolicyCast: Housing’s Big Picture
Monday Feb 13, 2023
Monday Feb 13, 2023
Industry veteran David Stevens joins the Arch MI PolicyCast to talk about predictions and perspectives for 2023’s mortgage market and thoughts on where the GSEs need to focus their affordable housing initiatives.
Thursday Jun 30, 2022
Season 4, Episode 7: How to Choose the Right Realtor
Thursday Jun 30, 2022
Thursday Jun 30, 2022
Episode 7: How to Choose the Right Realtor for Your Needs
One of the most important decisions homebuyers make is choosing a person to find the right home for them. This is usually the Realtor®, a category that includes those who specialize in selling houses, licensed mortgage brokers and licensed real estate agents.
Finding the right Realtor for their needs is critical for homebuyers. From the lender’s perspective, the person working with the borrower on the loan should have experience with both the market and various types of Realtors.
Listen to this episode hosted by Blaine Rada and learn how to improve the way your business works with Realtors.
Tune in!
During this episode, you will learn about:
[01:22] Today’s focus: the Realtor selection process.
[03:01] Be the best solution to the Realtor’s problems.
[04:56] The 5A’s framework of building healthy Realtor relationships.
[05:16] Aim.
[07:33] Analyse.
[08:44] Approach.
[10:02] Appointment.
[11:43] Access.
[14:24] Tests for an ideal Realtor partner.
[19:10] Personal branding is key to these relationships.
[22:48] Could you say what you believe and how to achieve it in 20 words?
[24:16] Season and episode wrap-up.
Notable Quotes
- Comfort is the enemy of transformation.
- All relationships are partnerships. One way a partnership will eventually become dysfunctional.
- The best way to achieve transformation is to allow yourself to be uncomfortable.
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Blaine Rada
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