Tidalwave Co-Founder & CEO Diane Yu joins Jonathan & Jeremy on this episode of Housing Insiders to chat using AI to remove the bottlenecks in the mortgage process. Tidalwave is your 24/7 AI-native loan assistant, handling data entry, document reviewing, and loan processing for both lenders & borrowers. Hear the aspects of AI that can become gamechangers in the mortgage space, how Tidalwave integrates into the mortgage process, the potential for agentic AI when it comes to mortgages, what's changing in terms of partnerships & referrals in the mortgage industry, and what's on the horizon for AI mortgages.

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Vellum Mortgage Principal Patrick Gardner joins Jonathan & Jeremy as a returning guest (without bourbon this time) on this episode of Housing Insiders for Part 2 of Mortgage Month to discuss how AI can improve the mortgage process. Patrick founded Vellum Mortgage to provide transparency and speed to borrowers. Hear how technology & AI can make mortgages easier and more accessible for all, the top AI use cases in the mortgage process, where we're wasting our time when it comes to AI & housing, where we can find real savings by infusing AI in the mortgage process, and how we can leverage technology to finally create more certainty & confidence in the homebuying process.

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Prosperity Home Mortgage President & CEO Justin Messer joins Jonathan & Jeremy on this episode of Housing Insiders for Part 1 of Mortgage Month to chat achieving customer satisfaction as a mortgage lender. Prosperity Home Mortgage is a full-service mortgage banker specializing in residential & refinance loans. Hear how they focus on their customer in the complicated mortgage world, the biggest challenges in mortgage lending today, how they're navigating the transitions in credit, how to consistently exceed customer expectations when it comes to mortgages, and their big initiatives looking forward.

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Dynex Capital Chairman & Co-CEO Byron Boston and Co-CEO & President Smriti Popenoe join Jonathan & Jeremy on this episode of Housing Insiders to chat the intersection of capital markets & housing, and the role of REITs (real estate investment trusts). Dynex Capital proudly leads the way in mortgage real estate investing, turning residential & commercial real estate into powerful drivers of compelling yields. Hear their dynamic sitting between savers & spenders, how they've managed risk & growth through a variety of market cycles, the key metrics to consider when it comes to capital markets & housing, what many people misunderstand about mortgage rates, and the biggest changes happening now and in the future in the housing finance world.

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eXp Realty CEO Leo Pareja joins Jonathan & Jeremy on this episode of Housing Insiders to chat why real estate agents aren't going anywhere anytime soon, plus the latest happenings in the real estate brokerage world. eXp Realty is the largest independent real estate brokerage in the world. Hear what's actually happening with pocket listings, how the real estate agent experience is changing with technology, what's still misunderstood about real estate agents, where complexity could be better handled in the real estate world, and how he would build wealth as a 25-year-old American today.

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We're almost halfway through 2026. What did we get right? What did we get wrong? What would've been impossible for us to predict? What should we be thinking about for the 2nd half of 2026? These are the questions Jeremy answers to start off this special look back at our 2025 recap & 2026 predictions for the housing industry, originally released in early January 2026. Enjoy!

Another crazy year, another crazy year in the housing industry. In this special episode of Housing Insiders, Jonathan & Jeremy look back at how their 2025 housing predictions fared and reveal their housing predictions for 2026. Hear what excites them about innovation in the housing industry, how AI will impact lending this year, the housing policy changes that may or may not finally happen, a lightning round of housing takes on real estate & offsite construction, and an impressive amount of Scarlett Johansson shoutouts.

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Cloud Apartments Chief Operating Officer Apoorva Pasricha joins Jonathan & Jeremy on this episode of Housing Insiders to chat using tech, partners, and a smart business model to provide an enduring solution for modular housing. Cloud Apartments reduces the cost of multifamily development through intelligent modular design & delivery. Hear why many modular housing companies fail, where their time & cost savings come from, what's unique about the American housing supply chain, how we can improve housing as an economic engine, and how to solve big complex problems like housing & autonomous vehicles.

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Author, Washington Examiner Senior Political Columnist, and American Enterprise Institute (AEI) Senior Fellow Tim Carney joins Jonathan & Jeremy on this episode of Housing Insiders to chat the ties between the baby bust & housing crisis in the US. Tim's latest book is Family Unfriendly: How Our Culture Made Raising Kids Much Harder Than It Needs to Be. Hear whether the baby bust is a housing issue at its core, the perception that parenting is so hard & miserable, the ideal housing setup for families, the practicality of creative housing solutions like shared equity, and how the future of housing can improve the loneliness crisis.

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