Real Estate + Mortgage: Are Rates Going Down In 2024? w/ Clayton Collins

Follow along and subscribe/rate/review at https://www.briancovey.com/podcast/Where is the real estate & mortgage industry today, and where is it going in the next 18 months?It doesn’t matter whether you’re a real estate agent, loan officer, current buyer or seller, investor, or just trying to get into real estate - we’re all wondering the same thing: What’s happening in today’s real estate & mortgage industry, and what are the changes to look for in 2024?As housing professionals, it’s important to arm ourselves with the right data and research along with getting the right help to get the full picture of what’s happening in the market - that’s where HousingWire comes in!! With daily updates and podcasts on the present and future market, HousingWire supplies you with the right information and how to set  yourself up for success in every aspect of today’s real estate & mortgage industry.On this episode of Finding Your Competitive Edge, Clayton Collins - Founder and CEO of HW Media & HW Media’s corporate strategist - gives detailed insight on how to be prepared in the current and future housing market.“We're playing this game where forecasts on volume and rates just keep getting pushed back a couple quarters, and that’s a tough reality…I’m taking a lens in 2024 that I am not making any major bets or planning my business around a significantly lower rate environment in 2024. What I am planning around is the difference between low rates and volatile rates…volatility in rates is actually a bigger driver of applications in mortgage production than the actual rates itself. The driver there is psychology.” - Clayton Collins