Best Cory And Draper Podcasts (2024)

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Liz Gehringer: Communicating with confidence 44:27

10h ago44:27

44:27

On today’s episode of Power House, we welcome Liz Gehringer, the president and CEO of Anywhere Franchise Brands. She brings with her a depth of industry knowledge as she’s responsible for strategic growth, marketing and operations across Coldwell Banker Affiliates, Coldwell Banker Commercial, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, CENTURY 21, and ER…

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Cory Vasquez: The Power of Leading with Calm 32:40

7d ago32:40

32:40

On today’s episode of Power House, Clayton sits down with Cory Vasquez, the chief marketing officer and most recently promoted to co-president, alongside Vinnie Tracey, at Realty ONE Group. Cory is 20-year communications veteran and joined Realty ONE Group in late 2018 bringing along with her years of experience in a host of communications fields. …

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Leo Pareja: Squashing misinformation in the real estate industry 1:03:06

14d ago1:03:06

1:03:06

This week, we are bringing you a conversation with Leo Pareja, the Chief Strategy Officer at eXp Realty, recorded live with HousingWire CEO Clayton Collins. eXp was reported as the largest brokerage in the county by sides with 355,000 transaction sides in 2023, according to RealTrends Verified 2024 broker rankings. This discussion with Pareja aims …

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Logan Mohtashami: The man behind the charts 38:02

20d ago38:02

38:02

On today’s episode of Power House, we are dropping a fantastic conversation with the myth, the legend: Logan Mohatshami, lead analyst at HousingWire. Logan gives a glimpse behind the curtains of his life and his transition to writing about real estate and economic data. In a previous life, Logan was a high school basketball coach, but has since bui…

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Mike Tassone: Evolving customer acquisition and lead gen 40:29

28d ago40:29

40:29

On today’s episode of Power House, we are bringing you a fantastic conversation with Mike Tassone, COO and co-founder of Own Up. Own Up is a concierge mortgage marketplace that allows consumers to access customized data and a network of vetted lenders. Prior to his current role, Mike co-led the residential lending business for Leader Bank, which he…

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Odeta Kushi and Sarah Wheeler on the surge in women's homeownership 27:09

1M ago27:09

27:09

On today's episode of Power House, we're bringing you a special feature in honor of International Women's Day, which was last Friday, March 8th, and Women's Month, which is the whole month of March. This special feature spotlights two industry powerhouses. HousingWire editor-in-chief Sarah Wheeler leads a conversation with First American Financial …

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Frank Martell: Coming through the cycle as a winner 28:04

1M ago28:04

28:04

In October of 2023 we invited Frank Martell to the stage at HousingWire Annual to chat with Clayton Collins about his new role as CEO of loanDepot and progress toward his Vision 2025 plan. Today, we are bringing you that conversation to your feed as a glimpse into what we call "Battlefield Playbooks” and to preview the amazing interviews that you’l…

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Brian Vieaux & Kyle Draper: Rethinking Everything (about loan origination) 45:37

2M ago45:37

45:37

Today, we are bringing to you a conversation with two wonderful guests: Kyle Draper, speaker, author, and video marketing therapist, and Brian Vieaux, the president and COO at FinLocker. Kyle and Brian have combined their industry knowledge and networks to co-author a book titled “Rethink Everything: You ‘Know’ About Being a Next Gen Loan Officer” …

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Joe Welu: Prioritizing customer journeys for better business outcomes 45:50

2M ago45:50

45:50

Today’s guest is Joe Welu, founder and CEO of Total Expert. Since launching the business in 2012, Joe has led the business from startup to industry leader – trusted by more than 200 leading financial institutions. Total Expert is a five-time recipient of HousingWire’s Tech100 award and Joe is a multi-year recipient of the HousingWire Vanguard Award…

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Victor Ciardelli: The Power of Focus (...on customers, LOs and agents) 1:14:00

2M ago1:14:00

1:14:00

Today’s guest is Victor Ciardelli, the President and CEO of Guaranteed Rate. Over the last 24 years, Victor has led the independent mortgage bank to be positioned as a top-10 national lender that produced over $34 billion in 2023 production volume. During the conversation, Victor Ciardelli shares his mortgage journey, from selling loans in a call c…

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Bob Broeksmit: Playing to your strengths in business and on Capitol Hill 43:12

2M ago43:12

43:12

Today, HousingWire CEO Clayton Collins talks with an industry leader who is well known to many of you: Bob Broeksmit, the President and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). With over 35 years of senior finance and mortgage executive experience, Broeksmit brings a depth of knowledge across many facets of the industry, including marketing, …

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Brett Ludden: mortgage bank M&A, originator retention, tech stacks and deal structures 42:11

3M ago42:11

42:11

Today, HousingWire CEO Clayton Collins interviews Brett Ludden, the co-head of Financial Services at Sterling Point Advisors, an M&A advisory and financial consulting firm. Brett has worked at various roles in leading M&A transaction-related analytics and strategies, overseeing teams at Capital One, and consulting for Fortune 500 financial institut…

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Diego Sanchez: HousingWire President shares the full picture 27:17

3M ago27:17

27:17

HousingWire President Diego Sanchez joins Power House to discuss his new role, executive partnerships and communication, and HousingWire strategy for 2024 and beyond. Clayton and Diego explore the dynamics of how executive team structures work best, including the differing roles of CEO and President. Diego shares his journey of learning about the h…

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Phil Shoemaker: Building a startup mortgage bank 43:35

3M ago43:35

43:35

On this week’s episode of the Power House Podcast, HousingWire CEO Clayton Collins chats with Phil Shoemaker, CEO of The Loan Store. Phil joined The Loan Store as CEO last June after a five-year stint at Homepoint and has also held various positions at Caliber Home Loans during his 28-year mortgage career. Today, Phil emphasizes the importance of a…

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Chad Roffers: Accelerating outcomes in all business environments 48:14

3M ago48:14

48:14

On this week’s episode of the Power House Podcast, HousingWire CEO Clayton Collins talks with Chad Roffers, founder of Concierge Auctions. Chad discusses the early stages of his career in real estate sales and brokerage leadership, his launch of SKY Sotheby's, and the difficulties of building a technology business during the 2009 Financial Crisis. …

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INTRODUCING: Power House 4:30

4M ago4:30

4:30

We started the Housing News podcast five years ago to cover and spotlight the housing industry’s top weekly news and newsmakers. The show has evolved to executive discussions focused on interviewing mortgage, real estate and finance leaders – bringing forward incredible knowledge about business strategy, innovation, housing data, and some amazing c…

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Sarah Wheeler: A behind the scenes look at the stories that made headlines in 2023 32:23

4M ago32:23

32:23

In the last episode of 2023, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins interviews Sarah Wheeler, the editor-in-chief of HousingWire, to discuss the most impactful topics and trends we've covered this year. Clayton and Sarah recap the year, highlighting the volatility in mortgage rates, commission lawsuits and the innovation we're seeing rapidly change the indus…

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2023 Recap: Our top guests and favorite segments 33:29

4M ago33:29

33:29

With 2023 coming to a close, our host Clayton Collins and our podcast producers looked back at our most impactful and popular episodes of the year to bring you a very special, knowledge-packed recap episode. Today, we feature seven of our most popular guests from 2023 and spotlight their most insightful commentary. These guests include: Jay Bray, C…

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Building cohesive teams in intense environments with Jay Promisco 41:12

4M ago41:12

41:12

On today’s episode, HousingWire CEO Clayton Collins sat down with career mortgage banker and HousingWire Vanguard Jay Promisco, the Chief Production Officer at Sierra Pacific Mortgage. Jay has spent over 20 years in the financial industry as a former top originator, branch manager, and account executive. He is responsible for increasing the company…

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Empathy: The missing ingredient in digital mortgage innovation with James Robert Lay 38:03

4M ago38:03

38:03

For today’s episode, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins had an opportunity to chat with a phenomenal guest: James Robert Lay, a digital anthropologist and the founder and CEO of the Digital Growth Institute. Today’s conversation is a deep dive into the intersection of marketing, sales, technology, and human behavior in the mortgage industry. James emphas…

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Flipping the future with Anchor Loans CEO Ray Mathoda 35:15

5M ago35:15

35:15

For today’s episode, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins had the pleasure of chatting with Rayman Mathoda, the CEO of Anchor Loans and a 2023 HousingWire Women of Influence honoree. Ray brings more than 25 years of experience across the real estate, finance and technology sectors to the conversation. Prior to her work at Anchor, Ray was co-founder and par…

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Mortgage Advisory Partners CEO Brian Hale talks M&A, executive mindset and 2024 41:17

5M ago41:17

41:17

For today’s episode, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins recorded with Brian Hale, the founder and CEO of Mortgage Advisory Partners, in person at HousingWire's Dallas headquarters. Brian and Clayton dive into mortgage fragmentation, the need for industry consolidation, and the importance of a properly structured financial analysis team for mortgage opera…

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Marc Davison – Discovering differentiation in an undifferentiated market 15:35

5M ago15:35

15:35

On today’s episode, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins speaks with Marc Davison, co-founder of 1000watt. Since 1998, Marc has dedicated his career to refreshing and authentic branding in real estate. He launched 1000watt in 2007 with Brian Boero after collaborating together at Inman News; now they’re working with companies across the real estate ecosyste…

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Closer to the peak than the trough with Polly CEO Adam Carmel 12:52

5M ago12:52

12:52

On today’s episode, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins interviewed Adam Carmel, the founder and CEO of Polly. In this live interview at HousingWire Annual in Austin, TX, Clayton and Adam discuss mortgage pricing, capital markets, and the data that provides a glimpse into what to expect ahead. Adam talks about how the team at Polly is working to transform…

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Nate Levin: Accessing Capital and Doing Deals in 2023 15:44

6M ago15:44

15:44

On today’s episode, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins speaks with Nate Levin, a seasoned investor in the fintech and real estate technology space, as well as a 2023 HousingWire Rising Star. Nate has advised Fortune 500 C-suite teams in mortgage, real estate, and financial services on digital strategy and new business creation. This episode was recorded …

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Tech innovation and mortgage manufacturing with OPX-America founder Henry Santos 50:05

6M ago50:05

50:05

On today’s episode, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins speaks with OPX-America founder and partner Henry Santos. Henry has served as the global director of Housing Finance and Real Estate Services at Infosys, the head of Housing Finance and Lending Solutions at IBM and has also had roles at Fidelity National Information Systems, Capco, and Accenture. He …

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EquityProtect CEO talks M&A, hunting elk and solving deed fraud 42:23

6M ago42:23

42:23

On today’s episode, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins speaks with. Ryan Marshall, the founder and CEO of EquityProtect. Ryan’s journey is an interesting one, starting as an 18-year-old living in his car to being one of the region's most esteemed real estate agents. He eventually found his way into the dynamic realm of cybersecurity fintech with the laun…

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Home equity investment’s growing opportunity with Hometap’s Sarah Dekin 39:18

6M ago39:18

39:18

On today’s episode, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins speaks with Sarah Dekin, the president and chief operating officer at Hometap and a 2023 HousingWire Women of Influence winner. Sarah joined Hometap in 2017 as their chief marketing officer, following her previous roles at many notable brands, including Zipcar, House of Blues, California Pizza Kitche…

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Vadim Verkhoglyad: Housing is massively undersupplied and there’s no refi-boom in sight 52:11

7M ago52:11

52:11

80% of U.S. homeowners are not incentivized to refinance until rates fall below 4.0%. 38% of homes are owned outright without a mortgage. We haven’t built enough homes to outpace household formation in 13 years. These are some of the data points we discuss in today’s episode of Housing News. Vadim Verkhoglyad, Head of Research at dv01, reveals prop…

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A lender, a realtor and a CEO on industry relationships, housing markets and clients for life 54:53

7M ago54:53

54:53

On today’s episode, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins had the chance to sit down in person at our Dallas office to record with two fantastic guests: Kyle Baugh and Dan Carson. Kyle is a top-producing agent with Compass Real Estate in the Dallas area and Dan is the SVP and Producing Partnership Area Manager at OriginPoint. During their conversation, the …

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Jay Bray: The Path to Building a $1 trillion Mortgage Servicing Rights Business 47:08

7M ago47:08

47:08

On today’s episode, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins sits down with the CEO of Mr. Cooper Group, Jay Bray. Jay brings more than 25 years of experience to the table, including his time at Mr. Cooper as well as with both Arthur Anderson and Bank of America. Today, he and Clayton reflect on mortgage servicing rights and the two major acquisitions Mr. Coop…

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Parvesh Sahi: Capital markets agility and the power of “not standing still” 39:50

7M ago39:50

39:50

On today’s episode, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins has another chat with a guest you might remember from earlier this year during our Secondary Market Master Class Series, Parvesh Sahi. Parvesh is Polly’s Chief Revenue Officer and brings experience with corporate strategy and business development in the B2B and B2B2C financial services software indus…

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Building a mortgage aggregation business with Jennifer McGuinness 28:01

7M ago28:01

28:01

On today’s episode, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins had the opportunity to interview a really phenomenal leader in the housing finance sector, Jennifer McGuinness. She is currently the CEO of Pivot Financial, previously president of Invigorate Finance, and her 25-year career spans from origination to tech to asset management. Jennifer built the first …

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BREAKING: René Rodriguez speaking at HousingWire Annual 56:04

7M ago56:04

56:04

This morning we’re dropping a special episode into your feed because we have the pleasure to announce a new keynote speaker for our HousingWire Annual lineup! This speaker is someone who many of you are probably already familiar with, bringing with him 27 years of experience of applying behavioral neuroscience to solving some of the toughest challe…

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Chris Mayer: Housing policy, securitization and building the nation’s largest wholesale reverse mortgage lender 56:22

7M ago56:22

56:22

On today’s episode, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins sits down with Chris Mayer, CEO of the fastest-growing major reverse mortgage lender, Longbridge Financial. Chris is also a professor of finance at Columbia Business School, has held positions at the Federal Reserve and has spent his career publishing his writing on housing and mortgages in top acade…

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Fueling HELOC growth with consumer data featuring Joel Rickman of Equifax Workforce Solutions 50:26

8M ago50:26

50:26

On today’s episode, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins sits down with Joel Rickman, the senior vice president of verification services at Equifax, where he serves as general manager for a $1 billion line of business. He has more than 20 years of experience with leading teams and previously served as the vice president of sales and marketing for Katabat. …

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BONUS: UMortgage's Corie Meredith to speak on the Future of Marketing 5:52

8M ago5:52

5:52

Today we are dropping a special mini-episode into your feed! Clayton sat down with UMortgage's VP of Marketing and 2023 HW Marketing Leader Corie Meredith to talk all things HousingWire Annual. Corie is joining us in Austin for this year's HousingWire Annual for a pretty power-packed session focused on the future of marketing, along with Marc David…

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Malte Kramer: Real estate pros are clamoring for AI as Luxury Presence drops new product in beta 39:57

8M ago39:57

39:57

On today’s episode, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins sits down with Malte Kramer. Malte, who was a 2021 HousingWire Rising Star, is the founder and CEO of Luxury Presence, a marketing platform for real estate agents and teams. Luxury Presence is a 2021 HW Tech100 winner and one of the fastest-growing prop-tech companies in North America. This episode f…

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Building a $124 billion bank and mortgage powerhouse with Lee Smith 44:40

8M ago44:40

44:40

On today’s episode, HW Media’s CEO Clayton Collins sits down with Lee Smith, the senior executive vice president and president of mortgage at Flagstar Bank. At Flagstar, Smith is responsible for the direction and oversight of all aspects of mortgage, including mortgage sales and originations, secondary and capital markets, mortgage fulfillment oper…

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Mastering your brand with Corcoran CMO Christina Panos 51:00

8M ago51:00

51:00

On today’s episode, HW Media’s CEO Clayton Collins sits down with Christina Panos, chief marketing officer at Corcoran. Christina is the architect of the company’s marketing and advertising program as well as the steward of the Corcoran brand. She is also a 2022 HousingWire marketing leader. Their conversation today focuses on all things branding, …

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Building a sustainable future in housing with Aro Homes CEO Carl Gish 48:09

8M ago48:09

48:09

On today’s episode, HW Media’s CEO Clayton Collins sits down with Carl Gish, co-founder and co-CEO of Aro Homes, a company that engineers and builds intelligently designed and sustainable carbon-negative homes faster and more efficiently than conventionally built homes. He brings to the table deep product, marketing and general management experienc…

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MBA’s Marina Walsh on mortgage origination profitability and forecasts 48:56

9M ago48:56

48:56

On today’s episode, HW Media’s CEO Clayton Collins sits down with an industry figurehead who leads analysis, surveying and forecasting for the Mortgage Bankers Association: Marina Walsh. Marina is currently serving as the Vice President of Industry Analysis of the MBA and has served there for 22 years. As her career has spanned through multiple eco…

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Capital markets innovation: the evolution and optimization of mortgage technology (Secondary Market Master Class Episode 4) 37:11

9M ago37:11

37:11

HousingWire presents The Secondary Market Master Class, presented in partnership with Polly. This four-part series is focused on all things capital markets and the role that the secondary and capital market teams play within their organizations and in the larger mortgage ecosystem. Over the last three weeks, we've done a deep dive into the structur…

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NAR CEO Bob Goldberg: Housing market impact on agent productivity and strategic priorities 1:06:25

9M ago1:06:25

1:06:25

Today we welcome a special guest to the Housing News podcast, and someone whose name you might recognize: Bob Goldberg, the CEO of the National Association of REALTORS. He joins us today to chat about his retirement from NAR and show us a glimpse behind the scenes of that decision. He and Clayton talk about the current housing market, some of the t…

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The capital markets desk: supporting liquidity and enabling growth (Secondary Market Master Class Episode 3) 53:16

9M ago53:16

53:16

HousingWire presents The Secondary Market Master Class, presented by Polly. This four-part series is focused on all things capital markets and the role that the secondary and capital market teams play within their organizations and in the larger mortgage ecosystem. For this week’s episode, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins had the pleasure of chatting w…

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Mortgage Banking: A game of 6-inches with David Lykken 57:09

9M ago57:09

57:09

Today we welcome to the show 50-year mortgage veteran David Lykken. David is the founder, president and chief transformational officer of Transformational Mortgage Solutions. He has been a frequent guest speaker on esteemed shows such as FOX Business News, CNBC and CBS Evening News, and hosts his very own “Lykken On Lending” podcast. Clayton’s and …

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The lender experience: Capital markets, tech and innovation (Secondary Market Master Class Episode 2) 43:29

9M ago43:29

43:29

HousingWire presents The Secondary Market Master Class, presented by Polly. This four-part series is focused on all things secondary and the role that the secondary and capital market teams play in the larger mortgage ecosystem. Today, we bring you the second installment of the Secondary Market series with a conversation between Clayton Collins, CE…

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Building a hybrid mortgage lender with Carrie Gusmus of Aslan Home Lending 57:52

9M ago57:52

57:52

Today we welcome Carrie Gusmus, the president and CEO of Aslan Home Lending. Carrie, who is a 2022 HousingWire Women of Influence Award winner, founded Aslan four years ago — just six months before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. In this conversation, she and HW Media CEO Clayton Collins explore the vision behind Aslan’s hybrid lending model. Carrie des…

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Intro to the secondary market: The structure of mortgage banking (Secondary Market Master Class Episode 1) 50:56

9M ago50:56

50:56

HousingWire presents The Secondary Market Master Class, presented by Polly. This four-part series is focused on all things secondary and the role that the secondary and capital market teams play in the larger mortgage ecosystem. Throughout this series, listeners will develop a deeper understanding of the lender and investor relationships, how lende…

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The rise of manufactured housing with Havenpark CEO Robbie Pratt 51:42

10M ago51:42

51:42

Today we venture into the manufactured housing space with guest Robbie Pratt, the CEO and co-founder of Havenpark Communities, an operator and developer of manufactured housing communities since 2016. During the conversation, Robbie talks through the types of communities that Havenpark is investing in and helping build, the difference between manuf…

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