In Episode 30 of the Mortgage 101 Podcast, hosts Anthony and Manley use a KFC theme to explore the U.S. economy's challenges over the past two years and the Federal Reserve's role under Chairman Jerome Powell. They discuss how Powell's monetary policies have navigated inflation and growth.
In Episode 29, hosts Anthony Valentino and Manley Haines use a Good Will Hunting theme to decode the 2025 housing market amid a government shutdown, where Congress and the Fed are "solving" economic equations without data. They break down who's controlling the levers—Fed, Congress, or Wall Street—and what Wednesday's O
In Episode 28, hosts Manley Haines and Anthony Valentino use a Kellogg’s Corn Flakes theme to explore the K-shaped economy in October 2025, where asset owners thrive while renters struggle. They break down the K economy, highlighting how homeownership separates wealth builders from paycheck chasers.
In Episode 27, hosts Anthony Valentino and Manley Haines use a Sandlot theme to navigate the 2025 housing market, now in day 17 of a government shutdown. They cover market updates (10-year Treasury at 4.14%, MBS prices at 99.7, 30-year fixed at 6.3%-6.4%), Gen Z’s creative homebuying strategies.
In Episode 26, hosts Anthony and Manley adopt a Ghostbusters theme to tackle the 2025 housing market, disrupted by a government shutdown causing IRS slowdowns, FHA/VA bottlenecks, and paused flood insurance. With mortgage-backed securities (MBS) prices sliding and 10-year Treasury yields rising to 4.154%, they address
In Episode 25, hosts Anthony and Manley, joined by guest Jenaro "Jay" Roberts of G6 Legal, tackle the 2025 housing market with an O.K. Corral theme. Jay discusses his work in consumer protection laws, including ending debt parking and addressing the student loan credit hit that impacted 11 million borrowers in February
In Episode 24, hosts Anthony and Manley use a Rudy-inspired theme to motivate buyers in the 2025 housing market, where the 10-year Treasury yield rose from 4.02% to 4.15%, pushing rates from 6.125% to 6.375%. They analyze the Fed’s dot plot from the September 17, 2025, meeting, expecting 1-2 cuts (or a surprise three).
In Episode 23, hosts Anthony and Manley frame the 2025 housing market as a Rocky-style heavyweight fight, with mortgage rates at an 11-month low (5.8-6.25% projected by year-end) due to weaker jobs data and a 10-year Treasury yield at 4.04%. They analyze the Fed’s dot plot, expecting 1-2 rate cuts (or a surprise three)
In Episode 22, hosts Anthony and Manley liken the 2025 housing market to a Top Gun dogfight, with 30-year fixed rates below 6.5% (down from the sevens) and over 5 million buyers reentering, fueling bidding wars. They warn that an imminent Fed rate cut (expected September 16-17, 2025) could trigger a refinance wave, cau
