Jobs data, mortgage rates and housing demand

Jobs data, mortgage rates and housing demand

From HousingWire Daily by HousingWire

May 8, 2026 · 20 min

About this episode

Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler discusses jobs data, mortgage rates, and housing demand with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami.

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about jobs data, mortgage rates and housing demand. Related to this episode: Mortgage rates climb to 6.5% as global volatility builds HousingWire | YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ More info about HousingWire To learn more about Total Expert click here. The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate.

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Host: Sarah Wheeler

Guest: Logan Mohtashami

Topics covered

  • jobs data
  • mortgage rates
  • housing demand
  • real estate
  • market analysis

Keywords

  • jobs data
  • mortgage rates
  • housing demand
  • real estate market
  • economic analysis

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