WFG Insights

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WFG Insights

WFG National Title provides regular updates to its real estate industry partners with the WFG Insights Podcast. This podcast features WFG executives offering their perspective, along with industry influencers, agents and other real estate partners sharing their expertise and best business practices.

  1. MAR 11

    WFG Founder & Chairman Patrick Stone: "I Can't Remember This Level of Uncertainty"

    That headline is saying something, because Patrick Stone's career in the real estate industry spans the past 50 years. In this episode, he delivers an economic update, a revised mortgage interest rate forecast in lieu of the uncertainty, and a the potential for a gloomy outlook in the second half of 2025.

    24 min

  2. JAN 7

    2025 Real Estate Forecast: WFG's Patrick Stone Delivers Optimistic Outlook with Caution

    Last fall, what was widely anticipated to be a much improved real estate market in 2025 is now more cautious outlook due to continuing inflation concerns and higher mortgage interest rates. In this season-opening episode, WFG Chairman and Founder Patrick Stone also urges real estate professionals to prepare for what could be more uncertainty in the second half of this year.

    24 min

  3. 09/25/2024

    Patrick Stone Reacts to Fed Rate Cut and Offers Optimistic Outlook for 2025 Real Estate Market

    September's long awaited and much anticipated Fed rate decision delivered a surprising 50 basis point cut, much to the delight of real estate professionals. And while the Fed Funds Rate doesn't directly impact mortgage interest rates, it does impact the spread, which sparked an uptick in applications to refinance. In this episode, WFG Chairman & Founder Patrick Stone joins us to unpack the rate cut and offer his optimistic outlook for the close of 2024 and the year ahead.

    19 min

  4. 08/08/2024

    Market Focus: A Tale of Two Cities as Austin and Dallas Grapple with Growth

    In this special edition of WFG Insights, Chairman & Founder Patrick Stone is back with us to discuss the Texas market- specifically ATX and DFW. Like many attractive cities across America, Austin's growing pains include the high cost of housing. Meanwhile in Dallas-Fort Worth, a massive investment in multifamily housing has helped alleviate single family prices.

    17 min

  5. 07/24/2024

    WFG + Volly: Leveraging Lending Expertise for the Real Estate Industry

    In this episode, host Brian Bushlach welcomes WFG Enterprise Solutions SVP Dan Bailey and Volly’s SVP and General Manager Kat Loveland to share the inside story on WFG's acquisition of Volly. Topics include: How Volly's lead generation and customer conversion tools align with WFG's title insurance, appraisal, and closing services.Increasing demand on behalf of WFG’s lender customers for enhanced marketing support to improve loan origination and retention rates.The complementary nature of Voll...

    16 min

  6. 06/03/2024

    Focus on Affordability: WFG's Patrick Stone on What it Will Take, and How Long

    Inventory is increasing and homes are on the market longer. But prices and mortgage interest rates remain high as we head into summer, making it difficult for median income home buyers to purchase a home. In this timely episode, WFG Chairman and Founder Patrick Stone joins us to address the affordability issue. How long, and what will it take to make homes affordable again?

    17 min

  7. 05/08/2024

    Higher for Longer? WFG's Patrick Stone Calls for One Rate Cut and Improving Market Conditions

    In this timely download, WFG Chairman and Founder Patrick Stone downplays talk of economic stagflation and calls for one Fed rate cut, perhaps as early as Q3. When that happens, Stone shares the impact it'll have on mortgage rates, and subsequently inventory as we hope to finish the year strong.

    23 min

  8. 02/15/2024

    Patrick Stone Offers a Cautiously Optimistic Outlook for the Second Half of 2024

    Inflation persists impacting mortgage interest rates, and inventory is still scarce. But WFG Chairman and Founder Patrick Stone believes in the builders and an improving interest rate environment as we move through the year. In this episode, he delivers an upbeat forecast, but cautions there are several wildcards that could impact the economy and the real estate market conditions.

    19 min
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    WFG National Title provides regular updates to its real estate industry partners with the WFG Insights Podcast. This podcast features WFG executives offering their perspective, along with industry influencers, agents and other real estate partners sharing their expertise and best business practices.

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    • Creator
      WFG / Feedback Media
    • Years Active
      2019 - 2025
    • Episodes
      86
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      © 2025 WFG Insights
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