Disrupting the Real Estate Agent Segment with AI: Homa's Arman Javaherian on How to Win as a Housing Startup

Looking Back at The Year Ahead in Housing: Revisiting Our 2025 Recap & 2026 Predictions for the Housing Industry

We're almost halfway through 2026. What did we get right? What did we get wrong? What would've been impossible for us to predict? What should we be thinking about for the 2nd half of 2026? These are the questions Jeremy answers to start off this special look back at our 2025 recap & 2026 predictions for the housing industry, originally released in early January 2026. Enjoy! Another crazy year, another crazy year in the housing industry. In this special episode of Housing Insiders, Jonathan & Jeremy look back at how their 2025 housing predictions fared and reveal their housing predictions for 2026. Hear what excites them about innovation in the housing industry, how AI will impact lending this year, the housing policy changes that may or may not finally happen, a lightning round of housing takes on real estate & offsite construction, and an impressive amount of Scarlett Johansson shoutouts. Whether you're a housing professional or simply care about the future of where we live, Housing Insiders delivers practical ideas for shaping a more accessible, resilient housing ecosystem. Don't miss this episode, and subscribe for more expert insights and actionable solutions. Email Podcast@TheHousingInsiders.com [Podcast@TheHousingInsiders.com] with any questions or comments and Subscribe to Housing Insiders on your favorite podcast platform

Making Modular Housing Actually Work: Cloud Apartments' Apoorva Pasricha on Beating the Odds with Modular Multifamily Development

Cloud Apartments [https://cloudapartments.com/] Chief Operating Officer Apoorva Pasricha [https://www.linkedin.com/in/apoorvapasricha] joins Jonathan & Jeremy on this episode of Housing Insiders to chat using tech, partners, and a smart business model to provide an enduring solution for modular housing. Cloud Apartments reduces the cost of multifamily development through intelligent modular design & delivery. Hear why many modular housing companies fail, where their time & cost savings come from, what's unique about the American housing supply chain, how we can improve housing as an economic engine, and how to solve big complex problems like housing & autonomous vehicles. Whether you're a housing professional or simply care about the future of where we live, Housing Insiders delivers practical ideas for shaping a more accessible, resilient housing ecosystem. Don't miss this episode, and subscribe for more expert insights and actionable solutions. Email Podcast@TheHousingInsiders.com [Podcast@TheHousingInsiders.com] with any questions or comments and Subscribe to Housing Insiders on your favorite podcast platform

Baby Bust, Housing Bust: Author & Washington Examiner's Tim Carney on How America Became Family Unfriendly

Author, Washington Examiner [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/author/timothy-p-carney/] Senior Political Columnist, and American Enterprise Institute [https://www.aei.org/profile/timothy-p-carney/] (AEI) Senior Fellow Tim Carney [https://x.com/TPCarney] joins Jonathan & Jeremy on this episode of Housing Insiders to chat the ties between the baby bust & housing crisis in the US. Tim's latest book is Family Unfriendly: How Our Culture Made Raising Kids Much Harder Than It Needs to Be [https://www.amazon.com/dp/006323646X?tag=&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1]. Hear whether the baby bust is a housing issue at its core, the perception that parenting is so hard & miserable, the ideal housing setup for families, the practicality of creative housing solutions like shared equity, and how the future of housing can improve the loneliness crisis. Whether you're a housing professional or simply care about the future of where we live, Housing Insiders delivers practical ideas for shaping a more accessible, resilient housing ecosystem. Don't miss this episode, and subscribe for more expert insights and actionable solutions. Email Podcast@TheHousingInsiders.com [Podcast@TheHousingInsiders.com] with any questions or comments and Subscribe to Housing Insiders on your favorite podcast platform

As Goes Detroit, So Goes the Nation: Gilbert Family Foundation & Rocket Community Fund's Laura Grannemann on Housing Lessons from the Motor City

Gilbert Family Foundation [https://gilbertfamilyfoundation.org/] & Rocket Community Fund Executive Director Laura Grannemann [https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-grannemann/] joins Jonathan & Jeremy on this episode of Housing Insiders to discuss housing lessons for the US based on their work in Detroit. The Gilbert Family Foundation (GFF) exists to accelerate a cure for NF1 and grow opportunity and equity in Detroit and our home cities, and the Rocket Community Fund aims to simplify complex and inequitable systems to ensure that every American has access to stable, healthy housing. Hear her clouds & dirt strategy when it comes to housing in Detroit, why Detroit is such an indicator for the health of the national housing industry, how they're reinvigorating Detroit from a residential standpoint, what often holds back cities in the Midwest, and what needs to happen next for the sake of Detroit, Cleveland, and other cities of the Next Belt. Whether you're a housing professional or simply care about the future of where we live, Housing Insiders delivers practical ideas for shaping a more accessible, resilient housing ecosystem. Don't miss this episode, and subscribe for more expert insights and actionable solutions. Email Podcast@TheHousingInsiders.com [Podcast@TheHousingInsiders.com] with any questions or comments and Subscribe to Housing Insiders on your favorite podcast platform.

Disrupting the Real Estate Agent Segment with AI: Homa's Arman Javaherian on How to Win as a Housing Startup

Homa [https://www.tryhoma.com/] CEO & Co-Founder Arman Javaherian [https://www.linkedin.com/in/armanjavaherian/] - a former Senior Director at Zillow - joins Jonathan & Jeremy on this episode of Housing Insiders to discuss disrupting the real estate agent segment with AI. Homa replaces the traditional buyer's agent, combining AI with expert support while returning up to 2% of the purchase price back. They allow you to buy a home without a realtor. Hear why there historically hasn't been much disruption when it comes to real estate agents, how to create more awareness for your solution as a housing startup, whether we'll ever get to the point of AI agents working out deals with AI agents, how to create a better experience for homebuyers, and what else needs to change in the housing industry. Whether you're a housing professional or simply care about the future of where we live, Housing Insiders delivers practical ideas for shaping a more accessible, resilient housing ecosystem. Don't miss this episode, and subscribe for more expert insights and actionable solutions. Email Podcast@TheHousingInsiders.com [Podcast@TheHousingInsiders.com] with any questions or comments and Subscribe to Housing Insiders on your favorite podcast platform. This podcast is brought to you by Bilt Rewards [https://www.biltrewards.com/]