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March 24, 2026
“We don’t expect a lot of movement in mortgage rates.” Alan joined Closing Bell Overtime to share his latest perspective on the housing market. With cautious optimism taking hold, Alan explains why progress is happening—but not in a straight line—and why mortgage rates remain a key factor shaping sentiment.
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Team Zelman and Walker & Dunlop Co-Workers joined forces to volunteer at MedWish in Cleveland, Ohio. The team sorted medical supplies and equipment that would be distributed for local needs as well as countries impacted by the emergency needs. Way to go Team and thanks for giving back!
Zelman is serving as Buy-Side Financial Advisor to Sumitomo Forestry America, Inc. in connection with its announced acquisition of JPI. Sumitomo Forestry of America is a subsidiary of Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd (Tokyo: 1911), one of Japan’s largest publicly listed housing and timber companies and ranks as a top-10 homebuilder and multifamily developer in the United States. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, JPI is a national developer, builder, and investment manager of Class A multifamily assets.
Ivy discussed demand in the housing market, future expectations, and our upcoming climate panel on Wednesday at the annual Zelman Summit.
Alex Virtue discussed how he's approaching his new role, what attendees can learn at the upcoming Virtual Housing Summit, and the state of the private multifamily market. He stated, "My focus at Zelman and Walker & Dunlop is broadening the firm’s reach on entity-level transactions in multifamily and related housing sectors..."
Ivy joined Forward Guidance to share her outlook on the U.S. housing market as well as housing's impact on the banking system, housing supply, commercial real estate and much more.
Alan joined Squawk on the Street to discuss the current relationship between mortgage rate declines and housing market movement. He commented, the "housing market moves will be decided by what causes mortgage rate declines."
Zelman served as Sole Lead Manager on Dream Finders Homes’ recent debut $300 million senior notes offering. Dream Finders is one of the fastest growing publicly-traded homebuilders in the United States (NYSE: DFH)
Alan Ratner joined a panel discussion to explain the impact of the continuous rise in homebuilder sentiment and what it means for companies such as D.R. Horton.
