With oil at $75.80 and mortgage rates near 6.50%, housing is watching whether Warsh can keep the Fed patient on hikes.

Pending sales rose to 75,856 vs 72,039 in 2025 as inventory turned negative year over year with mortgage rates near 6.58%.

Led by co-founders Ivan Chorney and Michael Martirena, the team has built a business focused on affluent buyers from Miami to Palm Beach.

The Michigan firm earned the No. 28 national ranking among small teams for transaction sides on RealTrends Verified’s 2026 rankings.

HousingWire veri shows how absorption rates, inventory and price cuts reveal the difference between housing recovery and market strength.

Purchase apps rose 17% year over year as better spreads kept the 2026 rate curve lower than 2023 to 2025 despite recent increases.