Barry Habib (born January 15, 1960) is an American Entrepreneur, mortgage industry executive, and Founder and CEO of MBS Highway [1]. Barry is also a well known professional speaker and TV commentator on the Mortgage and Real Estate markets.
Habib is a General Partner and Lead producer of Rock of Ages, which ran for 6 years on Broadway; the 27th longest running show in Broadway history.
Barry created MBS Highway [2] to help interpret and forecast activity in the mortgage rate and bond markets. Habib previously founded, built and sold several successful businesses including Mortgage Market Guide. CMPS, Certified Mortgage Associates, and Healthcare Imaging Solutions.
He has appeared regularly on Fox Business Network Fox Business Network and CNBC Networks, including his Monthly Mortgage Report show, which ran for 13 years on Squawk Box.
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Early career
Habib began his career as a loan originator in 1986 and founded Certified Mortgage Associates in 1989, a mortgage provider in Monmouth County, NJ. Barry was recognized as the Nations top mortgage loan originator in 1992. During his career, Barry closed over $2 billion in personal production.
Later, Barry was hired as a National Sales Trainer by two mortgage companies, CTX and GMAC. Habib remained a loan originator until 2007.
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Mortgage resources
Habib founded The Mortgage Market Guide in 2001, a product designed to help loan originators to more accurately anticipate market trends through analysis of industry, the bond market, and Japanese Candlestick Charts, a 300-year-old market indicator. United Communications Group (UCG), a provider of business information, tools and guidance for two million professionals worldwide acquired MMG in 2006.
In 2008, he merged The Mortgage Market Guide with two other mortgage industry information providers - Loan Tool Box and The Duncan Group to act as Chairman of the Board of Mortgage Success Source (MSS). Habib founded and created CMPS (Certified Mortgage Planning Specialist) in 2005 and transferred his interest in 2007.
In 2012 Barry founded MBS Highway to provide support for loan originators and real estate professionals through their website.
Additional experience
Habib works as a professional speaker on financial markets, housing, negotiation, technical trading analysis, sales training, building relationships and motivation. He has managed a hedge fund, authored a stock advisory newsletter, owned an insurance agency, and acted as managing partner in a real estate investment company.
Entertainment industry career
Habib was the largest investor in Rock of Ages - a musical theatre production running on Broadway and Internationally. The show received five 2009 Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical and Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Musical, and an Outer Critics Circle Nomination and Drama League Nomination.
He had an acting role and executive producer credit in four films released between 2009-2013.
- Sympathy for Delicious
- Barry Munday
- Nic & Tristan
- Lonely Street
- Rock of Ages (2012 film)
Family
Habib is currently a resident of New Jersey, where he lives with his wife of 17 years, Toni (née Toni Billand) and four children, Dan, Nicole, Jake and Jared.
He is a music enthusiast, and currently sings in The Rock Of Ages Band with Constantine Maroulis.
References
External links
- Barry Habib on IMDb
- Rock of Ages
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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