Name Barry Habib Role Entrepreneur | Spouse Toni Habib Movies Rock of Ages | |
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Born January 15, 1960 (age 64) ( 1960-01-15 ) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. Children Jake Habib, Nicole Habib, Jared Habib, Dan Habib Nominations Tony Award for Best Musical Similar People Matt Weaver, Janet Billig Rich, Carl Levin, Chris D'Arienzo, Garrett Grant | ||
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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.
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- Barry habib on the housing market glg applied
- Industry icon barry habib stresses the importance of working smarter than your competition
- Early career
- Additional experience
- Entertainment industry career
- Family
- References
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.
Industry icon barry habib stresses the importance of working smarter than your competition
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.
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.
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.