Career
Barry is also a well known professional speaker and television 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 Mutual Broadcasting System Highway 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 Consumer News and Business Channel Networks, including his Monthly Mortgage Report show, which ran for 13 years on Squawk Box. Habib began his career as a loan originator in 1986 and founded Certified Mortgage Associates in 1989, a mortgage provider in Monmouth County, New Jersey. 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. 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.
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 cr in four films released between 2009-2013.
Sympathy for Delicious Barry Munday Nic & Tristan Lonely Street Rock of Ages (2012 film) He is a music enthusiast, and currently sings in The Rock Of Ages Band with Constantine Maroulis.
