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RealTrending

RealTrends

The RealTrending podcast features conversations with the brightest minds in real estate. Every Monday, brokerage leaders, top agents, team leaders, and industry experts join us to share their secrets to success, trends, and the lessons they’ve learned. Hosted by Tracey Velt and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

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408 episodes

  1. MetroTex CEO Justin Landon: Can the MLS stay relevant in a changing real estate market? 23:57
  2. Georgia CEO DeAnn Golden on how to plan for the market while keeping people at the center 32:31
  3. Performance coach James Short on the habits that help leaders stay strong through an uncertain market 23:39
  4. Smokey Garrett on real estate’s next chapter: The market, AI and the value of the agent 31:23
  5. NextHome Prolific’s Kenny Pleasant on building differently in a split-obsessed industry 22:37
  6. From big tech to big deals: how Chandra Vennapusa redefines real estate for tech workers 22:08
  7. Real estate sherpas: Corwyn Melette on how brokers lead in turbulent times 23:01
  8. Realty of America’s Eddie Garcia on why rev share and no debt are reshaping brokerage 21:43
  9. Paradigm co-founders Mark Jovanovic and Scott Hustis on AI, private listings and the NYC pied-à-terre tax 25:30
  10. Stephen Kowalchuk on the exit strategy playbook brokers tend to ignore 22:09
  11. Nashville broker Jack Gaughan on coaching agents through today’s market 23:15
  12. Unlocking Inventory and Supercharging Agents: Jason Aleem on Redfin’s Transformation 24:44
  13. Compass President Neda Navab on what she learned from 11,000 Compass agents 26:49
  14. Anthony Djon on his lead conversion machine lead mastery 17:51
  15. Bess Freedman and Michele Harrington: East Coast–West Coast independent on innovative collaboration 27:42
  16. Beyond ChatGPT: MAXA’s James Wong on what it means to become an AI-enhanced real estate business 17:22
  17. Thad Wong on portal wars, a national MLS, AI and real estate’s existential moment 29:40
  18. Craig McClelland on how the data war and consolidation are reshaping the real estate industry 26:48
  19. Rainy Hake Austin on Culture Over Scale: How The Agency Is Growing Without Losing Its Identity 25:30
  20. Felix Bravo eXp’s Felix Bravo on Building Real Estate Without Borders 21:52
  21. Chris Watters: "Real Estate Doesn’t Have a Lead Problem — It Has an Accountability Problem" 28:52
  22. KCM President David Childers on the power of market expertise and HousingWire’s newest acquisition 20:09
  23. Dan Rochon on Predictable Income in an Unpredictable Housing Market 22:19
  24. AI, listing fragmentation and M&A: Real Brokerage’s Tamir Poleg’s Big Bet on Real Estate’s Future 23:45
  25. Leo Pareja and James Dwiggins unpack the the fight for real estate’s future 32:01
  26. Paul Boomsma: Why local leadership still wins in the brokerage consolidation race 26:34
  27. Ownli’s Blake O’Shaughnessy on unbundling real estate and the startup challenging traditional commissions 18:48
  28. NAREB’s Ashley Thomas III on closing the homeownership gap 22:23
  29. Jim D’Amico: Why Brands by Integra is betting big on the Compass-Anywhere Deal 23:34
  30. Inside the Playbook: Brandon Wells on culture, AI and growing an independent brokerage 28:07
  31. HomeServices’ CEO Chris Kelly on rewriting the brokerage playbook — from quiet operator to ecosystem powerhouse 26:27
  32. Mastering Real Estate in a Complex Market: 10 Key Strategies 27:44
  33. Worth Clark broker Chris Day on mastering the 100% commission model recruiting 18:15
  34. United CTO David Dickey on AI adoption and strategies for brokers and agents 25:20
  35. Keyes’ Bill Nash on how global networks and authenticity drive luxury property sales 19:41
  36. LoKation’s Jonathan Lickstein on adapting proactively to industry changes, not reactively measures 30:02
  37. How and why Corey Hasting strategically shifted brokerages to Christie's International Real Estate 29:55
  38. FirstTeam’s Michele Harrington on opportunities for independent brokerages 27:14
  39. Unlisted CEO Katie Hill on adapting to changing consumer needs 17:12
  40. Jim Remley on key trends and the future of brokerage 27:39
  41. James Becker on building a sphere-based business model and navigating the valley of despair 34:35
  42. Wendy Forsythe on the evolution of teams and the new team model trends 29:04
  43. Ginger Wilcox on design trends shaping real estate 22:36
  44. How independent brokers can navigate consolidation 30:58
  45. United’s Rick Haase on competition, mission and brokerage values 34:34
  46. Christie’s International Real Estate president Gavin Swartzman on the evolving real estate landscape 29:53
  47. The Importance of community involvement in title and real estate 26:10
  48. ERA’s Alex Vidal on how agents can expand beyond local markets 30:18
  49. Steve Murray on the current state of the real estate industry, legal challenges and referral fees 33:26
  50. Top real estate marketing pro Lauren Henss on how FirstTeam achieves 98% agent retention 37:28