
RealTrending
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.
Latest episodes

Jul 2, 2020 • 17min
Casey McLeod, Managing Broker of California, Side Real Estate
Because of its extensive use of technology, McLeod says that Side agents were able to navigate the Pandemic with little impact on their businesses. Find out how McLeod and his leadership team implemented new protocols and programs to serve agents in a new normal market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 1, 2020 • 10min
John Meessman, CEO and Chief Agent Happiness Officer, Real Living Key Realty, Michigan
An AHA moment with a stressed-out agent led to a clarity of focus on serving their most important customer—the agent. From there, Meessman and his leadership team built the organization around that premise. Find out how. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 30, 2020 • 27min
Sam Khorramian, co-founder and CEO, and Oliver Graf, co-founder and president of Big Block Realty in San Diego
Ranked No. 145 by transaction sides and No. 95 by volume, REAL Trends 500After starting several businesses together, Sam and Oliver realized that the path to success was defining Big Block Realty as a service-first company. They redefined their value proposition and the rest fell into place. Find out about their path to success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 26, 2020 • 28min
Leading Through Challenging Times: Tommy Brigham and Beau Bevis, co-founders, ARC Realty, Alabama
Focusing on agents first allowed Brigham and Bevis to retain quality agents while dealing with stay-at-home orders. Now that their market is opening up, it's paid huge dividends in business volume. Find out more about their retention and recruiting strategy in this podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 24, 2020 • 19min
Michelle and Jay Macklin, co-owners of Platinum Living Realty in Arizona
128.2% growth between 2014 and 2018Deciding to stop running a team and, instead, become managing brokers, the Macklin's turned their focus to recruiting. That set them on the course to the success they have today. Learn more about their strategy in this podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 23, 2020 • 12min
Ep. 78: Housing Recovery, New Mobility Patterns, and Competition
Today we're going to talk about the housing recovery, new mobility patterns and competition for agents. What do these trends mean and how can brokerage firms best deal with them? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 19, 2020 • 23min
Jessica Averbuch, CEO and owner of Zeitlin Sotheby's International Realty, Tennessee
When COVID-19 hit, Averbuch scheduled one-on-one calls with all of her agents. Now that the market is reopening, that strategy has paid off. Find out more about how she is leading her team through unprecedented times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 17, 2020 • 6min
Scott Lauri, broker-owner of ERA Central Realty Group in New Jersey
136.4% Growth between 2014-2018Taking a leap of faith with some strategic acquisitions helped Lauri build his brokerage. That acquisition coupled with a strong training program helped Lauri and his team grow. Find out his lessons learned in this informative podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 16, 2020 • 17min
Budge Huskey, CEO of Premier Sotheby's International Realty in Florida
Ranked No. 92 by transaction sides and No. 28 by transaction volume, REAL Trends 500Growing up in the business, Budge felt that real estate was in his blood. After a stint at NRT corporate, he decided to jump back into brokerage. His creed of "People; Not Stuff' helped him develop a personalized approach to his brokerage that shows in his current success. Find out more about his lessons learned in this podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 12, 2020 • 20min
Dionna Hall, CEO of Broward, Palm Beaches & St. Lucie Realtors in Southeast Florida
Knowing they needed to act quickly to help its Realtor members adjust to Florida's stay-at-home orders, the Association developed a host of virtual tools for their members. Find out more about how Dionna Hall and the leadership team brought value to members during a challenging time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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