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15.12.2025

ERA’s Alex Vidal on how agents can expand beyond local markets

In this episode of the Real Trending Podcast, Alex Vidal discusses the key strategies for brokerage growth, emphasizing the importance of accountability in coaching, expanding value beyond local markets, and addressing affordability challenges in real estate. He highlights the need for real estate pros to adapt to market changes and maintain professionalism while facilitating family moves and exploring government roles in housing affordability. The conversation concludes with a lightning round of insights on common advice and habits for realtors. Here's a glimpse of what you'll learn: It takes guts to recruit, coach, and pull the trigger on M&A. How accountability is crucial for brokers to push their agents. Real estate is a hyper-local business, but agents should think globally. What the major challenge is for buyers in the current market. Professionalism and commitment are increasing in the industry post-settlement. Realtors need to facilitate conversations about joint mortgages and family moves. Government policies can impact housing affordability significantly. Understanding consumer behavior is key to success. What is is essential for buyers in today's market. Related to this episode: ERA Real Estate HousingWire Youtube More info about HousingWire To learn more about Homebot, click ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here. 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.

15.12.2025

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30 min.
23.09.2024

Steve Murray talks presidential candidates’ housing policies and M&A Trends

This week on the RealTrending podcast, Tracey Velt sits down with Steve Murray, founder of RealTrends and a senior advisor for HousingWire. Steve and Tracey discuss the key points from the latest RealTrends GameChangers report on brokerage growth and compare the housing policies and their potential impacts of both the Harris and Trump campaigns. They also examine current activity in the M&A landscape, including valuation trends. Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn: Leaders must always be personally involved in recruiting talent. Most successful brokerages combine acquisitions with organic growth. The M&A market is active at both the local and regional levels. Valuations are based on EBITDA multiples and gross margins. Housing policies from candidates can significantly impact secondary sectors of the housing market. Housing sales are expected to improve in the next 12 months. Related to this episode: Steve Murray | LinkedIn HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire Enjoy the episode! The RealTrending podcast features the brightest minds in real estate. Every week, brokerage leaders, top agents, team leaders, and industry experts share their success secrets, trends, and lessons learned navigating this ever-changing industry. Hosted by Tracey Velt and produced by Elissa Branch.

23.09.2024

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35 min.
10.11.2025

NextHome Co-CEO Keith Robinson on seismic shifts in the real estate industry

This week on RealTrending, Tracey Velt talks with Keith Robinson, co-CEO of NextHome and author of the Substack "Crazy Uncle Keith." Tracey and Keith dive into the seismic shifts reshaping real estate, including the potential Compass-Anywhere merger, the ongoing fallout from the settlement lawsuit and the pro-agent group pushing for more transparency at NAR. Keith shares his take on private listing networks, why the industry's most defensible position is "the human being," and how agents can capitalize on the current rate environment to boost their business. Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn: Why the Compass-Anywhere merger could trigger an "arms race for listings" How agents can actually make more money now, post-settlement, by creating better buyer offerings The real impact of private listing networks on home buyers and sellers Why Keith believes NAR is finally heading in the right direction under Nykia Wright How rates below 6.5% for 60+ days signal a market shift agents can't afford to miss The three traits every agent needs to develop by 2030, including a "healthy fear of AI" Related to this episode:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Keith Robinson | SubStack NextHome Keith Robinson | LinkedIn ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HousingWire | YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠More info about HousingWire⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To learn more about Homebot, click ⁠here.⁠ 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.

10.11.2025

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42 min.
06.10.2025

Glennda Baker’s blueprint for building authentic connections through video

This week on RealTrending, Tracey Velt talks with the “queen of real estate video” Glennda Baker, of Glennda Baker and Associates at Coldwell Banker Realty in Atlanta. Tracey and Glennda dive into how social media and video content have transformed her 33-year real estate career, from building authentic connections through video to attracting clients who have never even met her in person. Glennda shares her journey from terrible YouTube videos in 2016 to becoming one of the most recognized voices in real estate, and how AI production tools have totally transformed her short form content game. Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn: How consistency beats perfection when building your social media following Why posting the "struggle" stories performs better than just success highlights The client who went from TikTok follower to closing in just 53 days How 67% of her business now comes from referrals and repeat clients influenced by her online presence Why agents need to embrace AI and answer engine optimization to stay competitive The three moves every agent should make to get started on TikTok and Instagram Related to this episode:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Glennda Baker Atlanta (@glenndabaker) • Instagram photos and videos Glennda Baker (@glenndabaker) | TikTok Glennda Baker | LinkedIn Glennda Baker ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HousingWire | YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠More info about HousingWire⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 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.

06.10.2025

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37 min.
21.07.2025

eXp Team Leader David Brooke on managing team exits and burnout

This week on RealTrending Tracey Velt talks with David Brooke, team leader at Brooke Team at eXp Realty. Tracey and David dive into the realities of leading a team in today’s market, including managing team exits and burnout to fostering a productive agent culture. David shares how an almost-pivot in his career and parenting lessons shaped his leadership style, and much more. Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn: How he rebuilt after losing top agents The three biggest misconceptions in real estate and how to overcome them The leadership principles rooted in parenting that shaped his coaching style Why consistent daily accountability beats luxury deals every time The traits David looks for in agents destined for long-term success Related to this episode:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brooke Team at eXp Realty David Brooke | LinkedIn ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HousingWire | YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠More info about HousingWire⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 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.

21.07.2025

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31 min.
30.06.2025

Rory Golod on why Compass is taking a stand against Zillow

Today on RealTrending, Tracey Velt sits down with Rory Golod, President of Growth and Communications at Compass, to discuss their lawsuit against Zillow and what Compass is doing to reshape the agent and consumer experience in real estate. Rory unpacks the motivations behind the lawsuit and also shares Compass’s three-pronged marketing strategy. He also talks about how agent feedback drives tech development across platforms like Compass One and their other AI integrations. Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn: Why Compass is taking a stand against Zillow’s marketing policies How pre-marketing creates demand and higher sale prices Compass’s agent-first tech development model Why consumer value is the key to brokerage profitability How AI is accelerating innovation and agent efficiency The secret to high agent adoption of brokerage tools Related to this episode:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Rory Golod | LinkedIn Compass Real Estate Brooklee Han on the Compass lawsuit against Zillow | HousingWire The juiciest details in Compass's lawsuit against Zillow | HousingWire ⁠⁠⁠⁠HousingWire | YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠More info about HousingWire⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 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.

30.06.2025

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39 min.
04.08.2025

Craig McClelland on reshaping traditional brokerage models

This week on RealTrending, Tracey Velt talks with Craig McClelland, Chief Strategy Officer at HomeStory and president of LOCAL Realty. Tracey and Craig talk about the importance of consumer-centric strategies and how industry giants like Zillow and Rocket are reshaping traditional brokerage models. Craig also talks about the role of technology and data in extending the real estate transaction timeline, and the emerging trend of niche and boutique brokerage models. Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn: The importance of putting consumers first in real estate How disruptors like Zillow and Rocket are changing the game Strategies for small brokerages to thrive in a competitive market The benefits and challenges of niche and boutique brokerage models Related to this episode:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Craig McClelland | LinkedIn Homestory ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HousingWire | YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠More info about HousingWire⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 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.

04.08.2025

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35 min.
20.10.2025

Compass team leader Gretchen Coley on building a lifestyle brand

This week on RealTrending, Tracey Velt talks with Gretchen Coley, leader of The Coley Group at Compass in Raleigh, North Carolina. Tracey and Gretchen dive into how she scaled her team from $3 million to $214 million in just five years, the power of video storytelling in real estate and her innovative "Best of Raleigh" platform that transformed how she connects with her community. Gretchen shares how her background in new home sales shaped her approach to educating agents, why she invested in two full-time videographers and how a pandemic pivot led to creating a lifestyle brand with over a million podcast listens. Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn: How she grew from $3 million to $214 million in volume in five years How the "Best of Raleigh" platform started during COVID and became a community phenomenon The leadership lessons learned from rapid team growth and maintaining culture Why luxury real estate is about lifestyle integration, not just price point How AI integration and content optimization are shaping the future of real estate marketing Related to this episode:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Coley Group | RealTrends Verified The Coley Group Gretchen Coley, Real Estate Agent - Compass ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HousingWire | YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠More info about HousingWire⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 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.

20.10.2025

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31 min.
28.04.2025

Windermere’s OB Jacobi on rethinking the role of the MLS

This week on RealTrending, Tracey Velt chats with OB Jacobi, co-president of Windermere Real Estate. Founded in 1972 by OB’s father, John Jacobi, Windermere is still being led by the Jacobi family over 50 years later. OB joins us today to talk about rethinking the role of the MLS in real estate and how NAR’s Clear Cooperation Policy add-ons have impacted the industry as of late. He also has some really insightful thoughts on the strategic shifts that real estate leaders need to make in a post-settlement world, from making technology-led decisions to not underestimating local market influence. Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn: Clear Cooperation has significant implications for market transparency. Local market knowledge is crucial for effective real estate governance. AI has the potential to revolutionize many day-to-day real estate operations. Family businesses can provide unique advantages in leadership. The role of MLS should be re-evaluated for better local governance. There is room for both national and independent brokerages in the market. Related to this episode: OB Jacobi | LinkedIn Windermere Real Estate HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire Enjoy the episode! 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.

28.04.2025

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35 min.
16.10.2023

Luxury influencer Dina Goldentayer shares the path from rentals to luxury

On today's RealTrending, Douglas Elliman's Dina Goldentayer shares the strategies and lessons she's learned moving from rentals to becoming the No. 21 individual agent by sales volume in the RealTrends + Tom Ferry The Thousand. Goldentayer is not afraid of hard work and saying no to opportunities that don't fit. More than that, she's built a huge Instagram audience by focusing on being authentic and informative. She shares her success strategies and offers a framework for building a luxury business. Related to this episode: Connect with Dina on LinkedIn Dina Goldentayer - Douglas Elliman Follow Dina on Instagram HousingWire’s YouTube Channel Enjoy the episode! The RealTrending podcast features the brightest minds in real estate. Every week, brokerage leaders, top agents, team leaders, and industry experts share their success secrets, trends, and lessons learned navigating this ever-changing industry. Hosted by Tracey Velt and produced by Elissa Branch.

16.10.2023

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30 min.

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