Inside The Canopy Files Canopy Realtor® Association
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Canopy Realtor® Association opens the files and discussion on current events and issues to educate and equip Realtors® and enlighten consumers. Always entertaining, engaging and sometimes edgy.
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Exploring the 2024 State of Asian America Report
May is recognized as Asian American Pacific Islander Month, a time honoring the rich and diverse cultures, traditions, customs, values, and unique contributions of Asian Americans. As a part of the second installment of the Inside the Canopy Files series delving into diversity, Canopy Realtor® Association president, Charisma Southerland talks with Linda Goss, fellow Realtor® and Broker, who serves as the president of the Charlotte Chapter of the Asian Real Estate Association of America or AREAA, and Dr. John Chen, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Carolinas Asian American Chamber of Commerce. Listen as they talk about key issues in real estate and the impact their organizations have on the local Asian American business community.
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Disability Concerns in Fair Housing
Buying a home is a big undertaking – from picking a REALTOR®, to touring homes, to financing the purchase, each step presents its own set of challenges. For disabled homebuyers, those challenges are often bigger and trickier to navigate. Inside the Canopy Files talks with Mia Ives-Rublee, Director of Disability Justice Initiative at American Progress about her work advocating for disability justice and inclusion and what Realtors® can do to further the independence and dream of homeownership for those living with disabilities. Broker Relations Manager, Bryan Perkins joins the conversation to discuss how the MLS helps agents assist clients with disabilities.
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Paths to Leadership – Women Who Mean Business
Inside the Canopy Files salutes Women’s History Month with guest host, Anne Marie DeCatsye, CEO of Canopy Realtor® Association and Canopy MLS. She and her guests, Maren Brisson Kuester and Brenda Hayden - both past presidents and industry pros - discuss paths to leadership, sharing advice and inspiration and celebrating women who are leading the change.
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The Magic of Lead Generation
Realtors® across the U.S. and here at home in Charlotte faced a challenging 2022 and 2023. Last year in particular, agents navigated an inventory-depleted market, with buyers and sellers that pulled back from the housing market due in large part to rising interest rates. In this episode of Inside the Canopy Files, 2024 Association/Canopy MLS president Charisma Southerland, talks lead generation with special guest, and Managing Broker/Realtor® Marki Lemons-Ryhal. Listen in as they discuss building a customer relationship management system and leads to sustain your real estate business in 2024.
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Understanding the Value of the Buyer’s Agent
The purchase of a home is typically the largest financial transaction that a person will experience in their life time. However, the process from loan qualification to home inspection, and from disclosures and appraisals to price negotiation, – is what proves the value of a Realtor®.
In some transactions the Realtor® represents the seller, while a buyer’s agent works on behalf of buyers. Listen as Inside the Canopy Files, 2024 president Charisma Southerland, and past-president Tiffany Johannes discuss the value of representation and what Buyer’s Agents bring to the transaction.
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Bridging the Wealth Gap
The recent down housing market after a pandemic that altered a number of lives, has been particularly devastating to the Black community. Not only has the homeownership rate plummeted, but accessing mortgage credit has become nearly impossible outside of government-insured programs such as FHA and VA. On this edition of Inside the Canopy Files, Realtor®/Broker and guest host Allen Dargins talks with Realtor®/broker Tikola McCree, president of Charlotte Crown Realtist Association, about the 2023 State of Housing in Black America report and bridging the gap in homeownership and wealth.
Guest Host: Allen Dargins, Canopy Realtor® Association – 2024 Secretary
Guests: Tikola McCree, 2024 Canopy MLS Board of Director, and current president of Charlotte Crown REALTIST Association
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