The Real View Ohio REALTORS

Craig Rowe joins this week’s episode to discuss why referrals are so important, how to manage referrals and how to gain more referrals to help grow our business 

Craig’s background and history in real estate and technology
Why referrals are so important
How to make referrals a habit
How to manage relationships with referrals 
The importance of reviews and how to solicit and promote reviews
How we can ensure clients are happy with our service
How to gain more referrals 

Christine joins Allison for this week’s episode to discuss why listening is so important, how we can perfect our listening skills and how listening impacts both our business and personal life.

How Christine became the Listening Guru
Why listening is so important to what we do as REALTORS
What the listening process entails
Difference between hearing and listening
What factors impact our listening sales
What is the “Listening Path”
What is Transformational Listening
How we can improve our listening skills
Bad examples of listening and how it can affect our business

Brittany joins this week’s episode to discuss the importance of communication with clients and fellow REALTORS® , why the little things go a long way, and how good communication can help avoid Code of Ethics violations.


Brittany’s career and how she got started in real estate and instructing
The importance of getting involved in your local, state and national levels
Why communication is so important
How to learn communication styles
How to explain confusing real estate terms to clients
How to communicate with other REALTORS
Why the “little things” go a long way
Code of ethics violations that can happen if you don’t communicate properly and how good communication avoid those
How to create valuable communication
Is there a such thing as overcommunication?

Matthew joins this week’s episode to discuss the 2023 housing market outlook and what factors may impact such as inventory, affordable housing, mortgage rates, and more.

Matthew’s background and his current role as Chief Economist
Where the current market stands today
If there will be a housing bubble
How the pandemic affected the housing market
What mortgage rates look like in 2023
What buyers are looking for in homes
What sellers can expect as the market normalizes
What inventory will look like this year and the status of new construction
The governments role in housing

Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik joins this week’s episode to discuss her career, her role at the Development Department and the latest in economic development in Ohio.


Lydia’s career path and current roles and responsibilities at the Department of Development
Being the first woman Mayor of Findlay and her proudest accomplishments as mayor
What it’s like being a woman in politics
What it was like to be hand picked by Governor Dewine to serve in this position
Where affordable housing in Ohio stands
The role REALTORS play in Ohio’s development
How Ohio stacks up to other states when it comes to economic development
Major wins in 2022 and what we can look forward to in 2023
Why companies are choosing Ohio to invest in

Cheryl joins this week’s episode to dive into the fun of the Code of Ethics and shares why all REALTORS should embrace the code as a vital part of what we do as agents and as people.