Context with Mike DelPrete

Mike DelPrete

Conversations with industry leaders about the businesses and technologies changing real estate.

  1. HACE 3 H

    Rory Golod: Balance of Power

    Rory Golod, President of Growth at Compass International Holdings, and I discuss what it's like to go from 20 agents to 340,000 across 120 countries, why the Rocket/Redfin partnership is about shifting the balance of power back to agents, not holding grudges against former adversaries, what he would do if he found $20 million in a briefcase, pre-marketing as a pricing tool (and the Halloween costume analogy), why being on the front lines is how you actually learn, the addictive habit of focus, and what really motivates Robert Reffkin.

    43 min

  2. HACE 4 DÍAS

    Guy Gal: Coming Soon Stratagems

    Guy Gal, CEO and co-founder of Side, and I discuss why he was one of Zillow Preview's launch partners, the pre-marketing and iBuying parallel, why pre-marketing is a solution searching for a problem, the real problem nobody in the industry wants to address (too many part-time agents), how corporations extract value and small businesses create it, what the craft beer revolution teaches us about brokerage consolidation, why the gravity of real estate always pulls back to local, and why this is the last time he'll ever talk about pre-marketing.

    44 min

  3. 11 MAR

    Deep Dive: The Redfin & Compass Deal

    Rocket's Joe Rath and I unpack the recently announced Compass & Redfin partnership, that, among other things, will see Compass's exclusive listings appear on Redfin. We cover the specifics of the deal and the "why" behind it all -- from what Rocket is trying to accomplish, to why Compass, and what happens when someone clicks the button. Joe makes a strong claim -- Rocket is playing to win -- and then lays out their rationale for this deal and everything else they're doing in the real estate space.

    1 h 13 min

  4. 21 ENE

    Emily Girard: MLS Whack-A-Mole

    Emily Girard, CEO of Unlock MLS and the Austin Board of Realtors, and I discuss morning dopamine hits, how I ruined her weekend, the Google listings fiasco, why she hates being reactionary, why an MLS exists, why no one can force private listings, the “what’s best for the consumer” fallacy, what needs to change in VOW and IDX feeds, and why she wishes the industry never launched the clear cooperation policy.

    32 min

  5. 12/12/2025

    Deep Dive: The Portal Wars

    From deep inside the world of real estate portals, Scott Bond and I have an intelligent conversation about the past, present, and future of the Portal Wars. We look at the competitive landscape, how we got to today, why it’s trendy to hate Zillow, evaluate Homes.com’s strategy, look at the most important metric to track (trust), and sprinkle in international examples and learnings. We then shift to the two Power Plays that will shape the portal landscape for years to come: the end-to-end ecosystem and exclusive inventory. We talk about why it’s going to be an absolute grind, the challenge of selling mortgages, why I don’t do all my shopping at Target, and, yet again, why agents are absolutely indispensable.

    1 h 53 min

  6. 05/10/2025

    What Didn't Work: Aalto

    This is the first episode of a new series: What Didn't Work. I'm diving into the real estate companies and ideas that just didn't work out, unpack exactly why, and reveal the key lessons learned -- directly from the entrepreneurs involved. My first guest (who inspired this idea) is Nick Narodny, CEO and founder of Aalto, which just didn't work out. With over $50M raised from top tier VC firms, Aalto was a private listing marketplace and then pivoted to a "digital agent" once Clear Cooperation shut down their business. In the end, neither idea worked. Nick opened up about exactly what didn't work, why, and what he learned through the process. From navigating buyer emotions in real estate to product market fit suction to the three hurdles of fear, these are hard-fought learnings that I think everyone in the space should know! I'm doing this for two reasons. First, I want to reduce the stigma around talking about failure. Nick didn't fail. He tried and learned, and that should be celebrated. Second, I want to capture and publish these valuable learnings, which are really worth their weight in gold for other would-be proptech entrepreneurs in the space. Not everything is great all of the time. Sometimes things don't work out. Let's explore why, and get smarter together. Thanks for your vulnerability and openness, Nick.

    48 min

  7. 22/09/2025

    Austin Allison: Bucking the Status Quo

    Austin Allison, CEO and co-founder of Pacaso (and dotloop), and I discuss what makes a real estate startup successful, the advantage of raising money from retail investors, why you need agents on your side, why we’re all resistant to change, surviving the past two years, listening to constructive feedback, skepticism as a validator of new ideas, and what he would do differently if he had to do it all over again.

    44 min

  8. 23/08/2025

    Deep Dive: Building the Brokerage of the Future

    If I were to start a real estate brokerage today, what would it look like? In this long-form conversation, I sit down with Austin broker-owner Eric Bramlett to answer that question. We cover: 1. What’s broken in brokerage today -- from “masses of asses” recruiting and misaligned incentives to the flood of part-time agents and industry noise. 2. What’s actually working -- the common threads between the brokerages and agents thriving, including eXp’s recruiting flywheel, Compass’s communications machine, various new business models, and the overlooked importance of emotional value and culture. 3. How we’d build it from scratch -- a focused brokerage designed for the top 20%: lean, selective, efficient, culture-rich, and boringly effective. The themes that emerge again and again: focus, clarity, culture, recruitment, and communication. If you want to understand where brokerage is heading -- and what it really takes to compete where you can win -- this is for you!

    1 h 39 min
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  • Creador
    Mike DelPrete
  • Años de actividad
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodios
    52
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