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This week, hear the latest insights on Houston real estate as Research Economists Yanling Mayer and Jorge Barro from Texas A&M's Real Estate Center broke down Q1 market trends and shared their expert outlook for the rest of 2025.    Federal Reserve of Dallas: https://www.dallasfed.org/   Sign up for Free Industry News Subscriptions for HAR Members here-   https://www.harconnect.com/free-industry-news-subscriptions-for-har-members/   Are you an HAR MLS Platinum Subscriber? Join our Facebook Group! Click to join. Sign Up for your free Real Estate News Subscription here. Sign up for your free Inman Select Subscription here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube , and LinkedIn.

Real Estate Agent Support in New York!Wouldn't it be great if there were a resource available to real estate agents that provided needed information in real time?Of course real estate companies support their agents, but sometimes additional information about hot-button subjects, fair housing law as an example, is required and the input of an attorney would not only be welcome, but often necessary. Enter Neil Garfinkel, Managing Partner of the law firm Abrams, Garfinkel, Margolis, and Bergson.Neil is the Broker Counsel to REBNY (Real Estate Board of New York), was appointed to serve on the NYS Real Estate Board, and is a major supporter of the combat veteran Heroes To Heroes Foundation. But most impressive to podcast host Mike Haltman, is that Neil is a fellow graduate of SUNY/Albany!Neil and the Team at AGMB created the Toolbox 4 Real Estate Agent Success along with the Real Estate Center 4 Success with the idea of them becoming the ultimate resource for agents.At its core, the Toolbox will keep agents informed, streamline their workflow, and provide all the tools needed to achieve success in the real estate industry. There's an Ask Neil section where agents can ask and get answers to the questions they may have.In the same way, the Real Estate Center 4 Success provides 'ON-DEMAND Real Estate Continuing Education and Licensing'.In the Toolbox the sections below are offered, and much more...Forms Checklist Builder Ask Neil Fair Housing Resources Rental Resources Videos and Podcasts Tips & Topics Templates Mortgage CornerIf you're an agent now, or thinking about becoming one, the Toolbox is a resource that you need to check out and subscribe to! Toolbox 4 Real Estate Agent SuccessReal Estate Center 4 Success (CE)Neil can be reached at ngarfinkel@agmblaw.com, call here 212-201-1170, or visit the website here https://agmblaw.com/.___________________________________________________Please subscribe to Do You Ever Wonder using the two links below, and don't be shy about sharing the links with your friends.Subscribe to Do You Ever Wonder on YouTube here:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzmL4Yaump_9Q7tMSChDoUQSubscribe on your favorite streaming platform here: https://areyouwondering.buzzsprout.com/shareDo you have a great story to tell?Are you interested in appearing as a guest on the Do You Ever Wonder podcast? Let Mike Haltman know at mhaltman@hallmarkabstractllc.com.The Do You Ever Wonder podcast is brought to you by New York title insurance provider Hallmark Abstract Service, and hosted by its CEO Mike Haltman._______________________________________________Hallmark Abstract Service...You Buy Real Estate, We Protect It! Reach us at (646) 741-6101 or info@hallmarkabstractllc.com.

Since the firm's inception, Romer Debbas has been actively involved in real estate agent and broker education. Several of the firm's attorneys are Certified Instructors by the New York Department of State. Real Estate Center 4 Success, their School for Continuing Education, offers a wide variety of accredited continuing education classes which satisfy real estate agent and broker licensing requirements.  Also today, we are going to discuss the latest status of the new condo development business in NYC.  Marketproof is a real estate intelligence and analytics company that makes real estate data accessible and actionable for every player in the marketplace. And finally, the state of our economy with our Chief Economist. What you need to know for 2024. 

Giorgio Argentieri Client Director e Digital Marketing Director di Triboo, con una decennale esperienza professionale e manageriale in importanti contesti nazionali e multinazionali nelle funzioni di digital marketing, Giorgio Argentieri ha iniziato la propria carriera in qualita di digital marketing specialist all'interno di differenti media network internazionali, per poi passare al alla gestione delle strategie digitali pubblicitarie e alla consulenza di progetti di Digital Transformation. Il sito della startup per cui lavora ora, Condeo,  , una soluzione cloud per la gestione della vita condominiale: rivolta ad amministratori, condomini e fornitori, che intende digitalizzare e quindi semplificare la comunicazione e il coordinamento della vita condominiale, le riscossioni e lo svolgimento di lavori ordinari e straordinari, nonché di registrare i principali eventi propri della vita in condominio, favorendo in questo modo anche la trasparenza nella gestione. Il sito di Startup Bakery , lo Startup Studio che lo sta accompagnando in questa avventura e con il quale si sta "formando" all'ambito PropTech. - Il sito di Nato nel 2020 dall'esperienza del Real Estate Center del Politecnico di Milano, l'Italian Proptech Network (IPN) raggruppa startup, scaleup, grandi aziende del real estate e non solo.Siti e libri, link e app utili:CondeoStartup BakeryItalian PropTech Network I libri da scegliere : The Lean Startup: Eric Ries Start up & Venture Capital: Brad Fald & Jason Mendelson Zero To One: Peter ThielEsperto in Digital Transformation anche nel ProptechL'esperto in Digital Transformation si occupa della digitalizzazione di processi e relazioni in settori ancora gestiti in maniera analogica o tradizionale. Le sue skills e le sue capacità tecnologiche e digitali posso essere applicate anche nell'ambito proptech, dal condominio agli stili abitativi, nel real estate a 360 °. Il suo compito è quello di agevolare e rendere più accessibile la comunicazione tra vari stakeholder coinvolti, andando ad ascoltare le necessità di ciascuno per poi individuare le migliori soluzioni digitali da sviluppare. Figura trasversale e multidisciplinare, in possesso di competenze afferenti a più ambiti, è sempre in contatto diretto con la direzione aziendale (in questo caso può anche combaciare con la figura del CEO) e accompagna i vari team (e quindi l'intera azienda) attraverso il processo di innovazione, pur mantenendone intatta la vision. Ha spiccate capacità comunicative e relazionali e un ottimo approccio al problem solving; studia le relazioni con possibili stakeholder e trova i modi per ingaggiarli; individua e cerca di raggiungere gli obiettivi in base alla conoscenza profonda del proprio ambiente aziendale e dei suoi processi; ha padronanza dei linguaggi e ha esperienza sia sui mercati B2B che B2C e B2B2C.

​​As recession fears continue into the new year, so do housing affordability concerns. Is relief on the horizon? Dr. Clare Losey, assistant research economist at the Texas Real Estate Research Center, shares her insights in the Red Zone.

​​Creating an economic forecast is no easy task, as many state, national, and global variables are at play. The Texas Real Estate Research Center's research team put their heads together to make some educated guesses for 2023. Some of them join us in the Red Zone to share their thoughts. ​

​The frequency and intensity of natural disasters like hurricanes and wildfires are expected to increase this decade. Wesley Miller, author of the Center's newest blog series, joins us in the Red Zone to discuss the financial hardships a natural disaster leaves in its wake.

​​Water has served as a natural boundary for land for all of human history. But what happens when riverbanks move or ​shorelines change? Well, it depends. TRERC Research Attorney Rusty Adams explains on the latest Red Zone podcast. 

T​exas rural land activity boomed immediately during the pandemic. However, the market is beginning to normalize. What is driving this land market cooldown? TRERC researchers Dr. Charles Gilliland and Dr. Lynn Krebs share their insights on today's podcast. Take a listen.​

​​​Home-price appreciation, elevated inflation, and a potential recession have been weighing on the minds of Americans these past few months. How has the current economic environment​ affected Texas housing affordability? TRERC's Dr. Clare Losey explains in the latest Red Zone podcast. ​

​Texas' labor market was devastated when the pandemic shut down the economy, causing the state to lose around 1.4 million jobs in only two months. Texas has since recovered all jobs lost, and the job market has remained steady despite recent rapid inflation. What's in store for the rest of the year? Tune in to find out. 

On this episode of HAR On The Move, we took a deep look into the real estate market for Houston and surrounding areas with Gerald Klassen of the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University. We discussed real estate pricing trends, market pace, how Houston measures up to other Texas markets, and so much more! See Geralds slides here. Are you an HAR MLS Platinum Subscriber? Join our Facebook Group! Click to join. Sign up for your free Inman Select Subscription here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.

​​From supply-chain disruptions and travel restrictions to high inflation and decreased home affordability, the Texas-Mexico border saw its fair share of challenges in 2021. However, the border economies did improve amid employment growth and increased construction values. What happened along the border last year, and what's ahead for 2022? Tune in to find out.​

​Already elevated home price appreciation accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, inflation hit its highest rate in decades. How has inflation further eroded housing affordability, and what's in store for Texas homebuyers? Dr. Clare Losey shares her insights on today's podcast. Take a listen.

​​Renting out a home can be a lucrative investment, but residential property management is often complicated. Pete Neubig of the National Association of Residential Property Managers shares his secrets for success in leasing on today's podcast. Take a listen. 

​​​​The U.S. Census Bureau has rolled out the results of its latest population surveys for 2020-21. What population trends have been seen in Texas during the pandemic, and how could these trends affect the housing and labor markets? Center Lead Data Analyst Joshua Roberson shares his insights. ​Take a listen.​​

​As we say goodbye to 2021, it's a good time to look to the year ahead. What will Texas' economy and real estate markets look like in 2022? TRERC Research Economist Dr. Luis Torres shares his thoughts on the last podcast of the year.

​​Housing affordability has been an issue for years but has worsened as demand remains elevated and supply stays constrained. When will Texas' home-price boom ease? Center Lead Data Analyst Joshua Roberson shares his insights on the latest Red Zone Podcast. 

Today's show is Part 2 of the Real Estate Center of Influence Past Client Marketing plan.  Method #3: Host small (covid-aware) events, ideally outside with 10 or so friends and past clients.  A barbecue, a Halloween party, a wine tasting, etc.  Again, simply use your best friend the FORD memory jogger. Schedule A Free Coaching Call Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify Listen on Stitcher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special Request From listener and Premier Coaching student:  Grace P.“I have issues speaking with my center of influence that I've not communicated with in a while. I don't want them to think I'm only calling because I need referrals. What should I do? Is there a script?”   Schedule A Free Coaching Call Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify Listen on Stitcher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

​​While economic conditions in Texas generally improved in third quarter 2021, new COVID-19 cases remained elevated, prolonging uncertainty surrounding the end of the pandemic. Research Economist Dr. Jim Gaines joins us on our latest podcast to discuss the preliminary results of the quarter and the outlook for the fourth quarter and beyond. 

​​Places that rely heavily on tourism, such as South Padre Island, were hit especially hard​​ by the COVID-19 pandemic. ​As the pandemic (and weather) cools, how is the island recovering? ​​​​​Darla Lapeyre, executive director of ​​the local economic development corporation, shares her insights on today's podcast.​​​

Welcome show Jason Bible Texas real estate radio network I'm here with Jennifer Hernandez of legacy mutual mortgage Hey I like have you on the show because it's a reality check for everybody yeah and what's really going on yeah what's really going on because you do like a gazillion loans a month so it's like we do a lot it's like Hey guys this is we were kind of talking well we talk last month and then we talked on and before the show today you know he you can hear it I hear to yeah this market's gonna slow down everything's gonna be. Back to normal and I'm like I don't see it man. I mean we've seen you know we've seen referral volume slowed down a little bit that's usually a function of summer vacations and graduations and stuff but the buyers are very much still out there. And the sellers are I mean I mean in the not the it's all in the numbers right yeah that that podcaster the the weapon are that you sent me from that Adam data cutting out I keep sending the people about forecasting that. Values it's going to be several years before values really. So you think it's going to be a seller's market for 20 years this isn't a stop anytime soon you know the the number I keep looking at is builders are 10 year 10 years behind demand. I mean that's. Which is tiny houses sell like we're. 50 percent below supply means like what do you historically like what we got like 10 minutes inventory on the market you'll have a look at last let me pull up last H. A. R. E. it's it's absolutely insane and. I this whole idea that things are gonna get better and it's going to go back to how it was were was just super easy it's like it's it's not. We are seeing a lot of. Clients calling us about refinancing where they wanted to you know didn't state stay put stay in place remodel but then trying to get your house remodeled that's a whole other thank you know can we while you're looking that up yes you want to talk about that because some people might want to roll up salute yeah they start looking the price of housing to go why don't I just redo the kitchen or something yeah let's talk about how that product work let's talk about that so first at if it's an investment property you need to go through like a hard money lender like there's no reason there's no rehab loans through the conventional stuff that I do which is Fannie Mae Freddie Mac on yeah that's what's called jet landing and they've got they've got some for that yeah yeah but on your primary residence you can add in taxes you can cash out of your property up to 80 percent of the value so whatever the market value is now if you've just acquired the property you have to wait 6 months you cannot pull cash out like let's say you buy it and you do put some work into it. Or for whatever reason you want to refinance it right away I you can't do that until 6 months pass it's like a cooling off period that lenders require took let values settle down or that's kind of the thought process behind going off period that's what it's called it's called a cooling off period I don't know it's that is the editor now use its it okay in the guidelines it's a cooling off period just in case because houses appreciating so much to pull cash out listed so that yeah they wanna make sure that things settle and just let things settle to make sure that. Copyright Mr. Texas Real Estate @ 2021

All right so we're gonna beat up on a prisoner is a little bit wrong to talk about the Freeport area or talk about things all right. Yes so would you tell me what you're running into with your praises and I'll tell you what I'm writing to tell you the very specific story. Because he's in the wilderness right now so you can hear us. He you know a decent souls business he did very very well the right one I only bought the properties all cash yep well they were praise like mad so we're just looking to get these things refi right the little cash out refi and pull pull some cash out we actually were looking to do is take him out of a personal name put into an LC actual smart sort deals and get some money out of it and we have been lingering with these deals for months it's just not a high priority right right on to the pop up and we got a deal 17 we gotta go fun and do this and occasionally around and kind of just strips to the back burner but. Like hello confrontation were absolutely going to get this thing done for make sure our partners get this cash out feels good and. On the phone the appraiser he's like a you the contact in my eye and it's actually my partners but it's me and I can what what do you need he's like you know I'm going to go look at him I came in there all been recently updated they're all looking really really good rents are section 8 we're getting 110 percent over the over the standard market rent yep and he's like that sounds great I'm like yeah we definitely need a regular appraisal for the value of the property and then if you could give us a rent to praise. He's like sure Mike awesome as I wanna head out there next week on like fantastic I think I have one side of the duplex that is not complete but it'll will be very very close it might be just some doorknobs and maybe the HVAC guy finishing up in his work with the other side of the duplex is 100 percent complete same finishes everything so you'll be able to evaluate that right and then the other 2 properties as well they're all duplexes and it just like crickets on the other end. Hi Mike you there is like there duplexes unlike gather duplexes he's like all right well let me get back to. Okay guy gets back to me and says Hey I'm not to be able to do those duplexes put it back in the hopper it's probably another 6 weeks I'm like I'm so exactly what happened I'm so glad he's in Minnesota right now because that will he want nuts right right so now we're kicking the can another 6 weeks and. We had to deal with it right so. Guys are making quick money on a single family that that's exactly really really simple it was more work in he said out yeah I got 15 in a backyard that a single family that I can knock out fine and I could do this and that's you know. A 20 on my desk right now there's no way I'm going to object in the time on the on a duplex to figure out what it's worth it's it's crazy oh my god L. yeah it's I'm I'm running across the same stuff you know I sit in it and they're waiting on appraisals and and you know I had one that here recently and it was it was a little bit of an oddball property same thing this actually tri plex and yeah it was every bit of. 6 to 8 weeks and then they came back with the price was over grant all right as you push in like in a helpful multi 53 units here but yeah and I have to do it because I can't get anybody to do I know we had a lot of money dealing I came back and said I'm not gonna present much more than what you bought for Mike you're kidding me right the combined into one nineties 3 units will put $80000 repairs in it and my rental B. 4500 Bucks here tell me is only worth one nineties like. Copyright Mr. Texas Real Estate@2021.

​​​More people than ever hold a Texas real estate license. In addition, licensees have had to adapt to new post-pandemic business practices. TREC's Chelsea Buchholtz and Scott Kesner join us in the Red Zone to discuss Texas' new licensee boom.

Welcome back I should say welcome the show Jason Bible Texas real estate radio network I'm here with rob trigger jet landing what's up the US yes before the show we're gonna talk about things like I don't know cars home audio. You know. I think I think it's some of the higher end in places people need to pay attention that you absolutely do yeah you've you've got to put in the higher in home speaker systems and all that kind of stuff and my favorite is in I don't know how many of you guys getting these high what's the biggest flip most most high end property guys of lentil and like last year I personally as a as a loan officer I think of done $1000000 home okay it's a little bit over 1000000 but you know and we've talked about this before the difference between flip and a you know $200000 house and flip and of $1000000 house yeah I'm doing rehab on is this 2 totally different things to totally to wholly different things and and I also think the difference too is really what's that land value how much is that by you being driven by the land right verses correct verses it's $1000000 house in Kingswood or something you know it's but you're absolutely right it's a totally different ballgame different rehab or is different I mean you just gotta take that quality level up to a whole new level yeah especially of I've been I've been in a lot of $0 homes and I'm in my time. Ashley then that's what we're talking about as far as your personal house and there's I mean there's so many options out there if people don't know Sundance is gonna have a beautiful product and that I mean it it looks like you're a it sounds like you're at a resort because you know you can you you can keep it low or you can Jack it up and have a party out there if you how is which is the intent there at old J. Bible if SO. What color the fault the U. S. but they've got so intense and so knows both have also products yeah there's some people that don't like it mmhm because they think that it's designed just to stay internally into that system and that it's not true you can I mean apple works great with it any kind of speakers that you wanna hook up to it can works great but there there's some great systems out there I am a researching right now because we are slowly getting my personal stuff very particular time are spread better way to put it let your shins over there I've got the electrical plan for the whole house audio and then I'm like man maybe I'll just do a whole sona system they're they're nice they are nice and there and and what's funny is you start looking at the prices on these things you know like well let's take a look at a couple other different whole house audio brands one actually has you running all by your phone right or even new iPad or whatever yeah. Of but this this one brand you do all that plus they have these LCD panels are going each one of the rooms. Copyright @Mr. Texas Real Estate 2021

​​The Census Bureau has recently rolled out its latest redistricting estimates from 2020. What population trends have been seen in Texas over the past decade, and how could these trends affect the housing market? Center Senior Data Analyst Joshua Roberson shares his insights. ​Take a listen.

​​Seeking a career in buying or selling real estate? In Texas, you'll need to be licensed. Kerri Lewis, member of the State Bar of Texas and former general counsel for TREC, explains what it takes to get a real estate license in the Lone Star State. ​​

​The economies along the Texas-Mexico border are on the path to recovery. However, depleted supply and accelerating home prices threaten housing affordability and are major headwinds to the border's housing market. Dr. Luis Torres joins us today to take a closer look at the border economies. ​​

​​The economy made significant improvements in second quarter 2021 as the country continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Research Economist Dr. Jim Gaines reflects on the last quarter and looks to the future of the economic recovery on today's podcast. Take a listen. ​

​Many easements exist without incident for decades. However, sometimes a change in circumstances leaves the easement owners and the landlords in dispute. That's when the courts step in and take the case.​ ​On today's podcast, Center Research Attorney Rusty Adams ​looks at three Texas cases that illustrate how the courts handle easement disputes. 

​Housing affordability has been one of Texas' most pressing concerns for years. However, a new upgraded class of HUD-code manufactured homes called CrossMod homes offers a possible solution. Center Research Economist Dr. Harold Hunt joins us today to share his insights.​​

Despite the onset of a pandemic, 2020 was an absolutely phenomenal year for Texas' housing market, and that momentum continued into 2021. Then Winter Storm Uri hit. Was this historic snowstorm able to knock the housing market off balance? Tune into today's podcast to find out.

​​​​The COVID-19 pandemic has left millions of Americans unemployed. But with the rollout of the vaccine and the reopening of the economy, the labor market has improved. Dr. Luis Torres joins us to discuss where Texas' labor market is headed in a post-pandemic world​. ​​

​Housing affordability has always​ been an obstacle for low-income homebuyers in Texas, but the financial pressures of the pandemic have f​urther diminished their homebuying potential. Center Research Economist Dr. Harold Hunt and Research Intern Clare Losey ​share their insights on the latest Red Zone podcast.​

BE SURE TO SEE THE SHOWNOTES AND LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE HERE Eve Picker: [00:00:14] Hi there. Thanks so much for joining me today on Rethink Real Estate. I'm on a mission to make real estate work for everyone. Real estate can help to solve climate change, can house people affordably, can create beautiful streetscapes, unify neighborhoods and enliven cities. So I'm on a journey to find the most creative thinkers and doers out there. I'm not the only one who wants to rethink real estate. You can learn more about me at Evepicker.com, where you can sign up for my newsletter, join an Impact Real Estate Club or find a transcript of this podcast. You'll also find me at Smallchange.co, a real estate crowdfunding platform with impact real estate investment opportunities open for investment right now. And if you want to support this podcast, join me at patreon.com/rethink real estate where there are special opportunities for my friends and followers. Eve: [00:01:09] Today, I'm talking with Dr. Stephanie Gripne. In what seems to be an improbable amount of time, Stephanie has gone from ecologist to impact investment guru. Her big, hairy, audacious goal is to move a trillion dollars into impact investing. Ten years ago, about four years after getting her doctorate, she became director of the Initiative for Sustainable Development at the University of Colorado's Real Estate Center. There she was immersed in issues surrounding the built environment and socially responsible investing. In 2012, she took the leap and founded the Impact Finance Center as a nonprofit academic center with a mission to identify, train and activate philanthropists and investors to become impact investors. I've already learned a lot from Stephanie, but I'm going to learn more and so might you. So listen in. If you'd like to join me in my quest to rethink real estate, there are two simple things you can do. Share this podcast or go to Patreon/rethinkrealestate.com to learn about special opportunities for my friends and followers and subscribe if you can.   Eve: [00:02:40] Stephanie, I'm so happy to talk to you today.   Stephanie Gripne: [00:02:44] Eve, I am so happy to talk with you today.   Eve: [00:02:47] So you have a supremely cool resume and it's pretty clear how driven you are. There's a lot to talk about, but I wanted to start by talking about what you're working on today. You lead the Impact Finance Center. What is that?   Stephanie: [00:03:01] That's a great question, Eve. For those of you in the audience who have heard of an accelerator, you might have heard of TechStars or 500 startups or Y Combinator. Those accelerators are essentially boot camps for people who want to start a startup or a small business. So they identify, educate and invest in entrepreneurs. When I was a professor at 2010-12 at University of Colorado at the Lead School of Business, I was actually the director of the Initiative for Sustainable Real Estate Development. I just kept wondering why isn't there more money flowing into good things? And I finally kept unpeeling the onion and realizing there are not entities out there providing investor education that is non conflicted or trustworthy in that most of the investor education is actually trying to get your business. So it comes from Wall Street and they're trying to become your investment adviser or raise a fund. And so my hypothesis was that if we started providing non conflicted investor education from the inside of a nonprofit where we weren't going to try to raise a fund or become your investment advisor, we could actually educate and activate these investors. So going back to the accelerator analogy, Impact Finance Center is essentially an accelerator for impact investors. Instead of identifying, educating and investing in entrepreneurs, we identify and educate individuals and organizations who want to become impact investors. And those typically are private foundations, community foundations, high net worth individuals, companies and family offices.   Eve: [00:04:51] So that's really how you and I started talking way back on the plane ramp where we met, right?   Stephanie: [00:04:58] That is true. We did mean at a plane ramp in California. And yes, we are. I had been following the crowdfunding movement for some time and figuring out what my role in it was going to be.   Eve: [00:05:10] How do you accomplish investor education and accelerate those impact investors? What is it you actually do?   Stephanie: [00:05:17] That's a great question. We really offer five ways for people to get education. One, and this is the the holy grail of it all is we can evaluate your investment advisor portfolio, and that is pretty brutal. We evaluated a hundred million dollar foundation in Seattle and found out their investment advisor had charged them in excess of fees of one million dollars over five years to underperform by 5 million dollars.   Eve: [00:05:49] Ohhh.   Stephanie: [00:05:49] We have a 15 million dollar foundation in Denver, a JL foundation where we evaluated their investment advisor and found out they had been charged in excess of fees of  $240,000 over seven years to underperform by 1.4 million dollars. So we have that, is number one. We can evaluate your portfolio at investment advisor for governance and fees and evidence based decision evaluation and impact. And then the next phase are just education. We're putting our two hundred classes online. We have forty seven recorded webinars up there. So if you're a do-it-yourselfer, join me and sign on on our Impact Investing Institute and train yourself. We also offer one on one training, small group training and large group training.   Eve: [00:06:39] Wow. That's a lot of work, Stephanie. When did you launch the center?   Stephanie: [00:06:43] I was a professor at University of Colorado in 2010 to 12. And I realized then once I had essentially collected evidence and accidentally discovered that the financial return of a grant is negative one hundred percent loss. I determined that this impact investing was legal and determined that also that people were interested, but there wasn't a place for them to go learn, and then the other piece I realized is asking somebody to do a first investment, cutting a twenty five thousand dollar check, even if you have a lot of money, is scary. And so the key was, that's in my, I use a baseball analogy, that's a major league investment. And so how do you create a T-ball opportunity for people to learn by doing. And so that's either using simulations like business case competitions or kind of monopoly. We do some simulation type activities where you get to pretend you're an investor or you actually do a small dollar amount. And we often have people take money they would have donated and pull it together in a giving circle model and then they learn how to invest together.   Eve: [00:07:55] Interesting. Interesting. Who are you trying to reach? Like, who do you think your audience is? How big is it?   Stephanie: [00:08:04] Our audience is gigantic. If you just Google the number of millionaires in states like Colorado or Georgia or Massachusetts and you'll see a range from one hundred and fifty thousand millionaires to over a million millionaires, that's a great question, Eve. People often ask me, oh, would you rather not work with a foundation or versus a high net worth individual? And there's two criteria that we look to partner with people. One, they have to be motivated and willing to take action. If you're going to be on the rowboat will still help you, but you don't get to be first in line. So you have to be willing to move and take action. And the second thing is you have to be an independent thinker. If you're somebody who likes to have the crowd go first and you join the crowd, you're probably not the right individual organization to come find us. And so those are difficult to go find. But it's great. We're really nice about it. When people get stuck, we're like, hey, it's OK. Go back and do this homework. And when you're ready to get back into it, move forward. But what that means, Eve,  is that I have worked with foundations where 20 trustees, oftentimes family members are in unison and I've worked with a grumpy high net worth individual that's difficult to move. So it doesn't have to be an individual or a foundation or a family office or a corporation. It just has to be a willingness to take action.   Eve: [00:09:29] And beyond the gigantic audience of accredited investors, as you know, they are only about three percent of the population. There is now a growing audience of people who've never invested before and sit in the non accredited group. So it's a huge run.   Stephanie: [00:09:45] It's endless. And it's interesting because I was trying to think the other day about how I got started. And I know my dad when I was 12 or 13 years old, we invested in Micron Together Technology Company. I'm forty seven years old. I don't know how I found, it had to have been at the library, found a book on Motley Fool that taught direct investing. So drip investing was public companies. And I still have some of those stocks I first invested in. But I actually did an investment in Enron because it was a renewable energy company. So I kind of like to think of myself as an early adopter in the modern day crowdfunding.   Eve: [00:10:25] Since you started seeing a shift towards impact investing?   Stephanie: [00:10:30] Oh, absolutely. In Colorado, for example, we started the Center in 2012, and I'll go back and answer your your last question in a little bit. When we started the Center, I realized when I was at University of Colorado when I had that aha moment that, wow, people do need education and I thought every entrepreneurship center needs an innovative finance center. And then I took a step back and I'm like, wait, every university that's going to struggle financially needs innovative finance center to stay financially viable. And then I took a step back and I thought, wait, every association of, I call them Clubs of Money, a community foundation association, a YPO, family office association. They need this curriculum too. And there was at the time only 15 centers and really only two of us that actually do transactions. And so that was my idea to leave in 2012 and then start a non-profit, multi-university academic center where we could essentially provide a curriculum in a box. And just to give you a sense of how long it takes to get going, at least in Colorado, um.   Eve: [00:11:46] Are you telling me how long it takes to get going?   Stephanie: [00:11:48] Well, just to just have a sense, in 2010 to 12, our first two transactions we supported where the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Alliance Center and those both were real estate transactions and one was a foundation and a couple of board members. So they got one hundred and one percent return. And we financed the Museum of Contemporary Art and saved them five hundred and fifty thousand a year. The other one was a project I led with the Alliance Center in partnership with the Denver Foundation, and we used a donor advised fund to do a loan at zero and one percent that essentially said that nonprofit six million dollars and gave the donor one hundred and one percent return. I worked on those two transactions for three years and they all moved when the bills were due. They tried everything else for years and years and years. And then when the adjustable rate mortgage was going to be due or the building renovation cop bill was going to be due, that's when they were finally willing to move, so that there was a negative like desperation as the birthplace of innovation. It took three years for two transactions. And I do believe Colorado's probably done one hundred impact investment transactions in the last three months.   Eve: [00:13:02] Wow. The story you're telling is much like mine. I think if you build something new and I suppose on the cutting edge, it takes a really long time and you have to have stick-to-it-ness. Right. Just have to keep going.   Stephanie: [00:13:15] You do. You have to have the Stockdale paradox. You have to have this eternal knowledge you will prevail in the end. And I had great advice from a friend, Dan, whose dad said, you need to stick past three and a half years and go to five years. Most people give up at three and a half years. And there's a great metaphor. It's like paddling an iceberg with flippers on. It takes a long time to get that iceberg going.   Eve: [00:13:38] Yeah, it really does. It can be a little depressing but there it is.   Stephanie: [00:13:42] Um-Hmm.   Eve: [00:13:42] This is a pretty unusual place for a Ph.D. in forestry to end up. That's what you have, right?   Stephanie: [00:13:49] Yes.   Eve: [00:13:49] So I have read about Fish and Wildlife and Spotted Owls on your resume. Tell me about the journey that took you from wild life to impact investment.   Stephanie: [00:14:01] It was great. I was watching an interview this morning with Heather McGhee and she's approaching this conversation from a race issue. I grew up in an environmental issue and she's framing it using a zero sum game. And I grew up in central Idaho and in Sun Valley, Idaho. And there was a zero sum framing where it was either we either could save the endangered species of the wolves and the salmon, or we could have jobs. And I just remember knowing deeply in my heart that there was enough resources for both of them and my friends would literally threaten the lives of my other friends with guns. And there was a river guide I used to work for that, a bunch of the river guides made a sticker that said Happiness is the fisheries' biologists' face on a milk carton. And it was a very tumultuous and some ways violent way to grow up. And I just I didn't know. I thought it was about the wildlife at that point. And now I'm really clear it was a resource allocation issue. And I deeply believe there's enough money for communities and the environment and jobs. And so that just has motivated me since I was 16 and I'll never forget. I do like woodworking. And I announced when I was 16 or 17 that I was going to become a carpenter and make furniture. And my dad, who was incredibly supportive, my late dad, of whatever I would choose, said Stephanie, What about architect? I said, I said no. I said, What about wildlife biologist? And my dad said, You have a mind for business, Stephanie. Why don't you go make a lot of money and then you can have influence on the environment. And my dad, actually, he was a workout guy that would take companies through bankruptcy, but the last 10 years of his career, he took a company out of bankruptcy, a precast concrete company. So for 10 years, my family made every precast concrete box in the state of Idaho, electrical box, etc., and air conditioner pad. And and I said, Dad, I just don't have the constitution to do it the way you did it. I'm not willing to go make money in whatever way I can and then do what I want to do. I'm going to do what I want to do along the way.   Eve: [00:16:22] Yeah, I think this must be part of being a parent, not really understanding what your kids are doing. Right. What would be good outcomes, do you think, if more people invest in important change making projects, what are the outcomes you hope for?   Stephanie: [00:16:41] I'll actually, answer that question and continue my last answer a little bit. My dad would end up being quite wealthy, becoming homeless for two years, and then at twenty four years of age, he would come back to live with me. And so the roles were reversed for those of you who cared for your parents, except my roles were reversed for me when I was twenty four. And I remember I was doing my PhD in seven states with ranchers and a socioeconomic analysis, a conservation project. And I got to study with my hero, the chief of the Forest Service, Dr. Jack Ward Thomas. I was also working for the Forest Service in multiple roles all around the country based out of Lander, Wyoming. And my mom came down with pancreatic cancer and my dad was living with us in a home in Lander, Wyoming. And I remember coming home one day and I said, I don't care if you walk dogs or volunteer or you get a job, but you can't just stay in this basement apartment. You have to do something. And he would get a real estate license and a mortgage broker license. And he didn't cost a lot of money to support him at that time because he was living in a basement apartment of our house. And so, essentially what we did is we were used to being poor graduate students. And so instead of taking all the excess money of having two salaries and a grad's stipend, we would buy a house. You could buy a house in Lander, Wyoming, for six to eight thousand dollars from down payment, one hundred twenty thousand dollars house from 2000-2005.   Eve: [00:18:17] Wow.   Stephanie: [00:18:18] And the reason I'm saying this is my mom passed in 2003 and I wasn't emotionally ready to sell the house. My sister was. So I bought the house from my sister. And I think most of us, our road to becoming an investor in a meaningful way, is that second house. The first house is, I made it. I'm an adult. I'm building wealth. But that's a it's a very different experience to to get your second house. And I don't know that I would have offensively purchased my second house. It kind of came to me because my mom passed. But once that second one happened, I talked to several people who've had this experience. You're like, wait a minute, I can do this. I can own an asset and make money. And so we bought a third house and then on the fourth or fifth house, my dad came home and he said, Stephers, he's like, there's these families coming into our mortgage business. A lot of them have bad credit, but there are some that have bad credit that actually used to have good credit. They just had a medical situation and they didn't have the right medical insurance. And now they're in this bankruptcy called a medical bankruptcy. So they're not allowed to buy a house or car, even though they are people who paid their bills. And so we ended up doing a lease option with these families and we had a family meeting and agreed that we wanted a 10 percent return. And so we would set aside 10 percent of their rent as a partial equity. And if the house appreciated above 10 percent return during their medical bankruptcy, essentially get the upside of that. And the houses during that time period appreciated fifteen to twenty five percent. So we got the joy of philanthropy, a job for my dad, an amazing tenant, a solid 10 percent return, and they got dignity. Got to move into their home three to five years early and get partial equity upside. And so I think that all of us are on this quest of connection and meaning. And when you realize, like I did then at twenty four, twenty five years of age, that you can do well by doing good. I don't think most of us can go back from that.   Eve: [00:20:27] I think you're a rock star. You probably made some friends for life as well in that process, right.   Stephanie: [00:20:34] Absolutely. That was about three hundred transactions ago and I'm I have lots of friends along the way. Three to four hundred. I've lost count. I kind of stopped keeping count after two hundred. As as my colleague Todd James says, 60 percent of what we do has been visible and behind the scenes. So there's a lot of lovely, incredible, awesome people out there that don't even know that we were helping push and pull to make their dreams happen. And, you know, it's it's it's an incredible role to play in people's lives.   Eve: [00:21:03] You really did shift from fish and wildlife to real estate, and then you dragged me into it recently, which I'm really enjoying. But we're working together on one of your many projects, which you didn't mention before when you talked about the five ways to educate people. You're also creating impact investing clubs, which are really fascinating, they're themed clubs where potential impact investors gather and you're educating them with a particular focus. And we're on the journey of building a real estate impact investing club.   Stephanie: [00:21:38] We are, Eve. I didn't mention this at the beginning. So Impact Finance Center does two things. We identify, educate and activate individuals and organizations to become impact investors and we also build what we call community infrastructure, which can be replicated, scaled and customized. And in that bucket of community infrastructure, you just mentioned investor clubs, which is one piece of it. We also stood up the first statewide marketplace for impact investing, which is the second time I met you when you came out to Impact Days.   Eve: [00:22:11] That's right. Yeah.   Stephanie: [00:22:11] Our Impact Days, and that's, you can think of it is, imagine everybody who needed money in the state, doing good, shows up and they create a farmer's market booth and we activate new investors and organize existing investors and we bring the investors to go shopping in the farmer's market. We call that Impactings. A Bodega is a subset of that marketplace. And that's what we're branding as our Investor Clubs. And then we also have two hundred classes, which we refer to as our Impact Investing Institute. And one of the most exciting pieces of infrastructure that we created was, are you familiar with The Who's Who Under 40 that business journals do?   Eve: [00:22:49] Yes, yep.   Stephanie: [00:22:50] Yeah. We reached out to our business journal and we said we're going to do Who's Who in impact investing for the Rocky Mountain region. Do you want to be our media partner? And that was exciting because the first year we did it, we had three hundred people apply.   Eve: [00:23:03] Oh, wow, that's great.   Stephanie: [00:23:05] The second year that we had thirteen hundred and so that builds the book. And then the last piece, which is really the key, is our impact investing, giving circle or investor accelerator, and that's in partnership with civil society organizations like Community Foundations. So, right now we have thirty four women ,that could be middle income or high net worth or connected to a company or family office or foundation, who are Major League when it comes to intelligence and Major League when it comes to alignment and Major League when it comes to admission and Major League when it comes to access to money. But they've never actually written a check to support a sutainable real estate project or a small business or a startup. And so in this case, we make it low cost, easy and fun. We say, let's participate in a giving circle, donate two thousand dollars in and we end up getting a kitty of seventy five thousand to one hundred and fifty thousand and we say, who needs money? And this year we had a one hundred eleven women apply. One hundred and twelve women apply for over fifty million dollars of need. And then we go through a selection process and they do due diligence and they invest in a couple investments for their first investments because it's a pooled donor advised fund that the Women's Foundation of Colorado, if they don't get the money back, it's essentially a learned by doing fund experience where hopefully they walk in is that as a donor, they walk out as an investor and then they say, I want to join the investor club. So, yes, Eve, the investor clubs are...   Eve: [00:24:38] This is especially important, this educational piece, because because women don't invest. And I can tell you that with certainty on Small Change, women, just a tiny minority of investors. It really kind of puzzles me.   Stephanie: [00:24:53] You know, it's interesting because I am counting on my fingers right now and hopefully going to my toes. I have several women who will be investing in Lyneir's project who have been spreading the good news on Lyneir and some of the other great offerings you have on Small Change right now. And I'll be completely honest with you, we we started the Investor Club as a response to Colorado's CDFIs, Community Financial Development Institutions and nonprofit lenders, who basically said Steph, that's been great. The three year pilot, we had a goal to move one hundred million. We're up to three hundred million. Success. But we need to still keep helping raise capital for the CDFI's and non-profit lenders. And so the first Investor Club was a Main Street Lender Club. The second one was our Indigenous Investor Club. And then the third one was with the federal government's Sustainable Forestry Mass Timber CLT Investor Club that connects with real estate. And now we're starting clubs in California and Massachusetts and with the New York City's.   But I have to say Eve Picker, the most popular one, has been the Real Estate Investor Club.   Eve: [00:26:02] This was unexpected, wasn't it? We have to keep up.   Stephanie: [00:26:06] Yeah, I was only mildly surprised. I saw there's a quest to need. Nobody gets paid to do the work we're doing. I think that's the difficult part.  If Wall Street had figured out how to get paid to educate investors we would have money flowing like hotcakes to Main Street investments.   Eve: [00:26:23] And, you know, it's been pretty stunning because some on our club meeting announcements for mid-March, there's something like eighteen hundred people signed up on LinkedIn and I have no idea where they're coming from. It's pretty big. It's pretty astounding, so we better put on a really good show, right.   Stephanie: [00:26:43] Yeah, it's well it's easy to do. I mean, people who are either investing or working in community real estate, creating real estate, affordable housing, mass timber CLT, all of the all the good stuff. Is there some of the most inspiring people you've ever met.   Eve: [00:26:58] Yes, I agree.   Stephanie: [00:26:58] So so it's pretty much you just have to set the stage and let them shine.   Eve: [00:27:04] Let me ask you, so what happens to the club meeting and how it happened? What's your formula?   Stephanie: [00:27:10] Yeah. And and for those of you who are familiar and who've gone to like a pitch competition or an expo, that's what I think about it. I think it is essentially a virtual farmer's market. And our goal is investor education specifically and also some social venture education. But what we want to do is we do an investor panel and we want to showcase different types of investors so people can see themselves in the crowd and go, wait, they're just like me. I could do that, too. And so really, that's about getting diverse, interesting investors up there so we can make it seem more accessible to people sitting in the crowd that they can go from not identifying as an investor to becoming an investor. And then the same is true for the social ventures like community real estate projects. It's a way to educate people about what's possible. Most people I mean, Eve, you know better than anybody, but if you and I walked out of our front door right now and and just talk to the next hundred people that walked by and said, are you an investor? All of them are investors, but most of them would probably we'd probably get five to ten of them who would say that they identify as an investor?   Eve: [00:28:24] Yeah, maybe less, actually.   Stephanie: [00:28:27] Maybe less. And that is the challenge. Like I remember when Mitt Romney was running for president, the Mormon Church put up signs, they had a campaign and put up billboards and they put up everyday faces and they called I'm a Mormon campaign. And I feel like we need to put up do a similar campaign, that I'm an Investor campaign.   Eve: [00:28:46] Yeah, that's right. I think that's a great idea because an investor could be someone who invests ten bucks in their friend's startup or an investor can be someone who invests a million dollars into something big.   Stephanie: [00:28:59] I would even argue a mom who goes to the grocery store and decides which milk she's going to buy for her child as an investor. She's invested in the supply chain of...   Eve: [00:29:08] Oh, yeah.   Stephanie: [00:29:09] Are you buying organic or not organic or how are the companies trading?   Eve: [00:29:13] Or if they decide to go purchase at a farmer's market instead of the grocery store.   Stephanie: [00:29:18] Every time a dollar changes hands, you're an investor.   Eve: [00:29:24] Yes. I think you have a broader description of investor than I think of. But you're right. So the club meetings are like a mixture of panels with investors, large and small, talking about their experiences and what it means to them and social ventures. And then a little pitch round right. Of deals that are looking for money.   Stephanie: [00:29:43] Yeah. So we we essentially, because we're in Covid, we can't do this in person. And so I think that's to the benefit of this, Eve.   Eve: [00:29:50] I agree.   Stephanie: [00:29:52] And because in Colorado, when you came out to Colorado, Impact Days, we physically have a farmer's market, you know, where...   Eve: [00:29:59] I don't want to travel that much. I kind of like this Zoom thing.   Stephanie: [00:30:02] Absolutely. So we're essentially putting the farmer's market online. And so we created an investor catalog. And it's really the social venture panel is to give five to 12 minutes casually for people to learn about a couple of the investment opportunities. And then we do a speed round of two minutes. And it's shocking to me sometimes that people actually shine better in the two minutes than they do when they're given seven to ten minutes.   Eve: [00:30:29] Yeah, it's pretty fun. And people get an opportunity to ask questions, too. I think it's exciting for me. I mean, what's your ultimate goal with these clubs? What would be a fantastic outcome in five years for you?   Stephanie: [00:30:41] I'll put my geeky academic entrepreneur hat on for a second. We actually wrote a paper called Laying the Groundwork for the National Impact Investing Marketplace. So we published in the Foundation Review. And we're pretty confident now that if you take our infrastructure and combine it with some other infrastructure, such as Lenny Lavis up in Seattle, he has realized impact investor flow, a Fleg regenerative accelerator. If you take some of our joint infrastructure together, we can actually completely fix the capital markets and move a trillion dollars into impact. I can do it two ways. I can go fundraise 20 million dollars and take what we did in Colorado and expand it to all 50 states. Or we can earn money from some of our social ventures, such as our Impact Investing Institute, and use it to self-fund our expansion to all 50 states. So what's exciting about the Investor Clubs is most of our Investor Clubs are actually being purchased or supported by foundations who want to do economic development and Covid recovery. Federal government, USDA, Forest Service. And we've had interest in state governments, too. So I think if I was in state government or foundation interested or family office interest in Covid recovery or a corporation, I would be basically investing in as many Impact Investing Giving Circles and Investor Clubs as I could afford to support. I think that getting one percent of our wealth to invest in Main Street as an example in Colorado, that would be five billion dollars that could be leveraged through CDFI's and banks for a 15 billion to 50 billion dollar year investment. It wouldn't take much, just one percent of the wealth.   Eve: [00:32:27] Um-hmm. Fantastic. I'm going to change gears again. Just ask a few more questions to wrap up and they're about you. And what do you love doing the most and why?   Stephanie: [00:32:39] I love most partner dancing. Ballroom dancing is my favorite joy in the whole world. Which I feel like it's going to be the last activity that comes back to us after Covid. So I'm sort of isolated. I'm single in Denver, Colorado, and I Waltz and Cha-Cha and Two-step and learning the Latin dances and I Swing and I just can't wait to get back to partner dancing.   Eve: [00:33:04] So I have to ask, have you watched my very favorite Australian movie called Strictly Ballroom?   Stephanie: [00:33:09] I have seen Strictly Ballroom. Yes.   Eve: [00:33:13] So, the Star of Strictly Ballroom used to live next to me in Sydney.   Stephanie: [00:33:17] Well, I can't wait to be traveling with you to Sydney.   Eve: [00:33:20] I don't think he lives there any more.   Stephanie: [00:33:24] We can go have lunch.   Eve: [00:33:24] And what are you excited about the most?   Stephanie: [00:33:27] I am excited, two things. Is, as I used to feel like that from 2012-20, I felt like I know there's an answer and we just have to develop the answer. And now I feel like the answers there. All the puzzle pieces are on the table. Now, we just have to put the puzzle pieces together. And so I'm excited about all of the amazing impact investors and all the amazing social ventures out there. There is so much goodness and love and light and inspiring people who are showing up in the impossible ways to make the world a better place. And so I'm very fortunate in that I get to hear from people with resources and people needing resources, doing amazing things and have the the joy of being able to connect them together. And our phone has just been ringing off the hook. Especially a lot of middle aged white women, just between the combination of the global pandemic and our civil rights crisis have just called. And many of them have got a text once that says, what can I do to help my sisters of color immediately? And she made an investment quickly. I had another woman call. We do a fellowship of ten sessions. And on her first session, she's like, I'm ready to make a first hundred thousand dollar investment today. I'm like, OK, there we go. And so, yeah. So it's just great to see how many people are showing up and going, now's the time. I can't wait any longer.   Eve: [00:34:59] It's been really wonderful talking to you and I really can't wait to see what becomes of the Impact Finance Center and our club and what's next for you.   Stephanie: [00:35:09] Oh, well, and likewise, Eve. I just want to give a gratitude and compliment to you, because I don't know that we've discussed this, but when this movement was getting off the ground, I was very aware there's a role to activate new investors, educate and organize existing investors and build the financial fintech solution. And I chose to be on the education of investor side, and I couldn't be more happy to be collaborating with you. You're just somebody who is a visionary and a joy and has incredible integrity. And I think,   Eve: [00:35:44] I'm blushing now.   Stephanie: [00:35:45] Oh, I think that what you do and what I do are two pieces...   Eve: [00:35:51] Perfect match.   Stephanie: [00:35:51] Of a puzzle that literally will democratize and provide that pathway to solve the problems that I had as a 15 year old, 16 year old watching.   Eve: [00:36:01] You know, you're right. I mean, I think investor education is the most difficult part of what I do, and I can't do that and investor education. So I'm extremely grateful to have you around.   Stephanie: [00:36:14] Well, let's go find what should our goal be in the next five years.   Eve: [00:36:18] We should build humongous impact investor club and just showcase thousands of projects. And, you know, I'd have to quantify that goal clearly.   Stephanie: [00:36:30] Well, I'm going put a goal out for us. It's February 18, 2021. How about a year from now, our goal will be able to have a list of twenty thousand investors that are actively investing in and community real estate.   Eve: [00:36:43] I think that's a fantastic goal. I'm happy to add to it.   Stephanie: [00:36:48] Fantastic. It's a true honor and joy to be in partnership with you.   Eve: [00:36:51] Thank you.   Stephanie: [00:36:52] Thank you.   Eve: [00:37:04] That was Dr. Stephanie Gripne. Stephanie believes that impact investing is all about educating people. Trustworthy, non conflicted investor education. The Impact Financial Center is quickly becoming the go-to place for just this type of education and for every level of investor, from foundations to individuals who have never invested before. You'll be hearing more about the Impact Finance Center, I'm sure. Please share this podcast so that more people learn about Stephanie. You can find out more about this episode on the show notes page at Evepicker.com, or you can find other episodes you might have missed there. You can also show your support at Patreon/RethinkRealEstate.com, where you can learn about special opportunities for my friends and followers. A special thanks to David Allardice for his excellent editing of this podcast and original music. Thank you so much for spending your time with me today. And thank you, Stephanie, for sharing your thoughts. We'll talk again soon. But for now, this is Eve Picker signing off to go make some change.

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​​After stay-at-home orders related to the COVID-19 pandemic brought the country to a sudden stop, plummeting oil prices further impacted Texas's economy. How have the state's rural land markets handled this double whammy? Center Research Economist Dr. Charles Gilliland shares his insights on today's podcast.

​​After Texas’ stay-at-home restrictions began expiring in May, many were eager to see the economy begin to bounce back from the pandemic. How did the Texas housing market fare during the outbreak? Real Estate Center Chief Economist Dr. Jim Gaines shares his thoughts on today's Red Zone podcast.

On May 20th, I put together a panel of experts for a three hour webinar. The focus of the webinar was to discuss the impacts of COVID-19 on residential real estate investors. The event was centered around a keynote address by Dr. Mark Dotzour. Dr. Mark G. Dotzour is a real estate economist who served for 18 years as Chief Economist of the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University in College Station. He has given more than 1,600 presentations to more than 295,000 people and has written over 90 articles for magazines and journals. His research findings have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Money Magazine and Business Week.First 30 Minutes: Introduction of speakersOne hour: Keynote Presentation: “The Economic Outlook for the Residential Real Estate Market” Mark DotzourThirty Minutes: Q&A with Mark DotzourOne Hour: Structured Panel discussing the presentation with all of the speakers and Q&AOur Keynote Speaker:Dr. Mark G. Dotzour is a real estate economist who served for 18 years as Chief Economist of the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University in College Station. He has given more than 1,600 presentations to more than 295,000 people and has written over 90 articles for magazines and journals. His research findings have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Money Magazine and Business Week.Our Panelists: Kathy Fettke received her BA in Broadcast Communications from San Francisco State University and worked in the newsrooms of CNN, FOX, CTV and ABC-7. She’s past-president of American Women in Radio & Television. Rick Sharga is an accomplished Marketing executive with over 30 years of experience in consumer and business-to-business practice. Kevin Ortner is the president and CEO of Minneapolis-based Renters Warehouse, the nation’s largest and fastest-growing residential property management company. Ken Channell has focused his career on organizational development and helping franchisees and their teams focus on using their strength to develop profitable businesses.Daren Blomquist is Vice President of Market Economics for Auction.com. Tim Herriage is your host for this exciting, informative, and results oriented presentation.

​​The high-tech home of the future is here. While smart devices may make living easier, the presence of such devices in a home can make selling the property more complicated. Real estate attorney and former Texas Real Estate Commission General Counsel Kerri Lewis gives tips on how to sell smart homes on today's Red Zone podcast. 

On this episode of HAR On The Move Gerald Klassen of the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University returned to share his unique perspective on the Houston real estate market. He gave us an in-depth look at how the pandemic has affected the market and an outlook of what’s to come. See all of Gerald's slides and information shared here- https://bit.ly/2BvK3Ol. Get Social With HAR! Are you a Platinum Member? Join our Facebook Group! Click to join. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram,YouTube and LinkedIn Get Social with the Hosts! Cristina- Twitter and Instagram  David- Twitter  

​The COVID-19 ​health crisis is unlike any Texas has experienced before. As the initial economic shock subsides, what should Texans expect moving forward? Center Research Economist Dr. Luis Torres joins us on the latest Red Zone podcast to share his insights.

​From required notices to referral fees to correctly completing contracts, the real estate industry has no shortage of pitfalls that can trip up even the most conscientious licensee. Real estate broker and former TREC Chair Avis Wukasch and real estate attorney and former TREC General Counsel Kerri Lewis answer your question on today’s Red Zone podcast.

​​Affordability and technological changes are challenging the national housing market. The Real Estate Center and the Dallas Fed recently hosted a conference focusing on the changing market. Center Chief Economist Dr. Jim Gaines and Research Economist Dr. Luis Torres join us on today's podcast to share what they learned. 

​​Each of Texas' metros has something different to bring to the state's overall economy, and the Sun City is no exception. Real Estate Center Senior Data Analyst Joshua Roberson joins us on today's Red Zone podcast to take a look at the El Paso economy. 

On this episode of HAR On The Move, we heard "not your average economic forecast" from Gerald Klassen of the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University. He shared how iBuyers are affecting the market, his thoughts on a recession and his outlook for the next 5-10 years. See the slides Gerald is referencing in the interview here. Check out this weeks sponsor, Energy Ogre to find out how they can save you and your clients money on your electrical bill! Get Social With HAR! Are you a Platinum Member? Join our Facebook Group! Click to join. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram,YouTube and LinkedIn Get Social with the Hosts! Cristina- Twitter and Instagram  David- Twitter

​​For years, Texas has enjoyed a reputation as an economic powerhouse. While that's still true, other states are beginning to shine just as brightly. Center Research Economist Dr. Luis Torres and Research Associate Paige Silva ​elaborate on today's Red Zone podcast.​

​​As we say goodbye to 2019, it’s a good time to look to the year ahead. What will Texas' general economy and housing, commercial, and land markets look like in 2020? Real Estate Center Chief Economist Dr. Jim Gaines tells us his thoughts on today's Red Zone podcast. 

​​​​Personal liability risk comes with being a broker, but there are ways to reduce it. Real estate attorney and former Texas Real Estate Commission General Counsel Kerri Lewis joins us on today’s podcast to elaborate on that plus talk about broker succession planning. Take a listen. ​

​​As fourth quarter 2019 gets into gear, we sit down with Real Estate Center Chief Economist Dr. Jim Gaines to review how the housing market fared in the third quarter. Take a listen. 

Ranch land prices should continue to rise in 2017, although not as rapidly as they did in the robust years of 2014 and 2015. That is the assessment of one of the nation’s leading ranch economists, Dr. Charles E. Gilliland, who recently shared his full analysis with Lem Lewis, host of the RANCHCAST with LEM LEWIS podcast. Dr. Gilliland is a professor in the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University and a research economist – specializing in rural land and property taxes – at the university’s Real Estate Center. Lem Lewis, well-known as “The Ranch Broker,” is a fourth-generation Texas rancher whose full-service brokerage company serves both land buyers and sellers, concentrating on the Texas Hill Country, South Texas, and West Texas. More than oil prices and interest rates, Dr. Gilliland explains in his interview with RANCHCAST that ranch land values in Texas are tied to population, job, and wage growth.  Photo: Dr. Charles E. Gilliland, Texas A&M Univeristy Interview Conducted: October 13, 2016

This week we take a look at data from the following sources: Mortgage Bankers Association to get insight into the number of loan applications. Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey for current interest rates. The Dallas Morning News for information on builder home starts. The Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University for statewide new construction data. North Texas Real Estate Information Systems single-family home sales data. Show notes, links to sources cited in the podcast and more can be found at https://www.crestedgerealestate.com/2.html

​​Texas' 13 U.S. military installations directly employed more than 224,000 in 2017. Factor in the state's over 1.46 million ​​veterans and the mobile lifestyle of the typical service member, and the military adds an interesting twist to the state's overall housing market.​​​​ Center Senior Data Analyst Joshua Roberson joins us to talk about how the military impacts Texas housing. ​

​Many people often think pre-injury liability release forms don't carry much legal weight. However, when properly drafted, they can. How can you know if a waiver is enforceable? How can landowners protect themselves from liability? Center Research Attorney Rusty Adams joins us to tackle these complicated issues. ​

​As summer comes to a close, we look at why Texas' coastal cities are popular destinations for tourists and second-home shoppers. Sea Oats Group CEO Jeff Lamkin joins us on the latest podcast to talk about development in Port Aransas and what makes the Texas coast so appealing.​

​​When you hear the word "blockchain," does your mind immediately jump to Bitcoin? The technology can be used in industries other than cryptocurrency—even in real estate. Center Research Economist Dr. Luis Torres and Student Intern Kyle Brann say more on today's podcast. 

​​​​With hurricane season in full swing, storm and flood protections are on the minds of many Texans in flood-prone areas. However, many properties outside of floodplains are damaged by rising waters every year. How can you protect yourself? Center Research Economist Dr. Harold Hunt shares his insights on today's podcast.

​​​When Styx's Dennis DeYoung sang "domo arigato, Mr. Roboto," ​he envisioned a world where workers are disgruntled at robots taking their jobs. Nearly four decades later, job aut​omation has become a real concern. However, technology can help the real estate industry—and the general economy—if properly used.

​​​Behind a real estate development is a large team of professionals pitching in to make the project a success. According to Dr. Russ Peterson of Mays Business School, developers are the quarterback, calling the plays and leading their team to a development touchdown. Tune in to today's podcast to learn what it takes to become a developer and how data can help. 

​​​​Since 2010, Waco has become a hot spot ​for ​​homebuyers. Some argue the market owes its resurgence to the popular home-renovation show "Fixer Upper." More likely, Waco is simply benefiting from the economic growth that is sweeping across the state. Center Senior Data Analyst Joshua Roberson elaborates on today's Red Zone podcast. 

​​​The 29th Annual Outlook for Texas Land Markets conference saw record attendance at 509 guests. ​What was discussed at this year's event? We have comments from Center Chief Economist Dr. Jim Gaines, Assistant Research Economist Dr. Erin Kiella, and Attorney Jody Sodd McSpadden. 

​​Walkability, interaction, heritage: all are important to America's downtown dwellers. What goes into ​​​​creating a vibrant small-town downtown community? Jose Quintana, president of Bryan-based AdventGX Corp., shares his insights on the Red Zone podcast.

​​​​Texas land has always been popular for hunting, fishing, and other recreational land uses, particularly on the outskirts of major metros. But who is buying, what are they looking for, and where are they looking? ​Blake Farrar, Texas sales manager for Whitetail Properties, shares​​ his insights. 

​​Generally, better schools result in higher area home prices (and, consequently, higher property taxes). The factors behind this trend are complex. Center Senior Data Analyst Joshua Roberson joins us today to talk more about this. ​​So pull up a desk for a lesson in the relationship between school quality measures, home prices, and taxes.

​​Center Chief Economist Dr. Jim Gaines says the commercial real estate sector is still doing well as prices hold up and cap rates and inflation are down. What else does he say about this "reasonably strong" market? He breaks it down in today's Red Zone podcast. ​​Take a listen. 

Live from the Realtors Land Institute Conference & Expo, Michael Bull and America's Commercial Real Estate Show interviews Dr. Mark Dotzour, Chief Economist and Director of Research for the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University. Discussion includes topics like 2018 economic outlook and predictions, Tax Act economic adjustments, job market, inflation, metal tariff impacts, foreign job migration, international trade, and rate predictions for the economy and real estate. Visit Mark's website: http://markdotzour.com/Visit Realtors Land Institute: https://www.rliland.com/

March 13, 2008 Speakers: • Susanne Cannon, Associate Professor of Finance, The Real Estate Center, DePaul University • Douglas and Cynthia Crocker Endowed Director, The Real Estate Center, DePaul University • Monna Nevils, Vice President Talent Systems, Jones Lang LaSalle