Episode 31: Go Your Own Way
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Dee Dee Blizard loves to travel. She shared how she combined her passions to work globally, how she’s pivoted with COVID-19, and how other REALTORS® can expand their business globally.
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Episode 30: Perception is Reality
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In this candid interview about prejudice, Afua Addo and Emily discuss what steps REALTORS® can take to help shape the future of housing. As Deputy Director of Programs and Training at Perception Institute, Afua is working to educate REALTORS® and members of NAR on housing inequity in the United States, as well as the role the housing industry plays in perpetuating the home ownership divide.
Read MoreEpisode 29: Pitch Perfect
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In this lighthearted episode, Curbed Executive Editor Mercedes Kraus breaks down the do’s and don'ts of getting media exposure, how to pitch to editors, and how to build important relationships with journalists without hiring a publicist.
Read MoreEpisode 28: Human Behavior
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In this episode, Emily and Chris talk about the changes happening in virtual real estate transactions, what COVID-19 could mean for future home sales, how pent up demand could affect the market—and how working remotely has changed people’s behaviors and relationships.
Read MoreEpisode 27: Back to Business, But Not as Usual
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National Association of REALTORS®'s Bob Goldberg and ABoR CEO Emily Chenevert cover a lot of ground in our most recent ScratchThat episode, from how associations are working to change racial inequity to how members can get be advocates for our market at this time.
Read MoreEpisode 26: Moving On Up or Moving On Out?
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Will COVID-19 change the way we decide to buy homes in the future? Emily and Ralph McLaughlin, Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of Analytics at Haus, ponder this question as they talk about the market’s recovery taking a “flying W” shape, whether the migration to urban centers will slow, and trends we can expect in the coming years.
Read MoreEpisode 25: Survey Says
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In this episode, Emily and Jessica cover newsworthy topics, ranging from how COVID-19 is shifting buyers’ housing preferences (spoiler: pet adoption is a factor) to why the legalization of marijuana is changing the market. Learn what factors are impacting the housing industry today and how REALTORS® can help clients get what they want.
Read MoreEpisode 24: Shop (Rates) 'Til You Drop
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Patrick Boyaggi, co-founder and CEO of Own Up, chats all things mortgages in this episode. When it comes to COVID-19, he has two potential outcomes for the housing industry: one that looks rosy and one that’s more dire. Either way, he believes professionals in the housing industry need to prepare for both and it starts with reading the signs.
Read MoreEpisode 23: Brothers and Sisters
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Alan Graham, once a real estate investor and developer, changed the course of his life more than 20 years ago when founded Mobile Loaves & Fishes and started fighting for the rights and needs of the chronically homeless. Emily talks to Alan about how he is building community in Austin, Texas.
Read MoreEpisode 22: Tech: Friend or Foe?
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Is technology really the great equalizer in our business? In Episode 22 of ScratchThat, ABoR CEO Emily Chenevert talks with Jeff Turner about how tech can’t replace heart.
Read MoreEpisode 21: Culture Club
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In this episode, you’ll learn best practices and personal insights from marketing legend Sherry Chris. As President & CEO of Realogy Expansion Brands, Sherry has more than 30 years of experience growing a brand that has continued success today.
Read MoreEpisode 20: Teamwork Makes the Dream Work
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Homeward is a startup that makes it possible for people to use their home value to make a cash offer on a house without having to put it on the market first, removing the burden of finding a transition home between sales. Unlike other tools, Homeward requires a real estate agent for the transaction, and its founder and CEO Tim Heyl believes this enables agents to offer their expertise while also offering clients the kind of tools the market now demands. In this episode, Tim explains how agents power up their career and stay competitive in a hot market.
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