Canopy Uncovered

Guest host and Canopy Realtor® Association CEO, Anne Marie DeCatsye, talks with the new Director of Education, LaToya Simms at Canopy Real Estate Institute about all things new at the "Canopy Campus" and how CREI is elevating the member experience! Listen in as they discuss tips for Brokers to develop their agents and how Canopy's Real Estate Institute can help!

Join Canopy Realtor® Association president, Tiffany Johannes, as she talks with Karyn Lindsey, VP of Diversity and Inclusion at Canopy, about Fair Housing month, why it's important and how Canopy's members can increase their knowledge and strengthen their commitment to fair housing this month and every month!

Buyers and Sellers are getting ready for the spring market. What's the outlook for the year? In this edition of Inside the Canopy Files, listen in as president Tiffany Johannes talks with Anne Marie DeCatsye, Esq., CEO, Canopy Realtor® Assoc., Tim Sittema, Managing Partner of Crosland SE and Dr. Yongquiang Chu, Distinguished Professor UNC Charlotte - CKCRE, about strategies that the public-private sectors can utilize to address affordable housing challenges and opportunities.

Inside the Canopy Files salutes Women's History Month with guest host, Anne Marie DeCatsye, CEO of Canopy Realtor® Association and Canopy MLS, as she discusses paths to leadership with 2023 president Tiffany Johannes and president-elect, Charisma Dockery Smith about who influenced them, why they lead and how they got to where they are now.

In this episode of Inside the Canopy Files, podcast listeners will hear from local historian, Dr. Tom Hanchett and Annetta Foard of the Community Building Initiative, regarding how key decisions have affected the city's growth and development and how race and ethnicity have played a role in influencing the Queen City's present and future.

The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) recent research and reports are showing some significant shifts in the market. On this edition of Inisde the Canopy FIles, 2023 president, Tiffany Johannes and Dr. Jessica Lautz, NAR's Deputy Chief Economist, unpack the latest research on changes buyers and sellers are making including what they want in a home, how they use their home, how they search for a new home, and their relationship to real estate agents.

The team at Canopy MLS continues to elevate the member experience, refining the Matrix System platform. Join 2023 president Tiffany Johaness and representatives from Real Estate Standards Organization (RESO) and Canopy MLS on this edition of Inside the Canopy Files, and listen in on changes being implemented and what Realtors® can expect with Canopy's new Matrix system conversion.

Every year Canopy Realtor® Association's members elect a new president, who as a part of their role, also hosts Inside the Canopy Files podcast. Host Lee Allen reflects on the accomplishments of 2022 and discusses the goals of president-elect Tiffany Johannes, as he passes the mic to her, in this "leader-to-leader" conversation.

In its fourth year, the 2022 State of Housing in Charlotte Summit brought developers, government officials, and community stakeholders together for an exclusive first look at the "2022 State of Housing in Charlotte Report." Host Lee Allen talks with Realtor®/broker and 2022 Chair of REBIC, Brenda Hayden, who participated as a guest panelist, about key takeaways from the Housing Summit, and ways local leadership can address the problem of the lack of affordable housing in the Charlotte region.

Almost daily, consumers are bombarded with conflicting news stories regarding the slowing housing market. As 2022 comes to a close, media headlines continue to predict doom and gloom. Listen in as Inside the Canopy Files Host Lee Allen and his guest, Dave Noyes, a Realtor®/broker with eXp Realty, LLC -Hendersonville, reflect on housing activity in 2022, in both the Charlotte and Asheville markets, discuss the outlook ahead and how buyers and sellers can still find home, in 2023.