Kentucky Realtors® Podcast

In this episode...an update on the 2019 housing market statistics, I sit down with Ken Fears, Senior Policy Representative for Banks, Lending, and Housing Finance for NAR as we discuss GSE reform and it's impact on the real estate industry, and you'll hear from Amy Wickliffe, partner at McCarthy Strategic Solutions in Frankfort where she has been entrenched for the past 15 years. Amy will highlight what this KY legislative session will bring and talk about relating with your legislators to help advance issues.

In this retrospective episode, we take a look back at the work done in 2019 by talking with 2019 President Rip Phillips. We also travel to Frankfort to speak with Kentucky Real Estate Commission's Executive Director H.E. Corder, Chairlady Lois Ann Disponnett, and attorney Tony Cotto.

In the 3rd episode of the KYR podcast, we share some news and important updates as we reach the end of 2019. Also, Paul Del Rio and KYR C.E.O. Steve Stevens speak with Erin Stackley, Senior Policy Representative on Commercial Real Estate issues for the National Association of Realtors®. We talk about infrastructure, opportunity zones, the 179D deduction, and more.

In this episode, Paul Del Rio is joined by Steve Stevens and Richard Wilson who provide an update on the progress of the KREC revised regulations as well as a recap of the newsworthy items coming out of the NAR Annual Meeting in San Francisco.

Also, Paul speaks with Drew Myers (NAR’s Political Representative to KYR) and NAR Lobbyist Helen Devlin. They touch on a range of topics including what the federal lobbying process looks like, important policy issues as we come to the end of 2019, and what to be on the lookout for in the future.

This is the pilot episode of the Kentucky REALTORS® Podcast.

In this first edition, we present a recap of the September 2019 housing market in Kentucky. Also, KYR Government Affairs Director Richard Wilson reviews some issues ono the advocacy front that REALTORS® in Kentucky would like to know about, including the coming KREC regulation changes.

2020 President Lester Sanders joins us for a segment where we get to know him and his motivation for leading REALTORS® at the state level, and Mike Inman, the first REALTOR in Kentucky to reach Platinum-R status with NAR, speaks about investing in RPAC and what it means to him.