“Opportunity is out there if you’re a buyer.” That’s one sentence Bay Area buyers haven’t heard in years since sellers got everything they wanted and more. Buyers can get more creative crafting an offer that favors their wallet and timeline while sellers need to start getting more realistic.

Zillow is getting in the mortgage business.... well so what! Lenders shouldn't worry about Zillow killing the mortgage business and quit blaming other companies buying their way into the industry.

The future of the real estate industry is charging forward and another prominent brokerage has come to RERL. Intero Real Estate Vice President and co-founder, Brian Crane joins Joe in studio to share his perspective on which direction the industry is heading. Topics include:

• Market concerns and industry challenges

• Company reactions vs. overreactions

• What adjustments is Intero making?

• Keeping agents focused in a crazy market

• Embracing technology

• Which new models will succeed?

If you’re a buyer out there listening to this, now is the time to get out there and put an offer on a house. The market is flattening out right now and buyers finally have a chance when it comes to purchasing a home. No one knows what tomorrow holds for buyers or sellers, so don’t waste time and get back out there!

• The buyer/seller mentality shift

• Waiting for a market downturn

• What about investment properties?

• Offer making strategies

• The slowing market

We have a lot of questions when it comes to disruption in real estate and the best thing is to have an expert on to tell us what is what. Alain Pinel EVP and COO Rainy Hake returns to RERL to discuss new things in the world of real estate.

• What’s exciting and what’s concerning about the market

• Biggest industry challenges

• Brokerage consolidation

• Consumer and agent technology

• What models work in the Bay Area?

• Consolidating and expanding into other markets

Even if you’ve already gotten the domain name with the intent-to-use trademark, another company could come out of nowhere and start causing issues. What can you do? Today Joe and Jack discuss how to strategize with an attorney when legal action becomes a threat. Specific topics include:

• When another company violates your rights

• When a company accuses you of violating their rights

• ITU trademark laws

• Demand letters and lawsuits

• Plan B - mediation, negotiation and arbitration

The design world is a world that relies on many people for a single job to get done. Joe chats with interior designer Steven G., who has put development, design, transportation, and installation together into one business so clients never waste time coordinating scheduling or driving around. Topics include

• Developing custom homes and commercial buildings

• What’s in the showroom?

• The typical clientele and projects

• Clients and the design process

• Technology in the design world

Today Joe finds out more about custom lending from Merrill Lynch wealth advisors, Brandon Picone and Anthony Hoye. Specific topics include:

• Typical client and situations that require custom lending

• The growing demand for custom lending

• The initial consultation and loan terms

• Merrill Lynch vs. competitors

• Wealth planning trends and real estate

• The importance of saving for retirement

One of the things Jack Russo and his team at ComputerLaw Group do is help new businesses anticipate and address problems so they are prepared when trouble does happen. Joe and Jack take a look at several issues that can seriously harm companies and how to deal with them. Topics include:

• Containing risk with LLC

• Money theft by employee

• Theft of information

• Sexual harassment in the workplace

• Loss of a key person leaving for a competitor

• Sickness or death of Founder or CEO

Whether you manage 1 or 100 properties managing them has remained the same. Today technology is changing every aspect from maintenance to legal contracts to make things faster, easier and smarter for investors. Dana Dunford returns to talk with Joe about managing rental property on your terms. Topics:

• Agent liability issues

• Cyclical and linear market cycles

• Everything about investing outside California

• Cryptocurrency, blockchain and transactions

• Next step for property management

Disruption in the real estate industry is not slowing down and today Joe is bringing in two agents from Compass who are helping pave the way. Andrew and Jennifer Oldham are in the studio to talk disruption, technology and why they made the move to Compass. Specific topics include:

• State of the market

• What makes Compass attractive to agents

• How consumers benefit from Compass

• Real estate tech challenges

• How can entrepreneurs compete today?

• Mobile agents vs. psychical offices