The #REALTYHACK Podcast

Cord Shilfet is arguably the most well-known real estate agent in Austin. From his 15-year-plus stint as Austin's number one top producing agent, to when we petitioned the board to put 6 prominent agents on the board of directors, to Fools Roll, and then finally as President of ABoR. Cord has kept things interesting, to say the least. In this interview, we cover all of those subjects.

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A couple of weeks ago I sat down with ABOR director (and Spyglass Realty associate broker) John Crowe. We went over several topics. What's happening with the local board, the status of NAR, and the industry in general. From the progress of the Austin Board of Realtors, to what John's thoughts are on the National Association of Realtors.

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• Prefer reading? Check out the blog version of this podcast episode on my website: State of the Real Estate Industry

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Automating technology for real estate agents and teams is essential for productivity. Saving seconds turns into saving minutes which eventually saves hours. Chris Boudreaux is the CEO of Jistix, which has a software solution where agents can order signs and photos straight from FollowupBoss. Here's how he does it.

What are the best private and public schools in Austin? When do you start preparing your kids for college? How do you know if you should put your kid in a public or private school? These are the questions we asked our guest, Kathy Bloch-Swarts, an independent school advisor, on our latest podcast.

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• Prefer reading? Check out the blog version of this podcast episode on the Spyglass Realty website: Best Private and Public Schools in Austin

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Amber Thomas is the owner and CEO of Platinum Top 50 Realtors, an organization that celebrates the achievements of real estate agents in Austin and San Antonio. In this interview, we go over how she got started in this industry and what agents need to know to be a top-producing agent.

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🔗 Read the Blog Post:

• Prefer reading? Check out the blog version of this podcast episode on my website: How To Be a Top 50 Platinum Real Estate Agent

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This video is a brief history of the zoning in Austin and a prequel to a longer video that will feature interviews with zoning experts, developers, and people who are in the know on why our city council has constantly failed to act on changes to an outdated code that would allow for more density and affordable housing for our ever-growing city. This is all a prelude to Code Next.

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• LinkedIn: Ryan Rodenbeck

🔗 Read the Blog Post:

• Prefer reading? Check out the blog version of this podcast episode on my website: History of Zoning in Austin – Death of Code Next

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Our sales director, John McCarthy, breaks down how to write a winning offer in 2023.

Our all-star panel of luxury real estate agents at the last RealtyHack Summit tell how to break into luxury real estate, how it's different from selling residential real estate and the differences on how to talk to and market to luxury home buyers and seller.

How do you build an amazing, top-producing real estate team? That's exactly what Todd Bailey with the Baily Robb Group went into in this last interview we did with him. He explores how he got into the Austin real estate scene and what he did to rise to become one of the most successful team leaders in Austin.

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• YouTube: RealtyHack
• LinkedIn: Ryan Rodenbeck

🔗 Read the Blog Post:

• Prefer reading? Check out the blog version of this podcast episode on my website: How to Build a Top Real Estate Team

To listen to more of our podcast episodes, visit The #RealtyHack Podcast Page. The #RealtyHack Podcast is also available on YouTube and your favorite podcast directories.

With the recent announcement of Meta/Facebook layoffs as well as the bailout of failed Silicon Valley Bank (SVB Bank), many may be wondering how these incidents are impacting the job market in the Austin technology industry. We interviewed Kevin Nothnagel about this to get his take on what's happening in the tech world.

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• Prefer reading? Check out the blog version of this podcast episode on my website: Austin Tech Layoffs

To listen to more of our podcast episodes, visit The #RealtyHack Podcast Page. The #RealtyHack Podcast is also available on YouTube and your favorite podcast directories.