The #REALTYHACK Podcast

Austin's luxury real estate market has arguably suffered more than any other segment of homes in Austin. What is happening with Luxury homes in Austin? Today we interview my friend Wade Giles about what he is seeing in the market.

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Why does the fed raise interest rates? Well, we know it's to cool off inflation but this is complicated stuff when it gets down to it. Real estate agents need to have a basic understanding of how inflation works and why the Fed does what it does. A few weeks ago I was having happy hour with my good friend, Max Leaman and he went into detail about it. I was impressed by the way he explained it and thought I'd have him on the Podcast. By the way, this is a 2-part podcast. The second part is the amazing story about how Max started Loan People. It's not easy to start your own mortgage BANK and it's a very interesting story. So...Like and subscribe to see that interview in a week or so.

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• Prefer reading? Check out the blog version of this podcast episode on my website: What's Going On W/ The Fed?

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Mitch Robinson has played a hand in many of the most innovative real estate companies of our time. His story stretches decades from CMO of Zillow in its earliest days to founding his newest venture in Real Estate News. I had the chance to sit down with him and go over his history and discuss his role in some of the most profound disruptions that have occurred in the real estate industry.

You're going to get objections as a real estate agent and you're going to need to handle those objections in order to move your client forward. Otherwise, you're going to find that you're not closing deals. You're going to find that you're working your ass off to stay in the bottom production of your firm. Well in today's video interview with Johnny McCarthy, I'm going to show you 3 simple ways to bypass objections. Realtors need to be versed in ways to help their buyers and sellers get over their objections to reach their home ownership goals.

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This is not the same real estate market that it has been in the last 3 years. Most home buyers under 30 years old have not seen rates above 5%. It's important that you are able to ask the right questions to buyers that are hesitant and then provide them with historical data that guides them to make the right decision on whether they should buy now or wait. We believe the best sales people sell by consultation and not by trying to get someone to do what they don't want to do. But in order to show a potential client or homebuyer what is going in the market, you need to figure out their home ownership goals and go from there.

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• Prefer reading? Check out the blog version of this podcast episode on my website: Setting Home Buyer Expectations in 2022

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One of the issues agents have these days is how to supplement their business with hired help. One of the first things an agent shouldn't do is not hire a buyer's agent, but an admin and that is through virtual assistants or VAs.

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What's wrong with Austin's Zoning issues. You may have read that the city has the highest development fees in the state. That's only a start to the issues. In this interview, I sat down with Chris Affinito of Heartwood RE to talk about the issues that developers have with Austin's cluster of zoning requirements and Chris goes over how he tackles the entitlement of raw land and how his team uses some of the lesser-known solutions to their advantage when they are developing a lot in Austin. He also offers solutions as to what could be changed now to tackle the issues that Austin is experiencing. Affordability in Austin is one of the biggest issues and our city doesn't do much to solve these issues, despite it being around for several years.

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• Prefer reading? Check out the blog version of this podcast episode on the Spyglass Realty website: Austin Zoning Issues

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Part 2 of our interview with former Zillow outreach director, Jay Thompson. We talk about the over-leveraged real estate disrupters such as Redfin, Compass, Better, Rex Homes, and other real estate technology firms that are showing signs that they may be in trouble if the market continues at this pace. We also talk about the DOJ investigation into claims of anti-trust violations.

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• Prefer reading? Check out the blog version of this podcast episode on my website: DISRUPTERS on Edge - The Future of the Real Estate Industry w/ Jay Thompson

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Part 1 of 2. We interviewed Jay Thompson, formerly the Director of Industry outreach with Zillow. Jay tells us about his journey with Zillow, the things that he did when he was with Zillow, including dealing with the haters, spreading Zillow's mission, as well as what he thinks Zillow's plan was and is now.

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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: Jay Thompson's Journey to Zillow and Inman (Part 1)

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Is luxury real estate in Austin about to CRASH? We asked Wade Giles with The Giles Group at Moreland Properties about what's happening in the Austin real estate market. He gives us the market trends and tells us if Austin is in a real estate bubble. We also talk about the time on the market for luxury property and what's in store for luxury homes in the future.

🔗 Connect with Ryan:

• The #RealtyHack Podcast
• Facebook: Realty Hack
• Instagram: @ryanrodenbeck
• YouTube: RealtyHack
• LinkedIn: Ryan Rodenbeck

🔗 Read the Blog Post:

• Prefer reading? Check out the blog version of this podcast episode on my website: Austin Luxury Real Estate Market Update

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.