Are you feeling stuck? Do you have big goals for 2025? If so, this is the episode for you.

Listen as top-producing agent, Co-Founder of VIVO Realty and Managing Broker Bernice Maez shares how her passion for education began and what courses can help you get ahead. 

In honor of Veterans Day, we’re thrilled to welcome Mark Alexander, DFW Mortgage Business Development Officer for Navy Federal Credit Union, to a special episode of Welcome to the Top. Mark brings a wealth of knowledge on VA loans, and he's here to answer some of the most frequently asked questions about how these loans can open doors to homeownership for veterans and their families.

Join us as Mark breaks down the essentials of VA loans, from how they differ from conventional loans to the unique benefits they offer veterans. Are VA loans harder to close? Can they be assumed by another buyer? And how might the NAR Settlement impact VA buyers? Mark also shares what real estate agents need to know to best serve their veteran clients, ensuring that those who served our country can smoothly transition into homeownership.

Whether you’re an agent, a veteran, or just someone interested in understanding how VA loans work, this episode is packed with insights. Tune in to learn how the VA loan program can help make homeownership a reality for our nation’s heroes.

Are you real-estate-curious? Planning a new career for your new year? Then this is the episode for you! Listen in as Linda Chase, Champions School DFW Regional Manager, covers the educational process, pass rates and requirements to unlock a career in real estate. 

On this episode of Welcome to the Top, Chase Crenshaw and Ross Gillispie from Alliance Bank discuss what effects the NAR Settlement has had on the lending side of a real estate transaction.

Hint: The ball is always in your court. 

Required practice changes have been implemented. Now what? 

On this week's episode of Welcome to the Top Melissa Hailey, CCAR Instructor, Broker and TREC Broker/Lawyer Committee member discusses how to discuss NAR Settlement changes with your clients and the forms you should be using. 

On this episode of Welcome to the Top, Meredith Martin, American Home Shield Market Manager, discusses what a home warranty is, what transactions need one, who pays for it and more. Don't be shy. Home Warranties are back in style, and this is what your clients need you to know. 

In this episode of Welcome to the Top, Glynn Mosier, Business Development for Independence Title, discusses who the Title Company works for, its key responsibilities, how often a title report contains surprises, what happens if a title problem comes to light after closing and much more.

This is one for you to listen to and share with your clients! 

Did you miss NAR's 2024 Legislative Meeting in Washington DC? Have no fear, Kayla Click, CCAR TREPAC Chair and TREPAC Trustee Region 4, and David Long, CCAR Past President and We Are Real Estate Broker/Owner, share all the highlights you need to know in this Welcome to the Top episode. 

Who better to market yourself than YOU?  

On this week's podcast Sam Smith, REALTOR®,  Director of Training,  Coach and Mentor, shares tech tips that you can implement today to streamline and grow your business. 

The good, the bad and the ugly. Listen to hear the emerging trends Sean Clemmensen, Attorney at Law and Tiago Title General Counsel, is seeing. 

In this information-packed 15-minute episode, you will hear legal counsel discuss imposter fraud, contract issues, increased closings, assumable loans, and more.