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Real estate market updates, and conversations of substance with people I admire, mostly in the field of residential real estate in the San Francisco East Bay Area. This show is both industry facing, and consumer facing, which makes it somewhat unique.
Listeners can access content about the state of the East Bay real estate market. The podcast also features local top-producing agents, brokers, rising stars, or agents who have simply niched down and can share their strategies.
Outside of real estate there are many conversations with local business owners, historians, politicians, and non-profits, people whom I believe provide value to the local community and enrich my experience of living here.
I've been a California licensed real estate agent since 2003 selling real estate mostly in the Inner East Bay cities and districts of Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, Albany, El Cerrito, and Kensington.
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Ideas for the show or to want just to support us? Send us a text! When the Federal Reserve announces a rate cut, why do mortgage rates sometimes go up instead of down? This puzzling financial paradox sits at the heart of my insightful conversation with mortgage expert Evelyn Freitas of Guaranteed Rate. Drawing from over two decades of industry experience, Evelyn takes us behind the curtain of how mortgage rates actually work. She reveals the crucial distinction between the Fed's backward-loo...
Ideas for the show or to want just to support us? Send us a text! What happens when you combine authentic passion for unique homes with consistent content creation? Roland Osage's journey from barber to real estate powerhouse with over 220,000 TikTok followers provides a masterclass in building a thriving business through social media. Roland's path to real estate success began unexpectedly when he purchased his first home at just 19 years old. After witnessing significant appreciation witho...
Ideas for the show or to want just to support us? Send us a text! Dive into the captivating underbelly of East Bay history with Liam O'Donoghue, the passionate storyteller behind the acclaimed podcast East Bay Yesterday. From corrupt political beginnings to cultural transformations, this conversation unveils the hidden forces that shaped Oakland, Berkeley, Emeryville, and beyond. Did you know Oakland's first mayor essentially stole the town? Horace Carpentier, a shrewd lawyer turned politici...
Ideas for the show or to want just to support us? Send us a text! What happens when you combine in-depth construction knowledge, real estate expertise, and authentic social media content? For Ellie Ridge, it created a phenomenon that transformed her from a recently laid-off Meta employee to a successful realtor with 234,000 Instagram followers in just two years. This conversation takes us through Ellie's fascinating journey, beginning with her unique background. As the daughter of a master r...
Ideas for the show or to want just to support us? Send us a text! What happens when data nerds dive deep into the Inner East Bay real estate market? Aman Daro, Director of Operations at the Grubb Company, returns to the podcast armed with comprehensive MLS data that reveals surprising trends shaping our local housing landscape. The numbers tell a fascinating story of market bifurcation. While homes priced below $500,000 struggle to maintain value (selling 7% below asking on average), propert...
Ideas for the show or to want just to support us? Send us a text! What happens when you combine 27 years of real estate expertise, theatrical directing, and PhD-level thinking? You get the incomparable Andrea Gordon. Andrea doesn't just sell homes – she tackles challenging client psychology head-on. "Nobody in their right mind wants to spend over a million dollars on anything," she explains. When buyers find a home they love, their faces don't show joy but fear as they immediately begin...
Ideas for the show or to want just to support us? Send us a text! What actually makes mortgage rates rise and fall? If you've been waiting for the Federal Reserve to cut rates before buying a home, you might be watching the wrong signals entirely. Mortgage expert Faramarz Moeen-Ziai pulls back the curtain on the complex world of mortgage rate determination, revealing why there isn't a direct correlation between Fed actions and the rates homebuyers actually see. Drawing on over 21 years of in...
Ideas for the show or to want just to support us? Send us a text! What makes the difference between surviving and thriving in today's real estate landscape? Felicia Mares-Villa has figured it out, scaling the team she co-founded to eight agents in just one year while mastering the ever-shifting world of social media marketing. In this conversation brimming with actionable insights, Felicia reveals how Instagram's algorithm has fundamentally changed—it's no longer about follower counts but wh...
Ideas for the show or to want just to support us? Send us a text! When Rachel Melby moved to El Cerrito she created an Instagram account to document her discoveries in this charming Bay Area community. What began as personal exploration blossomed into IG's "The Little Hill" – a thriving online community celebrating local treasures, architecture, and neighborhood events. What Rachel couldn't have anticipated was how this authentic community-building would later become the foundation for her su...
Ideas for the show or to want just to support us? Send us a text! Kerri Naslund-Monday returns to discuss the struggling Inner East Bay condo market, revealing how properties have lost a decade of appreciation. The Inner East Bay condo market has experienced what Kerri calls "four punches" that have seen demand and values decline. Properties that once commanded premium prices are now selling at levels not seen since 2014 — or in some cases, 2007. This represents a reversal of fortune that's ...
Ideas for the show or to want just to support us? Send us a text! My journey from Dublin, Ireland to becoming a successful East Bay real estate agent unfolds in this colorful conversation with David Gunderman, part of David's series of live audience conversations titled 'Humble Beginnings'. With hesitant and uncharacteristic candor I explain how my path was anything but straightforward. Born in 1972 in suburban Dublin, I found myself in San Francisco at age 20 thanks to a quirk of immigratio...
Ideas for the show or to want just to support us? Send us a text! Berkeley's revised energy savings ordinance and a proposed fire safety ordinance will significantly impact homeowners and real estate transactions starting January 2026. Third-generation Berkeley resident and REALTOR® Megan Micco shares essential details about the changes, compliance requirements, and strategies for navigating these new regulations. • BESO (Berkeley Energy Savings Ordinance) will require actual energy efficien...
Ideas for the show or to want just to support us? Send us a text! What happens when one of the world's most prestigious news organizations publishes a deeply flawed hit piece on an entire profession? That's exactly what Declan Spring and guest, José Fernández, addresses in this response to The New York Times Daily podcast episode "The Housing Market Has New Rules. Realtors Are Evading Them." They examine and dismantle the NYT's reporting, exposing fundamental misunderstandings about how real...
Ideas for the show or to want just to support us? Send us a text! Ever wonder what makes East Bay real estate so unique? Meet Mark Choi, a data-driven agent who's been meticulously documenting every property he visits since 2004. In this conversation, Mark explains why he tours up to 36 homes on broker tour day and how his two decades of records offer rare insights into our market. We dive into the East Bay’s unusual pricing strategy—where homes often sell 40-150% over asking—and Mark recalls...
Ideas for the show or to want just to support us? Send us a text! What happens when global politics, tariff wars, and housing policy collide? Mortgage expert Dominic Villa pulls back the curtain on today's chaotic lending landscape, revealing truths that every homeowner and buyer needs to understand. When the stock market plunges but mortgage rates inexplicably rise, something unprecedented is happening. Dominic breaks down this counterintuitive financial paradox, explaining how China's mass...
Ideas for the show or to want just to support us? Send us a text! Let Freemodel remove the barriers to pre-sale renovations. Lara Richmond from Freemodel reveals how pre-sale renovations with no upfront costs can transform properties and maximize sale prices, sharing real examples of homes that gained hundreds of thousands in added value through strategic improvements. Watch our companion video segment here • Freemodel funds and manages pre-sale renovations with payment deferred until closin...
Ideas for the show or to want just to support us? Send us a text! In this episode, we break down the heated debate over the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP) and its latest update. The policy, which requires Realtors to list publicly marketed properties on the MLS within one business day, has sparked division within the industry. We explore both sides of the argument, from claims of increased transparency and fairness to concerns about restricted competiti...
Ideas for the show or to want just to support us? Send us a text! Josh Dickinson is not your typical broker! As a trained environmental engineer holding three advanced degrees—including an MBA from the Robert H. Smith School of Business, a Master of Science from Johns Hopkins University, and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Notre Dame—Josh’s approach to real estate is anything but conventional. After spending 15 years working with leading environmental firms and nonprofits, and su...
Ideas for the show or to want just to support us? Send us a text! "Specialty: Tough deals and strategic negotiation. I thrive in negotiations!" Kerri Naslund-Monday is not your average REALTOR®. She's an entrepreneur through and through. To learn more about Kerri, or to reach out to her, visit her website here. "I grew up in the late 1970s-early 1980s, when video games were either unavailable or too pricey for my welfare-dependent family. So I played board games; Monopoly was my favorit...
Ideas for the show or to want just to support us? Send us a text! “A well thought out estate plan is an act of love for yourself and your beneficiaries”. So says my guest Loulena Miles. Loulena Miles has been practicing law as a licensed California Attorney since 2003. In our conversation today we will be discussing a very thin slice of California law - stepped-up tax basis. Loulena was a guest previously, on episode 32 of the show, when our conversation covered the basics of esta...
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