This is a special pandemic edition of the Notorious Interview, which I am making public for everybody.With all that is going on, one of the things that people have gotten interested in is the question of security and home protection. It makes sense. Suddenly, the entire family is home, the kids are being homeschooled, and families have stocked up on water, food, medicine, the essentials. Many of them have started wondering, "How do I protect my family in case of civil unrest?"I have received several questions from friends of mine in real estate who know that I am a fairly serious shooter: I shoot USPSA, IDA, 3-gun (none of them well, mind you, but that doesn't mean I'm not trying), and have been interested in the subject for a while now. But that doesn't make me an expert, so I was leery of advising anybody.Well, I happen to know someone who is an expert (even if he hates saying he is) and is in the real estate industry after 27 years as a United States Marine, reaching the rank of Master Gunnery Sergeant, the highest enlisted rank in the Marines. One of his duties was to do property protection of senior officers, which means the personal residences of generals. There are, of course, other experts in home security in the world, but Jeff is someone who has been trained, who did the work at the highest levels of the military, and knows his stuff.I thought his perspective would be valuable for people who find themselves worried about protecting their families, so wanted to get him on a quick podcast and share it with you.

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Jeff Fangman, Home Security Expert, 3/18/20

Due to incessant travel, as well as my computer dying for a couple of days, I couldn't get this posted until today. But the insights from John Campbell of Stephens, Inc. still remain as fresh as ever, especially as he reacts to what he saw and heard at the Inman conference in NYC.Take a listen!

John Campbell, Stephens - 2/21/20

In this episode, I speak with two smart and savvy entrepreneurs who come out of the real estate world: Scott Martineau and Brad Nix. Both have been agents who walked the walk, and are brokers who operate successful boutique brokerages. And both are cofounders of a new iBuyer aggregation service called Offerbarn.These aggregators ("Kayak for iBuyers") are popping up left and right and I thought it would be interesting to talk to Scott and Brad both, especially in light of my recent post on agents knowing that iBuyer is for real. They did not disappoint.So listen in on three guys just talking industry, iBuyers, changes, agents and brokers, and what is going on today in residential real estate.

Scott Martineau, Brad Nix, Offerbarn - 2/13/20

In this rare public episode of the Notorious Interview, I speak with Jennifer Branchini, Treasurer, and Sanjay Wagle, SVP of Public Policy, for the California Assoc. of REALTORS about SB50. SB50 is a bill that is making its way through the California legislatures, and is supported by CAR. The goal of SB50 is to make it easier to build new housing in California, something that the state desperately needs. And more broadly, this episode addresses one of the key issues for REALTORS everywhere: political engagement and advocacy.Many thanks to CAR, and to Jennifer and Sanjay for taking time to speak on this issue.

Jennifer Branchini, Sanjay Wagle, California Assoc. of REALTORS - 1/21/20

We're back after nearly a month long hiatus due to the holidays. In this episode, I talk to Nick Taylor, Vice President of Growth at Modus, a proptech company looking to disrupt the least talked about part of the transaction: the closing.He's also one of the most intelligent and thoughtful people in the space, and I'm thrilled to have spent an hour or more in conversation with him. So settle in and get to know Nick and get to know Modus.

Nick Taylor, Modus 1/17/20

One of the most interesting and most controversial figures in the real estate industry today, Jack Ryan is the founder & CEO of REX, a real estate brokerage that relies on technology to find buyers for its sellers, rather than the MLS-based system that everybody else uses. A former investment banker, Ryan is bringing techniques honed in trading financial assets to physical assets.If you have an interest in how technology and capital are changing the real estate industry, this is a must-listen.

Jack Ryan, REX - 12/2/19

A conversation with a pair of economists from Zillow Group, which publishes an annual Consumer Housing Trends Report.  It is one of the best research studies on what is happening on the ground with buyers, sellers and renters. Ms. Olsen is the Director of Economic Research, and Ms. Coursolle is the Senior Survey Economist.We talk about what they found, but focus on Millennials and housing, as that is a personal passion of mine. The future of housing cannot be separated from the future consumer, after all.

Skylar Olsen, Catherine Coursolle, Zillow - 11/18/19

A conversation with Jarred Kessler, Founder & CEO of EasyKnock, one of the most interesting companies in real estate I had not heard of. EasyKnock is kind of like a blend between a bridge lender and an iBuyer with a very interesting value proposition for sellers and for agents alike.Whether you are in the real estate industry, or an investor looking at it, I think you would find the conversation interesting.

Jarred Kessler, EasyKnock - 11/13/19

A different Interview episode than normal, I speak with Bill Fowler, Sr. Director of Industry Relations for Compass, the tech-brokerage who has been making all kinds of waves in recent years.Normally, I like to use the Interview to introduce people and companies that most of you don't know about, who are doing interesting things or have interesting perspectives on real estate. In this case, I wanted to speak to Bill about Compass's recent open letter to Bright MLS for its new policy restricting Coming Soon. The letter specifically threatened litigation, so it has become big news in industry circles.We discuss, we debate, I ask questions, Bill answers, and it appears that Compass's position might not be what one might think.

Bill Fowler, Compass - 11/1/19

A wide-ranging conversation with Mike Maher, the Co-founder & CEO of Houwzer, an innovative brokerage based in Philadelphia with a W-2 agent base and a flat listing-fee model. We dive into the history of Houwzer, how it works, its keys to success, its philosophy, and get Mike's opinion on what is going on with the industry, what Redfin's major mistakes are, and where things are headed in residential real estate.

Mike Maher, Houwzer - 10/24/19

In this Interview, I speak with Alex Doubet, the CEO and Founder of Door. Door is an interesting brokerage based out of DFW that combines W-2 agents with virtual representation to offer brokerage services at a flat fee. We go into his model, his operations, and his challenges, along with Alex's opinions and views on the industry.

Alex Doubet, Door - 10/18/19

I have a conversation with Mark Schacknies, CEO and Co-Founder of Remine, a real estate data and technology company that has been making quite a lot of news in the MLS space. We talk about Remine, what they're up to, and specifically, an article that Mark wrote on LinkedIn called "One real estate platform for all." It's a fascinating look at a corner of PropTech that most people are missing.

Mark Schacknies, Remine - 10/11/19

I have a conversation with John Campbell, Managing Director of Equity Research for Stephens, Inc. and one of the best analysts of the real estate services sector. We go over his views on the market, on the stocks he covers in our little space (Redfin, Zillow, RE/MAX, Realogy, and eXp) and talk about what he sees coming.

John Campbell, Stephens - 10/3/19

I speak with the CEO of Revaluate, a real estate data analytics company, about a wide range of topics from the secrets of Korean karaoke to bespoke tailoring to data. The real conversation, of course, is about the new FCC rule combined with the feature in iOS 13 that blocks unwanted phone calls. Chris had written about how that could kill lead generation in real estate. So we talk about that, then follow up with a wide ranging conversation about data, privacy, removing the "creepy" factor from predictive analytics, about the future of lead generation in real estate.

Chris Drayer, Revaluate - 9/20/19

An interview with Rick Rudman of Curbio. This was the second interview I did on 9/13 about the new pre-sale renovation space. We discuss much of the same topics as my first episode with Fred Bin of Zoom Casa: Compass & KW Concierge, challenges of offering that as a real estate agent, and the advantages of the new tech-enabled renovation space.

Rick Rudman, Curbio - 9/13/19

Once in a while. Occasional. Thoughts, interviews, discussions on topics in real estate. From Rob Hahn of Notorious R.O.B. blog.

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