I really enjoyed this conversation with Tom Woiwode who is not only the broker-owner of a large regional real estate brokerage, Coldwell Banker Access Realty with 13 offices throughout Georgia and South Carolina, but also owns Seabrook Classics, a high-end custom furniture maker, and Savannah Millworks, a custom wood products manufacturer. He&apos;s also on the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Planning Commission so understands some of the issues that builders and residents and government regulators face.With his wide experience in various aspects of building and selling homes, Tom left a fantastic comment on my recent post about construction costs. I thought it would be great to get into the weeds a bit with Tom, and he was generous with his time and knowledge.We start the discussion with why construction costs haven&apos;t come down despite advances in technology. That led directly into a wide range of topics, from materials costs skyrocketing to why skilled labor is so hard to find, why so few young people seem to want to enter the trades, the impact of labor shortage on furniture, woodworking, carpentry, and any of the skilled trades, the pros and cons of pre-fab housing, and we talk about the housing market.

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Ep. 37: Construction Costs, Labor Problems and Housing Market with Tom Woiwode

Musings is a solo version of the Notorious POD in which I think out loud about issues in the economy, technology, and real estate industry.In this episode, I look at a report from Morning Consult on where consumers are with banking and finance, and zero in on two sections. The first section is on Millennial financial well being, which is to say, lack of financial well being. And the second section is on mainstream consumer adoption of cryptocurrencies. Both are, of course, related to housing. Housing economics is at the heart of Millennial (lack of) financial well being.

Ep. 36: Musings on Millennial Financial Well Being, Housing & Crypto

A great pleasure to be able to record a conversation with my good friend Keith Robinson, Chief Strategy Officer of Nexthome. We actually argue quite a bit about all kinds of topics, and this was a public capture of discussions we have privately. It turns out that friends can have healthy back-and-forth debates and learn from each other. I know I learn a ton from Keith, and I hope you can learn a few things from (and be moderately entertained by) two real estate nerds nerding out about nerdy topics.

Ep. 35: Housing Market and Metaverse with Keith Robinson, Nexthome

Musings is a solo version of the Notorious POD in which I think out loud about issues in the economy, technology, and real estate industry.In this episode, I answer questions from a listener/reader from Ep. 33 with Jim Klinge, where we had discussed his predictions about the end of buyer agency from market forces, rather than from regulation or lawsuits. A listener, Hilary, had written some great and detailed questions and I thought it worthwhile to give my thoughts on them.

Ep. 34: Musings - Answering Listener Questions on Buyer Agency

In this episode, I chat with Jim Klinge of Bubbleinfo.com about his prediction that the end of buyer agency is nigh *without* government action. Jim has been a real estate broker in the San Diego area for decades and has seen the industry change from the ground up. We talk about how the market has changed, how incentives are now against buyer agency, and what we might see over the next few years as a result. 

Ep. 33: End of Buyer Agency with Jim Klinge, Bubbleinfo.com

Musings is a solo version of the Notorious POD in which I think out loud about issues in the economy, technology, and real estate industry.In this episode, I think out loud about AVMs, appraisers and the future of valuation at least for purposes of lenders. I&apos;ve been researching and investigating valuations and appraisals in the context of Defi lending, and a reader sent me the just published Fannie Mae fact sheet on Desktop Appraisal.This feels like something that is potentially a big deal, so I muse about it.====Notorious ROB: https://notoriousrob.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/robhahnFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/Notorious.ROB.blog

Ep. 32: Musings on AVMs and Appraisers

In this episode, I speak with Marnie Blanco, VP of Industry Relations for the co-ownership pioneer Pacaso. We tackle what it takes to introduce a new idea, that of co-ownership of homes, to the real estate industry, especially to the MLS that we both know and love so well while getting frustrated by it. We also address how Pacaso is dealing with NIMBYism across the communities where it is active, and chat a bit about more fanciful futuristic ideas.

Ep. 31: Marnie Blanco, Pacaso on Innovation, the MLS and NIMBYism

Musings is a solo version of the Notorious POD in which I think out loud about issues in the economy, technology, and real estate industry.In this episode, I react to a wonderful video from Blockworks called "What Will Happen if the Fed Raises Rates with Danielle DiMartino Booth." -- https://youtu.be/QbyPYy204U4I strongly recommend viewers to consider checking out the Blockworks channel and subscribing if topics like these interest you. -- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkrwgzhIBKccuDsi_SvZtnQSince everything is connected, I wanted to weave together the connection between money supply, inflation, asset prices, and homeownership dreams of the next generation.

Ep. 30: Musings. Fed Action, Housing and Millennials

I truly thought that one of the most significant yet mostly overlooked events of 2021 was the controversy that arose in Missoula, Montana when Brandon Huber, a part-time REALTOR and the pastor of the Clinton Community Church, was brought up on ethics charges with the Missoula Organization of REALTORS. He wrote a letter explaining why his church was withdrawing from a free lunch program with the Missoula Food Bank. Turns out, the church discovered that the Missoula Food Bank included an LGBTQ "Pride" insert in its lunches that was contrary to how the church and its members interpreted the Bible. That led to someone filing a formal complaint with MOR for violation of NAR 10.5 and other provisions, which I collectively call the NAR Speech Code.Huber then brought a lawsuit against MOR and NAR to fight the ethics charges. The national LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance weighed in formally, demanding that MOR and NAR remove him from membership, and demanding that Windermere terminate its relationship with him. That in turn resulted in Windermere denouncing Huber, and making substantial donations to the Missoula Food Bank.This small event got national press, albeit in the alternative media, and huge local and regional press even in the Corporate Media. I thought this kerfuffle put NAR in a no-win situation, pointed to a real division within REALTOR ranks that will be resolved one way or another in the next couple of years, and accordingly named Brandon Huber as one of my Seven Most Interesting People in Real Estate in 2021.Thing is, despite all the press that this case garnered, I had never heard Brandon himself speak about what happened, what is going on, and what he hopes to see. Everything we know is from news stories and from his attorney, Matt Monforton, who has been on various media outlets talking about this case. I wanted to correct that.So I am pleased to be able to interview Pastor Brandon (as his church and his lawyer call him) with his attorney, Matt Monforton, and let him present his side of the story. I dig a bit into the lawsuit, the legal theories, and what Huber&apos;s understanding of the NAR rules are. We get into his experiences and what he and his attorney hope to see from this challenge.Please note that I have invited the LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance to present their perspective in a future podcast, as I think it important to try to be as balanced as possible with a controversial topic like this one. I hope to present that interview soon.

Ep. 29: NAR, Speech Codes and Cancel Culture with Brandon Huber, Matt Monforton

Happy 2022! May it be infinitely better than 2021 was!I thought to kick this year off with a podcast making predictions... or more accurately, discussing and debating predictions already made. My guest is Brian E. Adams of Hooquest, who also made his 2022 Predictions. We talk about his predictions, which are intended to be accurate, and my predictions which are guaranteed wrong. But my predictions have a better soundtrack, so there is that.

Ep. 28: 2022 Predictions with Brian Adams, Hooquest

I interview Vince Collura, COO, and Lucy Edwards, Director of Client Success for VHT Studios, one of the leading real estate photography networks in the country, on an issue of some importance in real estate that almost never gets talked about: photography and copyrights.We get into the issues with real estate photography and copyrights, why it is that copyright is a real problem, why brokers, agents and even photographers themselves often don&apos;t understand the problem, and then explore possible solutions including futuristic blockchain-based solutions.

Ep 27: Real Estate Photo Copyrights - Issues and Solutions w/ Vince Collura and Lucy Edwards of VHT

We return to exploring blockchain technology in real estate with a man whose name was the most often mentioned when I asked my audience for who to speak to. Eric Bryant is a longtime real estate coach and his day job is as the national account director at First American. But he is also the head of southern California chapter of FIBREE.org, the Foundation for International Blockchain and Real Estate Expertise.We get into some of the details about the tech and real estate and where we&apos;re at with this technology, what he sees as the real opportunities, and what needs to happen for the industry to get there. As is normal for this series, we&apos;re trying to avoid getting too technical but frankly, we can&apos;t avoid it entirely.LINKS:FIBREE.ORG: https://fibree.org/Eric Bryant, LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/therecoach/

Notorious POD, Ep 26: Blockchain and Real Estate with Eric Bryant

In this episode, I speak with Peter Lohmann of the Owner Occupied podcast (link below) about problems with REALTOR compensation. He and Kevin Clark debate the issues in a very interesting podcast, and I wanted to follow up with Peter on those discussions. This is a wide-ranging conversation about Peter, property management, REALTORS, NAR, Zillow, etc.-----Peter&apos;s Owner Occupied Podcast channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGrk6yRgb0NAOBt10z2VZoAThe episode with Kevin Clark: https://youtu.be/9XvVBvlpAGA

Notorious POD, Ep. 25: Problems with REALTOR Compensation with Peter Lohmann

Taking a break from our investigation into blockchain technology and real estate, we turn instead to a proptech entrepreneur who started a company out of personal frustration, only to discover what she thinks is the real problem in real estate: gatekeeping.Wendy Gilch is the founder and CEO of Sellinglater.com, which is morphing into a consumer education community. I include a video of a presentation that she gave to Customer Commons laying out the gatekeeping problem, and why it affects everything for consumers.I am also joined by Sunny Lake Hahn, whose experience as an agent and broker helps to inform the discussion.====Links====Notorious ROB main website: https://www.notoriousrob.comFor Wendy Gilch:Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendygilch/Linkedin Selling Laterhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/selling-later/?viewAsMember=trueFacebookhttps://www.facebook.com/sellinglaterInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/selling_later/Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UChAAk97NVzNu9-n_RyNy4bwTiktok (Wendy)https://www.tiktok.com/@laterwendyIFUNDWomen Accounthttps://ifundwomen.com/projects/consumer-ally-real-estateWebsitewww.Sellinglater.comDirect Community Linkhttps://Community.sellinglater.com

Notorious POD, Ep. 24: Real Problem of Real Estate with Wendy Gilch, Sellinglater.com

I speak with the CEO of Toronto Regional Real Estate Board, the largest REALTOR Association as well as the largest single-Association MLS in North America, about their efforts to include blockchain technology in the MLS. As John has long been one of the biggest proponents of this technology in the space, and one of the leaders pursuing innovation using blockchain in real estate, I wanted to learn more about what TRREB is doing and what his vision for the technology is.Again, as before, this conversation gets technical at times, not to the level of true technologists but possibly beyond the interest of everyday agents. Nonetheless, I thought it worth capturing so we all can understand whether and how blockchain could apply to use cases in real estate.

Notorious POD, Ep. 23: John DiMichele, Toronto Regional Real Estate Board

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