Bitter Reckoning

Send us Fan MailZillow's bold stance against NAR's new policy allowing limited public marketing. Plus, answers to the toughest questions REALTORS® have raised over the past six months about navigating the new broker compensation rules.4.5

Send us Fan MailJason E. Korta, staff attorney for the Hawaiʻi Association of REALTORS(R), breaks down how federal policy shifts rapidly unfolding now may soon impact Hawaiʻi's real estate market. Plus, discover how to build client trust in Hawaii real estate transactions. 

Send us Fan MailDive into a no-nonsense analysis of Hawaii's current real estate market. In this episode, robust national economic data meets local market insights--and even a dramatic Super Bowl collapse--to reveal real lessons on over confidence and risk. 

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Send us Fan MailWall Street investors have been quietly acquiring thousands of homes. In this eye-opening episode of the Hawaii Real Estate podcast, we explore how large institutional investors are transforming the housing market for property owners, managers, renters, and buyers. Packed with insider insights and surprising revelations, this episode sheds light on shadowy market dynamics that could impact your next move—don’t miss it, this is the episode that your colleagues will be talking about.

Send us Fan MailToday, we begin a special three-part Focus Piece on the untold history of power, technology, and the law in the residential real estate sector. At the center of this story is a relatively unknown organization that has nonetheless helped shape the landscape of residential leasing in America for the past 40 years.

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we sit with Julie Meier, the 2024 Hawaii REALTORS® president and Hawaii’s representative to the National Association of REALTORS®’s Multiple Listing Issues and Policies Committee. She and I discuss how REALTORS® can leverage recent required practice changes to enhance their business.       Also, what did Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell recently say about inflation, unemployment, and whether the Federal Reserve would cut federal interest rates? We have his comments and an analysis of how a federal rate cut could affect Hawaii’s housing markets. 

Send us Fan MailEnjoy this promo of our next episode: Julie Meier, the 2024 Hawaii REALTORS(R) president and Hawaii's representative to the National Association of REALTORS(R)'s Multiple Listing Issues and Policies Committee, sits with us to discuss how REALTORS(R) can leverage recent practice changes to improve their business. For the full episode, join us again September 15th, when we will have the full interview with Julie and the latest Hawaii economic numbers. 

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we revisit Lahaina, one year after its tragic wildfires. We describe new federal funding available to help modernize Hawaii’s electrical grid and detail effective measures homeowners can take to fortify their homes against wildfires. And, as always, we provide the most recent Hawaii real estate data. 

Send us Fan MailWe’ve been working on revisions to our Standard Forms Library to help our members adapt to practice changes required by the National Association of REALTORS®’s recent nationwide settlement agreement. This episode introduces those practice changes and the forms we’ve created or revised to help our members adapt.