Million Dollar Question by LeadingRE

Pat Riley is the President and CEO of Allen Tate Company, an independent real estate company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. In addition to his role at Allen Tate, Pat is also a founding member and board member at Leading RE. His approach to leadership is founded on a passion for independence, a tireless pursuit of excellence, and a belief in the power of human connection—both local an...

Jamie Arthur is the CEO of Property Webmasters, a digital marketing company that helps real estate agents generate more leads by producing innovative strategies specializing in social media, email marketing, SEO, and provides them with a full 360 marketing plan. In today’s episode, Taco and Jamie cover everything you need to know to get started with building effective, on-brand marketing across a...

Blockchain is a hot topic across many industries right now, and real estate is no exception. In this episode, Jess is joined by two of the most prominent leaders on NFTs and Cryptocurrency as it intersects with the real estate industry, Teresa Grobecker and Sheila Fejeran. Teresa and Sheila are CEO and COO, respectively, at Real Estate Consortia, a San Francisco Bay Area company putting the world’...

Boon Hoe is the founder and CEO of Arcadia Consulting Pte Ltd, a boutique real estate advisory and brokerage firm focusing on the marketing of luxury residences as well as cross-border investment brokerage. With a track record of over 20 years in managing projects and marketing premium real estate in Singapore and key cities in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Cambodia, Boon Hoe advises...

Recently, national news headlines have brought to light an alarming accusation of race-based real estate value inequity in the appraisal industry: A black family’s home value increased a whopping $300,000, after their first appraisal, by “white-washing” their home and having a white friend answer the door on the day of the appraisal. Unfortunately, this is not the only recent case of real estate v...

Cyprus native, Tasos Stavrou is the Director of Global Business Development at Leading Real Estate Companies of the World. Tasos has extensive empirical practice in building and motivating strong, dedicated teams. He also has great passion for and an understanding of the real estate landscape in Cyprus and the world at large.  In today’s episode, Taco and Tasos talk through the current economic st...

Today on the show, Taco talks with CEO and founder of One Global Group, James Puddle. One Global Group is a Singapore-based, one-stop service point for international investors that helps buyers with both acquiring and managing properties. OGG aims to help investors diversify and enhance their global real estate portfolio. In this episode, Taco and James talk about the market in Singapore and South...

Today, Jess chats with Allison Rybarczyk, the Relocation Director for Arizona Best Real Estate. Having come from a real estate family, and with over twenty years of experience in the industry as a relocation director, Allison’s expertise is extremely broad and valuable. In this episode, Jess and Allison talk about Allison’s entry into the industry, her role as relocation director, what agents shou...

Today on the show, Taco is joined by Mike Mabutol, an expert on the real estate market of the Philippines. Mike’s 21 years of experience in the real estate industry have been broad, ranging from representing property owners, investors, buyers and tenants on selling or leasing properties, as well as managing diversified portfolios and finding opportunities for capital markets. Lately, he’s focused...

Mickey Alam Khan is president of Luxury Portfolio International, the marketing and intelligence arm of the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World. New York-based, he is also founder/editor in chief of Luxury Daily, the world’s leading luxury business publication, as well as American Marketer, a trends and insights platform for marketers and retailers. In today’s episode, Jessica and Mickey tal...

Carol Conway Bulman is the CEO and Chairman of Jack Conway & Company, Inc., the largest locally-based independent real estate firm in Massachusetts. Celebrating its 60th anniversary and $1 billion in sales in 2016, the company has 25 offices with more than 600 agents from Swampscott to Cape Cod. Offering one-stop shopping for its clients, it includes insurance, mortgage financing, title, stagi...

Broker/Owner of Badger, Peabody & Smith, Andy Smith, has over 25 years experience in the Real Estate Industry. Throughout his 25 years, he has accomplished much, including being named the NH Commercial Investment Board of Realtors “Realtor of the Year” in 2004. In today’s episode, Jessica and Andy give advice about the current housing market. Whether you are eyeing the current economic inflati...

Kevin Singham is both a simple boy from Penang and the owner of one of the most successful real estate agencies in Penang, Malaysia, Interealtor. On this episode, Kevin and Taco talk about the current real estate landscape in Penang and Malaysia at large. Kevin explains how other, newer forms of investments are impacting the industry, why Penang is such an attractive place for foreign investors an...

Anthony Lamacchia is the CEO of Lamacchia Realty, a full-service, value-based brokerage serving home buyers and sellers in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine, and South Florida. On today’s show, Anthony shares the story of how he got his start in the industry, some of his insights about the current market for both buyers and sellers, and what it takes to be successful i...