Next Level Agents: The Kevin & Fred Show - Interviews with the best and brightest minds in the real estate industry

Compass officially files paperwork to go public   Zillow CEO Rich Barton is still the most 'powerful' person in real estate

In today’s episode of the Kevin and Fred show, I’m joined by real estate powerhouse, leader and entrepreneur, kwELITE CEO, Jeff Cohn. Throughout his real estate career Jeff has broken several records, including running one of the fastest growing teams in the world going from 70 - 700 sales in 6 years, and this year growing his brokerage by 300% in just 10 months.    What’s so unique about Jeff’s j...

In today’s episode of the Kevin and Fred show, I’m joined by Denver real estate and mortgage entrepreneur, Daniel Dixon. It’s been great to see Daniel grow his business and forge a different path and the incredible success he’s been able to achieve in 6 years in the business.    He is running a black-owned, women-led, home-grown business, and building an empire that’s big enough for the goals and...

In today’s episode, I’m joined by entrepreneur, real estate investor and founder and CEO of the Rastegar Property Company, Ari Rastegar. With investments in 38 cities, 12 states, and 7 different asset classes, Ari has a unique perspective on the real estate market we’re in right now and the changes and opportunities we can expect.   2020 was a year of big political and economic shifts, and they al...

Quotes    Coaching companies have become so prevalent in our industry because of the abdication by the broker of the training of the people in their organizations. -Kelley Skar     Even though real estate is a hyper-local business, you have to have a world view, unless you’re in it for the short run. -Kevin Kauffman  Key Points    The competitive advantage of leading with value  Teaching and being...

In today’s episode, I’m joined by Canadian agent Kelley Skar. There are so many parallels between Kelley’s journey in real estate and our own journey, from the early wins, to a book that completely changed the trajectories of our businesses, to some of the hard-won lessons we’ve learned along the way. Kelley’s evolution in real estate is jam-packed with powerful insights and lessons, and sharing i...

MBA: Forbearance rate holds, but exits are slowing   After two weeks of slight increases, the U.S. forbearance rate, measuring the share of mortgages with suspended payments, remained unchanged from the week prior at 5.54%, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. The MBA estimates there are still 2.8 million homeowners in some form of mortgage forbearance.   Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans...

In this episode, I’m joined by real estate investor, Katy Klesitz. This year alone, she bought 52 single family rental properties in two midwest markets all from her home out-of-state. She put a remote investing strategy in place, which allows her to grow her portfolio in great markets and use systems to run things at a high level. She’s a bad ass business owner and mom, building something amazing...

In this episode of the Kevin and Fred Show, I’m joined by Garrett Maroon, a real estate team leader who has built a highly successful business through systematic relationship-building and referrals. What makes him unique is that his business thrives on the intention of never working over 40 hours a week.   Garrett is an entrepreneur, coach, the President of Business By Referral LLC and owner of Ma...

In today’s episode of the Kevin and Fred show, Gary Vee returns for another great conversation. Today, we talk about the lessons we should be learning from what’s going on right now. It’s clear that our world is never going back to the way it was, and that is the new normal.    Many people are unhappy, and could use this time to make a change, but they don’t because they are too invested in where...

Kleard launches self-touring tech for rentals Kleard's third app for both iOS and Android clears the way for landlords to allow aspiring tenants to tour rental listings unaccompanied   Kleard is a personal identification software app that ensures prospective buyers are who they say they are before being granted access to a home for sale or meeting an agent for the first time. It’s also used for op...

Q3 Financial Highlights

In today’s episode, I’m joined by Chris Sauerzopf, an entrepreneur who is tackling a very urgent and serious problem our industry is facing, wire fraud. His wire fraud elimination tool is going to MAJORLY change our industry for the better. About 1 in 450 real estate transactions reported a wire fraud activity or loss, with a whopping $221 million of consumers’ money lost to fraudsters. Trust is t...

Rate lock data suggests $4 trillion in 2020 mortgage origination volume   New rate lock data suggests 2020 will end with over $4 trillion in mortgage origination volume, easily a record.   The data, from Black Knight’s “Mortgage Monitor” report, shows that rate lock activity in the first half of October was up 4% from September, with purchase locks up 6% and refinance locks up 3%. Add low mortgage...

In this episode, I’m joined by our good friend and partner Andrew Franklin. The Franklin Team has found massive success with their core business, with a volume of 1500 transactions and $500 million. They’ve created partnerships with production builders which now provide a huge chunk of their deals; and they also have a title company and a hard money lending business. They’ve found the perfect vehi...

Highlights from the Black Knight Mortgage Monitor's first look at September's mortgage data Homesnap launches AI-powered tool that predicts days on market    

Guild Mortgage’s announces that the company will be going public. Builder confidence breaks previous 35-year record high Real estate startup takes aim at new construction market

In today’s episode, I’m joined by Karen Cooper, a team leader and coach whose real estate career spans 18 years. She has navigated the real estate rollercoaster, from working as a managing broker, to running a real estate operation that is intentionally not a rainmaker team. After observing the high turnover that these teams have, she decided to create a team with decentralized lead generation, an...

For the first time since April, forbearances fall below 3 million Gary Keller steps back from CEO role Mortgage Applications Apps up ...

On today’s episode, I’m joined by my good friend and real estate trailblazer, Rachel Adams Lee. Rachel’s success can be attributed to pouring into being the best version of herself, and having an unwavering commitment to her growth and goals. Motivated by wanting a better life, she dug into personal growth and personal development. In just 3 years, she went from door knocking 200 doors to one of W...

Zillow co-founder Spencer Rascoff wants to help you buy a second home   Compass acquires title and escrow software startup Modus   Opendoor filing reveals FTC investigation over advertising   Judge denies motion by NAR to dismiss buyer commission lawsuit

Hot Home Sales Market But Not Bubbly   There are dozens of things that are different now compared with 2005, but the most significant include: In 2005, thousands of homes were being purchased and left vacant as they were snapped up by speculators In 2005, rents were low and headed lower because there were more homes than people who wanted to live in them In 2005, almost anyone could get a 100% loa...

In today’s episode, I’m joined by business performance coach and CEO of Your Performance People, Ron Patulski. With over 20 000 hours and 23 years of performance coaching experience, very few people have been in the coaching space as long as Ron has. He’s seen the landscape change, observed what works and identified the key factors that drive success in a performance coaching relationship.    Coac...