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

Turn a low inventory, hard to help buyer’s market into MORE LISTINGS For YOU...   It’s tough when inventory is low...   Buyers struggle to get contacts accepted... and we can think of so many ways to help with that (like last week’s tip)   But what if you turned this into an opportunity for listings... 🤯

-IRS Tax Deadline postponed -Open Door & Redfin halt iBuyer purchases! (Thank you to Kenny Klaus of iRealEstatePro for alerting us to these) -CA Association of Realtors COVID-19 Addendum -Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and HUD suspend foreclosures -PCS (military moves) are suspended -Berkshire Hathaway convention attendee diagnosed with COVID-19 -BONUS: Staying sane during these times * The previous reco...

Italy is canceling mortgage bills – can the U.S. do that?     7 things the industry should be doing amid coronavirus Link: https://www.inman.com/2020/03/16/7-things-the-industry-should-be-doing-amid-coronavirus/   NAR Issues  A Coronavirus Guide for REALTORS® https://www.nar.realtor/coronavirus-a-guide-for-realtors Compass executive calls for a 2-week moratorium on home showings     The Time Is NO...

About the Episode On this episode, I’m joined by Lyndsie Mann-Emerson, a real estate CEO and team leader who has taken the real estate job she started at 17, and evolved it into a multi-faceted, dynamic and successful career, and entrepreneurship path. Having worked in new home sales, REO, and then traditional real estate, Lyndsie brings a lot of expertise to the table, but it’s not not just the e...

How do you help your client, the buyer, standout in a highly competitive sellers market ?   This is simply one of the most difficult parts of working in a low inventory market...     And with just a few simple tweaks to your process, you can help your clients get more offers accepted!   Check out this week’s business tip for details...

Trading temporarily halts as stock market plummets, real estate reels The S&P 500 Index's 7% drop triggered a 15-minute halt in trading. If could be suspended for the day if it hits other marks.   The U.S. stock market started the week on a sour note, with the Dow Jones dropping nearly 1,900 points, or 7.3 percent in value before a halt in trading, within the first half-hour of markets opening. Th...

About the Episode We recently had an in-depth conversation with Mark Willis, a real estate industry leader and visionary who has shaped many career wins, lives and success stories. Many people in the industry have fond and epic memories of working alongside Mark, kicking butts, taking names and having a blast along the way. He is an inspiring figure in this business, and not just because of his le...

Can you create urgency? Or do you have to dig deeper.. People tend to move towards pleasure or away from pain… But the challenge is…. How do we help do that? Check out this week’s business tip for help on this.

Zillow Offers continues expansion, launches in Cincinnati The southwest Ohio market is the 24th for Zillow's direct-to-consumer homebuying and selling platform     Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mark Calabria now expects Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac IPOs in 2021 Tells credit unions that capital rule is likely coming by the end of 2020   NLA Live

About the Episode   On this episode, of The Kevin and Fred Show, we’re excited to have Josh Smith back on the show to share what he’s been up to and the entrepreneur lessons he’s applying in his business. One of the greatest things about Josh is his commitment to teaching, coaching and paying it forward in our industry. On today’s episode he shares on finding focus, the difference between marketin...

NLA Live Early Bird Pricing Ends Saturday       kW rolls out consumer app and agents are torn kW agents torn over the release over the new consumer app. Many agents claiming to love the app while many more agents seem to be frustrated with the app being branded to the company, not the agent. Other agents upset over the data being inaccurate (listing status) and the overall functionality and user i...

About the Episode On this episode of Next Level Agents, I’m joined by Sam Parr, the man behind The Hustle, the daily tech and business email. He calls The Hustle an information company geared towards youngish entrepreneurs, and people who are growth-minded.   Sam Parr is the CEO and co-founder of The Hustle, one of America's fastest growing media companies. Each morning they give over 1m users/day...

Ben Kinney launches new brand-agnostic platform Place Inc. will handle a variety of business tasks for teams, which will be able to keep their existing branding and remain in their brokerages.   The new platform meant to help teams deal with an array of business tasks while also allowing them to keep their existing branding.   The new platform is called Place Inc., and in a statement is described...