Talking Real

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) has some new rules when it comes to getting FHA backed mortgages for condos! These rules go into effect October 15th. Do you know how this will impact your clients? Plus, an Oklahoman, Kristy Payne is a finalist for the national Good Neighbor Award!

Federal regulators are making drastic changes to the value of mortgages that require appraisals. Do you know if this this will impact your clients? Listen up!

Last week was text messages. This week - Email. Do you know about CAN-SPAM? Find out more with Geoff and Nabeel on this episode.

Text messages might be the fastest (and most effective) way to reach your clients but it does require some care. We go through what you should keep in mind with the Telephone Consumer Protection Act to avoid getting into hot water and some text messaging best practices.

The membership has an important decision to make for the future of the association. We highlight what those changes are, how you can make your voice heard and some good association knowledge!

Broadcasting from Shawnee, we are joined by OAR CEO Jessica Hickok. We talk about the incredible amount of knowledge that was exchanged at the AE Retreat, a potential trendsetting MLS move, the upcoming membership meeting on August 19th, and much more.

Contracts always spark a number of questions. We talk about four questions that have popped up occasionally on the OAR Legal Line (okrealtors.com/legal).

The next installment of Rapid Fire Randomness (RFR) - this time with NWOAR president Gwinn Wilson.

Just like the title suggests - a few quick updates and cool new feature available for you in RPR. Oh, and a winner of a free night hotel stay at the REignite conference in October.

The biggest hurdle for first time home buyers is affordability. Josh Cockroft joins us to talk about how it will become just a little bit easier for those first time homeowners in 2020 with new home buyer savings accounts. 

An episode of surprises! Listen to find out what happens.

Have you heard of NAR's REeach program? It's an accelerator for companies that impact the Real Estate industry (and beyond). We talk about that and a great company that came out of it - BoxBrownie.com.

REALTORS® Property Resources's (RPR) Industry Relations Director, Veronica McManus joins us all the way from Massachusetts. With over a BILLION data points, RPR provides a value to our members that is unparalleled. Listen to how you can put RPR's data to work for you.

OREC has some new rules that go into effect November 1, 2019 and they will impact the way you do business. We go through what those changes will be so that you can be prepared!

Jessica Beck's fun and informative Rapid Fire Randomness (RFR).

Another REALTOR® from Oklahoma (specifically Oklahoma City) just won NAR's 30 under 30 award. Maybe you know her? Anya Mashaney joins us again on the podcast - this time to talk about her experience of winning NAR's 30 under 30.

Josh Cockroft joins us again for a deep dive into another piece of legislation that was important to REALTORS®. Learn more about the future of notarization with SB 915 - the Remote Online Notary bill that was signed into law by Governor Stitt.

Thousands of REALTORS® traveled to Washington, D.C. this past week for NAR's Legislative Conference where they got a chance to visit with their congressional delegation. This week we bring you what we, as REALTORS® care about - and are fighting for on the federal level.

SQ 788 passed and the legislature has enacted some new regulations. Medical Marijuana is here to stay but what does that mean for residential and commercial real estate?

Some great laughs and insights with Holli during our customary Rapid Fire Randomness (RFR).

Josh Cockroft joins us for a deeper dive into SB 104. The Marketing Clarification bill that was signed into law by Governor Stitt will go into effect November 1st. Learn about what changes are coming and how this might impact your business!

An episode full of lists. Top 5 things to do to get your day started off right, things that help a home sell faster, things to do to make sure people can find you and more.

A special episode featuring 3 Realtors and their true stories. First a quick legislative update with Josh Cockroft and then Anya Mashaney, Claudette Thornton and Becky Karpe tell their stories - A perfect balance of humor, horror, entertainment and education. Enjoy.

Another installment of the Presidential Series with another special guest, Gwinn Wilson, 2019 Northwest Oklahoma Association of REALTORS® President. She joins us to talk about all things that are happening in her area and some great things NWOAR has been able to do with their placemaking grants and their foundation!

Holli Woodward joins us this week to talk about how obtaining the CRS (Certified Residential Specialist) designation impacted her career and why she has decided to run for the Residential Real Estate Council's Fist Vice President. She talks about her passion and her motivation for real estate.