The East Bay Real Estate Podcast | Inside The East Bay Housing Market

Ideas for the show or to want just to support us? Send us a text! Ever wonder what makes East Bay real estate so unique? Meet Mark Choi , a data-driven agent who's been meticulously documenting every property he visits since 2004. In this conversation, Mark explains why he tours up to 36 homes on broker tour day and how his two decades of records offer rare insights into our market. We dive i...

Ideas for the show or to want just to support us? Send us a text! What happens when global politics, tariff wars, and housing policy collide? Mortgage expert Dominic Villa pulls back the curtain on today's chaotic lending landscape, revealing truths that every homeowner and buyer needs to understand. When the stock market plunges but mortgage rates inexplicably rise, something unprecedented i...

Ideas for the show or to want just to support us? Send us a text! Let Freemodel remove the barriers to pre-sale renovations. Lara Richmond from Freemodel reveals how pre-sale renovations with no upfront costs can transform properties and maximize sale prices, sharing real examples of homes that gained hundreds of thousands in added value through strategic improvements. Watch our companion video se...

Ideas for the show or to want just to support us? Send us a text! In this episode, we break down the heated debate over the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP) and its latest update. The policy, which requires Realtors to list publicly marketed properties on the MLS within one business day, has sparked division within the industry. We explore both sides of the ar...

Ideas for the show or to want just to support us? Send us a text! Josh Dickinson is not your typical broker! As a trained environmental engineer holding three advanced degrees—including an MBA from the Robert H. Smith School of Business, a Master of Science from Johns Hopkins University, and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Notre Dame—Josh’s approach to real estate is anything but conv...

Ideas for the show or to want just to support us? Send us a text! "Specialty: Tough deals and strategic negotiation. I thrive in negotiations!" Kerri Naslund-Monday is not your average REALTOR®. She's an entrepreneur through and through.  To learn more about Kerri, or to reach out to her, visit her website here . "I grew up in the late 1970s-early 1980s, when video games were e...

Ideas for the show or to want just to support us? Send us a text! “A well thought out estate plan is an act of love for yourself and your beneficiaries”. So says my guest Loulena Miles .  Loulena Miles has been practicing law as a licensed California Attorney since 2003.  In our conversation today we will be discussing a very thin slice of California law - stepped-up tax basis. Loulena was a guest...

Ideas for the show or to want just to support us? Send us a text! During his almost 30 years in real estate, David Gunderman has become the most successful agent in his area, a true industry leader, and in 2022, the Gunderman Group became the third-highest volume producing group in all of Keller Williams.  Dedicated to the “chosen family” model of business, David has gathered a team with deep root...

Ideas for the show or to want just to support us? Send us a text! It's been two weeks since my last podcast, The Dawn Of A New Era of Real Estate Practice . I recorded that podcast on the eve of August 17, a day before new rules came into effect from the National Association of REALTORS® that decouple compensation to the Buyer's Broker from the Residential Listing Agreement, and most Mul...

Ideas for the show or to want just to support us? Send us a text! Starting August 17 we enter into a new era of real estate practice in terms of how the buyer's broker gets compensated for the hard work of the individual buyer’s agent. There's a lot of information packed into this short episode. For convenience, please find a transcript to the episode here . I’m going to keep strictly to...

Ideas for the show or to want just to support us? Send us a text! Carrie McAlister is a top producing East Bay Realtor®, founder of Calia Homes , and Team Leader for the newest Keller Williams office in Berkeley, branded as Bay Area Portfolio . This is a conversation about the newest Keller Williams office at 2089 Rose St, in Berkeley where my team, The Home Factor , is now housed. Keller Williams...

Ideas for the show or to want just to support us? Send us a text! Jodi Nishimura is a top producing East Bay Realtor® and the founder of Kai Real Estate . Jodi has earned several distinctions both locally and nationally. Most recently, she is in the top 1% of Realtors® for the East Bay and was a recipient of Real Trends America’s “Best” designation — landing her in the top 0.5% of all real estate...

Ideas for the show or to want just to support us? Send us a text! Pleasure and joy might be deemed frivolous by society at large but according to Katie Macks they are your birthright. Katie Macks is a leadership coach, and her brand is Audacious Leadership. From Katie's website : " Audacious leadership values our differences and creates an environment of belonging. We value and fortify o...

Ideas for the show or to want just to support us? Send us a text! " Few things in life motivate me more than helping others get along more effectively. The core of everything I do rests firmly on a foundation of collaboration and collaborative problem-solving. " So says Shawn Dunning , my guest on this episode of the podcast, a collaborative leadership, conflict resolution, & team de...

Ideas for the show or to want just to support us? Send us a text! Aman Daro has become a regular on the podcast, and with good reason. If you've ever received statistical charts from me or any Red Oak Realty agent showing aspects of the real estate market in the East Bay most likely they were conceived of and compiled by Aman Daro.  Aman Daro is COO at Red Oak Realty but is more fondly though...

Ideas for the show or to want just to support us? Send us a text! Chris Brown has been selling homes in Las Vegas for 5 years and is widely respected as one of the top social media agents in the valley specializing in relocation and new-construction single-family homes. Chris is a Los Angeles native who moved to Las Vegas after spending three years in Orlando, Florida working in collegiate and pro...

Ideas for the show or to want just to support us? Send us a text! This podcast episode is cross branded with a podcast I host and produce on behalf of Bridge Association REALTORS® : The Bridge Association of REALTORS® Podcast The first part of my conversation with Andrea Gordon was released on April 27 this year on the Bridge Association of REALTORS® Podcast and is exclusively available here .  An...

Ideas for the show or to want just to support us? Send us a text! Hailing from Sonoma County, and better known in the East Bay and especially in El Cerrito as 'The Little Hill’, Rachel Melby is an East Bay aficionado, and self-proclaimed ‘cool mom.’ After a dozen-odd years in the tech industry, Rachel finally made her dream of working within her local El Cerrito community a reality.  Rachel i...

Ideas for the show or to want just to support us? Send us a text! Aman Daro has become a regular on the podcast, and with good reason. If you've ever received statistical charts from me or any Red Oak Realty agent showing aspects of the real estate market in the East Bay most likely they were conceived of and compiled by Aman Daro.  Aman Daro is COO at Red Oak Realty but is more fondly though...

Ideas for the show or to want just to support us? Send us a text! This podcast episode is cross branded with a weekly podcast I host and produce on behalf of Bridge Association REALTORS® : The Bridge Association of REALTORS® Podcast Ruth Stroup is a 17 year insurance agent with Farmers®, and founder of the Ruth Stroup Insurance Agency in Oakland.  In our conversation Ruth educates me on many aspec...

Ideas for the show or to want just to support us? Send us a text! This podcast episode is cross branded with a weekly podcast I host and produce on behalf of Bridge Association REALTORS® : The Bridge Association of REALTORS® Podcast Cameron Platt is a broker and co-founder of Abio Properties . Cameron’s career in real estate was born out of a dissatisfaction with his practice of law. He realized h...

Ideas for the show or to want just to support us? Send us a text! “A well thought out estate plan is an act of love for yourself and your beneficiaries”. So says my guest Loulena Miles .  In our conversation we cover the basics of estate planning, and the different main documents that are involved in an estate plan. We talk about how to refresh an estate plan and the hazards of do-it-yourself esta...

Ideas for the show or to want just to support us? Send us a text! This podcast episode is cross branded with a new weekly podcast I'm hosting and producing on behalf of Bridge Association REALTORS® . I thought I would take the opportunity to highlight the second podcast I've been hard at work on, The Bridge Association of REALTORS® Podcast , by publishing an episode to the Let's Tal...

Ideas for the show or to want just to support us? Send us a text! Aman Daro has become a regular on the podcast, and with good reason. If you've ever received statistical charts from me or any Red Oak Realty agent showing aspects of the real estate market in the East Bay most likely they were conceived of and compiled by Aman Daro.  Aman Daro is COO at Red Oak Realty but is more fondly though...

Ideas for the show or to want just to support us? Send us a text! Today we’re talking all about disclosures, with my guest Jenny Cook. As my Transaction Coordinator, Jenny is a vital member of my team managing the day-to-day task of ensuring my real estate transaction files are compliant with CA Department of Real Estate rules & regs. I can’t think of a better person to talk through disclosure...