The Portland Real Estate Podcast

In Episode 118, Tucker, Steve and Joe welcome Windermere Principal Broker, Mel George to the show! Mel shares her story and discusses the changes her business has gone through since the great recession. She shares her thoughts on the state of the real estate market and how she plans to thrive in the future. She also touches on her local involvement in various organizations and politics as well as...

In Episode 117, Tucker, Steve and Joe welcome Eric Post to the show! Eric shares all the different things he's involved in with Real Estate being at his core. He gives some great business insight, his thoughts on the real estate market and his current mindset during these uncertain times. He also shares some excellent advice on being a good, well-rounded human being and his thoughts on living your...

In Episode 116, Tucker, Steve and Joe welcome Randy Sebastian with Renaissance Homes back to the podcast. Randy shares his thoughts on the current state of the real estate market and how he's positioned his company to withstand it. Having been a builder for many years and many market cycles, Randy shares a ton of wisdom and is optimistic about the market once we get back to the "new normal". Tune...

In Episode 115, Tucker & Steve, welcome Tony Blodgett and Zack Duncan with New American Funding to discuss the current state of Mortgage Financing. They each share a ton of valuable information with detailed explanations for everything they're seeing so we can better understand it. They then give their predictions on the future of the real estate market based on the data they have access to. This...

In Episode 114, Tucker, Steve & Joe welcome returning guest Justin Harnish, the Top Producing Agent in Oregon, to discuss the current market realities were all facing. Justin shares the latest news in his business and his thoughts on the latest market action report numbers. He then discusses his market projections at specific price points as well as his overall market predictions for the near futu...

In Episode 113, Tucker, Steve & Joe welcome returning guest Terry Sprague of Luxe Christie's International Real Estate in Lake Oswego back to the show. Terry discusses how your mindset, work ethic and relationships are more important now than ever during our current market environment. He discusses the things he's doing during this time to ensure he continues to be successful in real estate for th...

In Episode 112, Tucker, Steve & Joe are back to discuss some of the hottest topics over the past couple weeks from The Masters In Real Estate group. They each weigh in on some controversial and hotly contested questions as everyone try's to figure out what the new normal is for real estate in our current market. Be sure to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes or Stitcher for all future episodes!

In Episode 111, Tucker, Steve & Joe are back to give everyone an update on the latest corona virus news. They discuss whats going on in the national residential and commercial real estate markets as well as what's projected to happen in the near future. They then share the latest affects in their own businesses as well a what they're seeing in our local market of Portland. Be sure to subscribe to...

In Episode 110, Tucker & Steve welcome Joe Fustolo back to the show to discuss the real estate market in the wake of the Corona Virus Pandemic. They discuss some recent market action report numbers as well as discuss what they're each seeing in their own businesses. They then touch on how they see this pandemic affecting the national and local real estate markets for the rest of the year. Be sure...

In Episode 109, Tucker & Steve welcome top producing real estate broker, Carolyn Hoty to the show! Carolyn's been a local real estate broker since 2006 and currently works through the Keller Williams brokerage in many high-end areas of town. She shares her story about beginning in the industry, how she's been able to build a successful team and the work ethic it takes to become a top producing age...

In Episode 108, Tucker & Steve welcome back Joe Fustolo for this months Best Of Masters in Real Estate Discussion. They touch on 5 of the most challenging issues realtors are facing in today's real estate market and share their thoughts and advice on each of these controversial topics. Tune in to hear his thoughts on all these topics! Be sure to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes or Stitcher for a...

In Episode 107, Tucker & Steve welcome Lake Oswego City Councilor John LaMotte to the show. John shares with us his role as a City Councilor and we then jump into several topics we're curious about and how they affect LO Residents. John touches on several topics with the majority of the discussion focused on City Planning, Affordable Housing, the latest Demo Tax and the Portland Homeless Problem....

In Episode 106, Tucker & Steve discuss the current state of the market and what they're seeing in their own businesses. They then discuss the latest market action report showing 2.4 months of inventory in the Portland Market. They give their thoughts on the numbers and then make further predictions for 2020. Tune in to hear what they expect in the new year! Be sure to subscribe to our podcast on i...

In Episode 105, Tucker & Steve are joined by Ezra Hammer who's the Director of Policy & Government Relations for the Home Builders Association. Ezra discusses the HBA's roll in supporting Portland Real Estate Professionals and explains the Teardown Tax, the local Tree Codes as well as the Urban Growth Boundary so everyone can better understand each of these topics. Be sure to subscribe to our podc...

In Episode 104, Tucker, Steve and Joe have a little fun discussing the most popular and controversial topics that were compiled over the past month from The Masters In Real Estate Group. Be sure to tune in to hear their thoughts and get educated on some of these great topics! Also, be sure to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes or Stitcher for all future episodes!

In Episode 103, Tucker & Steve discuss the local real estate market in this months Market Recap Episode. They share their thoughts and what they're seeing out there as far as home values, interest rates and days on market. They also discuss the state of the economy and make future predictions of what they think the market will do into 2020. Be sure to tune in to hear their thoughts! Also, be sure...

In Episode 102, Tucker, Steve & Joe welcome Top Producing Agent Brittany Gibbs, Principal Broker and Owner of Move Real Estate Group in Oregon City. At only 28 years old Brittany has quickly become one of the top producing agents in Oregon. She shares a ton of great information on how she operates her brokerage as well as some specialty services she offers her clients that are very unique. Be sure...

In Episode 101, Tucker and Steve welcome Tuckers wife Joanie to the show. Joanie is responsible for the project management and design for all the homes TTM Development builds and renovates. She shares a ton of great information on design trends, budgeting, renovations vs new construction and much more. If you want to learn about what goes into managing projects and high-end design, be sure to tune...

In Episode 100, Tucker and the whole crew get together in person for the first time to reflect on the past 100 episodes and discuss the Top 3 most popular episodes that received the most downloads. Those include the interviews with Justin Harnish from Harnish Properties, Randy Sebastian from Renaissance Homes and Terry Sprague from LUXE Platinum Properties. They discuss each of those three intervi...

In Episode 99, Tucker and Steve discuss this years Street of Dreams home builder show. They discuss the location and setting of the show and give their thoughts on those as well as how the Block Party went. They then go through each home and discuss what they liked and what could have been improved upon. Tune in to hear about this years show homes! Be sure to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes or...

In Episode 98, Tucker and Steve discuss the political challenges our state is facing in Salem and then move on to the Market Action Report. They discuss the latest market numbers in this months Market Recap segment and share their thoughts on the local market now and their projections for the rest of the year. Be sure to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes or Stitcher for all future episodes!

In Episode 97, Tucker discusses his company, how he operates and the benefits of selling problem properties to TTM. He goes through a list of examples of the condition of properties he looks for so realtors and other listeners have a better idea of what would make a good fit. Lastly, he discusses how realtors can make additional commissions by selling to TTM and how he values those relationships a...

In Episode 96, Tucker and Steve discuss all the iBuyer programs out in the market and go into detail on how this may affect the real estate market as a whole. They then dissect each company that offers these programs and discusses their profitability and overall sustainability in this market or if we face market fluctuations in the future. Tune in to hear about what is quite the hot topic in today...

In Episode 95, Tucker and Steve welcome Joe Fustolo back to discuss the best topics from the Masters In Real Estate Group! These topics include Changing a Listing Price on MLS if All Offers are well over Asking Price, Is it Appropriate for Portland Realtors to Wear Suits, Home Energy Scores and do they even Matter, Listing your own home and holding your own opens, Dealing with Difficult Clients an...

In Episode 94, Tucker and Steve welcome Shawn Cleave who's the Government Affairs Director for the Oregon Association of Realtors.  Shawn joins us this week to discuss a variety of topics, mainly "Realtor Day At The Capital" which takes place on Tuesday April 2nd and we encourage all Portland area realtors and real estate professionals to attend this event.  Shawn also discusses some major topics...