The Portland Real Estate Podcast

In Episode 44, Tucker and Steve share some of the latest news and stories in each of their businesses.  They then transition into the main topic of the episode and welcome back Travis Olson from Directors Mortgage.  Travis gives everyone an update on the state of the Mortgage Industry and the local real estate market.  He comments on several topics and shares some great insights in this episode.  ...

In Episode 43, Tucker and Steve share some of the latest news and experiences in each of their businesses.  They then transition into the main topic of the episode and introduce Bill Ensley from Bear Printing in Portland Oregon.  Bear Printing specializes in Real Estate Marketing and provide a complete platform of solutions to all RE Professionals.  Bill discusses both Print and Digital marketing,...

In Episode 42, Tucker and Steve start with sharing the latest news and stories in each of their businesses.  They then transition into the main topic of the episode where they discuss the current market conditions.  They discuss some statistics and then both speculate on a potential cooling of the market here in Portland.  Tucker and Steve both bring up some great points and share some wisdom havi...

In Episode 41, Joe Fustolo joins us this week to discuss the most popular questions from the Masters In Real Estate group for the month of June.  Tucker, Steve and Joe all chime in and give great feedback on several of the most popular or controversial topics and questions over the past month.  We hope you enjoyed this episode and were able to learn something new!  Please subscribe to our weekly p...

In Episode 40, Tucker and Steve begin by sharing the latest news in each of their businesses.  They then transition into this weeks interview with Craig Black from Sotheby's International Realty & Craig Black Enterprises.  Craig primarily discusses Appraisals and shares how he began in the RE Appraisal industry and how much its changed over the years.  He talks about all the new and different chal...

In Episode 39, Tucker and Steve begin this weeks episode by sharing the latest news in each of their businesses.  They then transition into this weeks interview with Emile Bonfiglio from Luxury Home Magazine.  They discuss the history of the magazine and how it has grown over the years, specifically in our market.  They then transition into what Emile is seeing in the high-end Market and talks abo...

In Episode 38, Tucker and Steve begin this weeks episode by sharing what the latest news is in each of their businesses.  They then transition into the market Recap and comment on a couple market related articles.  They then discuss some of the latest market numbers that Portland is seeing as we head into the summer season.  We hope you enjoy this episode and please subscribe to our weekly podcast...

In Episode 37, Tucker is joined by Joe Fustolo who is stepping in for Steve this week.  Tucker and Joe jump right into their interview with Oregon's Top Producing Real Estate Broker, Justin Harnish from Harnish Properties in Lake Oswego.  Justin and Joe speak about how they met in the business early on in their careers and Justin takes us all the way to present time and how he has continued to gro...

In Episode 36, Tucker and Steve jump right into their interview with Matt Elerding of HomeStreet Bank in Vancouver Washington.  Matt shares how he got into the lending business, why he moved to Vancouver and his thoughts overall on the Vancouver housing market.  They then transition into Matts thoughts about the Portland housing market and current lending regulations.  We had a lot of fun with Mat...

In Episode 35, Tucker, Steve & Joe Fustolo jump right into The Best of Masters In Real Estate for the month.  They discuss and comment on some great and somewhat controversial topics and questions that were brought up in the Masters In Real Estate group in April. We hope you enjoy this episode and please subscribe to our weekly podcast on iTunes or Stitcher or download our Podcast App on your mobi...

In Episode 34, Tucker and Steve begin the episode by discussing the latest news in each of their businesses.  They then move into their Interview with Rett Pratt from Lawyers Title.  Rett is the Manager of Land Development & Builder Services and has a ton of experience and knowledge to share regarding the building market in Portland.  Rett talks about what she specializes in and how she's able to...

In Episode 33, Tucker and Steve start this episode by discussing the latest news in each of their businesses.  They then move into the MLS Market Action Report for April and discuss the latest numbers and why were seeing those.  They then transition into a couple good articles abut the market potentially slowing in some other high end markets as well as a local article having to do with affordable...

In Episode 32, Tucker and Steve jump right into their interview with Randy Sebastian, who's the Founder and President of Renaissance Homes.  Randy shares how he started in home building, what the real estate market looked like then and how its changed over time.  He talks about the ups and downs in the industry, why he loves his job and how Renaissance continues to build quality homes.  Randy has...

In Episode 31, Tucker, Steve & Joe Fustolo jump right into The Best of Masters In Real Estate for the month.  They discuss and comment on 4 great topics and questions that were brought up in the Masters In Real Estate group in March. We hope you enjoy this episode and please subscribe to our weekly podcast on iTunes or Stitcher or download our Podcast App on your mobile device for all future episo...

In Episode 30, Tucker and Steve begin the episode by discussing the latest news in each of their businesses.  They then jump into their interview with Jeff Haggart the owner of Haggart Luxury Homes.  Jeff is a high-end custom home builder here in Portland Oregon that has been building homes for 19 years and to date has been in six Street of Dreams shows.  Jeff talks about his company and shares th...

In Episode 29, Tucker and Steve begin the episode by discussing the latest news in each of their businesses.  They then jump into the MLS Market Action Report for the month and thoroughly cover the market and what they're seeing all over the Portland Metro area.  Steve shares a listener question about high appreciation in the entry level housing price points and how some higher-end sellers are lis...

In Episode 28, Tucker and Steve begin the episode by discussing the latest news in each of their businesses.  They then transition into their interview with Terry Sprague from Luxe Platinum Properties in Lake Oswego.  Terry discusses how he started in the high-end real estate market and how from day one, he was able to hit the ground running.  Terry shares his knowledge about what it takes to oper...

In Episode 27, Tucker and Steve start off with discussing the latest news in each of their businesses.  They then jump into their interview with Jeff Arthur from Arthur Mutal, a Portland based Real Estate Development and Investment Firm.  Jeff goes into detail about some of the great commercial projects his company is working on in downtown Portland.  He comments on how the face of Portland will b...

In Episode 26, Tucker and Steve welcome Joe Fustolo back for this months "Best of Masters In Real Estate".  They jump right into the three biggest topics of the month and each share their insight, experience and opinions!  A lot of great information is shared and everyone can learn from these three scenarios.  We hope you enjoy this episode and please subscribe to our weekly podcast on iTunes or S...

In Episode 25, Tucker and Steve share the latest news in their businesses and share some entertaining stories from in the trenches.  They then dive into two major city wide issues, the first being the price of Building Permits and the second being the ever expanding Homeless problem.  They make some great points as to how each of these are affecting the well-being of the city.  They then transitio...

In Episode 24, Tucker and Steve share the latest news in their businesses and share some entertaining stories from in the trenches.  They then introduce Jeff Waller who is a Senior Mortgage Specialist at Directors Mortgage.  Jeff works alongside Travis Olson at the Lake Oswego office (Whom we've had on an earlier episode) and we wanted to get an update on TRID, Mortgage Rates and what Directors Mo...

In Episode 23, Tucker and Steve share the latest news in their businesses and then roll right into the latest December MLS Market Action Report for the Portland area.  They discuss some of the reasons that may have contributed to December being so hot and what they saw over the past month in their own businesses.  They also discuss several areas of town and how much appreciation each of those area...

In Episode 22, Tucker and Steve jump right into the latest news in their businesses as well as mention the latest local news about the mayors proposed flipping tax. They then introduce Gerard and Richard from Iron Bridge Lending who are local hard money lenders located here in Portland Oregon.  Gerard and Richard discuss their company, the real estate industry as a whole and how they've continuous...

In Episode 21, Tucker and Steve are back for the first episode of the new year with Joe Fustolo, for the 'Best of Masters in Real Estate'.  They discuss the two hottest topics from the  Masters In Real Estate group in the month of January.  The two topics include 'Realtor Image' and 'Pre-marketing Listings'.  Both of these topics had many responses and strong opinions and Tucker, Steve and Joe wei...

In Episode 20, Tucker and Steve start off by sharing the latest happenings in and around town and share the latest news with their businesses along with some entertaining stories.  They then transition into latest MLS Market Action Report and review and comment on the latest local numbers.  They then tie in the Federal Funds Rate that increased a couple days ago for the first time in years and com...