Welcome to the Top Podcast

Listen in as Mike Barnett, Executive Vice President for Texas REALTORS®, discusses the data hygiene that goes into making a good set of data and the downfalls of some online real estate resources used by clients.

In this episode of Welcome to the Top, special guests Jim Henderson of Henderson Home Inspection and Mark Kissee of Kissee Inspection Services  share spooky home inspection stories and discuss how you can help make them a little less frightening. 

Join us as we discuss the case against, and for, the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) with North Texas Real Estate Information System CEO and friend of the podcast, John Holley. This is a critical issue for all real estate professionals as two lawsuits against NAR enter the discovery phase of litigation, threatening the MLS as we know it. 

This week we are joined by the National Association of REALTORS®' (NAR) Chief Member Experience Officer and General Counsel, Katie Johnson, to discuss the benefits NAR® provides its members. Are you taking advantage of all your NAR® membership perks? Listen to find out. 

How do global affairs and economic changes affect your business? Should you be paying attention? Lisa Calarco, Manager of Business Development and Outreach, Commercial and Global Services for the National Association of REALTORS® chimes in on this and more on today's episode of Welcome to the Top.

What makes a home a SmartHome? How does it affect your contracts, closings, and client's privacy? Listen as Matthew Rathbun, SmartHome instructor and licensed Real Estate Broker, provides the answers and information you need to know. 

This week, we take a look back at past RPAC victories that have shaped real estate today with Bill Malkasian, Chief Advocacy Officer for the National Association of REALTORS®, and Tray Bates, Vice President of Government Affairs for Texas REALTORS®.

This week on Welcome to the Top, CCAR's Chief Advocacy Officer, Adam Majorie, and top producing agent and broker, Shana Acquisto, discuss the benefits homeownership delivers to homeowners and their community. 

How can networking help you have lasting success in the real estate industry? Listen in as Rob Reuter, Director of Member Networks for NAR, shares about the Young Professionals Network (YPN) and what it can do for you. Stay tuned until the end for a North Texas Young Professionals Network (NTYPN) update from Kyle Paris, NTYPN 2020 Chair. 

Dr. Jennifer Golbeck joins Welcome to the Top to discuss one big question that bothers a lot of Realtors today: Should Realtors fear A.I.?   Dr. Golbeck is a computer scientist, director of the Social Intelligence Lab, and professor at the University of Maryland. She has authored multiple books, and in 2014 took the TED talk stage to discuss what your social media “likes” expose, a presentation th...

On this episode of Welcome to the Top, hosts David Long and Jonna Fernandez tackle a myriad of home inspection FAQs with Lee Warren, 2020 Chair of the Texas Real Estate Commission’s Inspector Committee and Inspector extraordinaire. 

Listen as Jimmy Campbell, owner and lead trainer of inFOCUS Communications and former hostage negotiator and trainer, discusses how REALTORS® can fine-tune their communication methods and close more deals. 

Listen in as Vaugh Kerkorian of Kerkorian Residential Appraisals discusses how appraisers have adapted to social distancing guidelines, what tools they are using, and what you can do to support the lending process and protect your clients. Listen to the end for an industry snapshot from Charles Horner from H2R Group.  

Guests Rodney Gansho, Director of Engagement at the National Association of REALTORS® and John Holley, CEO of the North Texas Real Estate Information Systems, Inc., discuss why the Clear Cooperation Policy was adopted, what it means for your best practices, how it will be enforced, and if the Global Pandemic will delay its implementation. 

On the first episode of Welcome to the Top, hosts David Long and Jonna Fernandez discuss the intersection of real estate and the United States 2020 census with Shad Bogany, seasoned real estate agent and Partner Specialist with the Dallas Regional Census Center/Field Division/Denver Region.