Unlisted CEO Katie Hill on Adapting to Changing Consumer Needs
The Real Trending podcast featured Katie Hill, founder and CEO of Unlisted, a technology platform that catalogs every U.S. residential property and allows prospective buyers to express interest in homes that are not yet on the market. Unlike traditional private‑listing services, Unlisted focuses on the “gray” segment—properties owners are not ready to sell but would entertain offers when the time comes. Since its launch, more than 21,000 homes have been placed on the platform’s “wait list,” representing over $26 billion in potential value. Over 200 properties, worth more than $2 billion, have been claimed or updated by owners, and 60 % of those indicate an imminent move. Agents can purchase exclusive zip‑code access, turning them into designated local experts who can engage owners throughout the pre‑sale phase. Hill’s inspiration came from a pandemic‑era conversation with a neighbor who wanted to retire, leading her to negotiate a right‑of‑first‑refusal. She likens Unlisted to LinkedIn for real estate—profiles are continuously edited, data is refreshed, and relationships are nurtured long before a listing hits MLS. The platform stays out of the transaction, merely facilitating early dialogue between buyer and seller. By surfacing latent demand, Unlisted creates a $31 trillion opportunity in the U.S. and forces agents to shift from reactive listing work to proactive relationship management. Accurate, homeowner‑maintained data and AI‑driven search will become critical differentiators, reshaping how brokers capture and convert off‑market interest.
How Low Can Mortgage Rates Go with Tariff Ruling and Kevin Warsh as Fed Chair?
The episode opens with Logan Modos Shami analyzing the Supreme Court’s decision that former President Trump’s use of a national‑emergency declaration to impose tariffs was unlawful, effectively ending the “Godzilla” tariffs that have loomed over trade policy. Modos explains that the...
Canadian Real Estate Has Crashed 50% No End in Sight
Speakers argue Canada’s housing market has been in a multi-year downturn—losing roughly half its value in some segments—and show little sign of near-term recovery. They blame the collapse on speculative pre-construction flipping, lax reporting and taxation of assignment profits, and...
Is Epstein Satoshi?
A conversational clip raises the provocative question "Is Epstein Satoshi?" but quickly treats it as gossip rather than a substantiated claim. Speakers pivot to broader observations about Bitcoin’s role as a tradable asset, recounting personal trading experiences and scams. The...
Canada Needs New Trade Partners
The speaker argues Canada must diversify its trade relationships beyond the United States to reduce vulnerability to U.S. political or economic disruptions. Relying too heavily on the U.S. means repeated shocks to Canada’s economy when bilateral ties sour; building broader...
Will Ai Replace Everything?
The speaker questions the prevailing assumption that AI must be applied to every industry, arguing that automation often delivers efficiency but not always superior outcomes. Using an excavator versus shovels analogy, they say one machine operator can match or outperform...
Brooklee Han on Lessons Learned From the Olympics
Brooklee Han, a senior real‑estate reporter at Housing Wire, returns for a bonus episode to discuss how her Olympic figure‑skating career informs her journalism. The conversation traces her journey from a five‑year‑old novice on Boston ice rinks to representing Australia...
The REIT Payday Is Land
Speakers argue that mall-owning REITs are pivoting from a pure cap-rate, rent-focused model toward land development plays, positioning themselves to monetize large parcels as retail demand and market conditions recover. Many REITs have scaled back active development but are retaining...
Why Some Investors Get “Lucky” (And Others Don’t)
The video argues that what appears as “luck” in deal‑making is largely a product of mindset and disciplined preparation rather than random chance. The speaker defines mindset as a mental tool that trains the brain to support physical discipline, enabling investors...
Understanding the Rapid Rise in Rural Home Prices
The Joint Center’s recent webinar dissected the unprecedented surge in rural home prices that unfolded during and after the COVID‑19 pandemic. Researchers Alex Hermann and Peyton Whitney presented findings from a new working paper, highlighting how remote‑work‑enabled migration reshaped housing...
Yardi Matrix Revision Updates
The video dissects Yardi Matrix’s latest supply‑forecast revision, which was released on Jan. 5 and bumps projected multifamily completions for 2026‑2028 by roughly 6‑9 percent. The hosts use the update to reassess the widely‑cited “supply cliff” that many analysts warned would hit...
Mortgage Tech’s Next Phase: Servicing Consolidation, AI ROI and the Rise of New Systems
The episode spotlights the next wave of mortgage‑tech: massive servicing consolidations, AI‑driven efficiency tools, and a surge of new system‑of‑record platforms. Julian explains how the PennyMac‑Senlar deal lifts combined servicing assets to $1.47 trillion, catapulting PennyMac into the top three servicers...
Why Real-Time Data and ERP Now Matter for Builder Decision-Making
Constellation HomeBuilder Systems executives Bob Swainhart and Chris Graham argue that real‑time data, integrated ERP platforms, and practical AI are no longer optional for homebuilders. They cite rising consumer hesitancy and rapidly shifting market conditions as catalysts for adopting these...
Phil McCall on Smarter Servicing with Data, AI, and Proactive Quality Control
In a Dallas‑based interview, Phil McCall, President and COO of ACES Quality Management, outlined how mortgage servicers can become "smarter" by leveraging data analytics, artificial intelligence, and proactive quality control. He emphasized that predictive models and AI‑driven automation enable early...
Reliable Capital, Not Rates, Is the Real Bottleneck for Builders in 2026
Sound Capital CEO David Huey argues that dependable, purpose‑built capital, not interest rates, is the primary bottleneck for builders in 2026. He highlights mounting margin pressure, increasingly restrictive bank lending, and the urgent need for scalable financing solutions. Huey stresses...
MBA’s Marina Walsh on the Housing Market Outlook
In a HousingWire interview, MBA vice‑president Marina Walsh presented the Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest housing market outlook at the MBA Servicing conference. The outlook projects modest home‑price appreciation, steady mortgage‑originations, and a slight easing of delinquency rates as the economy...
Bitcoin Day Of Reckoning
A commentator argued Bitcoin is unlikely to replace gold or become a long-term, truly decentralized store of value, warning of an impending “day of reckoning.” They say the proliferation of Bitcoin ETFs and fractional ownership erodes decentralization and scarcity, meaning...
The Biggest Crash of All Time Is Underway. (2026 Price Wars Have Begun)
The video warns that 2026 has ushered in a housing‑price war as homebuilders slash prices, making newly built homes cheaper than the broader U.S. market for the first time. Median new‑home prices have dropped roughly 15% from the October 2022 peak...
🎙️ Jargon Bin | Week 3
The Jargon Bin episode compares two common real estate return metrics: equity multiple and internal rate of return (IRR). Equity multiple measures total cash returned relative to capital invested—e.g., a 2x multiple means you doubled your money—without regard to timing....
Grocery Won 2025: Demand, Traffic, and the Investment Case
The episode of "What’s in Store" examined the grocery‑real‑estate landscape as of 2025 and looked ahead to 2026, treating grocery as the premier traffic‑generating anchor for retail centers. Hosts Carly Iacono and Chris Ressa highlighted how the sector weathered...
How Commercial Real Estate Loans Actually Work
The video breaks down the mechanics of commercial real‑estate financing, emphasizing that loan sizing is driven by four core ratios—debt service coverage ratio (DSCR), debt yield, loan‑to‑value (LTV) and loan‑to‑cost (LTC). These metrics collectively cap the maximum loan amount a...
Foreclosure’s Return? Why Auction.com’s Daren Blomquist Says the Market Is Rebalancing — Not Repeati
In a recent interview, Auction.com’s Daren Blomquist revealed that institutional investors are not the dominant force in foreclosure auctions, contrary to common perception. Fresh data shows a growing share of owner‑occupants purchasing distressed properties, which is reshaping neighborhood dynamics. Blomquist...
New Construction Update: Housing Starts and Homebuilder Confidence
The latest HousingWire episode reviews recent building‑permit filings, a modest rise in housing starts, and a slight uptick in homebuilder confidence. Permits grew about 3% month‑over‑month, while starts climbed roughly 2.5% year‑over‑year, pushing the confidence index to 55. Analysts note...
Trapped Equity and the Next Mortgage Opportunity
HousingWire’s Housing Economic Summit highlighted the shift from securitization to whole‑loan trading, emphasizing that liquidity on the secondary market now rivals loan origination importance. John Toohig of Raymond James explained that after the 2021‑2022 refinance surge, lenders should target HELOCs,...
The Silent Shift Reshaping Australia’s Property Market | Simon Kuestenmacher
Australia is experiencing a ‘silent revolution’ in household formation as single-person households are rising across multiple age groups — not just young city dwellers but 29-year-olds delaying partnership, midlife adults facing later-life separation (peaks around 54–59), and older widows and...
Peter Harris Live - Feb 17th (How to Get Your 1st Multifamily Deal)
Peter Harris hosted a live webinar on securing a first multifamily deal, outlining steps from defining your investor profile to identifying good versus bad deals. He emphasized two key financial metrics, a strategy for making no-risk offers, and three primary...
Cenlar’s Next Chapter: How the Pennymac Deal Builds a Subservicing Powerhouse
Cenlar President and CEO David Schneider outlined Pennymac’s proposed acquisition of Cenlar, positioning the deal as a catalyst for creating a subservicing powerhouse. The merger promises to combine Pennymac’s capital strength with Cenlar’s extensive loan‑servicing portfolio, driving scale efficiencies and...
Interpreting the Latest Housing Data on Demand and Inventory
Editor-in-Chief Sarah Wheeler and Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami dissect the latest housing market data, highlighting a resurgence in demand as mortgage rates settle near 6%. They note that while buyer interest is rebounding, inventory remains tight, keeping upward pressure on...
Adapting AI Into Companies, Is It All Just Hype?
Speakers describe real-world AI adoption using BrokerBay in real estate offices, which automated routine appointment calls and eliminated a repetitive three-call workflow, freeing staff from that specific task. The change increased efficiency and allowed teams to handle more volume without...
Panic or Opportunity? Hamilton Real Estate Sales Plunge 40%
Hamilton’s residential market showed sharp weakening at year-end, with board-wide sales plunging nearly 40% in December and new listings down more than 50% month-over-month. Average prices fell roughly 11.5% month-to-month and average days on market jumped by about 11–14 days,...
House Flipping at an All Time Low, a Good or Bad Thing?
House flipping in Vancouver has plunged to under 2% of home sales, down sharply from a roughly 15% peak in 2007. The decline has been underway for several years and accelerated as house prices stopped rising and started to fall....
Bipartisan Housing Package Passes House Vote, Mesirow Buys Boston Community for $218M and More!
The House approved the bipartisan Housing for the 21st Century Act, a sweeping legislative package designed to increase housing supply and address the nation’s affordability crisis as it heads to the Senate. The bill includes incentives for new construction, funding for...
Where Have Asking Prices Increased Most? #shorts
UK asking prices showed strongest growth in 2025 outside major city centres, led by Harwick in the Scottish Borders with an 18% rise. Durham followed with a 15% increase, driven by jobs, transport links and city living, while Stannington (Sheffield)...
Scared Lenders Acting Like Crooks
A mortgage broker steered an overleveraged homeowner in a high-risk neighborhood into a $60,000 private loan rather than advising a sale, the speaker recounts, calling the broker and lender “crooks.” The private lender began aggressive collection texts within months and...
Home Loans Surge… But the RBA Just Hit the Brakes | Property Insiders
Australia’s December-quarter ABS data show a sharp rise in home lending—total home loans up 5.1% in the quarter and 13.4% year‑on‑year—with first‑home buyer and investor lending notably stronger (first‑home buyers +6.8% quarter, +9.1% year; investors +5.5% quarter, +23.6% year). New...
AirBnB Isn’t Dead (The New Rules For Winning In 2026)
The video challenges the claim that Airbnb is dead, arguing that the platform remains viable but demands a new playbook for 2026. Host success now hinges on substantial capital, sophisticated hospitality, and data‑driven market selection rather than the low‑cost, rental‑arbitrage...
For Sale Inventory in the Southern U.S. Just Exploded. (Builders Have Dozens of Empty Homes)
The video highlights a sudden surge in for‑sale inventory across the Southern United States, with entire builder communities in Tennessee, Texas and Florida resembling ghost towns. New construction homes priced between $360,000 and $450,000 sit idle, creating a supply glut...
The Tax Strategy Most Real Estate Investors Miss
The episode reveals that most real‑estate investors overlook self‑directed retirement accounts, such as IRAs and Solo 401(k)s, which can directly own rental properties and fund private loans. By moving investments into these tax‑advantaged structures, investors can defer or eliminate ordinary...
What Is an IRA LLC?
An IRA LLC, also known as a self‑directed IRA LLC, allows investors to hold alternative assets such as real estate within a retirement account. By forming an LLC owned by the IRA, the account holder gains direct control over investment...
Zero Interest Funding: A Game Changer for Entrepreneurs
The podcast introduces Jack McCall, co‑founder of Scale With Funding, which markets a zero‑interest financing model that lets entrepreneurs secure $50,000‑$150,000 in capital without traditional income verification. McCall explains that business credit cards with 0% APR for 12‑18 months are the...
An Excess of Capital Opportunity: Jad Ellawn, Brookfield, on the Growth Optics in the GCC
Jad Ellawn, senior executive at Brookfield, outlined the firm’s view that the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is experiencing an unprecedented wave of private‑capital opportunities across real estate, infrastructure, renewables and private‑equity. He highlighted how demographic growth, rising immigration and still‑low...
The Worst City in U.S. Housing Market in the U.S. Just Got Worse
Cape Coral‑Fort Myers, Florida, has been labeled the worst U.S. housing market for 2026. Home values have already fallen 15% and previously plunged 57% during the last cycle. Foreclosure filings are accelerating as inexperienced home‑flippers default on mortgages. Bloomberg and...
Vancouver Rents Have Fallen 16% Over Three Years
Vancouver’s rental market has softened dramatically, with average rents dropping 16% over the past three years. The city’s vacancy rate has surged to a three‑decade high, reflecting a broader 16‑month rent‑decline trend across Canada. Analysts link the slowdown to heightened...
Massive Condo Collapse Hitting Austin. (45% Price Cuts From 2022)
Austin’s condominium market has experienced a dramatic correction, with unit values dropping 40‑45% since 2022. A recent example shows a condo listed at $600,000 in 2022 now priced at $350,000. Zillow data corroborates a broader 20‑30% decline in home and...
Don’t Buy Property With a Partner Without an LLC
The video warns against buying property with a partner without forming an LLC, as the default legal structure is a general partnership that exposes each party to unlimited personal liability. By operating without an LLC, partners share responsibility for each...
TraderBite Feb 12 # 2745 | THE HOUSING CHECK & NFP FALLOUT: Existing Home Sales & 50K Dow Standoff
TraderBite’s Feb 12 episode centered on the market fallout from the latest housing data, hotter‑than‑expected jobless claims and a surprisingly strong non‑farm payroll report. The 219,000 new claims figure topped the 214,000 forecast, while NFP growth outpaced expectations, nudging traders to...
2026 CRE Outlook: From Freeze to Recalibration (Princeton Keynote Replay)
The 2026 Princeton Mercer Real Estate Market Forecast keynote framed commercial real‑estate as moving out of a prolonged freeze into a period of careful recalibration. Lenders are back in the market, albeit with more selective underwriting, while capital continues...
Is The Industrial Real Estate Boom Over?
The video examines whether the post‑2020 industrial real‑estate surge is ending, noting that after a historic build‑out from 2020‑2023 the sector faced rising vacancies and falling rents, but recent data suggest a turnaround in late‑2025. Construction deliveries dropped 34% YoY to...
CNBC Reports Big Problems for U.S. Rental Market in 2026.
CNBC reports U.S. apartment rents slipped 1.4% year‑over‑year at the start of 2026, with several metros experiencing more than a 20% decline over the past three years. A flood of new inventory and rising vacancies is pressuring landlords to lure...
Top 8 Mistakes To Avoid As A Real Estate Investor in 2026
In a detailed walkthrough, Ryan Pineda and co‑host Brian Davila outline the eight most common mistakes that derail real‑estate investors, from overleveraging and construction mismanagement to poor lead follow‑up and inflated overhead. They illustrate each pitfall with personal anecdotes, highlighting...