As featured in my monthly Inman News Race and Real Estate column. Prior to 1968, federal fair housing legislation did not exist in its modern form. Thankfully, there have been various additions like HUD expanding just last year the protected class of...

As featured in Inman News. Bibbidi-Bobbidi-BooThat's the sound of magic happening in the Disney classic movie, Cinderella.Frankly, it may seem that with the passage of any law that magic has happened. Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo all will now be right in the...

I may be dating myself here but like the old "Hair Club for Men" commercials where the speaker said, "I'm not only the Hair Club president, but I'm also a client", I am not only a business coach but I have a coach! And, guess what? My coach has a coa...

As featured in REALTOR® Magazine's YPN Blog. It can be entertaining to watch movies like The Guardians of the Galaxy with mythical characters that save the Marvel universe. In those movies, we see a diverse group of characters join forces. These char...

Have you noticed talk about impending stagflation or a recession as inflation and interest rates rise?  No matter how the market shifts, I do not believe it has to blindside any of us! RealTrends recently surmised and asked me: "Agents are burned out...

As featured in my monthly Inman News column.  UN-fair housing is an impediment to homeownership. If anyone does not have fair access and opportunity to buy a home in this land of the free, then homeownership likely feels to those denied like a nightm...

As featured on the National Association of Realtor's YPN site. Should the public trust the real estate industry?As quiet as it’s kept, salespeople of any industry can get the nickname of "sleazy" or a “swindler” because that is not just the name of a...

I got a chance this month to discuss the love/hate relationship that our industry has with homebuyer love letters with real estate graduate students in Oregon (the place at the center of the ban) at Portland State University (thank you for having me!...

We just finished commemorating Fair Housing Month and what a wonderful month it was that gives me hope for the future of everyone achieving the American Dream of homeownership. Thank you to every company, church and REALTOR® association that allowed...

As featured in the National Association of REALTORS® YPN The Lounge and in Inman News.  Have you heard about the new “land” rush? In this podcast episode of the Atlanta REALTORS® Rundown, we discuss the metaverse, which may become the new “it” place...