Kentucky Realtors® Podcast: Recent Episodes
Kentucky REALTORS®
KYR Legal Counsel, Jason Vaughn, joins us to discuss NAR's Code of Ethics. Specifically, the addition of 10.5 dealing with REALTORS® and discriminatory speech. What is covered and what does it mean for you as individuals?
In this edition of the KYR Podcast, we welcome KYR’s Safety Committee Chair, Cathy Corbett, for a discussion on the importance of REALTOR® safety and what all agents, as well as brokers, can do to protect themselves against a potential threat. She also shared what roles KYR and our local associations play in encouraging a safer work environment for all of us.
National Association of REALTORS® V.P. of Government Advocacy Joe Harris and NAR Political Representative Drew Myers join KYR for a discussion on what you need to know about NAR's advocacy efforts and what it means for you.
KYR's Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee Chair Elizabeth Monarch and Vice-chair Lamont Breland join us for a discussion on how the committee began, what its mission is, and look at the planned impact on the future. For more info and resources, visit: https://kyrealtors.com/members/diversity-equity-inclusion
KYR Gov. Affairs Director Richard Wilson and KYR C.E.O. Steve Stevens are joined by KYR President-elect Mike Inman, KYR Government Affairs Committee Chair Angi Cline, and KYR Lobbyist & McCarthy Strategic Solutions Partner Amy Wickliffe. They discuss the legislative session that just ended and what resulted from it, current issues facing REALTORS® going into the interim session, and look ahead to advocacy efforts as we move towards the next general assembly.
This KYR Podcast features YPN Committee Chair Jason Scolf sharing about the newest Tech Tools that REALTORS® can take advantage of.
KYR CEO Steve Stevens and Gov. Affairs Director Richard Wilson talk with KYR President Charles Hinckley to find out what makes him (and his Presidency) tick.
Gov. Affairs Director Richard Wilson recaps the KY 2020 General Session with our lobbyist Amy Wickliffe and Senator Rand Paul joins us for a call to discuss the current state of affairs and what it means for Kentucky's future.
Congressman John Yarmuth from Kentucky's 3rd district participated in a call with Kentucky REALTORS® board of directors and leadership. He discussed the CARES Act (COVID-19 response), preparing a federal budget, and answered member questions.
In this episode...an update on the start of the 2020 housing market, KYR GAD Richard Wilson gives a legislative update on bills that both, directly and indirectly, affect the real estate industry, and Paul Del Rio speaks with former KYR CEO Susie Helm (now V.P. of NAR's State & Local Services) and her colleague Wendy Penn from the Housing Opportunity Program.
In this episode...an update on the 2019 housing market statistics, I sit down with Ken Fears, Senior Policy Representative for Banks, Lending, and Housing Finance for NAR as we discuss GSE reform and it's impact on the real estate industry, and you'll hear from Amy Wickliffe, partner at McCarthy Strategic Solutions in Frankfort where she has been entrenched for the past 15 years. Amy will highlight what this KY legislative session will bring and talk about relating with your legislators to help advance issues.
In this retrospective episode, we take a look back at the work done in 2019 by talking with 2019 President Rip Phillips. We also travel to Frankfort to speak with Kentucky Real Estate Commission's Executive Director H.E. Corder, Chairlady Lois Ann Disponnett, and attorney Tony Cotto.
In the 3rd episode of the KYR podcast, we share some news and important updates as we reach the end of 2019. Also, Paul Del Rio and KYR C.E.O. Steve Stevens speak with Erin Stackley, Senior Policy Representative on Commercial Real Estate issues for the National Association of Realtors®. We talk about infrastructure, opportunity zones, the 179D deduction, and more.
In this episode, Paul Del Rio is joined by Steve Stevens and Richard Wilson who provide an update on the progress of the KREC revised regulations as well as a recap of the newsworthy items coming out of the NAR Annual Meeting in San Francisco.
Also, Paul speaks with Drew Myers (NAR’s Political Representative to KYR) and NAR Lobbyist Helen Devlin. They touch on a range of topics including what the federal lobbying process looks like, important policy issues as we come to the end of 2019, and what to be on the lookout for in the future.
This is the pilot episode of the Kentucky REALTORS® Podcast.
In this first edition, we present a recap of the September 2019 housing market in Kentucky. Also, KYR Government Affairs Director Richard Wilson reviews some issues ono the advocacy front that REALTORS® in Kentucky would like to know about, including the coming KREC regulation changes.
2020 President Lester Sanders joins us for a segment where we get to know him and his motivation for leading REALTORS® at the state level, and Mike Inman, the first REALTOR in Kentucky to reach Platinum-R status with NAR, speaks about investing in RPAC and what it means to him.