RECkoning with Real Estate

RECkoning with Real Estate

RECkoning with Real Estate is your inside look at the real estate world through a fresh, consumer-focused lens. Hosted by The Real Estate Collaborative (REC), a residential real estate company, we dive into the history of housing, explore the challenges and opportunities in today’s housing market, talk to past clients, and highlight the inspiring work of housing activists, experts, and our valued sponsors. RECkoning with Real Estate is about building a better real estate company in hopes of building better communities, where everyone has access to a safe, stable, and affordable home. Whether you’re buying your first home, selling, or simply passionate about housing justice, RECkoning with Real Estate is your go-to resource for knowledge, empowerment, and community. Join REC and our guests every Sunday @ 11am on AM950 as we RECkon with Real Estate. Have a question? Go to https://www.theRECollab.com/ and hit the *Let’s Talk* button – we’ll do our best to answer it!

Episodes

RECkoning With Real Estate – Ep. 50: Liz In Government (Part 2)

August 24, 2026 • 28 mins
Here we go again with the amazing Liz Novotny of Hamm Real Estate Co. for Part 2 of this two-part series! (find part 1 here) This time, we’re congratulating Liz on taking the next step in her journey: running for City Council in Fridley! We talk about what brought her to this point, what she’s…
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RECkoning With Real Estate – Ep. 49: Understanding Short Sales (Part 1)

August 17, 2026 • 28 mins
Liz Novotny of Hamm Real Estate Co. joins Meghan this week in part one of this two part series to tackle an often-misunderstood topic of real estate: short sales. Despite the name, “short” doesn’t refer to how long the process takes. In fact, it often takes longer than a traditional sale! Instead, it refers to…
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RECkoning With Real Estate – Ep. 48: Is Bigger Always the American Dream?

August 10, 2026 • 28 mins
Is a bigger home always better? Taylor and Paige discuss. Recorded early on when we first started breaking down the American Dream, this episode asks: what does that dream look like to you? Is more space really the answer, or is location more important than size? We explore ways to make your current space work…
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RECkoning With Real Estate – Ep. 47: The “REC” Revolution Pt 3

August 3, 2026 • 28 mins
Here we are with the third and final part of our “REC Revolution” series. This week, we’re wrapping up our discussion of Wendy Gilch’s article,  “Why Consumers Hate Real Estate Agents,” and discussing both the systemic changes our industry desperately needs, and how REC is working to break down this broken system. People are beginning…
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RECkoning With Real Estate – Ep. 46: The “REC” Revolution Pt 2

July 27, 2026 • 28 mins
Part two of our three-part series is here, and we’re back on the air tackling the meaty question of why consumers have a hatred toward real estate agents. We kick things off by debunking the reality shows that portray the aspirational agent making tons of money, driving fancy cars, and seemingly doing very little work…
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RECkoning With Real Estate – Ep. 45: The “REC” Revolution Pt 1

July 20, 2026 • 26 mins
Hello all, and welcome to today’s topic: The REC Revolution. A fitting topic in the wake of Bastille Day. We are excited to highlight an article written by Wendy Gilch that resonates with REC and all we do. It’s called “Why Consumers Hate Agents.” The article outlines six reasons consumers have grown frustrated with the…
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Reckoning With Real Estate – Ep. 44 (Encore): How to be an advocate, activist, and professional agitator with YIMBY

July 13, 2026 • 28 mins
This episode originally aired January 18, 2026: In part two of our conversation with YIMBY director and housing advocate Leora Tanjuatco Ross, we dig into the U.S. housing shortage and focus on the power of individual action. This episode shows how a single person can make a meaningful impact in the push for more housing.…
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Reckoning With Real Estate – Ep. 43: The Starter Home We Forgot About (Pt 2 of 2)

July 6, 2026 • 28 mins
Today we’re back with Part 2 of our conversation with Sammi Silver! Sammi is a licensed Realtor®, founder, and president of Bright Idea Properties, where she specializes in manufactured homes. As you may remember from last episode, these homes are no longer called mobile homes. Today’s manufactured homes are beautifully crafted and permanent places to…
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Reckoning With Real Estate – Special Episode: Live at Twin Cities Pride 2026

June 27, 2026 • 52 mins
This special episode was recorded live at Minneapolis Pride! We were joined by two incredible leaders in the housing justice space: AsaleSol Young and Anne Mavity. AsaleSol, who has joined us on the RECkoning with Real Estate podcast before, is the Executive Director of Housing In Action, a Minneapolis-based nonprofit advancing housing justice through affordable…
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Reckoning With Real Estate – Ep. 42: The Starter Home We Forgot About (Pt 1 of 2)

June 22, 2026 • 28 mins
Manufactured housing has come a long way from the days when they were “mobile homes” with a license plate and wheels. In this episode, we’re joined by Sammi Silver: licensed Realtor®, founder, and president of Bright Idea Properties! We’re lucky to be joined by her to get the inside scoop on these misunderstood homes, and…
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Reckoning With Real Estate – Ep. 41 (Encore): The difficulty of building housing in the US with guest YIMBY (Yes In My Back Yard)

June 15, 2026 • 28 mins
This episode originally aired January 11, 2026: In this episode, we welcome a special guest to discuss the housing shortage in the United States. We discuss why it’s so difficult to build new housing, and the reality that the U.S. is facing a genuine housing shortfall. Our guest, Leora Tanjuatco Ross, is the California Director…
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Reckoning With Real Estate – Ep. 40: Follow the Data

June 8, 2026 • 28 mins
As promised, here is the episode we’ve been eager to present. Let us all brace ourselves for a topic that seems to be finding its way into every industry, including real estate: AI. Our previous conversation about how lenders are paid, the technology used to crunch numbers, and data security naturally led us here. We…
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Reckoning With Real Estate – Ep. 39: Follow The Money

June 1, 2026 • 28 mins
Hello again to Matt Berna and Marc Byers joining us this week! You may have heard those names before, and that is no mistake. These are two people with a lot of information to share. For this episode, we’re talking about how loan officers are compensated. We’ve spent previous episodes talking about how Realtors® are…
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Reckoning With Real Estate – Ep. 38: Conflicts Of Interest (Pt 2 of 2)

May 25, 2026 • 28 mins
In Part 2 of our conversation with Doug Miller, we dive into a continuation of last episode’s discussion (watch here) surrounding practices that don’t serve consumers’ best interests. We discuss the 2024 anti-trust lawsuit involving NAR, “standard fee agreements,” and other anti-competitive practices that have been commonplace in the real estate industry for years. From…
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Reckoning With Real Estate – Ep. 37: Conflicts Of Interest (Pt 1 of 2)

May 18, 2026 • 28 mins
We find ourselves yet again in the depths of the side of real estate most consumers never get to see. In this episode, we sit down with Doug Miller: consumer protection attorney, Executive Director of Consumer Advocates in American Real Estate, and believe it or not, a real estate agent himself. A trusted ally of…
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RECkoning with Real Estate – EP. 36 (Encore): Insurance Questions Homeowners Don’t Always Think to Ask

May 11, 2026 • 28 mins
This episode originally aired February 1, 2026: In this episode, we continue our conversation with Ben Feldman. This is an encore episode that was aired previously, but that we thought important enough to re-run! Ben is one of the owners of Active Insurance Solutions, an independently owned insurance company. In this episode, we unpack often-overlooked…
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RECkoning with Real Estate – EP. 35 (Encore): Insurance Claims Explained w/ Ben Feldman

May 4, 2026 • 28 mins
This is an encore episode with Ben Feldman, one of our sponsors of the show! Ben Feldman is a partner of Active Insurance Solutions which is an independent insurance agency based in Chanhassen. In this episode, Ben and Paige talk about all things ‘insurance claims.’ We cover the key steps to take when an event…
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RECkoning with Real Estate – EP. 34: Now Debuting: The “REC Agent!”

April 27, 2026 • 28 mins
Paige, Marc, and Taylor are back, continuing the conversation around unpacking the Realtor® brand and what it really means to step outside the traditional model. We talk about how that shift shows up for consumers, the different ways agents approach their work (for better or worse), and how REC tries to follow through on doing…
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RECkoning with Real Estate – EP. 33: Now Debuting: The “REC Agent!”

April 20, 2026 • 28 mins
We’re back with Paige, Marc, and Taylor, continuing the conversation around what it really means to be a “Realtor®” versus a real estate agent, and sharing more about how REC came to be. Listen in to hear how REC was strengthened through underappreciated activism and a distaste for the industry, its branding, and what it…
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RECkoning with Real Estate – Ep. 32: Unpacking the Realtor Brand

April 13, 2026 • 28 mins
Did you know that being a REALTOR® is just a fancy brand name? Listen in to discover the difference between being a “Realtor®” and a real estate agent, and why we no longer will build our identity around the “Realtor®” title. While we’re still part of the National Association of Realtors (NAR) so that we…
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