Don Wenner

The Ultimate Risk Management Playbook

The Ultimate Risk Management Playbook

In the real estate market, many rightfully worried the COVID-19 pandemic would lead to another crisis. But we didn’t see the 2008 housing collapse play out again, as some predicted. From January 2020 to January 2021, CoreLogic research shows the average home price jumped 11.21 percent, with total home sales ...
Building a More Diverse Industry

Building a More Diverse Industry

In real estate, women make up 64 percent of realtors. This would make you think gender parity isn’t an issue. Yet a look at executive-level positions tells a different story. For instance, 25 percent of the Urban Land Institute’s members are women, but they make up only 14 percent of ...
Real Estate Investing Tech Stack Guide

Real Estate Investing Tech Stack Guide

From cloud-based property management software and CRM tools to data analytics providers like CoreLogic and Attom Data Solutions, property technology has reshaped the real estate market. After all, thanks to technology and innovation, we can now tour homes virtually, research faraway markets online, electronically sign documents, and more.  Property technology, ...
Giving Back Through REI

Giving Back Through REI

“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” Aesop in The Lion and the Mouse What a year 2020 was. With COVID-19 creating uncertainty in the housing market, you have certainly been busy. If you’ve entered into 2021 in good shape, give yourself a pat on the ...
Reflect and Prepare

Reflect and Prepare

| Article | Funding
Did you predict 2020 would turn out this way? If you had a crystal ball, or at least were prepared for this sort of uncertainty, you probably are in a good position to emerge from this year strong and well-positioned for 2021. As you plan for the coming year, realize ...
Where to Invest?

Where to Invest?

| Article | Market & Trends
No country in the world receives more foreign direct investment (FDI) than the United States. In 2019, the USA received $251 billion in FDI, according to United Nations data. The second was China, with $140 billion. Of that $251 billion that flowed into America, $78 billion, or 31 percent, went ...
Futuristic office

Building an Elite Organization

It may be tempting to think the post-COVID world will look much like the pre-COVID one. The reality is the landscape has changed.    That’s why experts list COVID-19 as the top issue affecting real estate going forward. Uncertainty remains, and the aftermath of the pandemic will test our priorities, resilience, ...