How can REALTORS® help their clients’ navigate an unprecedented seller’s market? Shannon Foster-Boline, Laura Slyman and Pat McGill discuss tips and best practices for maintaining professionalism among clients and how communication and grace are key to easing tensions in this unusual market.

How will COVID-19 continue to impact the local economy in 2021? KAAR’s Governmental Affairs & Policy Director Hancen Sale interviews Dr. Marianne Wannamaker, an associate professor of economics at the University of Tennessee, about the potential short term and long-term effects in our region.

On Friday, November 13, the NAR Board of Directors approved a package of recommendations concerning the Code of Ethics’ applicability to discriminatory speech and conduct. KAAR CEO Lyle Irish, 2020 President Jim Oakley, President-Elect Shannon Foster-Boline, and Treasurer Marian Epps discuss the implication of the changes to the Code of Ethics and its applicability to KAAR members.

Changes are in the air! We invite you to meet Hancen Sale, KAAR’s new Governmental Affairs & Policy Director! And we reinvite you to meet James Holden, KAAR’s Professional Standards Administrator whose title was recently changed to Director of Member Engagement. With James overseeing the REALTORS® Political Action Committee (RPAC) and Hancen taking on governmental affairs, these two discuss what’s in store for KAAR’s political advocacy program.

This September marks six years since the kidnapping and murder of Arkansas REALTOR® Beverly Carter, but her legacy lives on through the Beverly Carter Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to REALTOR® Safety. Beverly’s son, Carl Carter Jr, is the Executive Director of this foundation, and he spends his day educating Realtors on the importance of safety and how agents can remain vigilant.

While the residential real estate market shows no signs of slowing down amidst COVID-19, the commercial real estate industry is experiencing transformative changes. Justin Cazana, Chair of the KAAR Commercial Committee, and John Thurman, Vice President of McCarty Holsaple McCarty, discuss the ways in which COVID-19 might permanently change commercial real estate.

President-elect Shannon Foster-Boline interviews two black Principal Brokers, Jim Nichols with Red Door Brokers, and Angel Scott with Century 21 Legacy, on the importance of the Black Lives Matter movement and how it relates to real estate.

Director and Community Involvement Liaison Ryan Levenson interviews 2019 Good Neighbor winner Cyndi Sweet about her involvement with Haven House and A Place at the Table. Special guest Alyson Gallaher, Executive Director of Volunteer East Tennessee, talks about how REALTORS® can be good neighbors to local nonprofits.

Much has changed in current times with the coronavirus pandemic, but real estate is still considered an essential service in Tennessee. How are REALTORS® adapting to the social distancing policies? Hosts Lyle Irish and Amanda Stone discuss business as unusual with guests Andrew McGranaghan and Betsy Coleman.

In this episode of In the Loop, KAAR’s CEO Lyle Irish, President Jim Oakley and President-Elect Shannon Foster-Boline discuss the NAR mandated Clear Cooperation Policy and break down what it means for agents and their clients.

In this episode of In The Loop, host Justin Bailey talks with Daniel Park about the importance of emotional intelligence (EI) in the real estate industry. Home buying and selling can be an emotional experience for everyone involved. Park explains how agents can use EI to make the process easier for clients and themselves, as well as how it can help outside of the office.

Host Lyle Irish and guest host Shannon Foster-Boline interview the 2019 REALTOR® of the Year, Managing Broker of the Year and Rising Star. The award winners discuss their career highlights, share advice, and answer the question “what’s in it for me?”

Why is the Knoxville Area Association of REALTORS® launching a podcast? Because KAAR wants to keep you in the loop! KAAR’s CEO Lyle Irish joins guest host Shannon Foster-Boline to discuss the role of the association and how this podcast will give members a better understanding of the real estate industry.