Real Takk Podcast

Episode 112: What is the FARE Act? My Thoughts on the Fairness in Apartment Rentals Act to Ban Brokers Fee s

I'm jumping on to quickly discuss my thoughts on the FARE Act, AKA the Fairness in Apartment Rentals Act. Who does it help? How does the bill affect the overall market? How does this impact mom-and-pop shop landlords? Does this bill positively impact the tenant community overall? Or just a small segment of renters?  
According to the bill's sponsor, the New York City Council is poised to pass a law that would allow most tenants to avoid paying thousands of dollars in broker fees when renting a home.
The proposed measure, which the Council could vote on as soon as Nov. 13, would shift broker fees to the party that hires the broker, which is nearly always the landlord. The Fairness in Apartment Rental Expenses, or FARE, Act now has 33 sponsors, seven more than the majority needed to pass in the 51-member Legislature. Please listen to the full episode for a quick deep dive into this issue! 
 
 

Episode 111: Elizabeth DeWoody, $500M+ Sales Volume in Palm Beach Florida, from Corporate to Real Estate

Recording from our HQ on Worth Avenue in Palm Beach, Florida, I welcome Elizabeth De Woody of Compass Palm Beach!  Born in Miami and raised in Central Florida, Elizabeth has called West Palm Beach home for the past 25 years.  She was hand-picked to represent our office in Palm Beach Island as the founding agent, with top producing figures of closing over half a billion dollars in sales volume in the last two years.  Elizabeth ranks #127 in the USA, #22 in Florida, and #5 on the Island of Palm Beach, ranked by the Wall Street Journal, Real Trends 2024 individual sales volume.
Before real estate, Elizabeth spent 15 years in the corporate world with P&G & J&J in sales, marketing, and sales management.  We discuss all things Palm Beach, the history, Elizabeth's transition from corporate to real estate, and more.  
Please follow her on IG at @elizabeth_dewoody

Episode 110: Amy Byrne, Compass Charleston South Carolina. Real Estate, Boats, Fishing, & Costa Rica

I welcome my good friend & fishing partner Amy Byrne to The Real Takk Pod.  Amy is our Founding agent of Compass in our Charleston South Carolina market, bringing over a decade of business experience to her clients in Charleston.  We discuss all things Charleston, her family background of real estate agents, her love for the outdoors, fishing, travel, and even some real estate in Costa Rica.  
 
Please give her a follow on IG at @Holycityhomegirl 
 
Shoutout to her favorite trip as of recent Darien Lodge & Fish Colombia! 

Episode 109: Miami Market Insider Levi Meyer on Compass Miami, Brickell Real Estate, & Condo HOA Rules

One of our founding agents at Compass Miami, Levi Meyer, is back on the pod to give us the latest on the Miami market, updates on developments in Brickell, and new HOA and Condominium Board regulations.
A few fun facts about Levi: He’s a fifth-generation Floridian and a longtime Coral Gables resident. He’s one of 9 siblings, an Israeli military vet, and he grew up attending Rabbinate school. Before he was selling Miami’s most prestigious homes, Levi was in the business of selling arms and ammunition (yes, you read that right).
Levi is also deeply involved in his community. He serves on the boards of several charities, including United Hatzalah and The Friendship Circle of Greater Miami, and he’s the President and Chairman of the Chabad of Coconut Grove. He lives in Coral Gables with his amazing wife Lauren and their two beautiful kids, Benjamin and Charlotte.
While Levi’s real estate achievements are impressive—he’s ranked in the top 1% in our industry—what’s even more special is our friendship. He’s one of my oldest friends at Compass, he officiated my wedding, and I’m lucky to have a guy like Levi in my life.
Be sure to follow him on Instagram @TheMeyerGroupRE and his personal account @levimeyerre 

Episode 108: Maggie Wu, Reality TV Star, 30 Under 35, Founder of the W Team, & The Mindset of a Top Young Entrepreneur

I'm thrilled to have my good friend and industry colleague Maggie Wu on the Real Takk Pod! Maggie, the youngest of three, was raised in Hong Kong before moving to the US to attend the prestigious Peddie School in Hightstown, NJ. She then majored in Economics and Business at NYU.
Upon graduation, Maggie made a brief foray into VC before joining the real estate business. She quickly rose to the top of our industry, with successful tenures at Corcoran, Compass, Serhant, and then back to Compass. (Welcome back!)
Maggie founded her own team, The W Team, almost a year ago and has since been featured in esteemed publications such as Business Insider’s 30 Under 35 (2022), The Hollywood Reporter’s New York Power Brokers (2022), The Real Deal, Inman, HousingWire, The Wall Street Journal, and RealTrends. Maggie has been honored as one of the top 0.5% of agents nationally in The Wall Street Journal's The Thousand 2024, ranked among Compass's Top Ten Small Teams, and achieved #17 in NYC and #27 in NY State small teams by volume in The Wall Street Journal/Real Trends 2024. While her professional accomplishments are astonishing, she is just as accomplished and impressive as a person!
I'm proud to have her as a friend and colleague. Danielle Stout (co-host) and I had such a fun time recording this episode. Please give it a listen!
Follow Maggie on IG: 
@mag_wu 
@thewteamny

Episode 107: Jon Capobianco W/ The De Niro Team, The Very Well Rounded Broker of Ex-Compass & Now Elliman

Pleased to have my friend & industry colleague Jon Capobianco, one of the newest additions to Ellimans De Niro  Team on the Real Takk Pod. Did you know? Jon used to bike over the Queens Bridge everyday on his single-speed steel bike to his Corcoran office in the Upper East Side from Brooklyn?  Did you know? Jon's an avid surfer, snowboarder, fisherman, and Phish-er men?  
With a career rooted in real estate since his time at the Corcoran Group, Jon’s passion and expertise have grown exponentially. He brings a wealth of experience in creative, targeted marketing, catering to diverse clientele, including foreign governments, Wall Street executives, and entertainment luminaries seeking luxury homes, townhouses, and lofts.
A University of Rhode Island graduate, Jon made the move to Manhattan in 1991, you know that Jon is packed full of amazing stories of NYC, his clients, & life in general.  
 
This was a really fun episode to record.  Please give Jon a follow on IG at @joncapobianco where he actively posts his life as a real estate broker, New Yorker, a sufer, fisherman, & a dad! 
 
 

Episode 106: Ryan Garson, The Very Social Broker of Compass

Ryan Garson of Compass joins the pod to discuss all things social media, our business, his early beginnings, successes, failures, what it's like having Rob Reffkins' mother on his team, and more. 
Ryan is an influential real estate agent covering Manhattan and Brooklyn, he’s contracted over $400 million in sales and brokered more than 1,000 client success stories in the past 8 years. Ryan is known in the industry for his creative, out-of-the-box approach to marketing, including his online influencer personality @theverysocialbroker on instagram. Ryan’s videos are funny as he pairs up with comedians & other known influencers in the social media landscape to market his team, listings, & other players in the real estate world.  He’s a great story teller, salesman, and his passion for the business translates through the screen. 
Please give him a follow @theverysocial broker on IG! 
https://www.instagram.com/verysocialbroker/
 
Some Topics Covered Include: One Word Answers
NYC Residential Real Estate 
Rent Stabilization & Rent Control
Brooklyn Residential Real Estate
Real Estate Reality Television 
Coop Boards 
Tiktok & Instagram
Compass
Good Cause Eviction Program   
485X tax abatement program
Mayor Eric Adams
Work from home policy
Election Year
Affordable Housing
Rent Stabilization & Rent Control programs in NYC
Crypto currency
Sandwell subs
 
General & NYC Real Estate & NYC Trivia
General Trivia: 
Question: Who was the youngest U.S. President? 
NYC Trivia:
Question: What was the initial name for New York City?
NYC Real Estate Trivia: 
Question: What is the largest private landowner in NYC? 
 
LIght Questions:
If you could leave in any city outside of NYC and sell, where & why?
If you could own a second home in any city / state outside of NYC, where & why?
Go to restaurant in the city for breakfast : Flame Diner 58th / 10th
go to for dinner
Go to for drinks
How’d your meet your wife? First date advice for the young folk?
Hot Takes (answer them fast & short!)
Best Social Media in the biz (outside of you)
Best Mentor in Real Estate
Worst Trend in Real Estate
The GOAT of NYC Real Estate
tiktok or instagram?
Dream Sponsor
Best Unkonwn talent
Best Friend in Real Estate
Biggest Regret
Your job if it wasn’t in real estate?
Best Style in Real Estate
Best low key real estate broker

Episode 105: Kael Goodman of Marketproof, the #1 Data Source of New Dev & Real Estate Listings Data

NYC Real Estate Powerhouse Kael Goodman Returns!
We're thrilled to welcome back Kael Goodman, Founder & CEO of Marketproof, the industry-leading real estate data platform. Used by top brokers, banks, PE firms, and developers, Marketproof is the go-to resource for anyone serious about NYC real estate.
Considering a new development? Marketproof analyzes all Manhattan & Brooklyn residential properties, providing in-depth insights on trends, pricing, ownership, and even floor plans.
Listen to this episode if you're interested in:
New Developments across Manhattan & Brooklyn 
Real Estate Market Trends
Real Estate Tech
Data-Driven Insights on the NYC real estate market
Follow Marketproof on social media (IG, X) and visit their website for more details.
IG: @marketproofnyc
X: marketproofnyc
Website: marketproof.com

Episode 104: Onie Bolduc, Park City Real Estate & Wohali Park City

Onie Bolduc, is a true mountain native from a family of real estate professionals.  Born & raised in arguably one of the BEST areas in the United States, Vail Colorado, Onie attended the University of Colorado, then jumped into the construction business in the Vail Valley.  He then went into the development side of real estate & eventually created Bold RE solutions where he represented his clients in the Vail Valley region.Onie moved his family to Park City in 2017 to represent several impressive & massive new development projects around the base of Canyons Village in Park City, which include the Pendry Condominiums, Apex Park City, & 2 new development townhome communities called Junpier Landing & Viridian Townhomes.  
 
Since then, Onie is working on his next & current big project, the Wohali, a mountain community located between Park City & Snow Basin right off Interstate-80.  The resort is 25 - 30 minutes from Main Street in Park City, and about 45 minutes from SLC Airport.  
 
Please follow Onie on IG @OBFactor, the Wohali Development project at @wohaliparkcity 
As well as his website here: https://bolducmountainluxury.com/

Episode 103: Mark McLaughlin, Chief Real Estate Strategist of Compass

Pleased to have Compass Chief Real Estate Strategist Mark McLaughlin on the Real Takk Pod to discuss all things real estate at the operational end, his beginnings, the growth & sale of his previous brokerage firm Pacific Union, and of course, one of our favorite states & destination Jackson Hole Wyoming where Mark currently resides.  Mark's resume is phenomenal, from initially buying condos in SF, to buying developing Pacific Union, the financial struggles through his divorce, his incredible growth of Pacific Union to become one of California's largest residential brokerages, to ultimately selling the company to Compass for an 8 figure price, to what he is doing now as one of our leaders at Compass.  
Our topics include: 
What were the keys in going from 450 agents and 17 offices with 2B in sales volume, to 50 offices & 14B in sales volume with Pacific Union?   
Was an exit from Pacific Union always the goal?  How did you take the initial approach from Compass?  Why sell when things were going to sell for you out west?
What are some of the biggest pitfalls you see an agent making in the post covid world of real estate?  And for sellers & buyers?
Lots of negative news about our stock price in the last year.  What are your thoughts on Compass from an investor/stakeholder POV?
What are your thoughts on the progression of our technology at Compass?
 
Please follow Mark's journey here: 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mamclaughlin/