Chuck speaks with three Maryland REALTORS®– JoAnne Poole, Ashleigh Kiggans, and Wayne Curtis about their experiences in the real estate industry. Each guest shares their personal, unique perspectives on how to address the lack of diversity and inclusion within local associations. 

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Maryland REALTORS®’ CEO, Chuck Kasky, speaks with Bright MLS CEO, Brian Donnellan,  about the evolution of the MLS systems, corporate identity, NAR's clear cooperation policy, and more.

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Maryland REALTORS®’ CEO, Chuck Kasky, speaks with Director of Strategic Business Initiatives of Maryland’s Department of Community and Housing Development(DCHD), Frank Dickson, about Maryland’s Opportunity Zones, public policy, community investments, tax deferment, and capital gains. 

 The Opportunity Zone program is a nationwide initiative administered by the U.S. Treasury created under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Job​s Act. The program provides federal tax incentives for investment in distressed communities over the next 10 years. Areas designated as Opportunity Zones will be able to reap the benefits of new capital investment to help redevelop underserved communities.

For more information visit: Maryland Opportunity Zones

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Maryland REALTORS®’ CEO, Chuck Kasky, has an in-depth conversation with Assistant Secretary of Maryland’s Department of Community and Housing Development (DCHD), Matthew Heckles, about the Maryland Mortgage Program (MMP).  Chuck and Matthew break down the processes of the MMP, the benefits it offers for first-time homebuyers, student loan forgiveness, 

For more information on the Maryland Mortgage Program visit: https://mmp.maryland.gov/

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In this episode, Chuck Kasky, CEO of Maryland REALTORS® and host of the Get Real Estate Podcast,  has an honest, open, and progressive conversation with the National Association of REALTORS®' CEO, Bob Goldberg about NAR's recent DOJ settlement, implicit biases, the newly instated changes of NAR's Code of Ethics, the integration of technology in the real estate industry, and adopting the mindset of the “now normal.” 

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In this episode, host Chuck Kasky, CEO of Maryland REALTORS®,  sits down with Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, Bill Castelli to discuss the many changes taking effect in the upcoming legislative session due to the pandemic, the process of lobbying, COVID-19 eviction moratoriums and rental assistance, property taxes and more.

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