Be Real: The Maryland Real Estate Podcast

Be Real: The Maryland Real Estate Podcast

Be Real, The Maryland Real Estate Podcast, brings you timely, accurate information and advice about buying and selling residential real estate, mortgages and mortgage interest rates, the economy, and the Maryland real estate market (and beyond). It's time to be real about real estate. Hosted by Michael Becker, Sierra Pacific Mortgage, and Brad Cox, The Vesta Group of Long & Foster Real Estate.

Episodes

July 14, 2023 58 mins
Episode 24 (Well and Septic: What Homebuyers and Sellers Should Know):
 
In The Rundown, Michael and Brad highlight the latest mortgage news and real estate market stats. Michael makes his next prediction for where interest rates are headed. Brad reviews the March year-over-year plus the last 7 days of real estate market activity and how the market is trend...

Episode 23 (Insuring Your Home: Top Insider Tips):
 
In The Rundown, Michael and Brad highlight the latest mortgage news and real estate market stats. Michael makes his next prediction for where interest rates are headed. Brad reviews the March year-over-year plus the last 7 days of real estate market activity and how the market is trending. 
 

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Episode 22 (Behind the Curtain: The Role of Title Companies in Homebuying):
 
In The Rundown, Michael and Brad highlight the latest mortgage news and real estate market stats. Michael makes his next prediction for where interest rates are headed. Brad reviews the March year-over-year plus the last 7 days of real estate market activity and how the market is ...

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Episode 21 (Dollars and Sense: Financial Planning for Homebuying):
 
In The Rundown, Michael and Brad highlight the latest mortgage news and real estate market stats. Michael makes his next prediction for where interest rates are headed. Brad reviews the March year-over-year plus the last 7 days of real estate market activity and how the market is trending....

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Episode 20 (VA Benefits: Homebuying for Our Service Members):
 
In The Rundown, Michael and Brad highlight the latest mortgage news and real estate market stats. Michael makes his next prediction for where interest rates are headed. Brad reviews the March year-over-year plus the last 7 days of real estate market activity and how the market is trending. 

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Episode 19 (How to Make Your Offer Stand Out from the Crowd):
 
In The Rundown, Michael and Brad highlight the latest mortgage news and real estate market stats. Michael makes his next prediction for where interest rates are headed. Brad reviews the March year-over-year plus the last 7 days of real estate market activity and how the market is trending. 
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Episode 18 (Renting versus Buying a Home):
 
In The Rundown, Michael and Brad highlight the latest mortgage news and real estate market stats. Michael makes his next prediction for where interest rates are headed. Brad reviews the March year-over-year plus the last 7 days of real estate market activity and how the market is trending. 
 
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Episode 17 (Planning Your Move, with Special Guest - Sam Perry, Perry Moving and Storage):
 
In The Rundown, Michael and Brad highlight the latest mortgage news and real estate market stats. Michael makes his next prediction for where interest rates are headed. Brad reviews the March year-over-year plus the last 7 days of real estate market activity and how...

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Episode 16 (How 'bout dem O's!):
 
In The Rundown, Michael and Brad highlight the latest mortgage news and real estate market stats. Michael makes his next prediction for where interest rates are headed. Brad reviews the March year-over-year plus the last 7 days of real estate market activity and how the market is trending. 
 
In The S...

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Episode 15 (just a skunch over an hour - we're trying!):
 
In The Rundown, Michael and Brad highlight the latest mortgage news and real estate market stats. Michael makes his next prediction for where interest rates are headed. Brad reviews the March year-over-year plus the last 7 days of real estate market activity and how the market is trending. 

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Episode 14 (the one with all the music in the background - thanks @hightoppsbackstagegrille!):
 
In The Rundown, Michael and Brad highlight the latest mortgage news and real estate market stats. Michael makes his next prediction for where interest rates are headed. Brad reviews the March year-over-year plus the last 7 days of real estate market activity and...
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    Episode 13 (Maybe we were just born this way....):
     
    In The Rundown, Michael and Brad highlight the latest mortgage news and real estate market stats. Michael makes his next prediction for where interest rates are headed. Brad reviews the last 7 days of real estate market activity and how the market is trending. 
     
    In The Scoop, we tal...

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    Episode 12 (Now with new and improved adjectives for Michael!):
     
    In The Rundown, Michael and Brad highlight the latest mortgage news and real estate market stats. Michael makes his next prediction for where interest rates are headed. Brad reviews the last 7 days of real estate market activity and how the market is trending. 
     
    In The ...
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    Episode 11 (the one where we turn it up to 11!):
     
    In The Rundown, Michael and Brad highlight the latest mortgage news and real estate market stats. Michael makes his next prediction for where interest rates are headed. So far he's crushing it! Brad reviews the last 7 days of real estate market activity and how the market is trending. 
     
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    Episode 10 (our new every-once-in-a-while series idea - Homeowner 101):
     
    In The Rundown, Michael and Brad highlight the latest mortgage news and real estate market stats. Michael makes his next prediction for where interest rates are headed. So far he's batting around .850! Brad reviews the last 7 days of real estate market activity and how the market is t...

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    Episode 9 (Some people call us brilliant - and we married them...):
     
    In The Rundown, Michael and Brad highlight the latest mortgage news and real estate market stats. Michael makes his next prediction for where interest rates are headed. So far batting a thousand! Brad reviews the last 7 days of real estate market activity and how the market is trending. <...
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    Episode 8 (9 out of 10 dentists survey recommend our show. Also, we have a special guest!):
     
    In The Rundown, Michael and Brad highlight the latest mortgage news and real estate market stats. Michael makes his next prediction for where interest rates are headed. So far batting a thousand! Brad reviews the last 7 days of real estate market activity and how t...

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    Episode 7 (the one where The Rundown went long for good reason, and Michael changed Brad's name):
     
    In The Rundown, Michael and Brad highlight the latest mortgage news and real estate market stats. Michael makes his next prediction for where interest rates are headed. So far batting a thousand! Brad reviews the last 7 days of real estate market activity and...

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    Episode 6 (now less filling with fewer calories):
     
    Nobody seems to know what the artist is saying in our theme song. We're going with "Drop It" for now, as in, "Drop the beat." Because we're so cool and musical.
     
    In The Rundown, Michael and Brad highlight the latest mortgage news and real estate market stats. Michael makes his next pr...

    Episode 5 (definitely in our top 5 episodes of all time):
     
    Still wondering what the artist is saying in our theme song. Does anyone know? Bueller?
     
    In The Rundown, Michael and Brad highlight the latest mortgage news and real estate market stats. Michael makes his next prediction for where interest rates are headed. So far batting a th...
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