On this episode of The Randy Forcier Podcast, I’m joined by Chris Davis, Realtor with Real Broker and founder of Places in Maine.

Chris shares his path from acting and performing in New York City to returning home to Maine, getting into real estate and eventually building his team.

We also talk about the LAUNCH event Chris recently put on and some of the biggest ideas from his keynote, including why you need to stop building other people’s dreams, how to become memorable, finding your personal anchors and why the thing you’re afraid to share might be exactly what someone else needs to hear.

Chris also gets into building a personal brand, finding the balance between authenticity and oversharing, getting past the fear of being cringe on social media and why simply being yourself can be one of the best ways to grow a business.

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On this episode of The Randy Forcier Podcast, Chris Bedard and I break down the latest Federal Reserve meeting, the decision to raise the federal funds rate, and what we’ve seen with mortgage rates leading up to the announcement.

Rates have moved higher over the past several days, pushing 30 year mortgage rates back above 7%. We talk about why that’s happening, what the Fed is watching, and what higher rates mean for buyers who may have started their home search expecting something very different.

We also talk about why buyers shouldn’t make their decision based solely on an interest rate. Ultimately, it comes down to affordability, the monthly payment, and whether buying a home makes sense for your family and your situation.

Then we shift gears and go through some of the biggest misconceptions Realtors have about the mortgage process. Can we just get an appraisal waiver? Can we do an escrow holdback? If someone has great credit or a ton of money in the bank, shouldn’t they qualify? Can we challenge a low appraisal? And if rates drop after someone locks, can we just lower their rate?

We break down what’s actually happening behind the scenes and why there’s usually more to these questions than it seems.

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On this episode of The Randy Forcier Podcast, I reconnect with my old college roommate and friend Joe Brown, 26 years after we first met as freshmen at Saint Anselm College.

Joe and I look back at our college years and talk about how much life has changed since then, from raising kids and sending them off to college to careers, coaching, moving away from home and realizing how quickly the years go by.

We also get into Joe’s journey as a teacher, athletic director and basketball coach, why he eventually stepped away from coaching, what youth sports have become, and the challenges of coaching your own kids.

More than anything, this is a conversation between two old friends comparing where we thought life was going at 18 to where we actually ended up 26 years later.

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