This special Best Of episode of This Month In Real Estate Investing revisits some of the show’s most revealing conversations about surviving a rapidly changing property market. The panel examines falling home sales, shrinking transaction volume, rising competition among agents, stubborn interest rates, and why many professionals who entered the industry expecting easy money may not last.

The conversation also explores property as an inflation hedge, rental income, seller financing, note investing, and the tradeoffs between appreciation and hands-off cash flow. From there, the panel looks at the future of experiential retail, the realities of working from home, and the growing influence of artificial intelligence on property searches, management systems, and investor decision-making. Zillow, ChatGPT, mobile homes, data accuracy, regulation, and the danger of trusting AI-generated information all enter the discussion.

It’s a wide-ranging collection of honest opinions, market lessons, disagreements, predictions, and practical strategies for agents and investors trying to understand where the industry is going next.

Hosted by James A. Brown: https://jamesbrownrealestate.com

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June 2026 delivers a whirlwind of fraud investigations, AI breakthroughs, listing battles, downtown transformations, and trust issues as This Month In Real Estate Investing explores the forces reshaping investing and why verification may become every investor’s greatest competitive advantage.

- Real Estate Has a Trust Problem- Zillow vs. MRED and Compass- Predatory Contract-for-Deed Sales Trial- $100M Newport Beach Bank Fraud Case- AI Moves From Hype to Implementation- Fake Owners Sell San Diego Properties- Loudoun County Rental Scam Charges- Downtown Denver Recovery Struggles- AI Wealth Drives San Francisco Housing- AI Law Firm Wins Historic Court Case

Hosted by James A. Brown: https://jamesbrownrealestate.com

Guests:Zach Thomas: https://hiraethventures.com/

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TMIREI May 2026 tackles Miami’s rising market, rental scams, investor fraud, AI listing photos, predatory contracts, luxury tax fights, and surveillance pricing concerns in one dramatic investor-focused conversation.

This Month's News Items:

• Miami Sales Rise For 7th Straight Month
• Dave Ramsey Says Real Estate Is Not Passive Income
• Mother Falls For Social Media Rental Scam
• Gurus Sentenced For $17 Million Ponzi Scheme
• New York Titan Sparks Tax-The-Rich Firestorm
• AI Home Listing Photos Raise Concerns
• Ex-Brooklyn Judge Accused Of Investor Scam
• Former Seattle Broker Sentenced For Fraud
• MV Realty Settlement Delivers Homeowner Relief
• Americans Support Ban On Surveillance Pricing

Hosted by James A. Brown: https://jamesbrownrealestate.com

This month's guests:

• Paul Anderson: https://www.verticalfundingcapital.com/
• Caleb David: https://davidcommercial.com/
• Natalie Levkovitz: https://www.equallycraftedmanagement.com/

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We break down fraud risks, market shifts, AI disruption, and luxury housing trends, showing how investors can navigate a rapidly changing landscape filled with both opportunity and serious risk.

This Month's News Items:

• Agent Pleads Guilty in $11M Embezzlement Case
• Downtown LA Market Shift as Tenants Buy Buildings
• Real Estate Recovery Begins to Take Shape
• Cybercrime Hits $20.8B, Real Estate Fraud Rises
• AI Shopping Agents Set to Reshape Retail
• Antitrust Lawsuit Targets CoStar Data Monopoly
• Man Arrested in Real Estate Fraud Scheme
• Gary Keller Warns MLS Leaders
• Miami Luxury Boom Prices Out Buyers
• Robot Beats Half-Marathon Record, But Limits Remain

Hosted by James A. Brown: https://jamesbrownrealestate.com

This month's guests:

• Dusten Hendrickson: https://mailboxmoneyre.com/
• Mitch Ginsberg: https://www.commloan.com/

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This month’s TMIREI episode breaks down rising fraud, shifting investor strategies, global conflict impacts, and new regulations shaping the housing market as 2026 unfolds with uncertainty and opportunity.

This Month's News Items:

• Los Angeles Woman Faces 24 Years in Prison for Real Estate Fraud
• War With Iran Raises Concerns for U.S. Housing Market
• Real Estate Investors Pull Back From Florida Markets
• Experts Say No Major Housing Market Crash Expected in 2026
• Kentucky Rental Scams Surge as Lawmakers Push Tougher Penalties
• Wealthy Buyers Flock to Charleston for Second Homes
• New FinCEN Rule Targets Residential Real Estate Transactions
• New Hampshire Developer Indicted in $3.8M Loan Fraud Case
• FBI Busts $17.4M Mortgage Fraud Scheme Targeting Seniors
• Study Finds Ideal Coffee Intake May Lower Stress

Hosted by James A. Brown: https://jamesbrownrealestate.com

This month's guests:

• Tim Baldwin: https://pmlawsolutions.com/
• Axel Meierhoefer: https://idealwealthgrower.com/
• Meg Epstein: https://www.casouthdevelopment.com/

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Fraud headlines, record luxury prices, rising defaults, and foreign capital flows collide in February 2026. TMIREI breaks down the shifting credit cycle, AI office fears, and liquidity pressure reshaping how disciplined investors approach buy-and-hold strategy today.

This Month's News Items:

• Private Clubs Replace Mall Anchors
• College Park Seeks $600K Back
• Urban Multifamily Fraud Risks Rise
• Foreign Capital Fuels U.S. Housing
• $5M Settlement in Property Scandal
• Hamptons Prices Hit Record High
• AI Fears Sink Property Stocks
• Texas Deed Fraud Scheme Exposed
• Broker Charged in $1.5M Home Fraud
• Real Estate Secondaries Hit $20B
• CPA Sentenced in $600K Fraud
• CMBS Defaults Accelerate
• China’s 120K-Cycle Water Battery

Hosted by James A. Brown: https://jamesbrownrealestate.com

This month's guests:

• Matt Meredith: https://meridianlg.com/
• David S. Rose: https://usremholdings.com/
• Reza Motalebpour: https://ingwe.ca/

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January 2026 exposes a housing landscape defined by fraud, lawsuits, policy risk, buyer hesitation, and collapsing trust, forcing investors to rethink assumptions as pressure builds across every layer of the market.

This month's news items:

• Big Changes Coming to Real Estate in 2026
• Fort Worth Couple Pleads Guilty to $5M Fraud
• 2026 Real Estate Outlook
• San Diego Man Charged in Investment Fraud
• South Fulton Rental Scam Leaves Family Facing Eviction
• Trump TPS Cutoff Triggers Housing Risk
• Trump Targets Wall Street Housing
• Cincinnati Investment Group Charged in $50M Bank Fraud
• NYC Announces $2.1M Tenant Harassment Settlement
• Zillow Faces New Steering Lawsuit
• California Housing Crisis Drives Mass Exodus
• Homebuyers Backing Out at Record Pace
• Gen Z Cognitive Decline and Denmark’s Fix

Contact Info

Hosted by the ever-vigilant James A. Brown: https://jamesbrownrealestate.com

Guests:

• Sally Gimon: https://thetrustisyou.com/
• K. Trevor Thompson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ktrevorthompson/
• Jamie Finnen-Gratzer: https://theoptimalfinancialgroup.com/

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This Year in Real Estate Investing 2025 breaks down the policy shocks, capital shifts, cultural changes, and financial realities that quietly reset the housing market and forced investors to rethink risk, strategy, and long-term positioning.

This year's top news items:

• Tariffs Froze New Development
• CTA Compliance Rule Disappeared
• Institutions Chose Industrial
• Rent Control Drew a Line
• 1031 and Bonus Depreciation Survived
• California Repriced Insurance Risk
• Office Finally Broke
• Rate Cuts Lost Their Power
• Washington Pivoted to Supply
• Commission Collapse Never Happened
• Migration Quietly Shifted
• Recession-Proof Assets Failed

Contact Info

Hosted by the ever-vigilant James A. Brown: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-brown-303/

Guests:

• Paul Anderson: https://verticalfundingcapital.com/
• Joseph Bodek: https://www.realestatementoringusa.com/
• Claude Diamond: https://www.claudediamond.com/
• Alina Herman: https://www.ourtopagent.com/
• Domenic Danino: https://www.rent2ownhomesus.com/
• Gabrielle Simmons: https://dealmakersco.com/

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