Real Estate’s One-Stop Shop — an Interview with Ken Trepeta #215
The Brian Buffini Show
Brian Buffini
4.8 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 7 May 2020
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
“We weather this storm; we come back strong.” – Ken Trepeta
In these difficult days, it’s reassuring to know that there are people behind the scenes helping to make the gift of homeownership a reality for many. In this episode, Brian interviews RESPRO® President and Executive Director Ken Trepeta to learn about the RESPRO® mission and find out how real estate professionals around the country are still closing transactions in the middle of a pandemic. Topics discussed include helpful technologies being used in the marketplace, advice on forbearances and why people who were made unemployed must not be penalized.
YOU WILL LEARN:
- Who RESPRO® is and what it does.
- What Congress can do to help home buyers and sellers.
- How the bounce-back will play out.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
Episode 201, This Too Shall Pass – an Interview with Dr. Lawrence Yun
Episode 214, The Podcast Every Homeowner Needs to Hear – an Interview with Dr. Lawrence Yun
INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:
“When I describe RESPRO®, basically we’re the source for one-stop shopping in real estate.” – Ken Trepeta
“There are impediments to getting deals done but, even in the hardest hit areas, people are coming through.” – Ken Trepeta
“The bottom line is, people are resourceful, people are entrepreneurial and people are getting the deal done.” – Brian Buffini
“America’s spirit - it can’t be held down, and it’s always reflected in real estate.” – Brian Buffini
“Real estate transactions can be done more quickly than ever, but they still take some time so there’s a lot of foundation you can lay, even in an area that is essentially shut down.” – Ken Trepeta
“We’re all in the same storm, but not everybody’s in the same boat.” – Brian Buffini
“Different states are opening up in different ways right now.” – Brian Buffini
“Be real careful about forbearance. Only use it when absolutely necessary.” – Ken Trepeta
“If we weather this storm, I think demand will just get shifted.” – Ken Trepeta
“Like with every challenge, there’s opportunities here.” – Brian Buffini
“Old-fashioned customer service and caring for people is still at a premium.” – Brian Buffini
“People are ready to live life again. And part of living life again is getting a new home or upgrading.” – Ken Trepeta
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Brian Baphini Show, where we explore the mindsets, motivation and methodologies of success. |
| 0:21.0 | My name is David Lalli, I'm the producer of the show, and I know we may be in challenging times, |
| 0:27.0 | but that's just why we've been working on shows to keep us upbeat and focused on the good stuff. |
| 0:33.0 | Let's listen in. |
| 0:35.0 | Well, the top of the morning to you, and welcome to the Brian Baphini Show, have a great guest on our program today, |
| 0:41.0 | a real mover and shaker, and his name is Cantropetta, and can is the president and executive director of RESTPro. |
| 0:48.0 | When I was selling real estate, I didn't even know or hadn't even heard of RESTPro, |
| 0:54.0 | but I sure do know today, and our goal today is bringing Cant in here, so that you'll have a much better understanding of exactly who and what RESTPro is. |
| 1:03.0 | So, Cant's been with the National Association of Realtors, he was there as the liaison to large firms, as a director from 2007 to 2015, |
| 1:12.0 | and prior to that was a vice president with JP Morgan Chase. |
| 1:16.0 | And prior to that, God bless him, he was a lawyer for a congressman, so he's been there, done that, grew up in New York, living in Maryland, and it's a great honor to have you on the show today. |
| 1:25.0 | Cant, thanks for joining us. |
| 1:27.0 | Thank you so much, Brian. I'm really glad to be here. |
| 1:30.0 | Let's dive in at the beginning here. The invisible hand is what I call RESTPro. |
| 1:35.0 | You guys are everywhere, you do everything, but most agents actually don't really know that much about RESTPro, |
| 1:42.0 | so give us the Reader's Digest version a little bit today of exactly who and what RESTPro is and does. |
| 1:47.0 | Basically, we're the source for one-stop shopping in real estate to give consumers that option. |
| 1:54.0 | And the best way to describe RESTPro is to start naming some of our members. |
| 1:59.0 | I mean, basically, our members are all the big players in the settlement services industry, |
| 2:05.0 | Real estate, Real estate, Remax, Fidelity, Douglas Elliman real estate. |
| 2:10.0 | We have Toured Hand, a real estate. We have been 150 companies that basically represent within a half a million real estate agents with their brands, hundreds of thousands of people in the title and mortgage industry, and other folks doing settlement service transactions. |
| 2:28.0 | We did a survey a couple of years ago of our members and asked them how many transactions they did each year, and the number in the US. |
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