Update: This story was updated on Feb. 6, 2023.
Trying to optimize your time whenever you can?
For agents who like to make the most of their time, listening to podcasts, webcasts and other 21st-century versions of radio can help you learn while driving across town, cleaning house or exercising — platforms, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible and others offer plenty for real estate professionals to dive into.
But besides the obvious benefits to listeners, real estate podcasts are also a great way for agents to market their own businesses and help build a brand.
The 23 podcasts featured below not only provide listeners a wealth of tips and advice on how to build their business but also stand as the best examples of how agents are nailing podcasts as a marketing tool, often by weaving in informative guests, fun anecdotes and frequently a lively respite from the day into weekly and monthly episodes.
Mixed in with the podcasts are a few webcasts and videocasts. These are great examples of how agents are succeeding by veering from the form, while successfully delivering stimulating, informative content.
Without further ado, check out some of the best podcasts we’ve been listening to lately in no particular order.
The Over Ask Podcast
Eric Simon and Matt Lionetti
Simon and Lionetti have created a podcast that’s edgy, witty and educational. The dynamic duo has conducted down-to-earth interviews with big names in the industry like Ryan Serhant and Glennda Baker (of real estate TikTok fame) on their show. Their unique, off-the-cuff style has helped them quickly gain attention, even though they’ve only been around for about one-and-a-half years. They also won an Inman Innovator Award in 2022 for Podcast of the Year.
Where to find it: Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Instagram, YouTube, Patreon
Rise Above the Ranks
James Harris and David Parnes
In their recently debuted podcast “Million Dollar Listing LA” alums focus on one topic each week, pressing and relevant to real estate agents and sharing their expert tips for how agents can best tackle those issues today to elevate their game. With their already huge name recognition from MDLA, Harris and Parnes are making good use of their name brand by giving it visibility across new platforms.
Where to find it: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, YouTube
The Empire Building Podcast
Wendy Papasan, Sarah Reynolds, Seychelle Van Poole and Vija Williams
The Inman Innovator Awards’ Podcast of the Year winner in 2021, this collaboration between four female agents across the country highlights the challenges women agents face in striving for work-life balance. Through this podcast, the four hosts coach listeners on growing their businesses while also nourishing their personal lives. Papasan, Reynolds, Van Poole and Williams set themselves apart from other real estate podcasts by bringing a group of women together to talk on a podcast (a rarity compared to other podcasts on this list) about very real issues women in the industry have to tackle daily.
Where to find it: Keller Williams, TuneIn Radio, Stitcher, Audible, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, YouTube
Eye on Real Estate with Dottie Herman
Dottie Herman
The former Douglas Elliman CEO hosts a weekly podcast on the latest real estate trends and news, which also airs live on AM970 for individuals in the New York region. Herman has a no-nonsense way of tackling issues facing the industry while sharing the valuable insights she’s learned throughout her more than 40-year career. Herman’s podcast is also unique in that when it’s airing live, listeners can call in to ask questions, a huge bonus for agents dying to know her insights.
Where to find it: TuneIn Radio, AM970, Apple Podcasts, Audible, Google Podcasts
Big Money Energy
Ryan Serhant
Serhant, arguably one of the savviest entrepreneurs in the business, interviews self-made millionaires and entrepreneurs in this podcast. He hasn’t produced new episodes in over a year, but the lessons to be learned from the existing episodes are timeless. Like some of the other more recognizable names on this list, Serhant knows it all when it comes to branding and marketing himself (and his properties), and his success in using consistent branding with his podcast is just one reason his podcast works well.
Where to find it: TuneIn Radio, Stitcher, Audible, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audacy
The Tom Ferry Podcast Experience
Tom Ferry
Ferry is a household name in the industry when it comes to solid advice and motivation. His podcast brings interviews with experts and top tips for agents together in easily digestible sizes while making it all look like a breeze. Ferry has an estimated 18,000 podcast subscribers, according to Podscribe, a podcast transcription, advertiser and listener metrics tracker.
Where to find it: TuneIn Radio, Stitcher, Audible, Google Podcasts, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify
The Massive Agent Podcast
Dustin Brohm
Brohm, an agent based in Salt Lake City, focuses his podcast on agent advice for lead generation and marketing. From Facebook ads to direct mail, Brohm covers all kinds of marketing on the podcast and also frequently has special guests, including names like The Broke Agent and Veronica Figueroa. By discussing both big ideas and specific strategies, Brohm makes clear his value proposition through his podcast.
Where to find it: TuneIn Radio, Stitcher, Audible, Google Podcasts, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify
Think Like a CEO
Gary Keller and Jay Papasan
In this podcast, one of the industry’s household names and his right-hand editor combine life lessons with business strategies. As ever, Keller’s experience and wisdom deliver. Keller’s inspirational words are some of the key components that help drive listeners to his podcast.
Where to find it: TuneIn Radio, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify
DIGS Influencers Podcast
Warren Dow, founder and CEO of M3 Media and publisher of DIGS Magazine
On his podcast, Dow interviews some of the top names in the industry who share insights into how they grew their careers and became the best of the best. Sally Forster Jones, Joyce Rey, James Harris, Aaron Kirman and other big names have been featured on this podcast. Dow’s ability to get these big names to open up with their stories has helped drive his own reputation in the industry.
Where to find it: Stitcher, Audible, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify
Conversations with Women in Sales
Lori Richardson
This podcast, which launched in 2018, features interviews with women who are kicking butt in sales, their male allies and other topics on advancing a sales career like building confidence, overcoming adversity and forming successful teams. With roughly 30-minute episodes, Richardson keeps it concise but full of specific advice.
Where to find it: Stitcher, Google Podcasts, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify
Real Estate Training & Coaching Radio
Tim and Julie Harris
Tim and Julie have been in the industry for three decades and quickly decided to share their acumen as agents with others by becoming coaches. Their podcast, which releases new episodes nearly every day, shares real estate education topics with agents that run the gamut. Having built up a reputation over the years as the names to go to when it comes to real estate training, Tim and Julie have taken that a step further by making their training even more accessible through their podcast, especially given their release of new content daily.
Where to find it: TuneIn Radio, Stitcher, Audible, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify
The Close Weekly
Sean Moudry
Moudry, a Keller Williams broker, has been in the industry for nearly 30 years and coaching for about 10. Having built his real estate business from nothing after growing up in poverty, Moudry has innumerable tips to share for how agents can succeed in the industry. Moudry isn’t afraid to think outside the box when it comes to helping other agents achieve in the industry, which is one reason his insights are so valuable. He is also a contributor to the online real estate publication The Close.
Where to find it: Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify
Keeping it Real
D.J. Paris
Paris is president of sales and marketing at Kale Realty in Chicago and hosts members of the top 1 percent in the industry on his podcast. That clear and narrow criteria for his podcast is one factor helping to up his marketability. With new episodes several times per week, Paris provides a lot of useful content about the secrets to success in real estate from the pros.
Where to find it: Audible, Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts
Real Estate Rockstars
Pat Hiban and Aaron Amuchastegui
A former agent himself, Hiban was an early podcaster, and as such, has developed a strong following over the years at Real Estate Rockstars with his co-host Amuchastegui, who owns his own real estate investment company. His podcast features everyone from seasoned professionals to up-and-coming newbies in the industry while highlighting actionable strategies agents can take to further their careers. The podcast has garnered over 4 million downloads across more than 100 different countries, showing that Hiban and Amuchastegui must be doing something right to appeal to so many different people.
Where to find it: TuneIn Radio, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify
Ben Caballero: Real Estate Lessons From The No. 1 Ranked Agent In The U.S.
Ben Caballero
Ben Caballero of HomesUSA.com has consistently ranked the No. 1 real estate agent in the country for the last several years. You could say the man has selling new construction homes down to a science. In this evergreen podcast with episodes ranging from 2018 to 2020, Caballero shares some of the secrets to his success.
Where to find it: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts
The Real HOMEgirls Podcast
Angela Fugate and Lyndsie Mann-Emerson
Denver-based agents Fugate and Mann-Emerson created their podcast for the agents struggling to hold everything in their lives and careers together. These self-made million-dollar agents share their secrets and invite special guests regularly to share their own intel on specific topics like luxury real estate and short-term rentals, as well as hot takes on the current state of the market.
Where to find it: Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Facebook, PodBean, Podchaser, Amazon Music, TuneIn Radio, Listen Notes
The Only Real Estate Podcast Worth Listening To
Nick Good, Matt Kelderman and Brian Force
These three agents from eXp (Good) and Livian at Keller Williams (Kelderman and Force) have taken their combined 30-plus years of experience in the industry and channeled that knowledge into a podcast. Since they’re also all members of a real estate team, they bring a teams and leadership perspective to the podcast.
Where to find it: Facebook, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Spreaker, iHeartRadio, Google Podcasts, Goodpods, Castbox, Deezer, Podcast Addict, Podchaser, Audible, YouTube
The Real Estate UnSalesperson With Barry Karch
Barry Karch
Karch has been in the industry for over 35 years and is broker-owner of The Real Estate Power Houses in El Paso. As a self-described introvert, Karch encourages real estate professionals to lean into their distinct personalities to find success in the industry and often features guests to talk about special topics, such as short-term rental investing and community service.
Where to find it: The Real Estate UnSalesperson website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Podcast Addict, Buzzsprout, Amazon Music, TuneIn, Podchaser
The Real Look
Bruce Hardie and Chase Williams
Hardie and Williams of Keller Williams NW Region provide insights into real estate in the Northwest and beyond with their weekly podcast. Along with special guests, the duo shares stories, challenges and best practices they’ve learned over the years.
Where to find it: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Keller Williams NW Region website
Curb Appeal
Rachel Gombosch
Denver-based real estate marketing firm Virtuance produces this podcast that features guests regularly to help agents grow their brand and expand their footprint. The podcast is hosted by Rachel Gombosch, the firm’s community and content marketing manager.
Where to find it: Virtuance website, Apple Podcasts, Buzzsprout, Listen Notes, Podchaser
Webcasts and crossovers:
The Real Word
Byron Lazine and Nicole White
Lazine and White, two William Raveis agents based in Connecticut, host a weekly podcast — also featured on Inman as a video column — in which they discuss timely topics for the industry and how they’re impacting real estate agents. Each week they also shout out a “Marketer of the Week.” The formula the duo has created to organize their podcast episodes into news, then industry “rackets” and then naming a marketer of the week helps set it apart from others.
Where to find it: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Inman News
The Lead webcast by Brown Harris Stevens
Bess Freedman
Brown Harris Stevens (BHS) launched “The Lead” webcast during COVID as a way to engage members of its community while working remotely. During episodes that are initially only available to BHS agents and staff, CEO Bess Freedman conducts interviews with top agents, leaders in real estate and public figures outside of real estate, including people like former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer and former White House Communication Chief Anthony Scaramucci. Interviews are then subsequently placed on BHS’ YouTube channel, which is accessible to the public. BHS’ decision to bring in big names outside of the industry gives a refreshing take on the real estate podcast/webcast.
Where to find it: BrandLive for BHS agents, YouTube for general public
BAT Disrupt
Matt Breitenbach and Dominic Couzens
Breitenbach and Couzens of The Breitenbach Advisory Team discuss industry disruptions with a number of thought leaders shaking up their industries in this video content series. The series aims to provide some insight into where the future of commerce is headed and how agents can prepare now.
Where to find it: Breitenbach Advisory Team website, YouTube
