MIAMI REALTORS Podcast

2026 JTHS-MIAMI President-Elect Lorry Santana and Veronica Montoya, a REALTOR® broker owner at Vic's Picks Realty LLC in Port St. Lucie, highlight the latest episode of Juice it Up, our JTHS-MIAMI Podcast that helps REALTORS® grow their business. Montoya talks about the importance of farming, which is a long-term, targeted marketing strategy where a REALTOR® focuses on a specific geographic area and consistently markets to them over time. She said her farming area is about 5,000 homes and she door knocked every single one of them three times.

Hey everyone. Welcome back to Broward-Miami, a leading real estate podcast in Broward County.

This is our final episode of the year and it's a great one as the MIAMI REALTORS® Chairman of the Board Eddie Blanco is joined by MIAMI's five board presidents.

MIAMI REALTORS® Chief of Broward & Broker Liaison Larry Singh leads the conversation with MIAMI Chairman Eddie Blanco, MIAMI Commercial President Tamika Moses, MIAMI Residential President Jonathan J. Alfonso, JTHS-MIAMI President Ginenne Boehm and YPN MIAMI President Simo Labriti.

The Leaders talk about how MIAMI moved forward together, helped its members serve its clients better, new programming, new initiatives, what they learned and more. Let's also celebrate the Broward-MIAMI podcast, which was launched this year.

Don't miss this episode. Whether you're driving, walking, running, at the gym, cooking, whatever you're up to. Thank you for the time and thank you for listening to the official Broward-MIAMI podcast.

Now this episode is a conversation with Florida Senator and MIAMI REALTORS® Chief of Strategic Initiatives Ana Maria Rodriguez.

2025 Broward-MIAMI President Larry Singh, MIAMI Director of Broward Outreach Jalina Pittman and Ana Maria talk about how MIAMI's award-winning advocacy team works with elected lawmakers to shape policy to help homeowners and business owners.

They talk about how the State Legislature helped first-time homebuyers once again earlier this year with more funding for the Hometown Heroes program. The trio also talk about one of the hottest topics right now in the state --- property taxes. Ana Maria doesn't believe property taxes will be eliminated in Florida because this is how we keep our cities running. But she sees other possibilities such as increasing the homestead threshold.

Don't miss this episode. Whether you're driving, walking, running, at the gym, cooking, whatever you're up to. Thank you for the time and thank you for listening to the official Broward-MIAMI podcast.

Now this episode is a conversation with MIAMI REALTORS® Chief of Residential & Advocacy Danielle Blake.

2025 Broward-MIAMI President Larry Singh, MIAMI Director of Broward Outreach Jalina Pittman and Danielle talk about the state of the condo market in the wake of new state condo regulations requiring inspections of older condominium buildings and adequate reserves for repairs. Danielle led a sold-out Condo Summit and is spearheading a MIAMI condo task force that is looking to provide even more support and advocacy for condo owners and associations.

Did you know: Florida is the only state in the U.S. that requires a client to put down 25% for a limited financing review if the condo building doesn't have enough in reserves. The requirement for every other state is 10%. Why is Florida the only state that is being geotargeted?

Don't miss this episode. Whether you're driving, walking, running, at the gym, cooking, whatever you're up to. Thank you for the time and thank you for listening to the official Broward-MIAMI podcast.

This episode is a conversation between 2025 MIAMI Residential President Jonathan Alfonso and Miami-Dade Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller Juan Fernandez-Barquin

Jonathan and Juan talk about how Miami-Dade is fighting property fraud, which is when someone files a fraudulent lien to transfer the property from a rightful owner to a fictitious organization or elsewhere. Miami-Dade has a property fraud notification system. They also talk about what Juan is most excited about and it's transparency. As a comptroller, he has four duties: head county investor, head county auditor, custodian of funds and accountant for the board of county commissioners.

Don't miss this episode. Whether you're driving, walking, running, at the gym, cooking, whatever you're up to. Thank you for the time and thank you for listening to the official MIAMI REALTORS® podcast.

This episode is a conversation between 2025 Broward-MIAMI President Larry Singh and Broward County Property Appraiser Marty Kiar.

Larry and Marty talk about fluctuating property values and how they are impacting taxes for local residents. Marty discusses title fraud and why he is so passionate about catching the bad guys, and the new programs he's put into place. They also talk about the best advice for new homeowners. Marty's office has important brochures on homestead exemptions and more.

Don't miss this episode. Whether you're driving, walking, running, at the gym, cooking, whatever you're up to. Thank you for the time and thank you for listening to the official Broward-MIAMI podcast.

This episode is a conversation between 2025 MIAMI Chairman of the Board Eddie Blanco, 2025 Broward-MIAMI President Larry Singh and MIAMI Director of Outreach Jalina Pittman.

The group talks about the power of the MLS. How REALTORS® agree to put their data and listings into the MLS and how that data significantly helps the public and our consumers. Other topics include the resilience of MIAMI members; selling REO's and foreclosures in today's market; building global partnerships with markets such as Dubai ; and more.

Don't miss this episode. Whether you're driving, walking, running, at the gym, cooking, whatever you're up to. Thank you for the time and thank you for listening to the official Broward-MIAMI podcast.

Hey everyone. Welcome back to Broward-Miami, a leading real estate podcast in Broward County.

Now this episode is a conversation between 2025 MIAMI Commercial President Tamika Moses, 2025 MIAMI Chairman-Elect Alfredo Pujol, 2025 Broward-MIAMI President Larry Singh and MIAMI Director of Outreach Jalina Pittman.

All born and raised in South Florida as Alfredo says in the podcast. This group talks about Broward County's expansion, the benefit of being located between two powerhouse counties, demographic changes and most interestingly how commercial REALTORS® are bringing business to the area.

Don't miss this episode. Whether you're driving, walking, running, at the gym, cooking, whatever you're up to. Thank you for the time and thank you for listening to the official Broward-MIAMI podcast.

Welcome to the first official podcast for Broward-Miami, a division of the MIAMI Association of Realtors®, the largest local realtor association in the United States.

We are the Voice of Real Estate in Broward. We are focused on educating and empowering our 15,000+ Broward-Miami members so they can better serve their clients.

In episode one, 2025 Broward -MIAMI President Larry Singh co-hosts with our Director of Outreach, Jalina Pittman.

You will hear from MIAMI REALTORS® Chief Legal Counsel & COO, Evian White De Leon, on the latest updates post NAR settlement. We will be debunking myths and addressing challenges of aligning business practices with the new policies and procedures.

Course Objectives:

Instructor: Cynthia DeLuca

Webinar: Conversations About Compensation

Tuesday, May 21st from 9am to 12pm The course that you MUST Attend.

How to Discuss Compensation in the Changed World of Real Estate.

As a real estate agent, having essential conversation with home buyers and sellers is crucial for smooth transactions. Discussing compensation, including how you're paid, your services, and negotiating terms, is especially important. Industry practice changes make it vital to stay informed about their impact on daily business. Knowing what to say and what to avoid in these discussions is key. Approach these talks with transparency, professionalism, and market knowledge to build strong relationships and trust. MIAMI REALTORS is here by your side to assist you in this transition and understanding of these practice changes established from the settlement of the National Association of REALTORS. Throughout this course, feel free to ask questions and engage in learning to ensure you leave class with a thorough understanding of the conversations around compensation.

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to: • Identify the different prohibitions of the Sherman Antitrust laws. • Understand why antitrust laws are so important and how to stay in compliance. • Identify different compensation options along with understanding an overview of each option. • Understand disclosure requirements for compensation when working with a buyer in a written buyer's representative agreement. • Understand what options the buyer has if compensation offered from an outside source doesn't satisfy the agreed amount. • Understand how to handle compensation when a higher amount or bonus is offered when than what's agreed upon with the buyer. • Understand how to have conversations with sellers regarding the buyer's options and give them choices in their compensation offerings. • Understand how to verify the compensation paid in writing from various sources.

The course you MUST attend

Brokers who may want to license the course from MIAMI REALTORS at NO COST, brand it for your company, customize it and make it your own!

Trainers and managers who may want to teach the course (allow an additional 45-60 minutes after the program ends for training tips).

Instructor: Steve David

Let's face it…buyers are still going to buy. Sellers arestill going to sell. Tenants are still going to rent. Landlords are still goingto lease. NOTHING has changed from their perspective. And remember, everythingrevolves around the customer's view of the world. You have to figure out how tobe an integral part of their real estate world.

In this program, you'll learn:

• How we got here, how to eliminate the negatives, and the new rules goingforward • Strategies and tactics you'll take to leave the crowd behind. • "How to get a customer to sign with you and negotiating your fee" • How to welcome the change as a new opportunity to ramp up our skill sets andexcel in the marketplace.