The Closing Room

Evan Elsea - Episode 9

Join us for Episode 9 with Evan Elsea, Manager of HouseHop, Real Estate One's version of iBuyer. Learn some of the reasons a seller might consider selling their house for cash to a company like HouseHop and some of the creative ways HouseHop is dealing with tight inventory.

Diane Howard - Episode 8

Join us for Episode 8 of The Closing Room with special guest and former manager with the REO Family of Companies, Diane Howard. Now living in Florida, Diane has expanded her Michigan business, InStyle Home Interiors (formerly Staged with Style) to Florida where she is Owner and Chief Creative Officer and Designer. InStyle provides home staging and redesign services. Learn about virtual staging and see some dramatic room changes that help homes sell!

Eric Chase - Episode 7

Tune in this week as Eric Chase, Sales Manager of Insurance One, gives some helpful insurance insights to buyers, sellers, and existing home owners.

Jennifer Essary - Episode 6

The Real Estate One Charitable Foundation has grown from $250,000 in annual fundraising to almost $1 million raised in 5 years. Meet Jennifer Essary, the quiet force behind this tremendous growth. As the Manager of the REO Foundation, Jennifer talks about the growth, the dip in fundraising in 2020, and some creative ideas on how to meet your fundraising goals during the Pandemic.

Jack Lane - Episode 5

On this week’s episode we talk to long time Traverse City resident and real estate agent, Jack Lane, about the housing market in Northern Michigan. A gifted storyteller, Jack tells us about the growth of the Grand Traverse area and with 32 years of experience has some great advice for agents new to the business.