This Week in Real Estate is a long-running real estate podcast hosted by Ray Ellen, designed to give real estate professionals and engaged consumers a single, reliable source for the week's most important housing news. Each episode delivers concise, professional analysis of national housing market trends, mortgage rate movements, Federal Reserve decisions, and real estate industry developments—all from practitioners who are active in the field.
Listeners of this Week in Real Estate gain working knowledge of topics that directly affect their business and buying decisions, including MLS policy changes, brokerage mergers and acquisitions, platform wars between companies like Zillow, Compass, and Redfin, pocket listing debates, and housing affordability challenges. The show draws on Ray Ellen's industry experience and features commentary grounded in current market data rather than speculation, making it a practical resource for staying informed week over week.
This real estate podcast is well suited for licensed agents, brokers, and real estate investors who need to stay current on industry shifts without spending hours consuming multiple news sources. It is equally valuable for homebuyers, sellers, and anyone tracking the national housing market who wants expert context behind the headlines. New and experienced professionals alike will find the show's consistent format and timely coverage useful for understanding how macro forces—from Fed rate decisions to MLS consolidation—translate into real-world conditions on the ground.
Ray Ellen discovered his love for real estate walking the family timberland in south Arkansas with his dad and grandfather. He began his real estate career in Northwest Arkansas as a marketing professional in 2006, marketing over $49,000,000 in property that year, and became a licensed Realtor in 2007, selling his first listing in less than a day.
Ray Ellen is the host of this Week in Real Estate, the longest running real estate news podcast that covers the national housing market, mortgage rates, the federal reserve, housing affordability, and real estate industry news. He has hosted the tWiRE podcast for five years as a worldwide podcast that helps agents know what is happening in the housing market and economy.
Leading the Pixel Properties team at REAL Broker, Ellen has built a group focused on client-first service and cutting-edge marketing. With more than 17 years in real estate, Ellen has had the privilege of helping more than 1,000 families buy or sell homes across central Arkansas. Ray is a mentor to many agents, a contributor to Broke Agent Media, and has been featured in Realtor Magazine, Inman, and many stages, panels, trainings, podcasts and shows around the country. As a real estate podcast host and industry expert, Ray combines his passion for property marketing with advanced digital strategies to serve clients throughout Arkansas.
Ray Ellen is looking for active real estate professionals, industry executives, and housing market experts to share data-driven, practitioner-level insights with their listeners.
