Real Estate Connections | with Mary Foerster
Real Estate Connections is a real estate podcast exploring the people, trends, and ideas shaping today’s housing market. Hosted by Mary Foerster, the show features thoughtful conversations with real estate professionals, investors, and industry leaders about how residential and commercial real estate evolves across communities and markets.
Each episode goes beyond the transaction to examine market shifts, housing supply, investment perspectives, and the relationships that influence successful real estate experiences.
You’ll hear discussions on:
• Housing market trends and regional insights
• Real estate investing perspectives
• The role of referrals and professional networks
• Navigating change in residential and commercial markets
• Technology and innovation in real estate
• Recent Housing News
• The human side of buying, selling, and investing
Whether you are curious about the housing market, considering a move, or interested in understanding how real estate professionals approach their work, Real Estate Connections offers informed, balanced conversations about one of the most important sectors of our economy.
Because in real estate, relationships matter.
Episodes
17 episodes
How to Buy a Home for Aging Parents Using a Family Opportunity Mortgage
What if you could help an aging parent move closer to you without paying investment property rates?In this episode of Real Estate Connections, Mary Foerster sits down with mortgage expert Gabe Whitmer to discuss one of the most underutil...
Second Home, Coastal Living, Retirement Moves, and Real Estate Decisions Explained
What should you consider before relocating from a major city to a quieter coastal community?In this episode of Real Estate Connections, Mary Foerster talks with Washington DC Realtor David Shotwell about second homes, retirement relocati...
How Families Navigate Senior Housing, Caregiving, and Aging in Place
What happens when aging parents can no longer safely stay in their current home?In this episode of Real Estate Connections, Mary Foerster talks with Colorado Springs Realtor and Seniors Real Estate Specialist Wanda Wood about the growing...
The Real Reason People Start Podcasts and Why It Changes Them
What if podcasting is about more than just recording a conversation?In this special solo episode of Real Estate Connections, Mary Foerster steps away from real estate to share her personal journey into podcasting, how it started, what sh...
Mortgage Decisions in Midlife: What You Need to Know Before You Buy Again
How do mortgage decisions change as you move into your 40s, 50s, and beyond?In this episode of Real Estate Connections, host Mary Foerster sits down with Solomon Skolnick, a senior loan originator and author known as “Professor Home Loan...
Thinking About Moving in Retirement? What No One Tells You
What should you consider before making a move in retirement?In this episode of Real Estate Connections, host Mary Foerster sits down with Frank Menard, a real estate professional, coach, and U.S. Marine Corps veteran, to talk about the r...
Aging in Place or Moving? How to Make Smart Housing Decisions as You Get Older
What happens to your home as you age?In this episode of Real Estate Connections, host Mary Foerster has a candid and personal conversation with her husband, Carl Foerster, about the real-life housing decisions they are beginning to face ...
We Buy Ugly Houses? The Truth About Real Estate Wholesaling
Have you ever seen signs that say “We Buy Ugly Houses” and wondered what they really mean?In this episode of Real Estate Connections, host Mary Foerster breaks down the concept of real estate wholesaling, what it is, how it works, and wh...
Feng Shui for Homeowners Part 2: How to Use Feng Shui in Your Home
How do you actually use Feng Shui in your home?In this episode of Real Estate Connections, host Mary Foerster welcomes back Interiors Therapy expert Suzanne Roynon for a deeper, more practical conversation on how to apply Feng Shui princ...
What Makes a Great Realtor? A Real Conversation About Trust and Service
What actually makes a great realtor?In this episode of Real Estate Connections, host Mary Foerster sits down with Mary McCauley, a luxury real estate advisor and founder of McCauley Fine Homes, to walk through what clients should expect ...
How to Navigate Real Estate with the Right Experts
What have we learned so far about today’s real estate market?In this episode of Real Estate Connections, host Mary Foerster takes a step back to recap the first six episodes of the podcast and share what listeners can expect moving forwa...
How much does it actually cost to invest in turnkey real estate?
In this follow-up episode of Real Estate Connections, host Mary Foerster welcomes back Tim Robinson and Danny Cole to break down the real numbers behind turnkey rental property investing.In their previous conversation, they explained wha...
Feng Shui for Homeowners Part 1: How Your Space Influences Health, Wealth, and Happiness
Can the way your home is organized affect your relationships, health, and overall happiness?In this episode of Real Estate Connections, host Mary Foerster speaks with Suzanne Roynon, an internationally recognized Interiors Therapy expert...
What Makes a Great Real Estate Professional? Insights from Mary Foerster
What does it mean to move from selling homes to connecting people with the right real estate professionals across the country?In this special episode of Real Estate Connections, the tables are turned as Julie DeLucca-Collins int...
Understanding Turnkey Real Estate Investing: Structure, Risk, and Operations
In this episode of Real Estate Connections, Mary Foerster continues the conversation on real estate investing by examining how turnkey investment properties operate.Mary speaks with real estate investor Tim Robinson and investment consul...
Understanding Mortgage Options and Down Payment Strategies with Tony Cardinali
In this episode of Real Estate Connections, Mary Foerster explores one of the most common questions in home buying: how does financing actually work?Mary speaks with mortgage professional Tony Cardinali about the fundamentals of h...
Real Estate Investing, Strategy, and Relationships with Tim Robinson
Welcome to Real Estate Connections. I’m Mary Foerster, and I’m excited to introduce a podcast dedicated to thoughtful conversations about today’s real estate landscape.Each week, you’ll hear discussions with professionals, investors, and...