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THIS SUNDAY, JOIN ALL THINGS REAL ESTATE RADIO SHOW HOST REY POST, GREGG ANTONSEN AND DREW LAMPRICH OF SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY, AND SCOTT ROBINSON OF UNION HOME MORTGAGE, FOR A SPECIAL START OF THE NEW YEAR THEMED SHOW.

By Rey Post
Associate Broker, Sotheby’s International Realty
Host of the “All Things Real Estate” Radio Show
January 23, 2022

 

The “All Things Real Estate radio show airs this Sunday, January 23 (12-2pm Mountain Time) on Santa Fe’s Talk 1260 AM KTRC and 103.7-FM, and streams on SantaFe.com, as well as via the “Listen Now” link at ATREradio.com.

This weekly radio show features host and Sotheby’s International Realty’s Associate Broker Rey Post (NM REC License #45660), as well as a variety of special guests who offer news, information, and commentary on current real estate, business, and community issues, important to homeowners, buyers, and sellers.

In the first hour of the show, join Rey and his special guests, Gregg Antonsen, retiring Senior Vice President and Brokerage Manager, and Drew Lamprich, the new Vice President and Qualifying Broker of the Sotheby’s International Realty Santa Fe operations. Rey, Gregg, and Drew will discuss a variety of current real estate issues, including the major role that the brokers of Sotheby’s International play, as they bring professional services to home buyers, and sellers in northern New Mexico. Rey will also highlight the 10+ years that Gregg has served as the Senior Vice President and Brokerage Manager of Sotheby’s International Realty, and invite Drew to speak to his vision for the future, as he assumes his new position as Vice President and Qualifying Broker of the company’s Santa Fe real estate brokerage.

In the fall of 2021, Gregg Antonsen announced that—after more than 40 years of service—he would retire. Gregg is retiring on a high note, with the Santa Fe Brokerage closing approximately $1.2 billion in volume in 2020, tripling its volume since 2010. According to the Santa Fe MLS, as of September 2021, year-to-date, Sotheby’s International Realty – Santa Fe Brokerage commands more than 31% of the market, more than the number two and three competitors combined. Additionally, the brokerage holds 55% of the market share for properties priced $1M+, with more than four times the number of transactions in this price category than the next highest competitor and more transactions in this price category than all other brokerages in the market combined.

Last fall, Clifford Siegel, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating and Financial Officer of Sotheby’s International Realty, stated that he was “…incredibly thankful for the talented team that Gregg has mentored,” at the Santa Fe brokerage. As manager of three offices, associate brokers and staff that comprise Sotheby’s International Realty’s presence in Santa Fe, Gregg fully understands the important role that home buying and selling plays in the economy, both locally, and across the nation”.

As Vice President and Brokerage Manager, Drew Lamprich will lead more than 100 brokers affiliated with Sotheby’s International Realty, and three offices in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Drew began his career with Sotheby’s International Realty in 2016 as an accomplished associate broker offering concierge service and maximizing on the strength of the Sotheby’s International Realty brand coupled with his local Santa Fe knowledge. Drew currently serves as the 2022 vice president of the Santa Fe Association of Realtors, and will assume the role of its president in 2023. He has been on the Santa Fe Association of Realtors board of directors since 2019 and the New Mexico Association of Realtors board of directors since 2020. In 2018, Drew was honored with the Santa Fe Association of Realtors Rising Star award.

“Drew Lamprich’s experience and intimate knowledge of the Santa Fe market made him a natural choice to assume the role and he will be an invaluable asset to the company, the brokers in the local market, and their clients,” notes Philip A. White, president and CEO of Sotheby’s International Realty. “Gregg Antonsen put a strong team in place, and I’d like to thank him for his unwavering leadership and contributions to Sotheby’s International Realty.”

Rey’s “Real Estate Recommendation”:

Rey’s weekly real estate recommendation offers information on a variety of timely home buying and selling, community and business issues that impact the lives and work of consumers and real estate professionals. Rey’s commentary will include observations on the element of broker teamwork, and the professional assistance the marketing and administrative staff at the Santa Fe office of Sotheby’s International Realty bring to their interaction with the company’s brokers and clients.

Broker Reflections On This Week’s Featured Property:

Rey, Gregg and Drew will review the attributes of the team of licensed brokers who work at Santa Fe’s Sotheby’s International Realty brokerage, as well as the company’s administrative and marketing professionals, whose talents have helped to make Sotheby’s International Realty the #1 real estate brokerage in the city. Rey will also direct the listening audience to the array of properties that the brokers of the company are offering to home buyers, seeking to make Santa Fe, and other parts of northern New Mexico, their home.

In the second hour of the show, join Scott Robinson, the new Area Sales Manager for Union Home Mortgage, NMLS 202265, as he hosts his first quarterly broadcast of 2022, featuring guests offering commentary on a variety of mortgage issues, important to home buyers who use a lender in the process of purchasing a home. Scott will offer a review of the state of the mortgage market, as well as useful tips that can benefit consumers, whether they are first-time home buyers, experienced home owners, or are seeking a second-home investment property. Joining Scott in the conversation will be one of his colleagues at Union Home Mortgage. In a separate phone conversation, Scott will also speak with one of the mortgage clients of Union Home Mortgage in the “Raving Fan” segment of the show.

Scott will also take the opportunity to advise the audience why getting a home loan shouldn’t be complicated. He will illustrate how Union Home Mortgage puts consumers first, using a simple, convenient mortgage process, that delivers on the promise of home. Scott will share why Union Home Mortgage is known for its world-class service, personalized loans, and unwavering support, making them the hometown lender for consumers. Union Home Mortgage Corporation is an equal housing lender. NMLS 2229. Scott and his team are long-time content providers on the ATRE radio show, and are hosting their second-hour broadcasts each quarter in 2022.

ATRE Moves Towards 13 Years Of Airing On June 5, 2022

ATRE began airing in June 2009, with the show broadcasting on more than 700 occasions, when it marks 13 years of airing this June. Mostly in a two-hour format, the show has engaged in conversations with more than 3,000 guest commentators coming from Santa Fe and national real estate, business, governmental, entertainment, and community organizations. Though Rey created the show and has hosted just about every 1st hour (and many of the 2nd-hour broadcasts), a number of professionals have served as special guest hosts for many of the 2nd-hour broadcasts of the show. Rey is honored that ATRE has been embraced by the listening audience, with people in Santa Fe, throughout New Mexico, and across the country selecting the show as a destination each Sunday. He is also very appreciative of the program’s corporate supporters, broadcast professionals at Hutton Broadcasting, and the marketing team at Sotheby’s International Realty, for all that they have done to make the show a success. Here is a link to a press release marking the 12-year anniversary of the program in June 2021.

ATRE Wins National Award

In January 2020, RISMedia—the leading information and news provider for the residential real estate industry—named ATRE as one of their “2020 Newsmakers.” Cited as a nationally recognized industry leader, ATRE and others were characterized by RISMedia as “making a difference in the real estate and homeownership sectors, and whose actions have a far-reaching and profound impact on the real estate industry.” ATRE won in the category of “Trendsetters” in real estate, with information on the roster of award designees at https://rismedia.com/2020-newsmakers/, and ATRE recognized at https://rismedia.com/newsmaker/?id=429. Rey is honored to be a recipient of this special award and thanks all of the professionals who have helped to make ATRE a destination that people go to each week since the show first launched in 2009.

Giving Back to the Community

Since 2009, the “All Things Real Estate” (ATRE) radio show has offered air time to a variety of Santa Fe non-profit and community organizations. Representatives from organizations are able to use the ATRE program to share news and information with northern New Mexico residents about their services and activities. Over the years, some of the highly-regarded non-profit organizations featured on the ATRE program are: Cornerstones Community PartnershipsThink New MexicoLas Campanas Compadres; the Santa Fe Concorso; Kitchen AngelsCreative Santa FeDollars4Schools; and Youthworks. Senior Officers of the CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center, have also served as commentators on the program. In addition, Santa Fe Mayor Alan Webber—who has offered commentary on the show since first elected in 2018—speaks to the programs, events and community activities important to the residents of the city. In 2019, the Town of Taos collaborated with ATRE, in a year-long information series—sponsored by the Taos Ski Valley—called “This Is Taos.” Designed to offer useful information about this historic northern New Mexico community, the monthly show earned high marks from the public. Among the companies and non-profit organizations joining in supporting this monthly show series were: Taos Mesa Brewing; the Taos Center for the Arts; the Taos Arts Council; the Taos Gallery Association; the Taos Opera Institute; as well as Taos Behavioral Health, the Strong at Heart, and Taos MainStreet Accelerator projects.

The Realogy Disaster Relief Fund

The Realogy Disaster Relief Fund has been activated with the sole purpose of providing much-needed financial assistance to help those in need who are not covered by personal insurance policies. You may make a tax-deductible donation to the fund. The Realogy Disaster Relief Fund is managed through the Realogy Charitable Foundation. In donating to the Fund, 100 percent of the money will be disbursed to those who are affected by declared federal disasters. Click here to donate to the Realogy Disaster Relief Fund. Realogy Holdings Corp. delivers its real estate services through its well-known industry brands including Sotheby’s International Realty®.

As always, listener email questions and comments are welcome during the broadcast. Join in the conversation by emailing Rey your own questions at: rpost@atreradio.com. Check out the radio show and tune in via the Internet: Go to www.ATREradio.com and click on the “Listen Now” button.