The Real Estate Collaborative

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REC is a different kind of brokerage-
working more collaboratively, advocating for housing equity & bringing more equity into every real estate transaction.

Photos from The Real Estate Collaborative's post 06/19/2026

Question #2 out now for ya!

Last month, we launched a series where we answer our most frequently asked questions, one at a time. Stay tuned each month to see which questions we come out with next! And of course, feel free to ask us your own questions any time at therecollab.com!

06/17/2026

Go to our YouTube channel to listen in on more of this conversation centered around private listing networks!

06/17/2026

Flash back to a wonderful episode with Doug Miller where we connect garrison Keeler and private listing networks??




Go to our YouTube page or anywhere you get podcasts to listen to the full episode!

06/07/2026

As promised, here is the episode we've been eager to present. Let us all brace ourselves for a topic that seems to be finding its way into every industry, including real estate: AI. Our previous conversation about how lenders are paid, the technology used to crunch numbers, and data security naturally led us here. We discuss where AI is helpful, where it is less helpful than hoped for, and where it may harm. Tune in to hear how AI has been showing up in our own work and what we've learned from it so far, for better or worse. Thanks to Matt Berna with Bell Bank Home Mortgage and Marc Byers for joining Paige on this episode of RECkoning with Real Estate! Find us at http://therecollab.com

Extras:
Matt Berna - Loan Officer:
https://bell.bank/mortgage/loan-officer/mattberna
REC’s page on Financing:
https://www.therecollab.com/financing
The REC difference :: Retainer Option:
https://www.therecollab.com/blog/retainer-option-saves-you-money
Learn how we approach fees here:
https://www.therecollab.com/blog/dollar-and-sense
REC’s Seller Facilitation option might intrigue you:
https://www.therecollab.com/blog/diy-the-sale-of-your-home-rec-can-help

Thank you to our Sponsors!
Taylor Hall @ Evergreen Collective:
https://ecoevergreen.co/
Matt Berna @ Bell Bank Mortgage:
https://bell.bank/mortgage/loan-officer/mattberna
Ben Feldman @ Active Insurance Solutions:
https://www.aisolutionsmn.com/staff-directory/BenFeldman

06/07/2026

Check out the latest episode of RECkoning with Real Estate before the new one comes out today!! Our episodes can be found anywhere you podcast and on YouTube by searching us!
Link in bio as well

06/06/2026

Open today! Hope to see you there!!

therecollab.com

05/31/2026

Hello again to Matt Berna and Marc Byers joining us this week! You may have heard those names before, and that is no mistake. These are two people with a lot of information to share. For this episode, we’re talking about how loan officers are compensated. We’ve spent previous episodes talking about how Realtors® are paid; it’s about time we have the same conversation about others involved in buying and selling your home. There are similarities between the two, but what’s even more interesting is how different they can be! This conversation is a dynamic one, where we go from complex behind-the-scenes numbers talk to straight up hair-do’s. Listen in and learn with Matt about loan officer compensation. Find us at http://therecollab.com

Extras:
Matt Berna - Loan Officer:
https://bell.bank/mortgage/loan-officer/mattberna
REC’s page on Financing:
https://www.therecollab.com/financing
The REC difference :: Retainer Option:
https://www.therecollab.com/blog/retainer-option-saves-you-money
Learn how we approach fees here:
https://www.therecollab.com/blog/dollar-and-sense
REC’s Seller Facilitation option might intrigue you:
https://www.therecollab.com/blog/diy-the-sale-of-your-home-rec-can-help

Thank you to our Sponsors!
Taylor Hall @ Evergreen Collective:
https://ecoevergreen.co/
Matt Berna @ Bell Bank Mortgage:
https://bell.bank/mortgage/loan-officer/mattberna
Ben Feldman @ Active Insurance Solutions:
https://www.aisolutionsmn.com/staff-directory/BenFeldman

05/29/2026

Meghan, one of REC’s trusted agents, has a creative daughter who put together this awesome short film starring LEGO® Paige - realtor, founder of REC, and guide to a cast of LEGO® buyers and sellers. The film follows the journey of a tiny cabin listing as it changes hands, showing how REC helped guide everyone through the process from start to finish.

https://youtu.be/kQJtSRyAq2M?si=GXOwAQhszHFXb6j6

05/28/2026

Newest episode of RECkoning with Real Estate out now! Tune in. Link in bio.

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