This Month In Real Estate Investing, hosted by Denver, Colorado realtor and real estate investor James A. Brown, is a monthly, video, roundtable-style podcast that features your favorite real estate investing personalities to help discuss the month's REI news and events. Learn more at thismonthinrealestateinvesting.com
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May 30, 20261 hr 11 min
May 2026 • Drop. AI Agents. Terror. Abundance!
TMIREI May 2026 tackles Miami’s rising market, rental scams, investor fraud, AI listing photos, predatory contracts, luxury tax fights, and surveillance pricing concerns in one dramatic investor-focused conversation.This Month's News Items:Miami Sales Rise For 7th Straight MonthDave Ramsey Says Real Estate Is Not Passive IncomeMother Falls For Social Media Rental ScamGurus Sentenced For $17 Million Ponzi SchemeNew York Titan Sparks Tax-The-Rich FirestormAI Home Listing Photos Raise ConcernsEx-Brooklyn Judge Accused Of Investor ScamFormer Seattle Broker Sentenced For FraudMV Realty Settlement Delivers Homeowner ReliefAmericans Support Ban On Surveillance PricingHosted by James A. Brown: https://jamesbrownrealestate.comThis month's guests:Paul Anderson: https://www.verticalfundingcapital.com/Caleb David: https://davidcommercial.com/Natalie Levkovitz: https://www.equallycraftedmanagement.com/See more great content at https://www.unitedstatesrealestateinvestor.comCatch all USREI content on Real Estate On Air! https://www.realestateonair.fm/
May 10, 20261 hr 41 min
April 2026 • Drop. AI Agents. Terror. Abundance!
We break down fraud risks, market shifts, AI disruption, and luxury housing trends, showing how investors can navigate a rapidly changing landscape filled with both opportunity and serious risk.This Month's News Items:Agent Pleads Guilty in $11M Embezzlement CaseDowntown LA Market Shift as Tenants Buy BuildingsReal Estate Recovery Begins to Take ShapeCybercrime Hits $20.8B, Real Estate Fraud RisesAI Shopping Agents Set to Reshape RetailAntitrust Lawsuit Targets CoStar Data MonopolyMan Arrested in Real Estate Fraud SchemeGary Keller Warns MLS LeadersMiami Luxury Boom Prices Out BuyersRobot Beats Half-Marathon Record, But Limits RemainHosted by James A. Brown: https://jamesbrownrealestate.comThis month's guests:Dusten Hendrickson: https://mailboxmoneyre.com/Mitch Ginsberg: https://www.commloan.com/See more great content at https://www.unitedstatesrealestateinvestor.comCatch all USREI content on Real Estate On Air! https://www.realestateonair.fm/
March 30, 20261 hr 42 min
March 2026 • Fraud. Pressure. Shift. Uncertainty!
This month’s TMIREI episode breaks down rising fraud, shifting investor strategies, global conflict impacts, and new regulations shaping the housing market as 2026 unfolds with uncertainty and opportunity.This Month's News Items:Los Angeles Woman Faces 24 Years in Prison for Real Estate FraudWar With Iran Raises Concerns for U.S. Housing MarketReal Estate Investors Pull Back From Florida MarketsExperts Say No Major Housing Market Crash Expected in 2026Kentucky Rental Scams Surge as Lawmakers Push Tougher PenaltiesWealthy Buyers Flock to Charleston for Second HomesNew FinCEN Rule Targets Residential Real Estate TransactionsNew Hampshire Developer Indicted in $3.8M Loan Fraud CaseFBI Busts $17.4M Mortgage Fraud Scheme Targeting SeniorsStudy Finds Ideal Coffee Intake May Lower StressHosted by James A. Brown: https://jamesbrownrealestate.comThis month's guests:Tim Baldwin: https://pmlawsolutions.com/ Axel Meierhoefer: https://idealwealthgrower.com/ Meg Epstein: https://www.casouthdevelopment.com/See more great content at https://www.unitedstatesrealestateinvestor.comCatch all USREI content on Real Estate On Air! https://www.realestateonair.fm/
March 1, 20261 hr 50 min
February 2026 • Fraud. Liquidity. Luxury. Disruption!
Fraud headlines, record luxury prices, rising defaults, and foreign capital flows collide in February 2026. TMIREI breaks down the shifting credit cycle, AI office fears, and liquidity pressure reshaping how disciplined investors approach buy-and-hold strategy today.This Month's News Items:Private Clubs Replace Mall AnchorsCollege Park Seeks $600K BackUrban Multifamily Fraud Risks RiseForeign Capital Fuels U.S. Housing$5M Settlement in Property ScandalHamptons Prices Hit Record HighAI Fears Sink Property StocksTexas Deed Fraud Scheme ExposedBroker Charged in $1.5M Home FraudReal Estate Secondaries Hit $20BCPA Sentenced in $600K FraudCMBS Defaults AccelerateChina’s 120K-Cycle Water BatteryHosted by James A. Brown: https://jamesbrownrealestate.comThis month's guests:Matt Meredith: https://meridianlg.com/ David S. Rose: https://usremholdings.com/ Reza Motalebpour: https://ingwe.ca/ See more great content at https://www.unitedstatesrealestateinvestor.comCatch all USREI content on Real Estate On Air! https://www.realestateonair.fm/
February 1, 20261 hr 45 min
January 2026 • Deceptions. Fractures. Trials. Collision!
January 2026 exposes a housing landscape defined by fraud, lawsuits, policy risk, buyer hesitation, and collapsing trust, forcing investors to rethink assumptions as pressure builds across every layer of the market.This month's news items:Big Changes Coming to Real Estate in 2026Fort Worth Couple Pleads Guilty to $5M Fraud2026 Real Estate OutlookSan Diego Man Charged in Investment FraudSouth Fulton Rental Scam Leaves Family Facing EvictionTrump TPS Cutoff Triggers Housing RiskTrump Targets Wall Street HousingCincinnati Investment Group Charged in $50M Bank FraudNYC Announces $2.1M Tenant Harassment SettlementZillow Faces New Steering LawsuitCalifornia Housing Crisis Drives Mass ExodusHomebuyers Backing Out at Record PaceGen Z Cognitive Decline and Denmark’s FixContact InfoHosted by the ever-vigilant James A. Brown: https://jamesbrownrealestate.comGuests:Sally Gimon: https://thetrustisyou.com/K. Trevor Thompson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ktrevorthompson/Jamie Finnen-Gratzer: https://theoptimalfinancialgroup.com/See more great content at https://www.unitedstatesrealestateinvestor.com/Catch all USREI content on Real Estate On Air! https://www.realestateonair.fm/
January 10, 20262 hr 39 min
This Year In Real Estate Investing 2025 (The Reset No One Could Avoid)
This Year in Real Estate Investing 2025 breaks down the policy shocks, capital shifts, cultural changes, and financial realities that quietly reset the housing market and forced investors to rethink risk, strategy, and long-term positioning.This year's top news items:Tariffs Froze New DevelopmentCTA Compliance Rule DisappearedInstitutions Chose IndustrialRent Control Drew a Line1031 and Bonus Depreciation SurvivedCalifornia Repriced Insurance RiskOffice Finally BrokeRate Cuts Lost Their PowerWashington Pivoted to SupplyCommission Collapse Never HappenedMigration Quietly ShiftedRecession-Proof Assets FailedContact InfoHosted by the ever-vigilant James A. Brown: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-brown-303/Guests:Paul Anderson: https://verticalfundingcapital.com/Joseph Bodek: https://www.realestatementoringusa.com/Claude Diamond: https://www.claudediamond.com/Alina Herman: https://www.ourtopagent.com/Domenic Danino: https://www.rent2ownhomesus.com/Gabrielle Simmons: https://dealmakersco.com/See more great content at https://www.unitedstatesrealestateinvestor.com/Catch all USREI content on Real Estate On Air! https://www.realestateonair.fm/
November 30, 20252 hr 11 min
November 2025 • Shock. Surge. Chaos. Breakpoint!
November brings a surge of chaos across markets as data centers expand, scams multiply, policies shift, and investors rethink their strategy. This month’s roundup reveals a landscape transforming faster than anyone expected.This month's news items:Data Center DominationScottsdale Fake Heirs Home Sale ScamFannie Mae Kills Credit WallMamdani’s Landlord Government BlueprintTrump’s 50 Year Mortgage ShockCalifornia SB 79 Six Story BattlefieldsOahu Deed Forgery Property ScamRichmond Hill Crypto Fraud BustRotting in Mold Corporate NeglectInvestors Take Over America’s HeartlandToxic Los Angeles Investor AbandonmentNew Jersey 4.5 Million Mortgage ScamThe Art Of Letting GoContact InfoHosted by the ever-vigilant James A. Brown: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-brown-303/Guests:Nathan Turner, https://earnestinvesting.com/Damion Lupo, https://damionlupo.com/See more great content at https://www.unitedstatesrealestateinvestor.com/Catch all USREI content on Real Estate On Air! https://www.realestateonair.fm/
October 26, 20252 hr 5 min
October 2025 • Fraud, Fallout, Fortune, & Freedom
October 2025 brought scandal, scams, and seismic shifts. From Vegas Ponzi schemes to Baltimore fraud and a nationwide rent freeze, TMIREI unpacks the chaos and the hidden opportunities driving the new investor reality.This month's news items:Phony NYC Broker Runs $25K Rental ScamTexas Couple Busted for $1.6M Deed Fraud$19M Wire Fraud Exposes Mortgage Cyber WeaknessGov’t Shutdown Adds Uncertainty to Housing MarketBillionaire’s Son Busted in $2M “Man Cave” ScamInvestors Now One-Third of HomebuyersNantucket Broker Fights Short-Term Rental LimitsMemphis Women Claim Investor Took Their MoneyBaltimore’s $100M Fraud Ring UncoveredVegas Lawyer Beasley’s $500M Ponzi CollapseOffice-to-Co-Living Conversions in PhoenixRent Growth Falls to 15-Year Low NationwideDave Ramsey Slams Millennials & Gen ZContact InfoHosted by the ever-vigilant James A. Brown: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-brown-303/Guests:Dave Foster, https://www.the1031investor.com/Patrick Grimes, https://passiveinvestingmastery.com/Fred Moskowitz, https://www.fredmoskowitz.com/#USREI #TMIREI #JamesABrown #DaveFoster #PatrickGrimes #FredMoskowitzSee more great content at https://www.unitedstatesrealestateinvestor.com/Catch all USREI content on Real Estate On Air! https://www.realestateonair.fm/
September 28, 20251 hr 15 min
September 2025 • Fraud, Fortune, Crisis, and Empire!
September 2025 unleashes a storm of scams, lawsuits, billionaire empires, and bold reinvention across the industry. From fraud and title pirates to mega investors and rent control battles, this month’s TMIREI covers it all.This month's news items:Indiana Men Sentenced Marfa Wire Fraud Mega Investors Snapping Up Properties Floral Park Attorney Guilty $1.7M Theft Calvin Harris $22.5M Fraud Accusation Title Pirates Targeting Vacant Properties NAR Antitrust Suit “Bled Realtors Dry” “Wolf of West Virginia” Fraud Sentencing Venice Woman Posed as Agent Scammed Couple AutoZone Repurposing Big Box Retailers Six Flags Real Estate Monetization Push Rent Control Debate Amid Housing Crisis Richest Billionaires in Real Estate Contact InfoHosted by the ever-vigilant James A. Brown, the June 2025 episode unravels a head-spinning blend of headlines featuring legislative crackdowns, AI trickery, tech deceptions, tax hikes, and flat-out criminal fraud.Hosted by James A. Brown: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-brown-303/Guests:James Michener: https://www.instagram.com/jamesrmichener/#USREI #TMIREI #JamesABrown #JamesMichenerSee more great content at https://www.unitedstatesrealestateinvestor.com/Catch all USREI content on Real Estate On Air! https://www.realestateonair.fm/
August 30, 20251 hr 57 min
August 2025 • Fraud, Power, Closure, Collapse, and Blood!
August 2025 delivers one of the most dramatic months yet; executive shootings, fraud schemes, lawsuits, deregulation, and collapsing confidence. TMIREI unpacks the chaos, showing how every headline shakes investor trust and reshapes tomorrow!This month's news items:- Texas Senate Approves Deed Fraud Bill - Blackstone Exec Shot, Fund Fallout - Milwaukee Businessman Charged With Investor Fraud - U.S. Sues Developer Over Native Artifacts - Energy Star Program Axed, CRE Fallout - Trump Order Opens 401(k)s to Crypto & Real Estate - Viral Agent Rant Blames Investors for Housing Crisis - San Francisco Office Vacancies Drop, ‘Gold Rush’ Returns - Shohei Ohtani, Agent Sued in Hawaii Project Dispute - Ray Dalio Warns Against Real Estate in Current Economy - Trump Revokes Biden Antitrust Order, Shifts Competition Policy - DOGE Lease Cancellations Hit CRE Market Hard - 11 Things You Shouldn't Use ChatGPT for, and Why You'll Regret It(01:59) - James Brown Opens the Show and Introduces Guests(03:53) - Dave Foster Shares Background and 1031 Exchange Focus(05:00) - Scott Royal Smith Shares Legal and Investing Background(06:16) - Texas Senate Approves Deed Fraud Bill(10:33) - Manhattan Blackstone Executive Shooting Fallout(20:27) - Milwaukee Investor Fraud Case Uncovered(28:08) - U.S. Government Lawsuit Over Native American Artifacts(33:58) - Accelerated Capital Advertising Break(35:20) - Energy Star Program Elimination Debate(48:10) - Trump Order Opens 401(k)s to Crypto and Property(55:55) - Viral Agent Housing Crisis Rant Discussion(1:14:35) - San Francisco Commercial Rebound and AI Surge(1:27:49) - Shohei Ohtani Hawaii Development Lawsuit(1:29:13) - Ray Dalio Warns Against Property Investing(1:36:09) - Trump Revokes Biden Antitrust Order(1:44:31) - DOGE Lease Cancellations Hit CRE Market(1:52:06) - Fun News: 11 Things Not to Use ChatGPT For(1:56:29) - Closing Remarks, Sponsor Thanks, and Guest Contact InfoHosted by the ever-vigilant James A. Brown, the June 2025 episode unravels a head-spinning blend of headlines featuring legislative crackdowns, AI trickery, tech deceptions, tax hikes, and flat-out criminal fraud.Hosted by James A. Brown: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-brown-303/Guests:Dave Foster: https://www.the1031investor.com/Scott Royal Smith: https://royallegalsolutions.com/#USREI #TMIREI #JamesABrown #DaveFoster #ScottRoyalSmith #EricBurnsSee more great content at https://www.unitedstatesrealestateinvestor.com/Catch all USREI content on Real Estate On Air! https://www.realestateonair.fm/🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍
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