Troy Palmquist and Summer Goralik have teamed up to create “True Crimes of Real Estate,” which they describe as an “investigative-style podcast” focused on issues in the housing industry.
For years, true crime podcasts and TV shows have captivated audiences. A real estate boom is now upon us.
That’s thanks to industry veterans Troy Palmquist and Summer Goralik, who announced this month that they’re debuting a new podcast called “True Crimes of Real Estate.” In a statement, the pair described the project as an “investigative-style podcast” that focuses on “real-life enforcement cases, regulatory failures, and compliance breakdowns that have had a lasting impact on brokers, agents, and consumers.”
In other words, this podcast is unique both in its focus on real estate and its focus on compliance issues that listeners can learn from, rather than just sordid crime stories.
“Building a successful brokerage firm is about more than just hiring agents and closing deals,” Palmquist said in a statement. “The key is to create systems, culture and leadership that withstand scrutiny. Compliance is integral to success and is one of the clearest measures of it.”
The statement added that target audiences include “brokers, team leaders, agents, compliance officers, and real estate executives who want to better understand the risks, responsibilities, and real-world impact of their operational decisions.”
Industry insiders are familiar with both Goralik and Palmquist, as each is a regular contributor to Inman. Palmquist has held leadership positions at eXp Realty, founded DOORA Properties, and is the founder and principal advisor of HomeCode Advisors.
Goralik is a real estate compliance expert and consultant. She previously investigated real estate crimes for the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.
Their podcast comes at a perfect time. In recent years, podcasts such as Serial and My Favorite Murder have attracted large audiences. Meanwhile, some of the most popular content on streaming platforms like Netflix, Hulu, and HBO Max are true crime series.
At the same time, real estate is becoming a target for fraudsters, and waves of change are making compliance more complex than ever.
In an email, Palmquist explained that the podcast’s first episode explored the case of a “California property management company that found $70,000 in discrepancies and shortfalls in its trust account following a routine audit.”
“This was not an administrative document. It was a breakdown of basic trust account processing and reconciliation requirements,” he added.
You can watch the trailer for the first episode of True Crimes of Real Estate here.
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