Emily Chenevert - Crazy Sh*t In Real Estate with Leigh Brown - Episode #174

I know, I know, you hate politics! But stay with me and don’t
forget that politics directly impact you and your clients! Emily
Chenevert, Chief Executive Officer at the Austin Board of
REALTORS, is a passionate lobbyist who gets the importance of
having the people’s best interest in mind. She understands the
power of negotiation and recognizes that we must learn to give
and take when making big decisions. Listen in to learn what makes
REALTORS a unique group and learn some things to ask the elected
public officials in your city. 


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Time Stamped Show Notes:


01:30 – Introducing Emily, the Chief Executive Officer at
Austin Board of REALTORS and Host of the ScratchThat podcast.

01:50 – She is a self-proclaimed “Association Junkie” and
does lots of political advocacy work

03:50 – She understands that politics are important to have
the people’s best interest at hand; the best REALTORS pay
attention

05:00 – Emily’s CSIRE story

05:15 – She is a young and female lobbyist in Texas, which is
rare; her second child had medical issues so she was in the
hospital for 6 weeks

05:40 – While in the hospital, she led over 8 independent
expenditure campaigns in elections for city council; she took
phone calls and meetings 

06:00 – The questions we should be asking elected officials

07:15 – In Austin, TX the concern is for quality of life;
Austin has grown so rapidly and is struggling with the
infrastructure to support this new growth 

08:30 – How Emily sets aside her personal beliefs in order to
speak for the community and be productive rather than divisive

08:45 – Her father was an elected official and her whole
family are democrats; her father thought she had sold her soul to
the devil when she joined the association as a lobbyist

08:52 – He thought all REALTORS are Republican and
conservative; this is untrue

09:11 – Emily believes “we are a purple power REALTOR party”;
there are times she has to shelf her own beliefs

09:30 – There’s a lot of grey area; negotiation, give and
take are necessary for growth overall

11:10 – We’ve lost mutual respect and healthy discourse; we
want purists but we are a nuanced population

13:10 – Lean into relationships and connection with the same
power as you do in politics and sides; this can change the
world 

14:30 - REALTORS are a 50/50 split and on both sides of the
isle; that makes for good public policy positions 

15:10 – Emily’s experience when buying her house

05:25 – They built their first house with an 80/20 loan at
100% with a balloon note on the second part of the home; they
thought home ownership was for everyone

16:10 – She learned a lot about how/why transactions are
structured the way they are; they rented it out for a while and
had hard times 

17:35 – How to contact Emily: by phone at (512)454-7636
ext.1000, by email at echenevert@abor.com, and on Instagram



3 Key Points
Politics affect you so pay attention!  The best REALTORS
are an inch wide and a mile deep. They have a tight niche that they
serve passionately.  We need to bring back mutual respect and
healthy discourse!