# Women Lead, Data Shifts, Mergers Surge | Real Estate News Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-estate-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7843453/women-lead-data-shifts-mergers-surge-real-estate-news Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-estate-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7843453/women-lead-data-shifts-mergers-surge-real-estate-news.md Podcast: [Real Estate News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-estate-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7843453) Published: 2026-07-16T11:21:57+00:00 Episode link: https://sources.thednn.ai/3b18fed5e3de56be Audio file: https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/dbdd18ea-0bc9-4e4e-82b0-a524bb71b577.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/real-estate-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7843453/episodes/women-lead-data-shifts-mergers-surge-real-estate-news Duration seconds: 145 ## Resource Tripti Kasal is now CEO of the Women’s Council of Realtors, bringing her decade of leadership from Baird & Warner and Leading Real Estate Companies of the World to drive membership growth and leadership training for the group’s 9,000 members—critical as women make up 62% of Realtors but remain underrepresented in top roles. Meanwhile, NTREIS names Joey Bandemer VP of data governance and customer experience amid broader leadership shifts, including a new data-sharing deal, a $7-figure broker incentive program, and in-house compliance for the first time. The Kogevinas Group joins Sotheby’s International Realty in Montecito after closing $265M+ in sales last year, while Sotheby’s also acquires Majestic Realty Collective across Western states. Christie’s Southern California launches a New Development Division uniting four top brokers with $33B+ in sales volume. On the lending side, Veterans United Home Loans taps Nicole Galloway as CFO—a CPA and fraud examiner with eight years as Missouri State Auditor—to lead financial strategy. In Chicago, REMAX Suburban and REMAX All Pro merge into a 12-office, 240-agent network under Tom Hatzis, reflecting a broader industry trend of consolidation and leadership evolution. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/3b18fed5e3de56be ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/real-estate-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7843453/episodes/women-lead-data-shifts-mergers-surge-real-estate-news/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-estate-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7843453/women-lead-data-shifts-mergers-surge-real-estate-news.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.