{"podcast":{"title":"Real Estate News: Real Estate Investing Podcast","slug":"real-estate-news-real-estate-investing-podcast-217472","podcast_index_feed_id":217472,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/449046/rss","website_url":"https://realwealth.com/real-estate-news-for-investors-podcast/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/3/d/f/2/3df2fda0d0174eb6d959afa2a1bf1c87/cover_3000x3000px.jpg","author":"Kathy Fettke / RealWealth","episode_count":893,"summary":"Don't get caught off guard by market crashes that can take all your money down with them. And don't miss out on markets where you can build wealth practically overnight. Real Estate News for Investors with Kathy Fettke is the premiere source for savvy real estate investors who want to stay up-to-date on new laws, regulations, and economic events that affect real estate. Topics include: market trends, economic analysis that affects housing prices, updates on the best rental markets for investing in single-family rentals or multi-unit rentals, turn-key housing standards, the fate of the highly revered 1031 exchange and other tax law affecting investors, self-directed IRA investing and 401k changes, where rents and property values are rising or falling, flipping risks, new Dodd-Frank rules regarding private lending and financing standards, areas with job losses vs job growth, areas that are overbuilt or over-supplied versus areas with low supply and high demand, and how to avoid real esta...","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T00:19:21.308275+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-estate-news-real-estate-investing-podcast-217472"},"episode":{"title":"NAR Backs Labor Proposal on Independent Contractor Rules","slug":"nar-backs-labor-proposal-on-independent-contractor-rules","published_at":"2026-05-12T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-estate-news-real-estate-investing-podcast-217472/nar-backs-labor-proposal-on-independent-contractor-rules","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-estate-news-real-estate-investing-podcast-217472","url":"https://realwealth.com/real-estate-news-for-investors-podcast/","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/4f81dee6-e57b-48d5-94b4-33ff3032a868/nar_contractors.mp3?dest-id=3767799","summary":"A major labor proposal out of Washington could impact how millions of real estate agents do business. In this episode of Real Estate News for Investors, Kathy Fettke breaks down why the National Association of REALTORS is backing a new federal framework for independent contractor classification, what the five-factor \"economic reality\" test means, and why NAR is pushing for an explicit exemption for real estate professionals. For investors, this could affect brokerage models, agent compensation, and transaction costs across the housing market. Want to learn more? Visit www.NewsforInvestors.com Source: https://www.nar.realtor/magazine/real-estate-news/nar-backs-labor-dept-proposal-to-clarify-independent-contractor-rules","meta_description":"A major labor proposal out of Washington could impact how millions of real estate agents do business. In this episode of Real Estate News for Investors, K…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":187,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/real-estate-news-real-estate-investing-podcast-217472/episodes/nar-backs-labor-proposal-on-independent-contractor-rules/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-estate-news-real-estate-investing-podcast-217472/nar-backs-labor-proposal-on-independent-contractor-rules.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}