The Real Value Podcast

The world's best podcast about the mindsets, behaviors, attitudes, and activities for the Appraisal, Real Estate, and Lending industries. Hosted by well known Real Estate and Appraiser Success Coach, Blaine Feyen, founder and CEO of the Real Value Group and Real Value Coaching Academy in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the Real Value Podcast covers a variety of topics involving all three of those businesses, as well as the topics of success, communication, leadership, balance, marketing, social media, SEO, NLP, and a bunch other awesome stuff!

Last refreshed: August 20th, 2025 at 10:00 PM ⓘ

Follow this podcast in the Metacast mobile app to refresh it and see new episodes.

Follow on

Apple Podcasts

Spotify

RSS

Podcasts are better in Metacast mobile app

Don't just listen to podcasts. Learn from them with transcripts, summaries, and chapters for every episode. Skim, search, and bookmark insights. Learn more

Episodes

10 Tips for Growing Your Social Media Following

In this episode, Blaine Feyen, president of Real Value Appraisal Group, talks about growing your social media following and how to have some fun doing it. Quite often, businesses are at a loss on just how to manage their social media presence so Blaine covers some simple things everybody can do today to help increase followers, readership of your posts, and how to enjoy the process.

Jan 13, 2016•25 min•Season 1Ep. 8

Have you even been in that house bro?

In this episode, Appraiser Blaine Feyen, President of Real Value Group appraisal company in Grand Rapids, Michigan, discusses how appraisers choose comparable sales and touches on the somewhat controversial topic of whether or not appraisers actually walk through the inside of the comparable sales they use in appraisal reports.

Oct 12, 2015•13 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble...

In this episode of Real Value Cast, Blaine discusses what contribute to real estate bubbles and the market forces at play. Blaine also touches on some of the key factors in today's economy that affect the micro and macro real estate markets.

Oct 01, 2015•25 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Why did my house appraise for exactly what I paid?

In this episode, Blaine Feyen, from the Real Value Group, discusses a very common misunderstanding in the Real Estate and appraisal world: why homes often appraise right at, or really close to, the sale price of a home purchase transaction. Listen in as Blaine discusses what makes up 'market value', how appraisals are developed, and finally solves the age old mystery that has been talked about in hushed circles for decades. www.RealValueGroup.com www.RealValueCast.com...

Sep 25, 2015•14 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Do multiple offers affect appraised value?

In this episode of Real Value Cast, Blaine discusses a very common occurrence in the current market in 2015, multiple offers. The market is hot for sellers with many of the listings being fought over by multiple buyers all bidding the sale price upward in a classic supply and demand battle. Blaine talks about some of main factors affecting this phenomenon and also answers the question of whether or not multiple offers have an effect on the final appraised value regardless of whether or not the s...

Sep 20, 2015•28 min•Season 1Ep. 4

RVC 003- Divorce Appraisals and the Appraiser You Choose

In this session, West Michigan's best divorce appraiser, Blaine Feyen, discusses the 5 things good divorce appraisers need to be and do when performing an appraisal for a divorce situation. Make sure you have a pen and paper to write some notes and set some goals for 2014.

Jan 14, 2014•27 min•Season 1Ep. 3

RVC 002- Assessed Values, What They Are and How NOT to use them

Certified Residential Appraiser in Grand Rapids, MI, Blaine Feyen, discusses assessed valuations utilized by assessing bodies to help determine taxable values and fair market values. Blaine explains the differences between assessed value, taxable value, and state equalized values, what they're used for, how they're determined, and how NOT to use the assessed value to determine the fair market value for your home.

Jan 06, 2014•16 min•Season 1Ep. 2

RVC 001- Top Ten Real Estate Appraiser Success Tips for 2014

In this episode Blaine Feyen discusses the top 10 success tips for Appraisers, real estate professionals and lenders for 2014. Listen close and take notes because this list is key to growing your appraisal or real estate and lending business in a way that gives you more life while enjoying more success with less work!

Jan 01, 2014•44 min•Season 1Ep. 1

← Prev

Hosted on Libsyn

For the best experience, listen in Metacast app for iOS or Android