The Calibrate Real Estate Podcast has a simple goal; educate, empower, and encourage. Hosted by Kyle Malnati, broker/owner of Calibrate Real Estate in Denver Colorado, the winner of both 30Under30 and 40Under40 awards - Kyle interviews prestigious members of the Real Estate community at a national level to bring you their most coveted advice and best practices of the industry.
Kyle Malnati interviews Scott Rathbun, President and Owner of Apartment Appraisers and Consultants, discussing 2026 mid-year Denver Metro real estate data and market trends.
5 Mar 2026
#201: Denver Rental Market Insights 2026, With Scott Rathbun
Calibrate Real Estate Podcast #201
In this episode of the Calibrate Real Estate Podcast, host Kyle Malnati sits down with Scott Rathbun, the President and Owner of Apartment Appraisers and Consultants (AANC) (https://www.aamdhq.org/), to discuss the current state of the apartment market in the Denver Metro Area.
This episode provides valuable insights and data-driven analysis for real estate professionals and decision-makers in the Denver Metro Area, as they navigate the current market conditions and plan for the future.
Here are key takeaways:
The Denver Metro Area is experiencing a slowdown in population growth and employment, which are typically the key drivers of housing demand.
The demand for apartments remains high due to the increasing unaffordability of homeownership, leading to a delay in the transition from renting to owning.
The apartment market has been overbuilt, resulting in rising vacancy rates and the need for landlords to offer significant concessions to attract tenants.
The decline in rents is impacting the affordable housing market, as market-rate rents are now competing with subsidized affordable units.
The development pipeline is shrinking, which could lead to a future shortage of new apartment supply and a potential resurgence in rent growth.
Investors and developers should closely monitor the market trends and be prepared to adjust their strategies accordingly.
Renters may have more negotiating power in the short term, but the long-term outlook suggests the potential for a tightening market and rising rents.
Policymakers and affordable housing advocates should consider ways to incentivize the development of affordable units to mitigate the impact of the market-rate rent competition.
29 Aug 2025
#200: Final Offer: Win-Win For Sellers, Buyers, and Brokers
In this episode, Kyle Malnati interviews Jocelyn Vas, the Chief Knowledge Officer of a real estate technology company called Final Offer. Vas explains how Final Offer is disrupting the traditional home buying and selling process by providing real-time alerts whenever an offer is made on a property. This brings much-needed transparency that has been lacking in the industry, allowing both agents and consumers to have the same information at the same time.
Vas emphasizes that Final Offer is not meant to replace real estate agents, but rather empower them with better data and tools to serve their clients more effectively. She shares how the company's founder, who is also an agent, created Final Offer out of frustration with buyers missing out on properties and sellers potentially leaving money on the table due to a lack of visibility into the offer process. Voss believes embracing innovative technologies like this is crucial for agents to survive and thrive in the evolving real estate landscape.
Inside a recent episode
#202: 2026 Mid-Year Real Estate Data (Q2 2026)
Published 29 Jul 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And that was the reason why we had so many buyers and the market was crazy. So it's so funny to see that because that's not how it felt. That's not how it felt in my industry either. And I've pushed back on a demographer's office over and over and over again. And they do have an answer. And I halfway believe their answer. But I also believe a couple of things. One. I don't think these numbers are actually completely right. I think that the work from home movement, especially that started very strongly during COVID, is really hard to count. And so these numbers don't do a good job of counting that. […]
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