The Real Word

Byron Lazine discusses the bipartisan housing bill Trump is calling a "big yawn," new polling showing 78% of Americans want more affordable housing regardless of politics, and what the institutional investor cap and building deregulation mean for the 2026 real estate market. BAM BBQ: https://nowbam.com/bambbq/ BAM Camp: https://bamcamp.remindermedia.com/ 🔑 Become a member of BAMx: https...

Byron Lazine discusses NAR’s 2026 Legislative Meetings, unpacking the Realtor trademark debate, the proposed Code of Ethics disclosure requirement, and why NAR keeps focusing on the wrong problem. BAM Webinar: How to Build a $100M Team: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/4017742849453/WN_95J3BYESTxmEaPORVABLVw#/registration BAM BBQ: https://nowbam.com/bambbq/ 🔑 Become a member of BAMx: http...

Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss the new Google Local Service Ads (LSA) update for real estate agents and its impact on Zillow and Realtor.com. They analyze why matching consumer response times dictates lead flow and how top teams navigate the real estate recession. They also break down the ongoing agent exit from the housing market and preview an upcoming interview with the agent featured in...

Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss the Wall Street Journal's report on agents quitting, NAR's shrinking membership numbers and its Q1 Strategic Plan update, and whether this market is just weeding out people who were never built for it. They also talk about commission structure changes and what AI could mean for the future of the agent business. 🔑 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐀𝐌𝐱: https://www.s...

Byron Lazine discusses the federal court battle between Zillow, MRED, and Compass. He breaks down MRED cutting off 43,000 Chicago listings and the federal judge's order to turn them back on. He also looks at Jason Oppenheim's commentary on Compass's private exclusives policy and examines what this fight over data transparency means for agents and consumers. 🔑 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐀𝐌𝐱:...

Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss the latest real estate news shaking up the industry, including Google bringing back real estate listings, Zillow suing Compass and MRED over private listings, eXp Realty expanding coming soon syndication across major portals, and Bright MLS becoming Compass’ biggest MLS partner. 🔑 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐀𝐌𝐱: https://www.skool.com/bamx 👉 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚: Tired of...

Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss the massive news shaking up real estate distribution: the Zillow and Realtor.com partnership. In this episode, they break down what "pre-portal" exposure really means for your business, what it means for "Coming Soon" and "Preview" marketing strategies, and whether the era of listing fragmentation is finally coming to an end. 🔑 𝐁...

Byron Lazine discusses HUD's new guidance confirming real estate agents can lawfully share local crime and school data, correcting "misguided" industry advice that restricted info to avoid allegations of "steering." 🔑 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐀𝐌𝐱: https://www.skool.com/bamx 👉 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚: Tired of spending your hard earned money on marketing you know never makes it past the...

Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss the massive industry shift as The Real Brokerage acquires REMAX in an $880 million deal. Learn how the new Real REMAX Group, led by CEO Tamir Poleg, will integrate REMAX’s global franchise network with Real’s AI technology and Motto Mortgage. This is your daily playbook: how to explain the shift to clients, leverage tech trends, and make smarter business decis...

Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss Patrick Bet-David’s viral claim that it’s a “horrible time to be a realtor,” break down White House housing data, and explain what will truly restart the market. BAM Fest: https://nowbam.com/bamfest/ 🔑 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐀𝐌𝐱: https://www.skool.com/bamx 👉 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚: Tired of spending your hard earned money on marketing you know never makes it past the tr...

Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss the National Association of Realtors’ $52.25 million settlement to resolve buyer-side commission claims. They break down the "opt-in" details and how agents must pivot their value propositions to thrive in the new regulatory landscape. 🔑 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐀𝐌𝐱: https://www.skool.com/bamx 👉 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚: Tired of spending your hard earned money on...

Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss the industry-wide fallout from Gary Vee’s advice to spend 50% of your time on content creation. This episode breaks down his advice, plus the responses from Brian Buffini and Jared James, and asks the ultimate question: how much time should you spend creating content? 🔑 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐀𝐌𝐱: https://www.skool.com/bamx 👉 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚: Tired of spending yo...

On the 400th episode of The Real Word, Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss the Cotality-ResiClub brokerage survey, revealing agent sentiment on hot-button topics like compensation, private listings, the value of the MLS, and Compass vs Zillow. They also talk about how agents should be communicating and demonstrating their value right now. 🔑 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐀𝐌𝐱: https://www.skool.com/bamx BA...

Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss the Zillow Preview rollout, eXp’s non-exclusive listing strategy, Compass dropping its lawsuit against Zillow, insights from a Zillow COO interview, and how agents can win listing presentations through smarter positioning—not just comps. 🔑 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐀𝐌𝐱: https://www.skool.com/bamx BAM Camp AZ: https://bamcamp.live/ 👉 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚: Tired of spendin...

Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss NAR reaffirming MLS discretion after the Compass–Rocket/Redfin announcement. They also talked about the potential passage of Washington's private listings bill, SB 6091, and how it could reshape listing transparency for homebuyers and sellers. 🔑 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐀𝐌𝐱: https://www.skool.com/bamx BAM Camp AZ: https://bamcamp.live/ 👉 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚: Tired...

Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss the historic partnership between Compass and Rocket Companies to dramatically expand listing inventory on Redfin, and what it signals for competition, consumer access, and the future of real estate search. 🔑 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐀𝐌𝐱: https://www.skool.com/bamx BAM Camp AZ: https://bamcamp.live/ 👉 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚: Tired of spending your hard earned money on mark...

Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss Senator Elizabeth Warren’s letter pressing the DOJ for answers on the Compass-Anywhere merger’s antitrust review and its potential to drive up housing costs and stifle competition in the real estate market. 🔑 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐀𝐌𝐱: https://www.skool.com/bamx BAM Camp AZ: https://bamcamp.live/ 👉 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚: Tired of spending your hard earned money on mar...

Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss Dave Ramsey’s proposals to ban institutional investors and raise the capital gains exemption to $2M. During the Racket Round, they challenge the data behind Ramsey's claims and share the exact playbook agents should be using to win listings right now. 🔑 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐀𝐌𝐱: https://www.skool.com/bamx BAM Camp AZ: https://bamcamp.live/ 👉 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚...

Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss a February 6, 2026 federal court judge’s denial of Compass’s request to block Zillow’s private listing ban. Tune in for the Racket Round where Byron and Nicole discuss the ruling and the biggest questions raised by it. 🔑 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐀𝐌𝐱: https://www.skool.com/bamx BAM Camp AZ: https://bamcamp.live/ 👉 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚: Tired of spending your hard earned...

Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss AccountTECH’s latest brokerage profitability report, highlighting a structural shift toward positive EBITDA across the industry. They then examine CoStar’s 2026 outlook and Zillow’s layoffs as real-world examples of cost control driving margins. 🔑 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐀𝐌𝐱: https://www.skool.com/bamx BAM Camp AZ: https://bamcamp.live/ 👉 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚: Tired of...

Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss a new CPC report questioning agent commissions after the NAR settlement, claiming most home buyers and sellers are “grossly overpaying” for real estate services and could save around $10K per transaction without sacrificing quality. 🔑 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐀𝐌𝐱: https://www.skool.com/bamx BAM Camp AZ: https://bamcamp.live/ 👉 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚: Tired of spending you...

Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss the 80-page Annual Report from the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), covering its 2025 accomplishments and outlining next steps for 2026. 🔑 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐀𝐌𝐱: https://www.skool.com/bamx BAM Camp AZ: https://bamcamp.live/ 👉 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚: Tired of spending your hard earned money on marketing you know never makes it past the trash can or spam filt...

Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss the closing of the $1.6B Compass-Anywhere merger, the letter from Compass CEO Robert Reffkin, insights from branding expert Marc Davison of 1000watt, and a Washington state bill request that could ban private listings. 🔑 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐀𝐌𝐱: https://www.skool.com/bamx BAM Camp AZ: https://bamcamp.live/ 👉 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚: Tired of spending your hard earned...

Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss a New York Post article about Florida homebuyers using AI tech startup Homa to buy homes without hiring an agent. For the Racket Round, Byron and Nicole answer four questions about the article and the Homa platform. 🔑 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐀𝐌𝐱: https://www.skool.com/bamx BAM Camp AZ: https://bamcamp.live/ 👉 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚: Tired of spending your hard earned mon...

Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss a Florida brokerage awarded $24,000 in a lawsuit after a homebuyer breached an exclusive broker agreement under new NAR rules. 🔑 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐀𝐌𝐱: https://www.skool.com/bamx BAM Camp AZ: https://bamcamp.live/ 👉 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚: Tired of spending your hard earned money on marketing you know never makes it past the trash can or spam filter? Imagine gettin...