The Real Word

This week on The Real Word, Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss two rackets and this week’s Marketeer.  Subscribe to our channel: bit.ly/realwordsubscribe Racket 1: With talk about a recession looming, agents and clients alike are wondering what will happen to property prices. Byron and Nicole take a look at the data from the past four recessions and discuss how a recession differs from a housin...

This week on The Real Word, Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss why Zillow is not in trouble despite losing money on homes sold, why iBuyer platforms cost sellers money, and Oregon’s stance on single-family zoning.  Subscribe to our channel: bit.ly/realwordsubscribe Racket 1: Zillow lost $2,916 on every home it sold in Q2, on average. But this is a small price to pay for what they are gaining. R...

This week on The Real Word, Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss a new lawsuit against NAR, real estate coaching, and homebuilders entering rent-only communities.  Subscribe to our channel: bit.ly/realwordsubscribe Racket 1: A former RPR property database contractor is suing NAR. Is NAR spending too much time and money on building software? bit.ly/narcontractorlawsuit Racket 2: Is real estate coa...

This week on The Real Word, Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss Amazon’s partnership with Realogy, the accuracy of Zillow Zestimates, and the top cities for bachelors. Subscribe to our channel: bit.ly/realwordsubscribe Racket 1: It was only a matter of time. Amazon and Realogy have partnered up to introduce TurnKey, a new platform for buyers. Learn more about the partnership here: bit.ly/amazona...

This week on The Real Word, Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss the bold statement made by Baird & Warner CEO, a big shift in numbers for millennial homeowners, and the remaining podcast reviews.  Subscribe to our channel: bit.ly/realwordsubscribe Racket 1: Steve Baird, CEO of the 160-year-old brokerage based in Chicago, made a bold statement: ‘The buyer should pay the buyer agent.’ We wonder ho...

This week on The Real Word, Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss the lawsuit Realogy filed against Compass, an iBuyer partnership between Redfin and Opendoor, and a bad market shift for buyers. Subscribe to our channel: bit.ly/realwordsubscribe Racket 1: Realogy filed a complaint against Compass over unfair business practices and illegal schemes. Are there too many assumptions in this lawsuit? bi...

This week on The Real Word, Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss the downfall of Purplebricks, life outside of real estate, and a review of the Tom Ferry Podcast Experience. Subscribe to our channel: bit.ly/realwordsubscribe Racket 1: The US market officially broke Purplebricks. Former employees speak about the downfall here: bit.ly/usbrokepurplebricks Racket 2: Real estate agents often feel like...

This week on The Real Word, Byron Lazine and Nicole White review three nominees from the Inman Innovator Awards finalists. Listing Bits with Greg Robertson: bit.ly/listingbitspodcast 
 Gradually...Then, suddenly! With Russ Cofano: bit.ly/graduallysuddenlypodcast 
 Kevin and Fred’s NEXT LEVEL Podcast: bit.ly/kevinfredpodcast Find the full list of finalists here: bit.ly/inmaninnovatorlist Connect wi...

This week on The Real Word, Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss a future housing shortage, a summer checklist for luxury agents, and podcast reviews.  
 Subscribe to our channel: bit.ly/realwordsubscribe 
 Racket 1: In a “homebody era,” some people are predicting there will be a housing shortage for years. Read the article here: bit.ly/homebodyhousingshortage 
 Racket 2: Byron and Nicole take a...

This week on the real word, Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss the new amendments to the Realtor lawsuit, moving away from single-family zoning, and a house without a front door. Subscribe to our channel: bit.ly/realwordsubscribe Racket 1: The major class-action lawsuit against NAR, Realogy, KW, RE/MAX, and more has new amendments. Read what is new: bit.ly/relawsuittakesnewturn More on the laws...

Byron Lazine and Nicole White share their word on current industry real estate topics and news. Subscribe to our channel: bit.ly/realwordsubscribe Racket 1: Exciting news this week, as Byron and Nicole learned The Real Word is a 2019 Inman Innovator Award finalist! Let us know in the comments if you think The Real Word should win :) Read more about the Inman Innovator Awards: bit.ly/inmaninnovator...

Byron Lazine and Nicole White share their "word" on current industry real estate topics and news. Subscribe to our channel: bit.ly/realwordsubscribe Racket 1: Real estate investors can hire drivers to look for leads on investment properties. Drivers pin properties with the potential for investors. Read more here: bit.ly/uberdriversfliphomes Racket 2: The future of real estate is a consumer-based m...

Byron Lazine and Nicole White share their "word" on current industry real estate topics and news. Racket 1: With an aging population, homeownership is likely to rise. Will people living longer and more millennials buying create the perfect storm for homeownership? Read more here: bit.ly/homeownershiprising Racket 2: As the wealthy move out of Northern States, Florida is benefitting from top econom...

Byron Lazine and Nicole White share their "word" on current industry real estate topics and news. Racket 1: Just two months after partnering up, RE/MAX and Redfin have ended their deal. This came after Redfin announced their new Redfin Direct Service that will let consumers make offers without an agent. Read more here: bit.ly/endofpartnership Racket 2: Do you live in one of the best places to be a...

Byron and Nicole give their word on three current real estate topics. Which are rackets? 
 Subscribe to our channel: bit.ly/realwordsubscribe Racket 1: Back from the T3 Summit, Byron gives a summary of the event, including what all seven main speakers agree upon for the future of real estate. Find out more about the summit: t360.com Racket 2:  Redfin’s CEO wrote a letter to buyer’s agents about Re...

Byron and Nicole are back for episode 070, discussing three current topics in real estate. Which topics are Rackets? Subscribe to our channel: bit.ly/realwordsubscribe Racket 1: Boomerang Buyers are Americans who lost their homes in a foreclosure or short sale during the housing market crash and are ready to buy again. Byron and Nicole discuss their first experiences as homeowners and how buyers a...

Byron and Nicole are back for episode 069, discussing three current topics in real estate. Which topics are Rackets? Subscribe to our channel: bit.ly/realwordsubscribe Racket 1: RE/MAX Should Buy Redfin: bit.ly/remaxshouldbuyredfin RE/MAX and Redfin are partnering up, and some think it’s just a matter of time before the bigger brokerage buys Redfin. Racket 2: Does it matter what car you drive to y...

Byron and Nicole are back for episode 068, discussing three current topics in real estate. 
 Is it a Racket? Racket 1️⃣ : Every Zestimate will be a Live Offer * Zestimates put Zillow on the map. Now, every Zestimate will be a Live Offer. How will this change the role of real estate agents? http://bit.ly/zestimateliveoffer
 Racket 2️⃣ : Lawsuit Filed Over Automated Text Message Campaigns * Two brok...

Tom Ferry, the #1 Ranked Real Estate Coach, joins Byron and Nicole on episode 067 of The Real Word. The three discuss a variety of topics (and rackets!) including Zillow’s role in the real estate industry, listing agents vs. buyer agents, how Tom would build a brokerage (disclosure: he’s NOT planning on it), and advice for agents. Whether you are a brand new agent or have years of experience in th...

Byron and Nicole give their first book review. Plus, they discuss their thoughts on Coldwell Banker’s new logo and the Redfin-RE/MAX Alliance. Racket 1: The Broke Agent/Author: Book Review * The Broke Agent released a book, Commission: Impossible, Rogue Agent. If you haven’t heard of The Broke Agent, check him out on Instagram:
 * @thebrokeagent: instagram.com/thebrokeagent * @BAdrealestatepics: i...

Byron and Nicole turn their attention to three new topics, including what Byron states is “the biggest racket in America right now.” Racket 1: Is college the biggest racket in America? Some real estate executives are among those being charged in the college fraud scheme to get kids into top schools. While this topic is all over the news, Byron and Nicole discuss whether or not college itself is a...

Byron and Nicole are back discussing two big topics in the real estate industry. Racket #1: Will this lawsuit unravel the industry?: bit.ly/reindustrylawsuit The first topic is a lawsuit by a seller against NAR, Realogy, Home Services of America, RE/MAX, and Keller Williams. This seller states that they were forced to pay for the commission of the buyer’s agent. This raises a lot of questions incl...

Compass takes over the CRM Contactually. Contactually users - does this make you nervous? Also, Zillow is facing a lawsuit from a seller who states misinformation on their site has caused devaluation. And, let us know what you think of NAR’s new ad! The Rackets: The Compass Take Over: bit.ly/compasstakeover Bad Zillow Info: bit.ly/badzillowinfo NAR’s New Ads: bit.ly/NARsnewads Subscribe to our cha...

Another big week of news in the real estate industry! Byron and Nicole discuss changes happening with Zillow, including a new CEO and why this has caused their stock to go up. Plus, how agents can win the iBuyer game and why things are looking bad for discount brokerage Purplebricks. The Rackets: 1. Zillow CEO is OUT, shares UP: http://bit.ly/zillowceoout 2 .Agents will be the real winners in iBuy...

Byron and Nicole revisit two hot topics: GaryVee and Amazon. Gary Vaynerchuk adds clarification and context to his thoughts about homeownership. We’ve linked his video and blog below for more details. With Amazon’s announcement to pull out of the New York headquarters location, agents are reacting. What are your thoughts on Amazon’s decision? Plus, Keller Williams has announced a new app that will...