The Real Word

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 how agents at Baird & Warner feel about this. Read more: bit.ly/bairdwarnerceo Racket 2: More millennials are becoming homeowners without the help of parents or roommates, according to a survey conducted by Redfin. Take a look at the change in numbers here: bit.ly/millennialhomebuyer Racket 3: Finishing up the last of the podcast reviews before the Inman Innovator Awards are announced this week! For a full list of the finalists, go here: bit.ly/inmaninnovatorlist Connect with Byron Lazine + Nicole White on Instagram:
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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? bit.ly/realogysuescompass Racket 2: The newest iBuyer partnership is between Redfin and Opendoor. Read about their plans here: bit.ly/redfinpartnerswopendoor Racket 3: It is predicted the housing market is about to shift in a bad way for buyers. Byron and Nicole discuss what they are seeing in their own market. What is happening in yours? bit.ly/badmarketshift Connect with Byron + Nicole on Instagram:
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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 they can never turn off. Byron and Nicole take a look at ten ideas for self-care. Find the full list here: bit.ly/10stepsforbalance Podcast Review: Byron and Nicole review the Tom Ferry Podcast Experience as part of their Inman Innovator Awards finalist reviews: bit.ly/tfpodcastexp Find the full list of Inman Innovator Award finalists here: bit.ly/inmaninnovatorlist Connect with Byron Lazine + Nicole White on Instagram:
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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 with Byron Lazine + Nicole White on Instagram:
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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.  
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 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 look at five tips for real estate agents during summer. What are your thoughts on the checklist? bit.ly/reagentsummerchecklist 
 Racket 3: Byron and Nicole will be reviewing industry podcasts leading up to the Inman Innovator Awards. Which real estate podcasts are a must watch? bit.ly/inmaninnovatorlist 
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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 lawsuit from CNN: bit.ly/shrinkingcommissions, bit.ly/whypayrealtors Racket 2: Do zoning regulations need to be altered? A single-family home used to be the American dream, but that may be a thing of the past. Read more here: bit.ly/singlefamilyzoning, bit.ly/nytimessinglefamilyzoning Racket 3: A house without a front door hit the market in Atlanta for $1.25M. Is this a racket? bit.ly/nofrontdoor Connect with Byron Lazine + Nicole White on Instagram:
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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/inmaninnovatorfinalists See the full list of finalists here: bit.ly/inmaninnovatorlist Racket 2: After five years, the CEO of Move, Inc. (operator of realtor.com) is stepping down for a position in another industry. Read the article here: bit.ly/realtorceoexits Racket 3: Is real estate a poor retirement investment? Byron and Nicole share their thoughts on this article: bit.ly/reretirementinvestment Connect with Byron Lazine + Nicole White on Instagram: instagram.com/byronlazine/ instagram.com/nicolewhiterealtor/ Watch The Rackets on Instagram: instagram.com/therackets

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 model. Find out what real estate professionals predicted at Inman Disconnect 2019: bit.ly/futureofreconsumers Racket 3: Realogy CEO doesn’t believe in signing bonuses; is that because they are in massive debt?  bit.ly/agentbonuses Connect with Byron Lazine + Nicole White on Instagram:
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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 economic gains. Find out which states are losing the most: bit.ly/fltopseconomicgains Racket 3: Realogy’s stock has collapsed over the past five years. CEO is looking into reducing the biggest expense for the brokerage: office space for bit.ly/realogystock Subscribe to our channel: bit.ly/realwordsubscribe Connect with Byron Lazine + Nicole White on Instagram:
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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 real estate agent? WalletHub compared more than 170 cities across 19 indicators of a healthy real-estate environment. Find out if your location made the list: bit.ly/bestplacesforagents Racket 3: Amazon has a do-it-yourself tiny home that instantly sold out. Would you live in a tiny house? bit.ly/amazontinyhome Subscribe to our channel: bit.ly/realwordsubscribe Connect with Byron Lazine + Nicole White on Instagram: instagram.com/byronlazine instagram.com/nicolewhiterealtor Watch The Rackets on Instagram: instagram.com/therackets