

The Real Word
The Real Word
Welcome to The Real Word, hosted by real estate professionals and entrepreneurs Byron Lazine and Nicole White. Each week, Byron and Nicole share their word on current industry news, discuss rackets flooding the industry, and shout out a marketeer of the week.
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Sep 18, 2018 • 30min
Episode 041: Why Agents Will Never Be Obsolete
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Byron and Nicole discuss the reasons why real estate agents will never go out of business. With all the disruptors in the industry today, how is your future so secure? Byron and Nicole will tell you.
Inman Article: Why real estate agents will be in business forever:
bit.ly/AgentsInBusinessForever
This week on "The Racket":
YouTube Lead Generator: bit.ly/YouTubeLeadGenerator
Agent Arrested Part 1: bit.ly/AgentArrestedPart1
Agent Arrested Part 2: bit.ly/AgentArrestedPart2
The Future of U.S. Housing: bit.ly/USHousingFuture
Connect with Byron Lazine & Nicole White:
https://www.instagram.com/byronlazine/
https://www.instagram.com/nicolewhiterealtor/

Aug 28, 2018 • 25min
Episode 040: Facebook Ads Follow Up
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Byron and Nicole revisit HUD's Facebook complaint, and how the social network recently removed over 5000 options from their ads manager platform. What will this mean for how you market your listings on Facebook?
Facebook Removes Ad Options After HUD Complaint: http://bit.ly/FacebookRemovesAds
This week on "The Racket":
Lingering Listing Photos: http://bit.ly/LingeringListingPhotos
Realtor Body Cams: http://bit.ly/RealtorBodyCams
Hospital Invests in Real Estate: http://bit.ly/HospitalInvestsInRealEstate
Connect with Byron Lazine & Nicole White:
https://www.instagram.com/byronlazine/
https://www.instagram.com/nicolewhiterealtor/

Aug 21, 2018 • 20min
Episode 039: Expansion and Virtual Brokerages
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Byron and Nicole discuss the idea of "virtual brokerages" and what an agent must do first before they expand outside of their geographic location. Are you thinking of expanding?
Main Topic: bit.ly/VirtualBrokerages
This week on "The Racket":
Northeast iBuyers: bit.ly/NortheastiBuyers
HUD Facebook Discrimination: bit.ly/HUDFacebookDiscrimination
Offerpad Partnership: bit.ly/OfferpadPartnership
Connect with Byron Lazine & Nicole White:
https://www.instagram.com/byronlazine/
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Aug 14, 2018 • 21min
Episode 038: Zillow's Mortgage Acquisition
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Byron and Nicole discuss Zillow's update to their "Zillow Offers" plan and their recent mortgage company acquisition. What does this mean for Zillow's future and yours?
Zillow Premier Agent Blog: bit.ly/ZillowOffersUpdate
This week on "The Racket":
The College Connection: bit.ly/TheCollegeConnection
Average Home Size Increase: bit.ly/AverageHomeSizeIncrease
Lance Bass Brady Bunch: bit.ly/LanceBassBradyBunch
Connect with Byron Lazine & Nicole White:
https://www.instagram.com/byronlazine/
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Aug 7, 2018 • 26min
Episode 037: The Broke Agent
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Byron and Nicole sit down with their first ever guest, The Broke Agent, and discuss online trolls, Zillow, Sean Penn and more! Find out what as these topics have in common on this weeks episode of "The Real Word".
The Main Topic: Byron and Nicole chat with The Broke Agent
This week on The Racket:
Is Sean Penn Famous?
N.A.R. Blasts Zillow: bit.ly/NARBlastsZillow
Online Trolls: bit.ly/OnlineTroll
Connect with Byron Lazine & Nicole White:
https://www.instagram.com/byronlazine/
https://www.instagram.com/nicolewhiterealtor/

Jul 31, 2018 • 20min
Episode 036: Compass Can't Close the Deal
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Byron and Nicole discuss Compass' recent failed tech deal with indie brokerage, Lending Edge, and what could have been the culprit.
What does this mean for Compass' plan going forward?
The Inman Article: Exclusive: Compass' first big tech licensing deal has fallen apart: bit.ly/CompassDealFallsThrough
This week on "The Racket":
Digital Home Closings: bit.ly/DigitalHomeClosings
Overstock Property Management: bit.ly/OverstockPropertyManagment
Schools Over Everything: bit.ly/SchoolsOverEverything
Connect with Byron Lazine & Nicole White:
https://www.instagram.com/byronlazine/
https://www.instagram.com/nicolewhiterealtor/

Jul 24, 2018 • 27min
Episode 035: Are You an Independent Contractor? - Part III
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Byron and Nicole wrap up their discussion on whether or not, you, as an agent, are an independent contractor, and give us their opinion on where they stand. Weigh in and tell them your thoughts!
The Inman Article: How a California minimum wage court decision could impact real estate: bit.ly/AreYouAnIndependentContractor
This week on "The Racket":
Ideal Age to Buy: bit.ly/IdealAgeToBuy
Relocation Bonus: bit.ly/RelocationBonus
Gary Keller Slams Startups: bit.ly/GaryKellerSlamsStartups
Connect with Byron Lazine & Nicole White:
https://www.instagram.com/byronlazine/
https://www.instagram.com/nicolewhiterealtor/

Jul 17, 2018 • 24min
Episode 034: Are You an Independent Contractor? - Part II
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Byron and Nicole continue the discussion about whether or not, you, as an agent, are an independent contractor. Weigh in and tell them your thoughts! And don't forget to stop back in next week for their follow up in Part III.
The Inman Article: How a California minimum wage court decision could impact real estate: bit.ly/AreYouAnIndependentContractor
This week on "The Racket":
Warren Buffet: bit.ly/WarrenBuffetCantSell
Dual Agency Lawsuit: bit.ly/DualAgencyLawsuit
Home Tour Video Calls: bit.ly/VideoCallHomeTours
Connect with Byron Lazine & Nicole White:
https://www.instagram.com/byronlazine/
https://www.instagram.com/nicolewhiterealtor

Jul 10, 2018 • 19min
Episode 033: Are You an Independent Contractor? - Part I
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Byron and Nicole open up the discussion about whether or not, you, as an agent, are an independent contractor. Weigh in and tell them your thoughts! And don't forget to stop back in next week for their follow up in Part II.
The Inman Article: How a California minimum wage court decision could impact real estate: bit.ly/AreYouAnIndependentContractor
This week on "The Racket":
Shareholder Notes: bit.ly/ShareholderNotes
3D Printed Homes: bit.ly/FirstFamilyIn3DPrintedHome
bit.ly/3DPrintedHomeArticleTwo
Bump Clauses: bit.ly/BumpClauses
Connect with Byron Lazine & Nicole White:
https://www.instagram.com/byronlazine/
https://www.instagram.com/nicolewhiterealtor

Jul 9, 2018 • 22min
Episode 032: Zillow and Opendoor Follow Up
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Byron and Nicole follow up with a couple past issues with Zillow and Opendoor. Does Zillow's plan for the future make sense? Will Byron and Nicole get their trip from Opendoor?
The Inman Article: Zillow puts its first home under contract as a seller — but reduces price by 1.6% on another: bit.ly/ZillowUnderContract
This week on "The Racket":
LeBron to L.A.: bit.ly/LeBrontoLA
Holiday E-Blasts
Agent Alexa: bit.ly/AgentAlexa
Connect with Byron Lazine & Nicole White:
https://www.instagram.com/byronlazine/
https://www.instagram.com/nicolewhiterealtor/


