Is Homes.com selling your own leads back to you?

This week, Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss Homes.com’s alleged use of agent names to snag leads, trouble in the commercial real estate industry and the debate around mortgages and affordability. Continue reading

Mansion tax could be ‘hardest hit since 2007,’ Josh Altman warns

This week, Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss Josh Altman’s view of California’s proposed mansion tax, the tug-of-war between millennials and boomers, and the pain Zillow’s CEO sees on the horizon. Continue reading

Real estate industry reacts to the SVB meltdown: The Real Word

This week, Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss Brad Inman’s view on the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, Plunk’s impact on the real estate industry and Elon Musk’s future Texas fiefdom. Continue reading

Cardone says REI will ‘save housing’: The Real Word

This week, Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss the latest from Gary Keller, Grant Cardone’s market predictions and little things that undermine real estate businesses.  Continue reading

Should you buy down your mortgage? The Real Word

This week, Byron Lazine and Nicole White are talking about buying down mortgages, investing in your real estate business and keeping up with current events on The Real Word. Continue reading

Does the commission lawsuit spell the end for NAR? The Real Word

This week, Byron Lazine and Nicole White are talking about year-end home sales numbers, Jason Oppenheim’s commission lawsuit comments, and the weekly media review Left, Middle, Right. Continue reading

25 cities cracking down on Airbnb: The Real Word

This week, Byron Lazine and Nicole White are talking about cities that are making it harder to own short-term rentals, how inflation has impacted millennial homebuying plans and the weekly media review Left, Middle, Right. Continue reading

What does the cold-calling lawsuit mean to agents? The Real Word

Byron Lazine and Nicole White are two agents in Connecticut who give us their thoughts on the week’s news every Friday in “The Real Word,” a weekly video column on Inman. This week, Lazine and White are talking about the Keller Williams cold-call settl… Continue reading

Is the housing market responsible for eXp’s lagging growth? The Real Word

This week, Byron Lazine and Nicole White are talking about the lagging growth at eXp, rising consumer confidence and the weekly media review Left, Middle, Right. Continue reading

The Real Word’s predictions for the 2023 market

This week, Byron Lazine and Nicole White are talking about the end-of-year Case-Schiller update, the Twitter account real estate agents should be following, the marketing trends that won’t make it into 2023 and the pitfalls of quiet quitting. Continue reading