

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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Jul 29, 2021 • 34min
Finding Balance in a Fast Paced Industry | The Real Word Confessionals Episode 6
Liz Vaynerchuk-Novello joins Byron and Nicole in this episode of The Real Word Confessionals to discuss work-life balance, the merits of a virtual assistant, and whether or not mayo belongs on Lobster Rolls!
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Real Word Confessionals: the questions that never get asked, to tell the story that is seldom told.
Liz answers these 5 questions:
- What’s something that overwhelms you?
- What do you think about most often?
- How have your faults hindered your success?
- What is a business trend that you said would go one way that went the complete opposite direction?
- What is one thing you would change in the real estate industry?
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Jul 27, 2021 • 34min
New RE Team Law, Recognizing Client Conflict & Inman’s Acquirer | The Real Word 184
This week on The Real Word, Byron and Nicole discuss a new law put into place that affects Connecticut real estate teams, how telling a couple to get counseling led to more deals for one agent, and Brad Inman’s big announcement.
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Racket 1: An email from the Connecticut Association of Realtors details a new law for real estate teams. What are your thoughts on this new ruling?
Racket 2: How well do you recognize conflict? This agent gained four deals for suggesting a couple go to counseling:
https://www.inman.com/2021/07/27/how-telling-a-couple-to-get-counseling-led-to-4-more-deals-together/
Marketeer: Beringer Capital is acquiring Inman:
https://www.inman.com/2021/07/26/inman-is-being-acquired-by-beringer-capital/
Connect with Byron:
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#Realestate #realestatenews #realestatepodcast
TIMESTAMPS
INTRO 00:00- 01:06
Racket 1 : 01:07
Racket 2 : 23:36
Racket 3 : 31.07

Jul 20, 2021 • 26min
Biden’s Executive Order, Why Singles Move & Opendoor’s New Program | The Real Word 183
This week on The Real Word, Byron and Nicole discuss Biden’s executive order, why singles are moving, and Opendoor’s new referral rewards program.
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Racket 1: An executive order from early July could impact licensing and continuing education requirements on a national basis: https://www.inman.com/2021/07/20/did-biden-just-upend-licensing-and-education-requirements-nationally/
Racket 2: A NAR study shows reasons why singles opt to move to new cities or states: https://magazine.realtor/daily-news/2021/07/19/study-singles-leave-cities-where-they-lost-out-on-love
Marketeer: Opendoor launched a new program for agents to earn rewards from seller transactions: https://www.inman.com/2021/07/19/opendoor-launches-new-referral-rewards-program-for-agents/
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#Bidenexecutiveorder #realestatenews #realestatepodcast
TIMESTAMPS
INTRO 00:00- 01:06
Racket 1 : 01:12
Racket 2 : 12:53
Racket 3 : 17:43

Jul 12, 2021 • 28min
DOJ vs. NAR battle continues, Buyer Love Letters & Listing Photos | The Real Word 182
This week on The Real Word, Byron and Nicole discuss The DOJ withdrawing it's settlement offer to NAR, the first state in the US to ban homebuyer love letters, and a study that shows the majority of real estate listings are lacking
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Racket 1: The Justice Department backed out last week of a proposed settlement with the National Association of Realtors. What does this move mean for the housing industry?
https://www.wsj.com/articles/warning-to-the-real-estate-cartel-11625783854
https://www.inman.com/2021/07/06/why-the-ongoing-doj-vs-nar-battle-matters/
https://www.inman.com/2021/07/09/nar-cut-a-deal-with-trump-doj-to-undermine-commission-suits-cfa/
Racket 2: Oregon becomes first US state to ban homebuyer love letters. Should they be banned everywhere?
https://www.inman.com/2021/07/07/oregon-becomes-first-us-state-to-ban-homebuyer-love-letters/
Marketeer: The vast majority of real estate listings lack good visuals. Are you surprised?
https://www.inman.com/2021/07/08/vast-majority-of-real-estate-listings-lack-good-visuals-study/
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#realestatenews #realestatepodcast #byronlazine
TIMESTAMPS:
INTRO 00:00 - 00:54
Racket 1 00:55
Racket 2 16:34
Racket 3 21:09

Jul 6, 2021 • 20min
Remote Life is Ending, iBuying Activity & IG Prioritizes Video | The Real Word 181
This week on The Real Word, Byron and Nicole discuss how an end to remote work is impacting real estate markets, iBuying activity, and Instagram’s new focus.
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Racket 1: With remote life ending for many employers, homebuyers are heading closer to their offices. Will this lead to an increase in inventory? https://www.inman.com/2021/07/06/changing-work-from-home-rules-are-rattling-buyers-and-their-agents/
Racket 2: iBuying activity is picking back up: https://magazine.realtor/daily-news/2021/07/01/ibuying-activity-returns-to-pre-pandemic-levels
Marketeer: Instagram will begin to prioritize videos over photos - which means real estate agents will need to focus even more on video:
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/376386
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TIMESTAMPS
INTRO 00:00 - 01:13
Racket 1 01:15
Racket 2 09:25
Racket 3 13:28

Jun 29, 2021 • 21min
Coming Soon Statuses, Affordable Beach Towns & IG Reels | The Real Word 180
This week on The Real Word, Byron and Nicole discuss the largest MLS in Ohio ditching ‘Coming Soon,’ affordable beach towns, and @rayzorback’s Instagram Reel.
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Racket 1: Ohio’s largest MLS gets rid of the ‘Coming Soon’ status: https://www.inman.com/2021/06/24/ohios-largest-mls-ditches-coming-soon-status/
Racket 2: Here are the 10 most affordable beach towns: https://www.foxbusiness.com/real-estate/10-most-affordable-beach-towns
Marketeer: Have you seen the best deal on the market? https://www.instagram.com/reel/CQoadEFlN4U/?utm_medium=copy_link
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TIME STAMPS
00:00 - 01:32 Intro
01:33 Racket 1
13:42 Racket 2
18:00 Racket 3

Jun 22, 2021 • 31min
$6 Billion Deal, Nightmare Houses & Real Trends Rankings | The Real Word 179
This week on The Real Word, Byron and Nicole discuss signs the housing market will stay hot, nightmare houses, and 2021 Agent Rankings from Real Trends.
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Racket 1: Blackstone Group Inc. is buying a company that buys and rents single-family homes in a $6 billion deal: https://www.wsj.com/articles/blackstone-bets-6-billion-on-buying-and-renting-homes-11624359600
Racket 2: With today’s inventory shortage, even nightmare houses are selling: https://magazine.realtor/daily-news/2021/06/21/even-600k-nightmare-house-fetches-multiple-offers
Marketeer: Real Trends: America’s Best Real Estate Professionals: https://www.realtrends.com/agent-rankings/
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TIME STAMPS
Intro 00:00 - 01:34
Racket 1 01:36
Racket 2 12:18
Racket 3 21:09

Jun 15, 2021 • 50min
2 Industry Controversies + a Webby Winner | The Real Word 178
This week on The Real Word, Byron and Nicole invite Warren Sumner on to discuss the appraisal process, plus Dave Ramsey vs. eXp, and a property website that was awarded a Webby Honoree.
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Racket 1: Appraiser Warren Sumner joins us to continue the appraisal discussion from last week’s show:
Watch episode 177: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UTOUaMeyQA&t=895s
Read more here:
https://www.housingwire.com/articles/appraisal-process-bias-color-blind-opinion/
Racket 2: Ramsey Solutions surprised agents by saying they will no longer be working with eXp agents: https://www.inman.com/2021/06/11/ramsey-vs-exp-the-coaching-company-takes-aim-at-the-brokerage/
Marketeer: A website for an apartment property will be awarded as a 2021 Webby Honoree: https://www.inman.com/2021/06/15/jacksonville-apartment-property-website-wins-webby-honor/
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - 00:57 INTRO
00:58 Racket 1
33:11 Racket 2
42:52 Racket 3

Jun 8, 2021 • 32min
Race-Based Bias in RE, NAR’s 2020 Profile, + Generating over $100K on TikTok | The Real Word 177
This week on The Real Word, Byron and Nicole discuss racial discrimination in home buying, NAR’s Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, and using TikTok as a real estate agent.
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Racket 1: How can leaders work to eliminate racial discrimination in the home buying process? https://www.housingwire.com/articles/appraisal-process-bias-color-blind-opinion/
Racket 2: NAR’s Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers: https://cdn.nar.realtor/sites/default/files/documents/2020-profile-of-home-buyers-and-sellers-11-11-2020.pdf
Marketeer: How Glennda Baker generated over $100K on TikTok so far this year: https://www.inman.com/2021/06/04/heres-how-this-agent-generated-108k-on-tiktok-in-2021-so-far/
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - 00:59 Intro
01:00 Rakcet 1
13:15 Racket 2
20:49 Racket 3

Jun 1, 2021 • 27min
Buying Homes Sight Unseen, Communal Living + Winning Bidding Wars | The Real Word 176
This week on The Real Word, Byron and Nicole discuss buying a home sight unseen, cohousing, and how to win bidding wars.
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Racket 1: During the pandemic, buying a home sight unseen became more mainstream. Will it continue? https://www.inman.com/2021/05/29/5-reasons-buying-sight-unseen-isnt-as-risky-as-you-think/
Racket 2: Some architects believe communal living is the way of the future. Do you agree? https://www.cnn.com/style/article/cohousing-helen-hard-venice-biennale/index.html
Marketeer: The topic that everyone is talking about: how to win bidding wars. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/29/realestate/homes-bidding-wars.html
Connect with Byron Lazine + Nicole White on Instagram:
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https://www.instagram.com/nicolewhiterealtor/ This week on The Real Word, Byron and Nicole discuss buying a home sight unseen, cohousing, and how to win bidding wars.
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Racket 1: During the pandemic, buying a home sight unseen became more mainstream. Will it continue? https://www.inman.com/2021/05/29/5-reasons-buying-sight-unseen-isnt-as-risky-as-you-think/
Racket 2: Some architects believe communal living is the way of the future. Do you agree? https://www.cnn.com/style/article/cohousing-helen-hard-venice-biennale/index.html
Marketeer: The topic that everyone is talking about: how to win bidding wars. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/29/realestate/homes-bidding-wars.html
Connect with Byron Lazine + Nicole White on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/byronlazine/
https://www.instagram.com/nicolewhiterealtor/ This week on The Real Word, Byron and Nicole discuss buying a home sight unseen, cohousing, and how to win bidding wars.
Subscribe to The Real Word Channel → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTTMiZF0wRlmME_ap5EqfnQ?sub_confirmation=1
Racket 1: During the pandemic, buying a home sight unseen became more mainstream. Will it continue? https://www.inman.com/2021/05/29/5-reasons-buying-sight-unseen-isnt-as-risky-as-you-think/
Racket 2: Some architects believe communal living is the way of the future. Do you agree? https://www.cnn.com/style/article/cohousing-helen-hard-venice-biennale/index.html
Marketeer: The topic that everyone is talking about: how to win bidding wars. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/29/realestate/homes-bidding-wars.html
Connect with Byron Lazine + Nicole White on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/byronlazine/
https://www.instagram.com/nicolewhiterealtor/
#realestatepodcast #realestatenews #byronlazine
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - 01:13 INTRO
1:15 Racket 1
10:42 Racket 2
19:50 Racket 3


