The Real Word

This week on The Real Word, Byron and Nicole discuss an option for luxury homeowners, tenant rent payments, and Zillow’s options for Virtual Open Houses. Racket 1: Luxury homeowners who are ready to sell are turning to auctions: bit.ly/autionssurge Racket 2: As of April 5, a third of tenants had not paid rent: bit.ly/tenantsnotpayingrent Marketeer: Real estate agents can add a virtual open house link to listings on Zillow: bit.ly/virtualopenhouselink Who else is innovating in these times? Let us know! Subscribe to our channel: bit.ly/realwordsubscribe Connect with Byron + Nicole on Instagram: instagram.com/byronlazine instagram.com/nicolewhiterealtor

This week on The Real Word, Byron and Nicole discuss the cities best prepared for a fallout, what NAR is doing for its members, and an innovative way to get people involved in 3D home tours.  Racket 1: These 10 cities are best prepared to handle an economic storm: bit.ly/bestpreparedcities Racket 2: NAR is funding two months of TeleHealth for members in need. Learn more here: bit.ly/narfundstelemedicine Marketeer: Broker James Jensen is turning 3D virtual tours into scavenger hunts: bit.ly/homescavengerhunt Who else is innovating in these times? Let us know! Subscribe to our channel: bit.ly/realwordsubscribe Connect with Byron + Nicole on Instagram: 
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This week on The Real Word, Byron and Nicole are joined by Brian Faye, mortgage lender. The three discuss changes in the real estate and mortgage industries over the past few days.  Inman articles: Let’s Officially Cancel April Fools’ Day: bit.ly/cancelaprilfools Feds say real estate is an ‘essential business’: bit.ly/REessential 66 High Street 3D Tour: 66highst.com Subscribe to our channel: bit.ly/realwordsubscribe Connect with Byron Lazine + Nicole White on Instagram: instagram.com/byronlazine instagram.com/nicolewhiterealtor Connect with Brian Faye: Website: nehmloans.com Facebook: facebook.com/brian.faye.58

This week on The Real Word, Byron and Nicole discuss options for homeowners to delay payments, Zillow pressing pause on iBuying, and the message KCM is sharing.  Racket 1: If you are a homeowner affected by the situation, you may be able to delay mortgage payments for up to a year. Learn more about what Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are doing to help ease the financial burden: bit.ly/defermortgagepayments Racket 2: Zillow, along with Opendoor and Redfin, is suspending homebuying for the time being. Is this for the safety of consumers or to preserve capital? bit.ly/zillowsuspendshomebuying Marketeer: In the midst of fear-based messages, KCM is sharing reassuring news: bit.ly/kcmmessage Do you have a Marketeer nomination? Let us know! Subscribe to our channel: bit.ly/realwordsubscribe Connect with Byron + Nicole on Instagram:
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This week on The Real Word, Byron and Nicole discuss the global pandemic, how it is affecting the real estate industry, and how to support your local community.  Racket 1: New restrictions across the country are creating a culture change in the industry: bit.ly/cvculturechange Racket 2: Gary Keller gives four pieces of advice to navigate the changes in the market: bit.ly/garykellersadvice Marketeer: Be aware of your messaging during the coming months. What are you doing to support the local community? BombBomb is offering its video platform to teachers for free: bit.ly/bombbombforteachers The Residences at 66 High Street: 66highst.com/ Subscribe to our channel: bit.ly/realwordsubscribe Connect with Byron + Nicole on Instagram:
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This week on The Real Word, Byron and Nicole discuss a new feature to identify noisy homes, the listing price of a former Zillow CEO’s property, and a listing parody.  Racket 1: Realtor.com is introducing a new feature to gauge noise levels for individual properties. Do you think this is a racket? bit.ly/noisyhomes Racket 2: Spencer Rascoff, former Zillow CEO listed his Los Angeles home for nearly $8M above the Zestimate. bit.ly/zestimatevslisting Racket 3: With 50 shares and over 15,000 views, this Grease parody is the Marketeer of the week: bit.ly/greaseparody Do you have a Marketeer nomination? Let us know! Subscribe to our channel: bit.ly/realwordsubscribe Connect with Byron + Nicole on Instagram:
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This week on The Real Word, Byron and Nicole discuss top traits of real estate leaders, costs to expect as a new real estate agent, and a spoof gets the Marketeer spot.   Subscribe to our channel: bit.ly/realwordsubscribe Racket 1: What are the top ten traits of real estate leaders? See if you agree with this list: bit.ly/realestateleadertraits Racket 2: New agents need to prepare for costs associated with the first year. How much do you think is needed in year one? bit.ly/costsfornewreagents Marketeer: Watch the full spoof from The Wolfe Team: bit.ly/fblowballdisorder Do you have a Marketeer nomination? Let us know! Subscribe to our channel: bit.ly/realwordsubscribe Connect with Byron + Nicole on Instagram:
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This week on The Real Word, Byron and Nicole discuss the rise of consumers using iBuyers, American view of homeownership, and the Keller Williams consumer app.  
 Racket 1: The iBuyer segment is growing rapidly. This OfferBarn software helps agents compare iBuyer offers for clients: bit.ly/compareibuyers.  
 Mike DelPrete’s State of the Industry Report: bit.ly/stateofindustryreport   Racket 2: Americans are more confident in their real estate investment: 84% of people say homeownership is a priority. bit.ly/homeownerpriority 
 Marketeer: Keller Williams is releasing it’s consumer app this week, giving users a portal-like experience. bit.ly/consumerappkw 
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This week on The Real Word, Byron and Nicole discuss a Millennial mistake, the Keller Williams profit share program, and tik tok. Racket 1: What is the number one mistake made by Millennials? This self-made millionaire says it’s not buying a home: bit.ly/rw_selfmademillionaire Racket 2: Keller Williams is ending its profit share program for agents who join after April 1st: bit.ly/kwendsprogram Marketeer: Have you tested out tik tok? Check out The Broke Agent for inspiration: tiktok.com/@thebrokeagent Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/realwordsubscribe Connect with Byron Lazine + Nicole White on Instagram:
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This week on The Real Word, Byron and Nicole discuss a trending shift in real estate, Zillow’s latest venture, and how to make sure your marketing complies with the code of ethics. Racket 1: Will brokerages be turning toward an employee model? bit.ly/reemployee Racket 2: Zillow is officially a licensed brokerage in New York. What does this mean for agents? bit.ly/zillowisabrokerage Racket 3: Being a real estate agent means you must market your brand and your listings. But does your marketing comply with the real estate code of ethics? bit.ly/marketingcodeofethics Subscribe to our channel: bit.ly/realwordsubscribe Connect with Byron + Nicole on Instagram: 
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