Rising Rates Crushing Homebuyer Hopes
Byron Lazine, Tom Toole, and Lisa Chinatti discuss their outlook for the rest of 2023, the 64% of Americans waiting for rates to drop, the shortage of homes for buyers with median incomes, why 7% is too high for today’s market, the next Fed meeting, and a Steve Harney Tweet on foreclosures.
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NYC’s Air Pollution Sparks Surge in “Sell My House Fast” Searches
There has been a surge in “sell my home fast” searches this week, as air pollution in New York City turned hazardous.
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The Housing Inventory Shortage: Broken Down by Income Level
National Association of Realtors® and Realtor.com released a report that analyzes the supply of homes by income level. It found the greatest shortage of housing inventory is for middle-income earners, with a shortage of almost 320,000 homes.
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Rising Rates Crushing Homebuyer Hopes
Byron Lazine, Tom Toole, and Lisa Chinatti discuss their outlook for the rest of 2023, the 64% of Americans waiting for rates to drop, the shortage of homes for buyers with median incomes, why 7% is too high for today’s market, the next Fed meeting, and a Steve Harney Tweet on foreclosures.
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There has been a surge in “sell my home fast” searches this week, as air pollution in New York City turned hazardous.
Read More The Housing Inventory Shortage: Broken Down by Income Level
National Association of Realtors® and Realtor.com released a report that analyzes the supply of homes by income level. It found the greatest shortage of housing inventory is for middle-income earners, with a shortage of almost 320,000 homes.
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How to Secure the Best Location on Instagram
Instagram has enlarged the profile icons that appear at the top of your feed on the app, meaning only three icons appear alongside your own. Those three belong to accounts you’re following that are consistently posting Instagram Stories
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How Apple Vision Can Change the Industry & Videos that Bring You Leads
BAM creators Tessabella Jelten and Ramon Casaus join Dan Oneil and The Broke Agent to discuss what Apple Vision Pro means for real estate, four types of videos for lead generation, the best “Just Closed” videos, and how to get out of a content rut.
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Best Sources for Leads (That You Don’t Have to Pay for Upfront)
The best way to maximize your opportunities for real estate business in the last five income-producing months of 2023 is to get leads you don’t have to pay for upfront. Here are the best sources and how to make the most of them.
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10 Cities with the Most (and Least) Amount of Housing Inventory
A new Realtor.com report highlights 10 U.S. cities with the largest annual increases in housing supply and the top 10 with the largest annual decreases.
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How to Create “Just Closed” Videos that Seal the Deal with Potential Sellers
Find out how to create the best “Just Closed” videos to promote your real estate business on social media and generate client leads while expanding your social outreach.
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Introducing Two BAM Creators: Tessabella Jelten and Ramon Casaus
The Broke Agent introduces Tessabella Jelten and Ramon Casaus asthe newest BAM Creators, along with their new podcast House of Agents.
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The Return of Virtual Showings? How Apple Vision Pro Will Revolutionize the Industry
Apple announced it’s first new consumer product since the Apple Watch in 2015: Apple Vision Pro. Here’s how it could change the real estate industry.
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4 Types of Videos Proven to Generate Leads for Real Estate Agents
It’s not about the views—it’s about the leads. Here are four types of videos that generate leads for real estate agents.
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How to Create Unlimited Pieces of Content as an Agent
The Massive Agent sits down for a solo episode and dives into how real estate agents can consistently develop great content ideas, execute videos, and how to approach creating content for the best results.
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Mortgage Lending Activity Falls to 20-Year Low in Q1
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ATTOM released its U.S. Residential Property Mortgage Origination Report for Q1 2023, showing a 19% quarterly drop in the total number of residential loans—to its lowest point since 2000.
Both refinance and purchase mortgage originations fell nearly 20% from the previous quarter, with refis down 85% year over year.
Home equity lending also fell for the second quarter in a row.
The Top Five Income-Producing Activities for Real Estate Agents
Byron Lazine and Tom Toole break down the top five income-producing activities for real estate agents in answer to a comment on a previous episode of the Knowledge Brokers Podcast.
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Home Depot’s Tiny Homes: Viable Solution For Affordable Housing?
Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss a Home Depot tiny house for $43K and whether it’s a viable solution for affordable housing, plus the hidden costs of homeownership, and what agents will do (and have done) to keep a deal alive.
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Top 12 Regrets of Home Sellers
Discover the top 12 regrets of home sellers, including agent commissions, offering concessions, and the timing of their home’s sale.
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The $2,000 Real Estate Investment that Built a $25 Billion Empire
Bill and Ryan Raveis of William Raveis Real Estate join Byron Lazine to discuss how they became the #1 independent, family-owned real estate company in the Northeast and Florida, why their succession was so successful, and the kind of mindset that will win in 2023.
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Data-driven Appointment Setting: Are You Playing the Odds or Ignoring the Facts?
Tom Toole breaks down four insights from Harvard Business Review on how to gain more appointments and sell more houses.
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Home Price Growth Slows to Lowest Rate on Record
Home price gains slowed to the lowest rate on record according to Realtor.com’s May Housing Report. RDC’s records go back to 2016. Supply growth is still slowing and inventory levels are declining in many U.S. metros as fewer sellers enter the market.
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Supercharge Your Business: The Emotion-Based Strategy You’ve Been Ignoring
Lindsey Jo shares a weekend memory with her family, and shares an emotion-based strategy that will not only help you in your personal life, but in business as well.
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What to Do When You Can’t Come Up with Content
The Broke Agents shares his mindset surrounding content creation, and shares 6 strategies for when you feel stuck in a content rut.
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How These Agents Got 100 Million Views on One Video | North Valley Property Group
The viral sensation of real estate: North Valley Property Group sits down with Matt Lionetti and The Broke Agent to discuss how they come up with content, the keys to trend jacking, and why they don’t only focus on making videos about real estate.
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Hidden Costs of Homeownership
According to a new analysis from Zillow and Thumbtack, the hidden costs of homeownership—from property taxes to essential maintenance—add up to an average ofn$14,155 a year, or $1,180 a month.
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Homebuyer’s Remorse: Hidden Realities Shake the Dream of Homeownership
Homeowners discover the reality of homeownership as rising prices and home maintenance leave buyers in regret. A report from Clever Real Estate found that 93% of recent buyers have regrets about their homebuying experience.
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