Byron Lazine and Ryan Serhant break down the biggest mistake agents are making with content and lead flow in 2025. Learn why generic posts and inconsistent strategy are costing agents business—and what the top 1% are doing differently to win.
In a new BAM interview, Craig McClelland explains why the traditional middle brokerage is collapsing and what agents should look for instead.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell testified before the House on June 24, facing tough questions on rate policy, housing affordability, and inflation. Byron Lazine broke it all down on the Wednesday Hot Sheet; catch the key moments and what it all means for housing.
On episode #156 of The Walk Thru, Chris Smith explains why preview text is one of the most overlooked drivers of email open rates. This blog breaks down common mistakes, what great preview text looks like, and how to write it so your emails actually get read.
According to a new Realtor.com® report, the typical U.S. household would need to spend 44.6% of their income to afford a median-priced home in May 2025, well above the traditional 30% affordability threshold. Only 3 of the 50 largest metros meet that standard.
After NYC’s FARE Act banned broker fees for renters, average rents jumped 15% in just one week, from $4,750 to $5,500. Nearly 2,000 listings vanished from StreetEasy, and agents are now navigating a growing “shadow market” of off-platform rentals.
Redfin’s latest housing report shows the median U.S. home-sale price hit a record $396,500 for the four weeks ending June 15, 2025—up 1% year over year. Despite the high, homes are selling for roughly $26,000 below the median asking price of $422,238.
In BAM’s upcoming webinar, Luke Acree sits down with his brother, Stephen Acree, to reveal the exact system that turned 313 open house leads into 18 closed deals last year and 11 more in 2025.
Compass filed a federal lawsuit against Zillow on Monday, accusing the portal of anticompetitive practices over its ban on private listings.
In a recent TikTok post, Barbara Corcoran shared nine “unhinged” things she did to get her real estate business off the ground, including registering competitors’ domain names to putting cows on a penthouse roof.
The latest Clever report reveals a national average commission of 5.44%—not the long-claimed 6%. On this week’s episode of The Real Word, Byron Lazine and Nicole White break down the data and call out the misleading marketing language still being used to gaslight the industry.
At the June 17–18 FOMC meeting, the Federal Reserve held rates steady and maintained its forecast for two rate cuts in 2025, while Fed Chair Jerome Powell warned that rising tariffs could drive inflation higher in the months ahead.
