On today’s episode of The Real Word, Byron Lazine and Nicole White unpack a New York Post article on Florida homebuyers using the AI startup Homa to purchase homes without an agent.
They break down what the Homa platform actually does, then dig into the implications during the Racket Round, tackling four questions on buyer value, discount brokerage models, AI hallucinations, and claims about listing agents collecting compensation for both sides of the deal.
⏰ Timestamps:
00:39 NY Post article on Florida homebuyers using Homa to buy without an agent
02:45 What the Homa platform does
06:14 The Racket Round with Byron & Nicole: Question #1: “…Is it worth it for buyers?”
07:15 Byron’s and Nicole’s answers
11:39 Question #2 re: Homa Pro (with a discount broker)
16:03 Question #3 re: AI hallucinations and acceptable margin of error
18:29 Question #4 re: NY Post alleging listing agents pocketing commission for “both sides”
21:54 “One thing you can learn from this…”
