The Real Word

Paying Your Rent Will NEVER Be The Same

On this week’s Real Word, Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss drops in pending sales and showings and a disruption to rent checks. The two also cover the upcoming mid-term election in this week’s Left, Middle, Right segment.

November 1, 2022
BAM Staff

BAM BBQ 2026

If you're still treating AI like a search engine, this is for you. BAM BBQ is two and a half hours of real instruction on AI for real estate, from conversations to content to systems. It’s free, virtual, and loaded with plays you can run the same week. Save your spot →

The downward pressure on the housing market is real. Do you know how to survive it?

On this week’s The Real Word, Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss big drops in pending sales and showings and what the slowing market means for real estate agents. Plus, a disruption to rent checks and what landlords can do to get ahead.

This week’s Left, Middle, Right segment covers a large migration to key red and purple counties during the pandemic and what to do when clients start talking politics.

Click on any of the timestamps below to watch:

00:00-00:22 Intro

00:23 Racket #1—Drop in Pending Sales and Showings

07:51 The downward pressure is real

12:38 Racket #2—JPMorgan Chase wants to disrupt the rent check

17:45 Use technology to collect rent

20:18 LMF #1—Americans Flocked to Red and Purple Counties in Key Race States

26:03 Understand who came and who left your market

27:09 LMF #2—When clients talk politics…

29:45 Should agents post their beliefs?

Click here to watch the full episode.

This week’s Real Word is brought to you by PropStream. Click here to learn more.

Download the printable PDF with all 27 lines:

For daily real estate news, business and marketing.

About the Author

BAM Staff

Real estate may be all about location, location, location, but we know that content is king! That's why we have an army of talented writers behind the scenes, crafting posts like this one to help you navigate the ins and outs of the industry.

Real Estate News

Robert Reffkin’s Letter Sets the Tone after Compass Closes $1.6B Anywhere Merger

Robert Reffkin outlines CIH’s strategy as Compass closes its $1.6B merger with Anywhere to form a $10B global brokerage.

The Real Word

How Much Do Agents ACTUALLY Make?

Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss the NAR 2023 Member Profile, highlighting inventory concerns, Realtor confidence, how much real estate agents actually earn, and what it takes to become a top performer (and top earner).

The Real Word

Misleading Data That Is Costing Agents & Consumers

Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss a CFA report on a surfeit of agents—and marginal agents claiming a quarter of commissions in three markets—jealous home research, and what they think of Instagram’s new Threads app.