The Knowledge Brokers Podcast explores a diverse range of topics with industry veterans Byron Lazine, Tom Toole and Lisa Chinatti. Listen every Friday for thought-provoking discussions on latest trends in business and sales to current events, politics, economics, and real estate.
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Rising Rates Crushing Homebuyer Hopes
This week on the Knowledge Brokers Podcast, Byron Lazine, Tom Toole, and Lisa Chinatti start the conversation with their outlook for the rest of 2023 and how today’s market compares to the last couple of years—as well as further back to 2017-18. They clarify why it’s...
The Debt Deal, Affordable Housing, and Top Income-Producing Activities
This week on the Knowledge Brokers Podcast, Byron Lazine and Tom Toole discuss the latest in housing market news before responding to a YouTube comment on a previous episode. First up for news was the May jobs report, which naturally led to predictions on what the Fed...
Agents Must Inform Home Shoppers of THIS & An Update On Rates
This week’s episode of the Knowledge Brokers Podcast is every bit as entertaining as it is informative, with Byron Lazine and Lisa Chinatti giving Tom Toole some grief over his WiFi connection and a lively discussion on Memorial Day weekend plans. First, though, our...
Housing Chief Economist Explains 3 Reasons Buyers Are NOT Overpaying
This week on the Knowledge Brokers Podcast, KCM Chief Economist George Ratiu joins Byron Lazine, Tom Toole, and Lisa Chinatti for an episode packed to the brim with insights on the housing market, starting with current inventory levels and the likely effect of a...
Lawrence Yun EVISCERATES the Fed
This week on The Knowledge Brokers Podcast, Byron Lazine, Tom Toole, and Lisa Chinatti start the conversation with a BAM article on Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist for the National Association of REALTORS®, eviscerating the Fed for going too far with the rate...
Was Powell’s Speech Actually POSITIVE?
This week on the Knowledge Brokers Podcast, Tom Toole and Lisa Chinatti discuss the latest in housing market news, starting with whether the market is stabilizing. From there, they turn to predictions on mortgage rates and inventory and whether or not Fed Chairman...
2023 Is Nothing Like 2008; Here’s Why
This week on the Knowledge Brokers Podcast, Byron Lazine, Tom Toole, and Lisa Chinatti started the conversation with the news of rising inventory and home prices and a drop in pending sales, followed by a discussion on confusing headlines and what to say to someone...
Will Housing Inventory Ever Recover?
This week on the Knowledge Brokers Podcast, Byron Lazine, Tom Toole, and Lisa Chinatti start the conversation with housing inventory, which is still near record lows. From there, they turn to confusing headlines used by the mainstream media and how it impacts...
How to Win the Second Quarter in Real Estate
This week on the Knowledge Brokers Podcast, Byron Lazine and Tom Toole discuss the latest housing market and real estate news, starting with the drop in mortgage rates after the inflation and job reports. Next, they covered the slight uptick in inventory, touching on...
Are We Heading Towards The Inventory Bottom?
This week on the Knowledge Brokers Podcast, Byron Lazine, Tom Toole, and Lisa Chinatti start the conversation with an Inman contributor’s response to Byron’s and Lisa’s comments on a February article she wrote: “I’m an agent. You can’t tell me what to wear on the...
Has The Housing Market Officially Stabilized?
This week’s Knowledge Broker Podcast, Lisa Chinatti joins Byron Lazine and Tom Toole to discuss the latest real estate and housing market news, starting with a review of spring home shopping seasons past to see if this year’s buying season will be a bust. From there,...
Will This Be The END of FED Rate Hikes?
For this week’s Knowledge Brokers Podcast, Lisa Chinatti once again joins Byron Lazine and Tom Toole to discuss the impact of the most recent Fed rate hike of 25 basis points, followed by a warning from Jerome Powell at the post-FOMC-meeting press conference, which...
Why The Bank Collapse Could DEVASTATE Housing
For this week’s Knowledge Brokers Podcast, Byron Lazine and Tom Toole discuss, first of all, declining mortgage rates in the wake of the bank collapse and, adjacent to that, the upcoming FOMC meeting and why the Fed should keep the interest rate flat for...
Jerome Powell, FOMC Meeting, Housing Inventory and More
For this week’s episode of the Knowledge Brokers Podcast, Lisa Chinatti joins Tom Toole as Byron Lazine is away for The Broke Agent’s wedding. The conversation started with Fed Chairman Jerome Powell and his responses to questions and comments at the Senate hearing,...
7% Mortgage Rates & Housing Crisis EXPLAINED
This week on the Knowledge Brokers Podcast, special guest Lisa Chinatti joins Byron Lazine and Tom Toole to discuss the return of 7% mortgage rates, the impact of low inventory, and the mortgage rates forecast. If you’re an agent wondering what to say to clients about...
Federal Reserve Drops Bombshell on Housing Market
In today’s episode of the Knowledge Brokers Podcast, Byron Lazine and Tom Toole start with the minutes from the latest FOMC meeting and what they see as the most likely move by the Federal Reserve at their March meeting. From there, they discussed housing market data,...
Housing Market Update: Rising Mortgage Rates & Falling Inventory
On this week’s episode of the Knowledge Brokers Podcast, Byron Lazine and Tom Toole start with rising mortgage rates, which reached 6.75% yesterday and are inching closer to 7%. They discuss their expectations for the first quarter of 2023, given the continued decline...
Housing Inventory Explained 2019 – 2023
This week’s episode of the Knowledge Brokers Podcast, Byron Lazine and Tom Toole start the conversation with how housing inventory levels have changed over the past 12 months and since before the pandemic. That led seamlessly into a discussion on housing...
The TRUTH Behind The Fed Decreasing Inflation
On this week’s episode of the Knowledge Broker’s Podcast, Byron Lazine and Tom Toole start things off by discussing the latest Fed meeting and why Lawrence Yun considers the latest 25 basis-point rate hike good news for home buyers waiting for mortgage rates to...
Housing Market: Affordability, Rates, Millennial Impact
On this week’s episode of the Knowledge Brokers Podcast, Byron Lazine and Tom Toole start the conversation with the news that housing inventory is under one million again, which is likely to keep home prices from seeing any significant drops. Next came a discussion on...
Homebuilder Sentiment Shocker and What it Means For The Housing Market
On this week’s episode of the Knowledge Brokers Podcast, Byron Lazine and Tom Toole begin by discussing the increase in mortgage applications noted in the latest MBA Weekly Survey. Next up was some good news about homebuilder sentiment, which saw an increase in...
Jobs Report Sends Mortgage Rates Tumbling!
On today’s second episode of the Knowledge Brokers Podcast, Byron Lazine and Tom Toole begin with the news of stock values rallying after consumer prices (CPI) dipped 0.1% in December. Next up was the favorable jobs report and the Fed’s less than bullish response to...