The Real Word

Could This IMPLODE The Housing Market?

Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss recession and Inman’s “Industry Blueprint for a Changing Market,” along with steep water cuts, teacher shortages, and defunding the police.

August 16, 2022
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On this week’s episode of The Real Word, Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss recession in real estate, the decline in homebuilder confidence, and Inman’s “Industry Blueprint for a Changing Market.”

For today’s “Left, Middle, Right” segment, Byron delivers hot takes on steep water cuts in the Southwest, teacher shortages, and defunding the police.

Click on any of the timestamps below to watch:

2:01: Racket #1: “Recession is spreading…”— Builder Confidence Plunges To New Low

14:49: Racket #2: “Industry Blueprint for a Changing Market” (Inman CEO Connect)

27:45: Left, Middle, Right

28:53: How to talk to clients about the water crisis headlines (“Steep water cuts are coming for the Southwest…”)

31:03: The best piece of marketing: interviewing principals and teachers (“U.S. School Districts Facing Teacher Shortages Get Creative”)

36:04 San Francisco is reversing course because their data shows an increase in violent crime. (“San Francisco defunded the police before reversing course…”)

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