Byron Lazine and Lisa Chinatti discuss inventory falling into negative territory, the challenges of being a landlord in today’s market, old school marketing tactics to bring back, the jobs report, and Instagram’s new Threads app.
Byron Lazine, Lisa Chinatti, and Tom Toole share their top six books for real estate agents. And you’ll want to add every single one (that you don’t already have) to your real estate business library.
Byron Lazine, Lisa Chinatti, and Tom Toole discuss the return of the savagely unhealthy housing market, housing inventory reaching its lowest level on record, rising builder confidence, and their top six book recommendations for knowledge brokers.
Byron Lazine, Tom Toole, and Lisa Chinatti discuss questions knowledge brokers should be asking their clients and prospects right now to steer each conversation to the latter’s greatest benefit.
Byron Lazine, Lisa Chinatti, and Tom Toole discuss the results of the latest Fed meeting, buyer sentiment lagging at near-historic lows, and a revised Fannie Mae forecast calling for a mild recession and a decline in home prices.
Byron Lazine, Tom Toole, and Lisa Chinatti discuss their outlook for the rest of 2023, the 64% of Americans waiting for rates to drop, the shortage of homes for buyers with median incomes, why 7% is too high for today’s market, the next Fed meeting, and a Steve Harney Tweet on foreclosures.
Byron Lazine, Tom Toole, and Lisa Chinatti discuss mortgage rates rising amid debt ceiling talks, sacrifices buyers make to afford a down payment, the cost of online lead generation, and buyers turning to real estate agents for financing advice.
In last week’s Knowledge Brokers Podcast, George Ratiu addressed the homebuyer question, “Am I overpaying?” with three reasons why the most likely answer is “No.”
On last week’s Knowledge Brokers Podcast, KCM Chief Economist George Ratiu joined Byron Lazine, Tom Toole, and Lisa Chinatti to discuss, among other things, how agents can break down the math for sellers locked into lower mortgage rates.
Tom Toole and Lisa Chinatti discuss the drop in mortgage rates after the Fed’s latest rate hike, whether Powell’s speech was actually positive, the April monthly housing report trends, and Q2 strategy advice for knowledge brokers.
Byron Lazine, Tom Toole, and Lisa Chinatti discuss housing inventory still near record lows, things getting weird in the housing market, the lock-in effect, confusing headlines, and the best source of accurate information on the fee for borrowers with higher credit scores.
A new survey by Realtor.com and HarrisX shows 82% of seller-buyers are feeling the lock-in effect of their lower mortgage rates, especially when considering the impact of today’s higher rates on their monthly mortgage payment.
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