For the last “This Week in BAM” of 2023, we bring you the top 20 most clicked-on articles of the year in real estate news, agent marketing, and agent tactics, as well as a few others that don’t quite fit in any of those categories but were too good not to include here.
We’re also sharing the biggest BAM firsts of 2024, including—
- The Hot Sheet—the industry’s only daily live show on housing market news, hosted by Byron Lazine (weekdays when the market is open)
- The Knowledge Brokers Podcast—a weekly in-depth review of the latest news on housing and the U.S. economy, hosted by Byron Lazine, Tom Toole, and Lisa Chinatti (Fridays)
- The first BAM in-person event: BAM Camp
- The launching of BAMx and its growth to over 1,600 members
Read on to enjoy our 2023 highlight reel.
Top News Articles on BAM
These were the five most clicked-on BAM articles in real estate news. And hands up if you called this one: four out of the five top news reads for 2023 involve the National Association of Realtors (NAR).
- NAR Changes Its Stance and Allows Listings with $0 Buyer Commission
- Is Homes.com Using Your Name to Steal Your Leads?
- The Verdict is in: The Sitzer/Burnett Jury Awards Plaintiffs $1.785 Billion
- Moehrl Commissions Lawsuit Granted Class Action Status
- NAR President Resigns After Accusations of Sexual Harassment, Discrimination and Intimidation
Top Agent Marketing Articles on BAM
We’ve rounded up four of the most-clicked on articles in agent marketing, plus a staple BAM article series, “Content Ideas for Agents,” which goes up on the first day of every month.
- 5 ChatGPT Prompts to Turn Local Market Stats into Consumable Content
- Monthly Series: Content Ideas for Agents
- Instagram Engagement is Down: What’s Happening and How to Fix It
- 3 Powerful ChatGPT Prompts for Real Estate Agents
- The Listing Video from Ryan Serhant that Every Agent Can Replicate
Top Agent Tactic Articles on BAM
These five articles ranked at the top of most-read BAM articles on agent tactics. No surprise three out of the five are from objection-handling G.O.A.T., Tom Toole.
- 3 Persuasive Text Messages that Start Real Estate Conversations
- An Expired Listing Script that Landed Me a $2M Listing
- Data-driven Appointment Setting: Are You Playing the Odds or Ignoring the Facts?
- 6 Data Points Every Agent Should Monitor
- One Word Every Agent Should Eliminate from Their Vocabulary
Other Notable Articles
From humor to life lessons to CEO emails, it’s clear BAM readers have enjoyed a diverse range of content. As we reflect on the highlights of the year, here are five more of our most-read articles:
- Are the Selling Sunset Agents Even Licensed?
- 2023 is Probably the Year You Quit Real Estate
- Finding Strength in Sadness
- How Much is NAR Paying its Executives and Independent Contractors?
- CoStar CEO Sends Message to WSJ & Realtor.com
BAM Shows
BAM added two new shows to the mix this year: Hot Sheet and Knowledge Brokers Podcast.
The Hot Sheet is the only live, daily podcast dedicated to news on the U.S. housing market—including inventory updates every Monday and thoughtful reviews of every FOMC meeting, data report, and housing market forecast.
The Knowledge Brokers Podcast is a weekly, in-depth review of the latest news in both housing and the U.S economy—anything that could impact your clients and your real estate business. Hosts Byron Lazine, Tom Toole, and Lisa Chinatti also share timely strategies and scripts that have helped their businesses grow in a challenging market.
BAM Camp
On September 20th, we hosted our first in-person BAM Camp in Naples, Florida, where Byron Lazine and Eric Simon, aka The Broke Agent, founded BAM. It was a sold-out event with some of the biggest names and most creative minds in real estate.
Speaking of events, BAM also hosted an epic second annual BAM Bash during the Tom Ferry Summit in August 2023.
Stay tuned for more news on BAM events in 2024—including three in-person events!
BAMx
We launched the BAMx platform in April 2023. Already, by the end of the year, it’s grown to over 1,600 members. If you’re not one of them, yet, here’s what you’ve been missing out on:
- A growing library of online courses (a new one each month)
- Charts and show notes for daily episodes of the Hot Sheet
- A webinar replay that shows you how to use the Hot Sheet show notes to create valuable, up-to-date content for your database
- Regular livestreams, including a bi-weekly “Office Hours” with Q&A and guided tutorials
- The most supportive and engaged Facebook community for real estate professionals
Use code FROSTY by 11:59 pm ET on Jan 2 to save 25% on your annual membership or your first month.
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