Knowledge Brokers Podcast

Lisa Chinatti and Tom Toole discuss mixed messages in the housing market, homebuilders cutting home prices in Texas and Florida, the impact of mortgage rate locks on consumer housing needs, role playing with Tom AI, and minimum targets for weekly skill building.

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Tom Toole and Lisa Chinatti discuss the 50 basis point cut to the federal funds rate and what to expect from it, as well as Powell’s housing-related comments, how to respond to consumer questions on mortgage rates, why it’s time to move on from Sitzer/Burnett, an email template from Jimmy Mackin, follow-up on NAR’s Clear Cooperation policy (and why it’s a bad rule), and what agents should be doing to finish the year strong and set up for a monster 2025.

Byron Lazine, Lisa Chinatti, and Tom Toole discuss updates on the fate of NAR’s Clear Cooperation policy, the current state of the U.S. housing market, and why the best time to buy a home this year is just around the corner.

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Byron Lazine, Tom Toole, and Lisa Chinatti discuss the latest jobs report and how it factors into CME predictions for the next FOMC meeting. From there they talk about the power of staging, effective client communication, along with cutting-edge social media strategies, and insights into the ongoing "portal wars" between major real estate platforms Zillow and Realtor.com. Learn how top agents differentiate themselves in listing presentations and stay ahead of industry trends.

Tom Toole and Lisa Chinatti discuss Lisa's biggest takeaways from the Tom Ferry Success Summit, Josh Sitzer's startup offering flat-fee real estate services, the Move lawsuit alleging fake leads, NAR's appeal of the reopened DOJ probe, and the power of the MLS.

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Byron Lazine and Tom Toole discuss Jerome Powell’s statements from the Jackson Hole retreat, the market’s reaction to Powell’s comments, the 818,000 employment revision, recession indicators, different industry reactions to NAR settlement changes, Michael Ketchmark’s recent comments, the emergence of different real estate business models, non-compete clauses in real estate, and the Homie vs NAR lawsuit.

Byron Lazine and Lisa Chinatti discuss a Wall Street Journal article on the August 17 changes, a podcast interview with Nykia Wright (Interim CEO for the National Association of REALTORS®), the Michigan lawsuit against NAR, this week's updates on the U.S. economy.

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Lisa Chinatti and Tom Toole discuss the CFA’s three suggestions to consumers—including negotiating commission as a dollar amount—Jeremy Siegel's push (on Monday, 8/5) for an emergency fed rate cut, the new Zillow CEO, mortgage rate predictions for the end of 2024, and what it means (in practice) to prioritize quality over quantity.

Byron Lazine, Tom Toole, and Lisa Chinatti discuss this week’s (July 2024) FOMC meeting, the latest job report, a Mark Zandi Tweet on a report by the Minneapolis Fed, Zillow’s new state-specific touring agreements, the BAM interview with Stacy Sutter (CEO of Summit VA Solutions), and the strong probability of a recession.

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Byron Lazine, Tom Toole, and Lisa Chinatti discuss the BAM Breaking live interview on Wednesday (7/24) with eXp CEO Leo Pareja, eXp commission sharing policy, buyer agreement forms, a letter from the Colorado Regulatory Agencies on agents misrepresenting the buyer representation form, the potential outcome of a Fed rate cut in September, and what the next election could mean for the DOJ and, by extension, the NAR settlement.

Timestamps:

00:00–01:29 Intro

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