On this episode, Eric Forney talks to Brian Force about how he built his team, and how he has benefited from bringing his team to the Livian platform.  Brian shares how he has always felt that SOPs, systems and models are the most important things to nail in your business first, and explains how that aligns with Livian's business process.  He discusses how there are only 5 things Realtors should be doing that can't be replaced, and how having an effective admin team allows you to keep it that way for your agents.  He breaks down the ways he leads by example, and the results he has seen from it.  He also shares what working with his wife is like, and how they navigate the work-life balance together.

On this episode, Eric Forney talks to HousingWire's Economic Director Logan Mohtashami.   Logan breaks down how demographics, supply and credit risk have created the savagely unhealthy market we are in right now.  He discusses how "forbearance bros" are lacking key information about credit risk that cause them to interpret data incorrectly, and shares his thoughts on how credit actually functions.  He explains his six recession red flags, how most of them are occurring right now, and what he predicts that means for the future.    He also busts myths on millennials' home buying behavior, the prediction that Americans were all about to sell their homes without buying new ones, and the comparison of the current market to the 2008 market.

Eric Forney delivers the Agent Outlook for the week of July 31, 2022.  He breaks down the data on mortgage interest rates, inflation, and buyer and seller activity and discusses how to adjust your strategy for success in this financial climate.

On this episode, Eric Forney talks to Jamey Cox about how his business grew from $45 to $90 million after joining Livian.  Jamey shares how he started in real estate with his son Travis without an idea about systems and models.  After making $23M three years in a row, he decided he wanted to figure out how to get to a bigger number, and multiple Mega Agents told him to follow the model.  He immediately started following the Millionaire Real Estate Agent and saw improvements.  Later, he joined Livian seeking leadership and leverage, and he shares how that has impacted his business and life.  

Eric Forney delivers the Agent Outlook for the week of July 24, 2022.  He shares what numbers are looking like for buyers and sellers, and discusses how to adjust your strategy for success in this financial climate.

On this episode, Eric Forney talks with Bruce Hardy about what he feels is important moving forward in Real Estate. Bruce shares his belief that in building wealth and helping agents grow, relationships are what matter most. He discusses the time he spent as a part of the group study that informed The Millionaire Real Estate Agent, and his biggest takeaways from that process with Gary Keller. He emphasizes the importance of having a huge vision for yourself if you want to bring others into your organization, and also why it's so difficult for highly productive people to succeed through others.

On this episode, Eric Forney talks to the Senior Advisor for RealTrends, Steve Murray, about what trends he is noticing in the Real Estate Industry.  He discusses how everything feels like it has changed, but it hasn't, and consumers mostly want the same thing they've always wanted: personal service and knowledge.  He breaks down how teams are starting to experience the same thing brokerages have been feeling for years as they invest in their people and sometimes have them leave.  He shares how he would approach retaining people on your team, and why hiring slowly and firing quickly is so important.

On this episode, Eric Forney talks to Matt Miale about how he has grown as a leader by learning how to lead himself.  Matt shares how he learned that leaders who want to scale need to be sure they are working with people who want to scale with them.  He discusses how difficult it is to care deeply about people when you are worried about your financial stability, and how getting financially secure starts to improve your relationships.  Eric and Matt discuss how the most talented people want to be somewhere with unlimited potential, and how to structure your business to have that potential for people.  Matt shares how his run rate approach to goals has helped his team grow, and how to slowly bring people up to speed instead of pushing them to understand everything immediately.

On this episode, Eric Forney talks to Tara smith about how she uses recruiting as a way to help people get what they want out of life.  Tara shares how she started in real estate, and how she picked up recruiting and excelled at it.  She breaks down how having people bet against her is a huge motivator for her, and has helped her push her own limits.  She shares lessons she has learned in leadership, and how she is a firm believer that if you help other people get what they want in life, you will get more of what you want in life as well.

On this episode, Eric Forney talks to Matt Szalecki about how he has navigated building affordable housing.  Matt shares what the construction industry has been like in the last two years, and how he went about solving affordable housing during rising parts prices.  He explains what he loves about Keller Williams, and how important it is that KW is digitally and physically based.  He discusses what he loves about Livian, and how the access to such great services will become more and more important in the future.