Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss team structures (and why they’re a train wreck), the rising need for down payment assistance, what it means when really wealthy people start unloading their real estate, and dollar stores leading the surge in retail store openings.

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This episode's sources:

https://www.inman.com/2022/12/20/team-structures-are-a-trainwreck-heres-why-its-ruining-rankings/

https://brokeagentmedia.com/over-1-million-searched-for-down-payment-assistance-last-year/

https://www.wsj.com/articles/casino-mogul-steve-wynn-is-betting-on-the-luxury-market-as-he-unloads-300-million-in-personal-real-estate-11671484843

https://www.wsj.com/articles/dollar-stores-lead-a-surge-in-new-retail-openings-11671532203

Timestamps:

00:00–00:50 Intro

00:50 Topic #1: “Team Structures are a Train Wreck”

03:44 Agents paying for top ranking

12:35 I don’t believe a team could be in multiple states.

21:32 Topic #2: “Over one million searched for down payment assistance”

25:05 Directing potential buyers to the right places for assistance

28:08 Telling the consumer what it [really] costs to buy a home

29:39 LMR #1: “Casino mogul Steve Wynn is betting on the luxury market.”

31:21 An indicator of what’s to come?

32:00 LMR #2: (WSJ) “Dollar stores lead the surge in retail openings.”

33:05 If you're an agent who serves in an underserved rural area...