Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss the rise of lawsuits against real estate professionals, the top legal issues for real estate agents, a NAR ad on building relationships, and the rollout of NAR’s fifth “That’s Who We Are” campaign after their latest fee hike.

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This episode's sources:

https://nowbam.com/lawsuits-against-real-estate-professionals-are-on-the-rise/

https://nowbam.com/the-top-5-legal-issues-every-real-estate-agent-needs-to-know/

https://www.nar.realtor/magazine/real-estate-news/sales-marketing/build-relationships-that-last-through-good-bad-markets

https://www.inman.com/2023/02/24/nar-rolls-out-5th-thats-who-we-r-ad-campaign-after-fee-hike/

https://www.youtube.com/@realtors6724/videos

Timestamps:

00:00–01:45 Intro

01:45 Racket #1: Lawsuits against real estate professionals (BAM)

03:41 Inspection waivers and poorly-trained agents

05:43 You need to be upfront and honest about market conditions

08:25 Follow-up emails with deadlines—and why NOT to use the word “assume”

11:14 Racket #2: Build relationships that last through good/bad markets” (Realtor Magazine)

13:41 What great agents are doing: Giving great, trustworthy, transparent advice

17:47 Racket #3: NAR’s 5th ad campaign (Inman)

20:21 Byron and Nicole react to three of the new NAR ads

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