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Welcome to The Chrisman Commentary, your go-to daily mortgage news podcast, where industry insights meet expert analysis. Hosted by Robbie Chrisman, this podcast delivers the latest updates on mortgage rates, capital markets, and the forces shaping the housing finance landscape. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just looking to stay informed, you'll get clear, concise breakdowns of market trends and economic shifts that impact the mortgage world. In today's episode, we review the latest chatter emanating from Fannie and Freddie. Plus, Robbie sits down with HomeLight's Nick Friedman to discuss how lenders are navigating a challenging market shaped by recession fears, rising tariffs, buyer hesitation, and the resurgence of creative tools like buydowns and seller concessions to keep deals moving. And the episode closes with a look at May issuance of MBS and it's impact on mortgage rates.Want to remove home sale contingencies in 48 hours or less? It's easy with Calque's newest ‘buy before you sell' product – the Contingency Buster. The Contingency Buster is your fastest and most affordable path to non-contingent financing. Calque provides a binding backup offer on your borrower's departing residence to clear the existing mortgage balance and closing costs in 48 business hours or less. You become a loan hero that saves deals and helps clients win bidding wars. Best yet? It costs less than other ‘buy before you sell' solutions. Visit www.calqueinc.com to learn more.
The truth is: starting over doesn't mean starting from scratch. It means starting with experience. And when you combine that with clarity, systems, and support — you win faster. In this episode, I'm breaking down the 6 simple but powerful steps I'd take to rebuild a thriving, aligned, and profitable business — from day one.Here's what I cover in this episode: How to move with confidence even if you're brand new or rebuilding The power of mentorship and how to find the right guide Why following top producers will change your thinking and strategy How to simplify lead generation instead of chasing shiny objects The real reason your daily routine isn't bringing in revenue — and how to fix it Why community is the cheat code to long-term successIf I were starting over, here are my 5 steps:Hire a coach or mentor – I wouldn't go it alone. I'd get someone who's been where I want to go.Shadow top agents – Watch how they move, think, and win in today's market.Choose 3 lead sources – Then build systems around them. Simplicity scales.Say yes to free lead sources – Zillow, OpsCity, Homelight, teams… anything that gets you reps.Lock in a revenue routine – 60-90 mins of intentional lead gen every single day.Join a community or mastermind – The right room changes your strategy, your mindset, and your results.Whether you're starting, rebuilding, or pivoting, I want you to know:
Control equals money. That one mindset shift changed everything for me—and it's probably the reason most real estate agents are losing control of their business right now.In this talk, Aaron Novello breaks down exactly how platforms, teams, and referral services are costing agents more than just profit—they're costing them freedom. You'll see why so many agents are stuck in the “zoo” model and how to escape it by stacking the real estate agent skills that make money.Whether you're debating real estate team vs solo agent, frustrated by lead generation costs, or just want to stop giving up control to platforms like Zillow or Homelight—this episode is your blueprint.You'll learn:✅ Why control equals money—and how to take it back✅ How new rules will affect real estate agent lead generation✅ The financial trap of how to stop paying for leads✅ Why most agents are being underpaid and overworked✅ The real difference between a zoo agent and a jungle agent✅ What it really takes to become a top listing agent✅ A proven path to shift your real estate agent mindsetIf you're serious about building a business you own—not one that owns you—this talk is for you.
In this episode, Phil Treadwell interviews Nick Friedman, President of Homes at HomeLight, about how real estate professionals can elevate their conversations and stand out in a crowded market. Nick emphasizes the importance of going beyond surface scripts to build real connections and deeper conversations with clients. They explore how AI can boost speed and efficiency, helping agents do more in less time. Nick also shares strategies for reaching hard-to-contact clients and encourages constantly asking, “Is there a better way?” Nick Friedman is the President of Homes at HomeLight, where he spearheads the development of new growth channels and strategies for the company's flagship financial product, Buy Before You Sell. Previously, Nick was the Co-Founder and COO/CRO at Accept.inc, a Denver-based proptech company that was acquired by HomeLight in June 2022. Under Nick's leadership, Accept.inc led the company to nearly 30x growth in 2 years and raised over $100MM in debt & equity capital. 01:30 Meet Nick 03:45 Don't Be a Broken Record 06:50 Have Deeper Conversations 09:55 AI = Speed and Efficiency 16:30 Reach Out to the Unreachable 20:55 Is There a Better Way? 25:45 Buy Before You Sell 31:10 Learn Everything You Can Connect with Nick: LinkedIn | Website BE IN THE ROOM WHERE GROWTH HAPPENS: M1A Mastermind Group If you are enjoying the MME podcast, please take a second and LEAVE US A REVIEW. And JOIN the M1A Text Community: 214-225-5696
A 3i Member since 2024, Ankur Bansal is the President of HomeLight Inc. He brings over a decade of experience as a founder, operator, and investor in the technology space. Ankur began his career in private equity before launching SnapSaves, a receipt-scanning cashback app that was acquired by Groupon in just 11 months. He later served as a founding executive at SnapTravel (now Super.com), where he helped scale the business from inception to over $175 million in revenue in just two years.In this episode, Ankur talks about: • Lessons from building and exiting SnapSaves in under 12 months • Opportunities and emerging trends in proptech—and where the space is heading • How AI is already reshaping mortgage operations and real estate workflows • Why product-market fit is a spectrum—and how entrepreneurs should think about raising capital
Welcome to The Chrisman Commentary, your go-to daily mortgage news podcast, where industry insights meet expert analysis. Hosted by Robbie Chrisman, this podcast delivers the latest updates on mortgage rates, capital markets, and the forces shaping the housing finance landscape. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just looking to stay informed, you'll get clear, concise breakdowns of market trends and economic shifts that impact the mortgage world.In today's episode, we look at the best ways to implement generative AI. Plus, Robbie sits down with HomeLight's Nick Friedman to discuss a loan originator survey. And he closes by discussing why we are seeing lower new home sales despite demand.Sagent powers banks and lenders to make loans and homeownership simpler and safer for millions of consumers. We bring the modern experience customers now expect from loan originations to loan servicing, where lifetime customer relationships are managed and grown. Sagent platforms let consumers manage their home-owning lives from anywhere while giving servicers lower costs, scale compliance, and higher servicing values through full market cycles.
In this conversation, we introduce HomeLight's Buy Before You Sell. They offer a modern bridge loan solution for clients, allowing them to unlock up to $2 million of their home's equity with 0% interest.By partnering with HomeLight, mortgage loan officers can help clients eliminate home sale contingencies and reduce their debt-to-income ratios, enabling them to make stronger, non-contingent offers on new homes. This partnership enhances the services loan officers provide, leading to increased client satisfaction and potentially more closed loans.Timestamps:Introducing Buy Before You Sell15:07Understanding the Current Market Challenges18:12How Buy Before You Sell Works20:58Comparing Buy Before You Sell with Competitors23:58The Financial Model Behind the Product20:30Market Challenges and Education22:17Lead Generation Opportunities for Loan Officers33:46Connect With HomelightWHEN YOU'RE READY✅ Get Your Realtor Referral Score
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“Distraction is not a technology problem or a moral failing. The vast majority of distraction is simply that you have not learned the skill of dealing with discomfort. Master internal triggers, or they will become your master.” Nir Eyal is a best-selling author and instructor working at the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. In a research-driven conversation about his latest book “INDISTRACTABLE - How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life,” we learn about what really drives distraction — which is less about flashy external stimuli, and more about our own internal discomfort. The good news is, it's not out of reach, by better understanding our internal triggers - it just might be possible to get back to a focus that feels so far gone. The good news is, It's not out of reach, and Nir shares some great tips to get started. Indistractable received critical acclaim, winning the Outstanding Works of Literature Award as well as being named one of the Best Business and Leadership Books by The Globe and Mail and Amazon, and among the Best Personal Development Books of the Year by Audible. Nir is also the author of “Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products” — his books have resonated with readers worldwide, selling over 1 million copies in over 30 languages. Nir's writing and work has been featured in The New York Times, Bloomberg Businessweek, The Harvard Business Review, The M.I.T. Technology Review, Time Magazine, Psychology Today. Nir co-founded and sold two tech companies since 2003, and invests in habit-forming products that improve users' lives including Eventbrite (NYSE:EB), Anchor.fm (acquired by Spotify), Kahoot!, Canva, Homelight, Product Hunt, Marco Polo, Byte Foods, FocusMate, Dynamicare, Wise App, and Sunnyside. Nir previously taught in the Business and Design schools at Stanford University, and Nir attended The Stanford Graduate School of Business and Emory University. This is an episode from friend-of-the-pod Sharad Lal's podcast “HOW TO LIVE” - for lots more great conversations with Sharad and thought leaders, subscribe to How To Live wherever you get your favorite podcasts, or visit howtolive.life Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Nir Eyal is the author of Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products and Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life. Previously, he taught as a Lecturer in Marketing at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Design School, and he sold two technology companies since 2003.For most of his career, Nir worked in the video gaming and advertising industries, where he learned and applied (and sometimes rejected) the techniques used to motivate and manipulate users.Nir writes to help companies create behaviors that benefit their users while educating people on how to build healthful habits in their own lives.Nir is an active investor; he puts his money where his mouth is by backing habit-forming products that improve lives. Some of his past investments include Eventbrite (NYSE:EB) and Kahoot! (KAHOOT-ME.OL), Anchor.fm (acquired by Spotify), Canva, Refresh.io (acquired by LinkedIn), Product Hunt (acquired by Angelist), Homelight, Marco Polo, Byte Foods, FocusMate, Dynamicare, Wise App, and Sunnyside.Although Nir received most of his education by earning an advanced degree from The School of Hard Knocks, He also received an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.Please enjoy my conversation with Nir Eyal.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/next-level-soul-podcast-with-alex-ferrari--4858435/support.
“Distraction is not a technology problem or a moral failing. The vast majority of distraction is simply that you have not learned the skill of dealing with discomfort. Master internal triggers, or they will become your master.” Nir Eyal is a best-selling author and instructor working at the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. In a research-driven conversation about his latest book “INDISTRACTABLE - How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life,” we learn about what really drives distraction — which is less about flashy external stimuli, and more about our own internal discomfort. The good news is, it's not out of reach, by better understanding our internal triggers - it just might be possible to get back to a focus that feels so far gone. The good news is, It's not out of reach, and Nir shares some great tips to get started. Indistractable received critical acclaim, winning the Outstanding Works of Literature Award as well as being named one of the Best Business and Leadership Books by The Globe and Mail and Amazon, and among the Best Personal Development Books of the Year by Audible. Nir is also the author of “Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products” — his books have resonated with readers worldwide, selling over 1 million copies in over 30 languages. Nir's writing and work has been featured in The New York Times, Bloomberg Businessweek, The Harvard Business Review, The M.I.T. Technology Review, Time Magazine, Psychology Today. Nir co-founded and sold two tech companies since 2003, and invests in habit-forming products that improve users' lives including Eventbrite (NYSE:EB), Anchor.fm (acquired by Spotify), Kahoot!, Canva, Homelight, Product Hunt, Marco Polo, Byte Foods, FocusMate, Dynamicare, Wise App, and Sunnyside. Nir previously taught in the Business and Design schools at Stanford University, and Nir attended The Stanford Graduate School of Business and Emory University. This is a re-airing of a podcast conversation from P&G Alumni Podcast co-host Sharad Lal's other top podcast “HOW TO LIVE” - for lots more great conversations with Sharad and thought leaders, subscribe to How To Live wherever you get your favorite podcasts, or visit howtolive.life Got an idea for a future “Learnings from Leaders” episode - reach out at pgalumpod@gmail.com
What home improvement projects will bring you the most equity for your home? What are buyers in 2024 looking for in their home purchases? 00:00 – Intro 00:29 – My HVAC Story 02:54 – Top 25 ROI-Boosting Home Improvements In the story today, Jay shares how his HVAC unit needed to be replaced and what he did to maximize efficiency and frugality. Check out our previous video about maximizing efficiency with your utility bills: https://youtu.be/Es2zJ2Al8Bs The main topic reviews an article from HomeLight.com titled, "What Upgrades Increase Home Value? 25 High-ROI Improvements Buyers Love" - https://www.homelight.com/blog/what-upgrades-increase-home-value/ Jay shares his thoughts on these home improvement projects and gives extra tips to boost your return on investment. What other tips do you have? Let us know in the comments! Please don't forget to like, share, and subscribe! Doing so helps us grow and share HopeFilled financial wisdom. We release a new full episode every Tuesday! Disclaimer: This podcast serves as educational entertainment only. Any and all opinions relating to real estate, law, taxes, insurance, and/or securities investing that may be contained within this podcast should not be interpreted or implemented as recommendations nor advice. The opinions related to these topics – especially those regulated by state and/or federal entities – should never be taken as replacement for advice from a competent, licensed professional. HopeFilled Financial Coaching is not liable for any individual acting on any understanding of topics directly or indirectly related to real estate, legal practice, taxes, insurance, or investing even if an individual in question changed their understanding after listening to this podcast. All listeners are entirely responsible for seeking advice from licensed professionals before taking any action of their own. Our Website: HopeFilledFinancial.com Music: "Take Me Higher" by Jahzzar Music Copyright License: This music is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.
Co-founder, Owner & Chief Sales Executive of Lopez & Lopez, REALTORS®, Owner Operator www.MLSListing.net, full-time Real Estate Agent, long-term cash flow rental investor, Fix & Flip analytics coach, Independent Team Owner, Real Estate & lending coach/mentor/leader, Entrepreneurial Consultant & outside-of-the-box mentality enthusiast.Focused on personal client relationships with and eager will to creative investing within Residential Resale Properties, Tyler is creating and implementing the “second sale” within Real Estate, alongside the “Client for Life” philosophy. Featured in Apple News & GritDaily's Top 10 Real Estate Agents Arizona, MSBA Service Firm Of The Year 2023, Tucson Real Producer's Spotlight Cover Feature 2020 & 2023, America's Best Real Estate Professionals For Arizona Teams by RealTrends.com, graduate of the CORE Training, INC, ranked “10 Best Real Estate Agents” in Arizona 5 years in a row from RisMedia, & part of the coveted Circle of 1926 Platinum Level within his resale company @ Long Realty Companies for 5 consecutive years. Common introductions from Tyler will include “To provide everything you didn't know you needed” within all aspects of Real Estate, mentoring, & personal development.Tyler's “Why: To be paid for he knows and not what he does.Lopez & Lopez, REALTORS® Mission Statement: Investing in the future of our clients through giving, grace, & gratitude.Career Sales Volume: +$300,000,000 through 2023.Graduate from The University of Arizona in Business Management, Communication, & Latin American Studies, while spending 12+ years in the Hospitality Industry. Amassing over 1,250 career transaction sides, Tyler's credibility, and expertise overflows well over volume alone. By Leveraging critical knowledge in Real Estate, he continues to propel his sales team into the top-ranked agents nationally, let alone Arizona.Additional accolades include Top Contributing Sales Agent for Long Realty 2018-Present, Vice President Of The Executive Council within the company, 2020, 2021, & 2022 Best Property Buying & Selling Agency from Build.com, Americas Best Real Estate Teams Arizona 2022, Zillow, UpNest, Homelight, & Top 10 Real Estate Agents In Arizona Published by Apple News & Grit Daily 2023.Learn more: https://www.mlslisting.net/Elite Real Estate Leaders Podcasthttps://businessinnovatorsradio.com/elite-real-estate-leaders-podcastSource: https://businessinnovatorsradio.com/interview-with-tyler-lopez-owner-of-lopez-lopez-realtors
Co-founder, Owner & Chief Sales Executive of Lopez & Lopez, REALTORS®, Owner Operator www.MLSListing.net, full-time Real Estate Agent, long-term cash flow rental investor, Fix & Flip analytics coach, Independent Team Owner, Real Estate & lending coach/mentor/leader, Entrepreneurial Consultant & outside-of-the-box mentality enthusiast.Focused on personal client relationships with and eager will to creative investing within Residential Resale Properties, Tyler is creating and implementing the “second sale” within Real Estate, alongside the “Client for Life” philosophy. Featured in Apple News & GritDaily's Top 10 Real Estate Agents Arizona, MSBA Service Firm Of The Year 2023, Tucson Real Producer's Spotlight Cover Feature 2020 & 2023, America's Best Real Estate Professionals For Arizona Teams by RealTrends.com, graduate of the CORE Training, INC, ranked “10 Best Real Estate Agents” in Arizona 5 years in a row from RisMedia, & part of the coveted Circle of 1926 Platinum Level within his resale company @ Long Realty Companies for 5 consecutive years. Common introductions from Tyler will include “To provide everything you didn't know you needed” within all aspects of Real Estate, mentoring, & personal development.Tyler's “Why: To be paid for he knows and not what he does.Lopez & Lopez, REALTORS® Mission Statement: Investing in the future of our clients through giving, grace, & gratitude.Career Sales Volume: +$300,000,000 through 2023.Graduate from The University of Arizona in Business Management, Communication, & Latin American Studies, while spending 12+ years in the Hospitality Industry. Amassing over 1,250 career transaction sides, Tyler's credibility, and expertise overflows well over volume alone. By Leveraging critical knowledge in Real Estate, he continues to propel his sales team into the top-ranked agents nationally, let alone Arizona.Additional accolades include Top Contributing Sales Agent for Long Realty 2018-Present, Vice President Of The Executive Council within the company, 2020, 2021, & 2022 Best Property Buying & Selling Agency from Build.com, Americas Best Real Estate Teams Arizona 2022, Zillow, UpNest, Homelight, & Top 10 Real Estate Agents In Arizona Published by Apple News & Grit Daily 2023.Learn more: https://www.mlslisting.net/Elite Real Estate Leaders Podcasthttps://businessinnovatorsradio.com/elite-real-estate-leaders-podcastSource: https://businessinnovatorsradio.com/interview-with-tyler-lopez-owner-of-lopez-lopez-realtors
Nir Eyal writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. Nir previously taught as a Lecturer in Marketing at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford.Nir co-founded and sold two tech companies since 2003 and was dubbed by The M.I.T. Technology Review as, “The Prophet of Habit-Forming Technology.” Bloomberg Businessweek wrote, “Nir Eyal is the habits guy. Want to understand how to get app users to come back again and again? Then Eyal is your man.”He is the author of two bestselling books, Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products and Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life. His books have resonated with readers worldwide, selling over 1 million copies in over 30 languages.Indistractable received critical acclaim, winning the Outstanding Works of Literature Award as well as being named one of the Best Business and Leadership Books of the Year by Amazon and one of the Best Personal Development Books of the Year by Audible. The Globe and Mail called Indistractable, “the best business book of 2019.”In addition to blogging at NirAndFar.com, Nir's writing has been featured in The New York Times, The Harvard Business Review, Time Magazine, and Psychology Today.Nir invests in habit-forming products that improve users' lives. Some of his past investments include Eventbrite (NYSE:EB), Anchor.fm (acquired by Spotify), Kahoot! (, Canva, Homelight, Product Hunt, Marco Polo, Byte Foods, FocusMate, Dynamicare, Wise App, and Sunnyside.Nir attended The Stanford Graduate School of Business and Emory University.Socials:Website: NIR and FAR https://www.nirandfar.com/LinkedIn: Nir Eyal Youtube: Nir and Far blog X: Nir Eyal https://twitter.com/nireyalEnjoy the visual here on Youtube
The straight scoop on the newest Buy Before You Sell program just released in Utah, it's benefits & costs and how it can save the day. Listen in to an interview with Sebastian Chaitas, Head of Strategy and Corporate Development at Homelight, Inc. A real estate tech company valued at 1.6 billion dollars.
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2023 was rough for a lot of people. Agents and teams were selling less homes. Pending transactions hit their lowest number in 2 decades, and most pipelines were drier than ever before. On top of that, the NAR lawsuit verdicts shook things up for the entire industry, so many agents feel like they are getting hit from different directions. There is good news on the horizon though. If you've managed to stick it out through these challenges, and your business is built on the right foundations, 2024 will be a lot better. There's still fear around the market and NAR's legal issues running people out of the business. In real estate, very few people fail because of bad luck. Most fail out because of bad habits and not doing enough of the right things. You might look at the lawsuit as an existential threat to agents, but just like with market downturns, those who are doing the right things, and approaching business with the right attitude will never lose. Ever since being a Realtor was a thing we've needed to be able to articulate our value. If we do that people will want to work with us through hell, high water, industry lawsuits and slow markets. What does the NAR lawsuit tell us about our industry and where we're headed? How do we perfect our marketing? Agent, social media coach, speaker, trainer and host of the popular Massive Agent Podcast, Dustin Brohm shares his predictions for 2024, and why he's optimistic. Quotes I do know people that are successful that don't work their sphere but they are such outliers I don't want to teach other people to do that. -Kevin Kauffman Very few people fail out of this industry because of bad luck. Most fail out because of bad habits. -Kevin Kauffman 97% of agents surveyed think NAR is completely worthless, and they'd cut them off in a heartbeat if they could. -Dustin Brohm With social media, you don't want to do too much of any one thing. -Dustin Brohm Ever since being a Realtor was a thing you needed to be able to articulate why they should hire you. -Dustin Brohm Some agents need to do a much better job of selling the buyer/broker agreement, and how it is good for both parties. -Dustin Brohm Key Points Why agents fail There are a lot of agents failing out of real estate not because of bad luck, but rather because of bad habits. There are people who say they tried everything but didn't really and that's why they've left the industry. There are some agents who are doing all the necessary activities, and following through on everything coaches tell them to do. They fail because they don't have the confidence, or feel like they deserve success. It's hard to do the work if you're not showing up as the person who believes in it, so you have to grow into that person. Setting new agents up for success Teaching agents the buyer's consultation before they start contacting buyers solves a lot of problems. If someone is afraid to get to the consultation, it might affect how they are on the phone - it might make them afraid of getting a positive result. By getting them to know and get comfortable with the outcome, it increases their chances of success. The ultimate one-two punch One challenge agents have is they are either content marketing focused or cold calling focused. If you combine both activities, one practice benefits the other. Content will make calling easier because they've seen you before, and your content marketing is a lot better when you have a database of people you can call directly. How Dustin would grow his podcast if he was starting over There's a lot of value from recording a video podcast and taking clips from it. Clips will get more exposure and reach for your show, and help you pull in an audience. If you think about it, a 20-second clip can get you 40,000 views, and that's a lot more than a full episode can get. Just take action When it comes to podcasting or content creation, never let the lack of fancy equipment stop you from taking action. Once you have the basics of being clearly seen and heard squared away, what you're talking about is the most important thing. It's more crucial to have something worth listening to than having all the tech, but nothing of substance to say. You don't have to be in a professional studio with foam on the walls to make a good show. The NAR lawsuits might work in our favor The NAR situation is actually a good thing for both agents and consumers. It will create more transparency and weed out the mediocre agents. Ever since being a Realtor was a thing, we needed to be able to articulate why they should hire us. The truth about the best agents is they are already doing the right thing when it comes to the buyer-broker agreement. They have the conversation upfront, know how to talk about the value they bring, and deliver an exceptional service. The agents who are nervous about these rulings, might be having an issue articulating and delivering their value. NAR's biggest problem A huge portion of the agent population thinks NAR is completely worthless and they'd cut them off in a heartbeat if they could. NAR does have a lot of value, but they don't articulate it. NAR is a powerful lobby for homeownership, tax advantages, property rights and more. They lobby better than any trade organization in the country. It's also important for our profession. The problem is they've never done a good job of telling the industry what they bring to the table, and people want to get rid of them because they don't know what they do. Guest Info Dustin Brohm is an agent, social media coach, speaker, trainer and host of the popular Massive Agent Podcast for Realtors and Mortgage Loan Officers. He is also the founder of the Massive Agent Society, a comprehensive Facebook Ad lead gen training and coaching program, and the Industry Syndicate real estate podcast network. The Massive Agent Podcast is meant to help teach real estate agents and mortgage loan officers to get more leads and ultimately sell more homes. Dustin has spoken in front of 1000's of Realtors and mortgage professionals at real estate conferences all around the country. He co-founded the Snappack Real Estate Marketing FB Group. His content has been featured in Housing Wire, Inman News, RIS Media, Zillow's Blog, Homelight, FitSmallBusiness, and many more. Dustin calls it like he sees it, gets straight to the point, and has been known to step on some toes from time to time. His no nonsense approach, combined with his social media & marketing experience, is why his Massive Agent Podcast is one of the fastest growing podcasts in the industry. Follow Dustin on Instagram, and listen to The Massive Agent Podcast on your platform of choice. CTA Please leave us a review at https://ratethispodcast.com/nla
Nir Eyal writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. Nir previously taught as a Lecturer in Marketing at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford. Nir co-founded and sold two tech companies since 2003 and was dubbed by The M.I.T. Technology Review as, “The Prophet of Habit-Forming Technology.” Bloomberg Businessweek wrote, “Nir Eyal is the habits guy. Want to understand how to get app users to come back again and again? Then Eyal is your man.” He is the author of two bestselling books, Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products and Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life. His books have resonated with readers worldwide, selling over 1 million copies in over 30 languages. Indistractable received critical acclaim, winning the Outstanding Works of Literature Award as well as being named one of the Best Business and Leadership Books of the Year by Amazon and one of the Best Personal Development Books of the Year by Audible. The Globe and Mail called Indistractable, “the best business book of 2019.” In addition to blogging at NirAndFar.com, Nir's writing has been featured in The New York Times, The Harvard Business Review, Time Magazine, and Psychology Today. Nir invests in habit-forming products that improve users' lives. Some of his past investments include Eventbrite (NYSE:EB), Anchor.fm (acquired by Spotify), Kahoot! (KAHOOT-ME.OL), Canva, Homelight, Product Hunt, Marco Polo, Byte Foods, FocusMate, Dynamicare, Wise App, and Sunnyside. Nir attended The Stanford Graduate School of Business and Emory University. Free Tools and Resources from Nir Eyal: Indistractable the book: http://geni.us/indistractable Indistractable bonus content is here: http://www.nirandfar.com/indistractable/ Indistractable summary article: https://www.nirandfar.com/skill-of-the-future/ Timeboxing article: https://www.nirandfar.com/timeboxing/ Values article: https://www.nirandfar.com/common-values/ Free habit tracker tool: https://www.nirandfar.com/habit-tracker/ Free schedule maker tool: https://www.nirandfar.com/schedule-maker/ List of top articles: https://www.nirandfar.com/best-articles/ Anders Varner on Instagram Doug Larson on Instagram
Sam Ghannam w/ Homelight joins the crew to talk about the Buy Before You Sell program. Randy's Christmas spirit starts to shine and Katie brings us the topic of Approval and Mortgage Rates by state.
Welcome to another episode of the REI Mastermind Network! In today's episode, host Jack Hoss sits down with special guest Nathan Payne to discuss the ins and outs of the real estate investing world. Nathan shares his expertise on understanding the buyer's process and how focusing solely on sellers can lead to wasted time and money. He recounts personal experiences, including investing in mailers without closing a deal and navigating the challenges of dealing with squatters. Nathan also provides insights into his strategies for finding buyers, working with virtual assistants, and building successful relationships. Get ready for a wealth of knowledge and practical tips in this enlightening episode of the REI Mastermind Network!
Oren Zeev, Founding Partner at Zeev Ventures, shares his one-man VC experience, and lessons from investing in so many successful companies. Oren reveals the secrets behind his renowned Silicon Valley builder-investor approach. He also gives his perspectives on the dynamic role of a VC in supporting founders, as well as his thoughts on trends shaping the venture capital industry.In this episode, you'll learn:[4:20] The essence of being a VC lies not in having strong opinions, but in serving as the strongest support system for founders.[6:30] Why great VCs refrain from saying: "Let me know how I can help you."[12:06] Ultimately, a startup's success depends on the compelling nature of its product(s).[16:30] Don't rely solely on a candidate's provided references when recruiting.[20:25] For founders, unsolicited advice is unnecessary.[25:57] Venture capital is not broken!The non-profit organization that Oren is passionate about: ICONAbout Oren ZeevOren Zeev is the founder of Zeev Ventures, a one-man VC firm that invests in growth-stage companies. He also serves as a board member at Houzz, HomeLight, Tipalti, TripActions, Next Insurance, among others. Oren is a former board of Audible (went public and then acquired by AMZN) and of Chegg, (NYSE: CHGG) where he was the main investor and one of the two main early backers respectively, a former board member of RedKix (acquired by Facegook) and a former chairman of Loop Commerce (acquired by Synchrony Bank). Prior to that, he was a general partner at Apax Partners from 1995 to 2007.About Zeev VenturesZeev Ventures is a Silicon Valley-based early-stage venture fund that invests in technology, financial, e-commerce, and consumer service sectors. Its portfolio companies include: Trustmi, Sentra, Caramel, ShipIn, groundcover, GrowthSpace, HomeLight among others.Subscribe to our podcast and stay tuned for our next episode. Follow Us: Twitter | Linkedin | Instagram | Facebook
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Welcome to this podcast episode, where we discuss the 12 things that the public looks out for when hiring a Real Estate Agent. Presenting are Tim and Julie Harris, America's #1 Real Estate coaches, and top exp Realty sponsors in the world. In this episode, we focus on the top five things that can make a real estate agent a "crappy agent". We will highlight some of the simple ways to fix these issues, while others will require some work. This topic is inspired by a recent article on HomeLight.com The first thing that could make you a "crappy agent" is having terrible communication skills. This can come in many forms, and it's essential to remember that what you think is great communication may not be the same for your prospect or client. One common issue agents have is having no real communication plan. You should ask your client what they prefer and stick to one method throughout the buying or selling process. Another communication issue is slow response time. You should have a policy in place, such as returning all messages on the same day or immediately if possible, and follow up furiously with leads. Having a full voicemail or blowing off buyer leads because you already have "too many buyers" can make you appear to be a crappy agent. To help you with your communication skills, you can join Premier Coaching by visiting PremierCoaching.com to get your Communications Guarantee and other coaching tools. The second thing that can make you a crappy agent is a lack of familiarity with the market. This can come in several forms, such as only showing what you're personally familiar with instead of what the buyer desires. You may also assume that there are no homes available because your MLS has low inventory, and you aren't searching using other methods for your buyers. You may also be unfamiliar with the new construction inventory in your market, thus not showing or selling any new homes. The third thing that could make you a crappy agent is not respecting the client's or prospect's time. Constantly being late, missing, or rescheduling appointments can make you appear unprofessional. Confirming all of your appointments and being on time can help you set an example and show your clients that you respect their time. The fourth thing that could make you a crappy agent is speaking more than you listen and asking very few questions. This can confuse the other person, and you may not be able to deliver the results they desire. Instead, ask more questions and listen to the answers to be more efficient at delivering results. If you're talking more about yourself than getting to know your client and their needs, you may be a crappy agent. Lastly, the fifth thing that could make you a terrible agent is your inability to actually get the job done. If a listing is sitting with few or no showings, you have a strategy issue, such as the price, pictures, and description. On the buyer's side, if you're working with buyers who are highly qualified and motivated but not in contract yet, you're not doing. WARNING: 2023 Housing Market QUESTION: Agents, Are You 100% Ready For 2023, Do You Have A Proven Success Plan? If Not, Do This: Join the #1 Award-Winning Real Estate Coaching & Training Program FOR FREE! Yes, This Includes Daily Live Coaching! Join For FREE Now. Reclaim Your Life & Break Free Of Worry. The Path To Success Is One Click Away. JOIN Premier Coaching For FREE Now. https://bit.ly/3aUimkh P.S. Limited Offer. This Is A Personalized, Live Coaching Program. Limited To 250 Agents. *We will also explain how to systematically approach each source, and recommend resources and discounts for you. LIKE and SUBSCRIBE AND PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT: https://bit.ly/3NXGxNb FREE REAL ESTATE SALES TRAINING AND COACHING: Enroll NOW, FREE Real Estate Coaching and Training: https://bit.ly/3aUimkh
In today's episode, Josh Benadiva sits down with Dovi Frances from Group 11 to discuss the future of Fintech and Venture Capital. Josh and Dovi discuss how Dovi sees Fintech hitting an inflection point in the near future, how venture capital is ripe for disruption and more. Dovi Frances is a financial services entrepreneur and the Founding Partner of Group 11, a venture capital firm based in Los Angeles, California. Over the course of his career, Frances has invested over $550 million in some of Silicon Valley's most prominent and disruptive financial technology companies, including Tipalti, Navan (fka TripActions), Next Insurance, Papaya Global, HomeLight, Sunbit, Masterschool, EquityBee, Venn, and Lili to name a few. Group 11 invests in revolutionary software companies that are redrawing the landscape of the financial services industry. As FinTech continues to gain momentum and to disrupt the traditional industry value chain, Group 11 has positioned itself as a partner of choice to provide capital and guidance to entrepreneurs that are creating the world's next generation of financial services industry leaders. Since its inception, the firm has deployed over $550 million in some of Silicon Valley's most prominent and disruptive financial technology companies, including Tipalti, TripActions, Next Insurance, Papaya Global, HomeLight, Sunbit, Masterschool, EquityBee, Venn, and Lili to name a few.
California Sales Manager for HomeLight, Facio Palomino shares a tragic event from his childhood that shaped him into the loving husband and father he is today. Exclusive Partners with New Venture Escrow, Facio talks about the HomeLight products and how they can help your clients.
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In this episode, we are joined by Mary Remillard, Head of Employee Success and Development at HomeLight. We discuss starting a new L&D department, succeeding through adversity, and staying laser-focused on contributing to leadership's most significant needs.
I have subscribed to Nir's newsletters for the past decade. He's one of the few people I follow and learn from regularly (besides Seth Godin, for example). So thrilled that this conversation is finally happening. Nir Eyal writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. Nir previously taught as a Lecturer in Marketing at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford. Nir co-founded and sold two tech companies since 2003 and was dubbed by The M.I.T. Technology Review as, “The Prophet of Habit-Forming Technology.” Bloomberg Businessweek wrote, “Nir Eyal is the habits guy. Want to understand how to get app users to come back again and again? Then Eyal is your man.” He is the author of two bestselling books, Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products and Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life. Indistractable received critical acclaim, winning the Outstanding Works of Literature Award as well as being named one of the Best Business and Leadership Books of the Year by Amazon and one of the Best Personal Development Books of the Year by Audible. The Globe and Mail called Indistractable, “the best business book of 2019.” In addition to blogging at NirAndFar.com, Nir's writing has been featured in The New York Times, The Harvard Business Review, Time Magazine, and Psychology Today. Nir invests in habit-forming products that improve users' lives. Some of his past investments include Eventbrite (NYSE:EB), Anchor.fm (acquired by Spotify), Kahoot! (KAHOOT-ME.OL), Canva, Homelight, Product Hunt, Marco Polo, Byte Foods, FocusMate, Dynamicare, Wise App, and Sunnyside. Helpful links: If you want to provide a link to the book, it's: http://geni.us/Indistractable Indistractable bonus content is here: http://nirandfar.com/indistractable Indistractable summary article: https://www.nirandfar.com/skill-of-the-future/ Distraction guide here: https://www.nirandfar.com/distractions/ Habits vs routines article here: https://www.nirandfar.com/habits/ Why schedules are better than to-do lists: https://www.nirandfar.com/todo-vs-schedule-builder/ Time boxing article: https://www.nirandfar.com/timeboxing Values article: https://www.nirandfar.com/common-values/ Habit tracker - https://www.nirandfar.com/habit-tracker/ A schedule maker tool I made is here: https://nirandfar.com/schedule-maker/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/feisworld/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/feisworld/support
Nir Eyal writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. Nir previously taught as a Lecturer in Marketing at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford. Nir co-founded and sold two tech companies since 2003 and was dubbed by The M.I.T. Technology Review as, “The Prophet of Habit-Forming Technology.” Bloomberg Businessweek wrote, “Nir Eyal is the habits guy. Want to understand how to get app users to come back again and again? Then Eyal is your man.” He is the author of two bestselling books, Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products and Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life. Indistractable received critical acclaim, winning the Outstanding Works of Literature Award as well as being named one of the Best Business and Leadership Books of the Year by Amazon and one of the Best Personal Development Books of the Year by Audible. The Globe and Mail called Indistractable, “the best business book of 2019.” In addition to blogging at NirAndFar.com, Nir's writing has been featured in The New York Times, The Harvard Business Review, Time Magazine, and Psychology Today. Nir invests in habit-forming products that improve users' lives. Some of his past investments include Eventbrite (NYSE:EB), Anchor.fm (acquired by Spotify), Kahoot! (KAHOOT-ME.OL), Canva, Homelight, Product Hunt, Marco Polo, Byte Foods, FocusMate, Dynamicare, Wise App, and Sunnyside. Nir attended The Stanford Graduate School of Business and Emory University. Show notes at: https://www.jeremyau.com/blog/nir-eyal
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Nir Eyal is the author of Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products and Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life. Previously, he taught as a Lecturer in Marketing at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Design School, and he sold two technology companies since 2003.For most of his career, Nir worked in the video gaming and advertising industries, where he learned and applied (and sometimes rejected) the techniques used to motivate and manipulate users.Nir writes to help companies create behaviors that benefit their users while educating people on how to build healthful habits in their own lives.Nir is an active investor; he puts his money where his mouth is by backing habit-forming products that improve lives. Some of his past investments include Eventbrite (NYSE:EB) and Kahoot! (KAHOOT-ME.OL), Anchor.fm (acquired by Spotify), Canva, Refresh.io (acquired by LinkedIn), Product Hunt (acquired by Angelist), Homelight, Marco Polo, Byte Foods, FocusMate, Dynamicare, Wise App, and Sunnyside.Although Nir received most of his education by earning an advanced degree from The School of Hard Knocks, He also received an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.Please enjoy my conversation with Nir Eyal.
For most of his career, Nir Eyal has worked in the video gaming and advertising industries, where he learned and applied (and sometimes rejected) the techniques used to motivate and manipulate users. He helps companies create behaviors that benefit their users while educating people on how to build healthful habits in their own lives. Nir is the author of two bestselling books, Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products and Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life, which was named one of the Best Business and Leadership Books of the Year by Amazon. As a child, Nir was clinically obese. Growing up in Florida, where kids spent lots of time at swimming pools, he was often the object of bullying. Nir managed to transcend those early years in his teens by reading nutrition books and changing his food choices, although he blamed the fast food industry for creating the problems he struggled with. Then he turned the blame into fascination, a critical factor in his ability to transcend the challenges inherent in his obesity. Eventually, Nir became interested in how companies like General Mills could grab customers' attention and change behaviors. Today, Nir writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. Previously he was a Lecturer in Marketing at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford. Since 2003, Nir co-founded and sold two tech companies. The M.I.T. Technology Review called him “The Prophet of Habit-Forming Technology.” As an active investor, Nir puts his money where his mouth is by backing habit-forming products he believes improve lives. Some of his past investments include Eventbrite, Anchor.fm (acquired by Spotify), Kahoot!, Canva, Homelight, Product Hunt, and Byte Foods. In this week's Work From The Inside Out podcast, learn more about Nir's journey: Bloomberg Businessweek wrote, “Nir Eyal is the habits guy. Want to understand how to get app users to come back again and again? Then Eyal is your man.” In addition to blogging at NirAndFar.com, Nir's writing has been featured in The New York Times, The Harvard Business Review, Time Magazine, and Psychology Today. Learn more and connect with Nir here: https://www.nirandfar.com/ https://twitter.com/nireyal https://www.linkedin.com/in/nireyal/
10 Ideas to get Listings in Today's MarketRead full blog & watch us LIVE!We have reviews multiple ways of attracting Seller leads in the past but with the changes in the market, we thought you could always use more! Here are some ideas to kick off the New Year!Automate the process of sending them comparable home sales activitySet up a search of their neighborhood from your local MLS and send them the sold listings as they close so they can keep up with the activity in their neighborhood.Send an unsolicited CMA every 6 monthsDo a CMA a day for someone in your database and depending on how many in your database, you can cycle through them eerie 6 months. Pair the unsolicited CMA with a Bomb Bomb video.Email the homeowners in your database a monthly newsletterThis keeps you at the top of mind so they remember to call you, the local expert when it is time to sell. Make sure you include an item of value in the newsletter. Build a real estate database filled with homeownersYou should fill your database with friends and family members who own homes in the areas you service. You should include: • Your past buyers. • Owners you've met at open houses. • Past expired listing homeowners. • Homeowners in your farm area that you have communicated with.Email your entire database 2 different questions1. Are you planning on selling your home in 2022/20232.Have you had any thoughts of selling at these peak prices?Adopt Agent databases who are leaving the businessThere are many ways to do this: buy the book of business up front, pay a referral for everyone in that agents database that uses you to buy or sell in the next 5 years or forever as long as retiring agents still has a license for referralDo FB or Instagram live in front of Sold Sign of house. Ex: It's Kerry @ RE/MAX Elite. I am standing in front of 123 Main Street. We just closed this property at ___% of listing price. How you ask? Our / My marketing and negotiation skills. (we don't love posting just solds, but an occasional one which is video with stats and info is OK).Sign up for seller attractions Sites - you only pay a referral if you close the transaction. - Homelight or UpNest or OpCity to name a few. Create a seminar for seniors called "Big to Small House" - create a mailing campaign, create a landing page, run a FB ad. USE Instagram story Polls to engage potential clients Are you living in your Dream Home now - Yes/NoHave you had any thoughts of selling your home in 2022/2023 - Yes/No Then message the people that answer no to question 1 and yes to question 2 and tell them you would love to help them find their dream home 9of course they need to sell to buy )
What if all you knew as a teenager was abandonment, abuse and drug dealing? How would that shape your perspective and choices? Paul Ybarra takes us right into his home and his life as a teenage drug dealer in California in the 80's. You will hear how his life spiraled out of control, as the stakes got bigger and bigger. He also shares the beautiful way the Lord stopped him in his tracks, called him out of that life and put him on a new path.Psalm 1:2-3 “But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.”**Special Note: Because this is a family-friendly podcast I want to take just a moment to let you know this podcast contains some sensitive content that might not be safe for young ears. If you have young kids listening, please take note and consider putting in earbuds. Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3R3EZ5JTopics Shared:Low rider truck club parents, San Jose in the 70'sCharismatic stepfather, big strong partying familyLearned class in the hood Raised Jehovah's Witness, stepdad was in leadership and nice at homeLight switch to narcissism and major abuse, molestationShame and guilt as a familyElders didn't believe the family, coverup ensuedPremeditated evil and double life JailedFresh start in Yakima, Wa. & MabtonMom spirals down, with cocaineCreated a cool imageLoved by a family14 yrs old, feeling abandoned by his momShe chooses another man over her childrenGiven a ticket back to CaLIVING THE GANGSTER LIFESTYLE, GANG BANGER:His Mom moves back and becomes a secret Taco Bell madam, with a prostitute ring.Even the high school counselor gives up on himSo he goes hard into the lifestyleHigh rolling, living the Snoop Dog Video lifeStarts tweaking, and going hard on drugsLoses everything, and loses trust on the streets, depression sets in, and he tries to forget everythingGets sober for a minute, finds a girlfriend who he wants to help and gets right back inA String of jobs, and refuses rehabTwo thirty day stints in county jailCHANGED BY THE LORD:Mike Williams and his helpSuicidalBinging, and doing a paper routeA Cry out to GodQuitting cold turkey, no uppers, no weed, and starting a New sales jobAffair with a young Christian womanReputation lostGets soberHis boss invites him to church, first man he respects since the age of 12.1/09/2005 goes to the altar, salvation New life, and then backsliding begins, back in California A friend helps bring him back and repentanceA year of purificationMeets his wife at churchThree months later marriedSold out for GodMINISTRY:Set Free MinistriesLive-streaming on PeriscopeRecovery is for everyoneCoaching ministry beginsKingdom Linked NetworkSpiritual Father to ManyTHE P.S. Questions Answered:The Importance of Discipleship How The Pandemic Has Changed HimPaul Ybarra Links:Website: Kingdom Lined Network, Connecting Community, Building the Kingdom https://www.kingdomlinkednetwork.com/Facebook Group: We Are Community https://www.facebook.com/groups/wearecommunitygroupPodcasts to check out: Activate Your Next Level Mindset Podcast with Coach Paul, Coach's Corner with Paul Ybarra, On The Go Podcast With Paul YbarraPaul's Book: 100 Power Tips to Set You Free: https://www.amazon.com/100-Power-Tips-Set-Free/dp/1513686631Resources: The Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255 & Website: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/Paul Ybarra Quotes:“I just found the easy route, because my brother was out there in the streets. The lifestyle was selling dope, making some money, sell a whole lot of weed and have fun, and smoke weed. Right about that time is when gangster rap had just hit the market, in the late 80's early 90's, and you just live the lifestyle. The lifestyle soon became by the time I was 17 in high school, selling dope in school.”“My mom had a job at Taco Bell, and along the way, she actually became a madam for this secret prostitute ring that was in Taco Bell. So it was part of the franchise, and she was making a huge amount of money, rolls of money was coming home every night. At 16 years old, I thought ‘I guess this is how we do life. So I was slinging dope in school. We would go to Taco Bell and get 5 to 10 bags of free food. It was like this junior mafia basically, all my home boys making money, doing the things.”“I was a senior. One day I went to school and my counselor called me into the office and he said ‘Paul, what do you plan on doing with your life? All you do is come here and sell dope. Why don't you just drop out. And I was sitting there thinking, ‘But you are my counselor, really?”“We lived it, we spent it, boats, cars parties, like a Snoop Dog video, that's what we lived. And through that, built a lot of respect in the streets. I was never in a gang, p erse, just gang-banged, always wearing red, a northerner, the whole nine, that's who I was.”“So basically, you have two different roles in the street. You have the thug and you have the money makers. I was part of the money maker crews, but we didn't do the dirt.” “I turned a crazy leaf and lost everything.”“I was no longer the dope addict. I was no longer the home boy that sells dope. I was no longer the connection. I was Paul Ybarra.”“Back then I was a home boy. I'm surrounded by nothing but white boys. I thought they were narcs. I thought it was a set up, because I was high, I was tripping. Then I found my little crew, they were all from Lodi, little Mexican homeboys and white boys that were cool homeboys. We all thought we were surrounded by narcs.”I quit cold Turkey. That was my only escape. So we get on a sales crew. I know all the spots. I learned how to sell cleaner, and I learned it well.” “I I got kicked out of my apartment. I moved in with a friend of mine who lived out in the country, but that trailer that was out there was infested with rats. I literally had to cover myself with a blanket like a cocoon to go to sleep. And one Saturday morning I said ‘God whoever you are, if you just give me a better job, I promise to serve you however you see fit. And that same day….”“Recovery is for everyone. So how do I brand this to where I can reach people that aren't in recovery, but help them deal with the abandonment, the mindset, the rejection, the spirituality?”Related Episodes:Ep. 31- “All Joking Aside” BIG Dave Eberthttps://lettersfromhomepodcast.com/podcast/all-joking-aside-big-dave-ebert/——————————————For more everyday extraordinary faith stories: https://lettersfromhomepodcast.com/*FREE APP* Letters From Home Podcast has its own downloadable app., with all of our episodes in one easy place. Search our podcast name in the Apple APP store, and in the Google Play store. All free!We would love to hear how the Lord has encouraged you through this story. lfhpodcast@gmail.comTo join our Facebook Group for bonus live stories and convos: https://www.facebook.com/groups/3475957805750898For one splashy bright monthly Letters From Home Newsletter: https://lettersfromhomepodcast.com/newsletter/For Bingeable Series, hover over the “Episodes” tab: https://lettersfromhomepodcast.com/episodes/
"Simple, certain and satisfying" are a few words that describe the HomeLight experience. HomeLight is the essential technology platform used by home buyers and sellers to partner with agents in any step of the home buying process.In this episode of The Closing Table we chat with Will Rice, HomeLight's Strategic Relationships Manager in Houston about the platform's products and processes both from the agent and home buyer/seller perspective. Learn what sets HomeLight apart from other tech companies in the Real Estate industry, how they match buyers and sellers with top agents in their area and where Will sees the market going in the next 1-3 years.
Full episode: 6 Essential Phrases to Guide Sellers to Success During the Pricing ConversationAre you a regular Walkthrough™ listener? You're invited to join our Facebook mastermind for Walkthrough™ listeners. Connect with other listeners and the guests you hear on the show, get exclusive content, influence future episodes, and more!Links & Show Notes The Novello Group - Aaron's real estate website Elite Real Estate Coaching - Aaron's coaching website Aaron's HomeLight agent profile Being Mortal by Atul Gawande (book mentioned in this episode) Winning the Listing Appointment, Part 1 (Aaron's appearance on The Walkthrough™ in 2020) Winning the Listing Appointment, Part 2 (Aaron's appearance on The Walkthrough™ in 2020) Join our Facebook mastermind for The Walkthrough™ listeners HomeLight's Agent Resource Center Follow and listen to The Walkthrough™: Apple Podcasts/iTunes | Spotify | YouTube
Are you a regular Walkthrough™ listener? You're invited to join our Facebook mastermind for Walkthrough™ listeners. Connect with other listeners and the guests you hear on the show, get exclusive content, influence future episodes, and more!Links & Show Notes The Novello Group - Aaron's real estate website Elite Real Estate Coaching - Aaron's coaching website Aaron's HomeLight agent profile Being Mortal by Atul Gawande (book mentioned in this episode) Winning the Listing Appointment, Part 1 (Aaron's appearance on The Walkthrough™ in 2020) Winning the Listing Appointment, Part 2 (Aaron's appearance on The Walkthrough™ in 2020) Join our Facebook mastermind for The Walkthrough™ listeners HomeLight's Agent Resource Center Follow and listen to The Walkthrough™: Apple Podcasts/iTunes | Spotify | YouTube
On the show today we discussed Coinbase, BlockFi, Celsius, PayPal, Affirm, HomeLight, Mayor Eric Adams, Abra, American Express, European Central Bank and more.Connect with Fintech One-on-One: Tweet me @PeterRenton Connect with me on LinkedIn Find previous Fintech One-on-One episodes
The Fintech Nexus weekly news show covers the top stories in fintech.This week's list of top stories includes:Coinbase CEO says it is laying off 18% of its workersAlso BlockFi laying off 20%Celsius Is Crashing, and Crypto Investors Are SpookedPayPal expands its ‘pay later' options with a more flexible ‘PayPal Pay Monthly' serviceBuy Now, Pay Later Will Get More Than One Bite at the AppleProptech, meet fintech: HomeLight raises $60M and gobbles up AcceptNYC Mayor Eric Adams Wants State's Governor to Veto 2-Year Moratorium on PoW Mining: ReportAbra and American Express Partner on Crypto CardBucking trend, some crypto firms go on hiring spreeCrypto Winter Is Here. The Weak Will Die, and the Strong Will Eat Their BonesECB Would Limit Digital Euro to Maximum 1.5T, Says Fabio Panetta
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You're sitting at your desk, trying to do some deep work—finishing up a presentation, writing some code, sketching out a new interface—and you hear a noise. It's the familiar knock of Slack, or the chime of your e-mail inbox. All of a sudden, you're taken away from a state of flow and into an attempt to multi-task, which is the enemy of getting things done. By some estimates, distractions cost the US economy more than $650 billion dollars a year in lost productivity. And Nir Eyal, bestselling author of the book Hooked, may have been the inspiration behind some of the most habit-forming products out there. But he also has another book, Indistractable, which can give you the tools to avoid distractions both at work and at home. In this episode, we chat with Nir about what got him interested in the intersection of technology and psychology, how we as consumers can have a better relationship with habit-forming products, and how he—as a parent— thinks about kids and technology. Bio Nir Eyal writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. Nir previously taught as a Lecturer in Marketing at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford. Nir co-founded and sold two tech companies since 2003 and was dubbed by The M.I.T. Technology Review as, “The Prophet of Habit-Forming Technology.” Bloomberg Businessweek wrote, “Nir Eyal is the habits guy. Want to understand how to get app users to come back again and again? Then Eyal is your man.” He is the author of two bestselling books, Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products and Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life. Indistractable received critical acclaim, winning the Outstanding Works of Literature Award as well as being named one of the Best Business and Leadership Books of the Year by Amazon and one of the Best Personal Development Books of the Year by Audible. The Globe and Mail called Indistractable, “the best business book of 2019.” In addition to blogging at NirAndFar.com, Nir's writing has been featured in The New York Times, The Harvard Business Review, Time Magazine, and Psychology Today. Nir invests in habit-forming products that improve users' lives. Some of his past investments include Eventbrite (NYSE:EB), Anchor.fm (acquired by Spotify), Kahoot! (KAHOOT-ME.OL), Canva, Homelight, Product Hunt, Marco Polo, Byte Foods, FocusMate, Dynamicare, Wise App, and Cutback Coach. Nir attended The Stanford Graduate School of Business and Emory University.
Becoming Indistractable.Join Laura Gassner Otting as she hosts this episode of LGOtv with special guest, Nir Eyal. Nir Eyal: Distractibility Buster, Habit Enthusiast, Home School Teacher.Nir Eyal writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. Nir previously taught as a Lecturer in Marketing at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford.Nir co-founded and sold two tech companies since 2003 and was dubbed by The M.I.T. Technology Review as, “The Prophet of Habit-Forming Technology.” Bloomberg Businessweek wrote, “Nir Eyal is the habits guy. Want to understand how to get app users to come back again and again? Then Eyal is your man.”He is the author of two bestselling books, Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products and Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life.Indistractable received critical acclaim, winning the Outstanding Works of Literature Award as well as being named one of the Best Business and Leadership Books of the Year by Amazon and one of the Best Personal Development Books of the Year by Audible. The Globe and Mail called Indistractable, “the best business book of 2019.”In addition to blogging at NirAndFar.com, Nir's writing has been featured in The New York Times, The Harvard Business Review, Time Magazine, and Psychology Today.Nir invests in habit-forming products that improve users' lives. Some of his past investments include Eventbrite (NYSE:EB), Anchor.fm (acquired by Spotify), Kahoot! (KAHOOT-ME.OL), Canva, Homelight, Product Hunt, Marco Polo, Byte Foods, FocusMate, Dynamicare, Wise App, and Cutback Coach.Nir attended The Stanford Graduate School of Business and Emory University.0:00 Introduction.1:59 Welcome to the yellow book club pt. 2.2:53 We can build healthy habits with our technology.3:19 How can we use social media to help us exercise more?4:57 The pivotal moment with my daughter.5:21 The power to be indistractable.6:00 Doing what couples do best in bed...7:01 We don't know how to get out of our own way.8:02 Techno pessimism and moral panic is actively harmful.10:45 90% of distractions come from within internal triggers.11:29 We need to master our internal triggers.11:57 Any management change you want to make - you have to deal with discomfort.15:54 Strive to be as honest with yourself as you would be with others.16:48 Master your internal triggers.17:08 The #1 reason we don't achieve our goals is because we quit.17:51 Make time for traction.18:53 To do lists are dead.19:09 Hack back external triggers.19:43 Deciding in advance what holds you accountable.23:12 What does your home screen look like?23:28 It's not about organizing apps it's about changing your notifications.30:50 Don't adopt monikers that don't serve you.32:52 I'm an athlete vs. I want to lose weight, I'm going to vote vs. I'm a voter.35:38 Consistency over intensity.37:21 Reimagine your task.38:00 How to get started? MEA: Minimal enjoyable action.41:55 The illusion of exertion.43:40 The opposite of habit, is deliberate practice.44:05 We need to deal with discomfort in a healthy way.47:12 Breakthrough happens at 100% of your discomfort.47:47 The 10 minute rule.51:08 Surf the urge.56:00 The antidote to impulsiveness is forethought.NirAndFar.comhttps://www.instagram.com/neyal99/?hl=enhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/nireyal/https://twitter.com/nireyal
My guest today is Brian Sloss, Director of Product Management at HomeLight, former founder of Disclosures.io and a kelp pasta chef. We talked about how coaching has influenced his career, his evolution from Product Manager to Founder, and what it's like when your company is acquired.For more info on HomeLight visit HomeLight.comFind Brian Sloss on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/brianslossFull episodes and videos at AaronFeinberg.com or @aaronfeinbergconsulting on InstagramEditing and social media support from Michael Moeri (michaelmoeri.com)Find and subscribe to the Trail Breaker Podcast in Apple Podcasts or in your favorite podcast app.
Dustin Brohm created the Massive Agent, a real estate education brand to effectively help real estate professionals to see success in their businesses. Massive Agent offers Facebook Ads coaching, general coaching for Realtors, and coming soon, online courses on mastering Facebook Ads and other marketing strategies. Dustin Brohm is a Realtor in Salt Lake City, Utah with EXP Realty, and the Founder of Search Salt Lake, his own real estate media company brand and team. He's an Inman speaker and contributor, blogger, speaker and the host of a local show called the Salt Lake Insider show. His work has been published on prominent real estate sites like the Zillow blog, HousingWire, RISMedia, HomeLight, Realtor.org, Inman, RESAAS, Adwerx, Zurple, and more.Dustin is also a national speaker and trainer and he believes that authenticity is the key to doing business more effectively, and that being yourself not only entices the right client for you; but discourages the wrong ones from approaching you as well.Follow Dustin on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/massiveagent/?hl=enCheck out the Massive Agent Podcast https://massiveagentpodcast.com/Subscribe to the Massive Agent on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/MassiveAgent/videosLearn more about the Massive Agent Societyhttps://www.massiveagentsociety.com/Episode Transcripthttps://www.successcoachingpodcast.com/dustin-brohm-creating-social-media-content-that-connects/#transcriptFind out more about GAIN THE PASSION Coachinghttps://www.gainthepassion.comAccess past episodes and more of the GAIN THE PASSION Podcasthttps://www.gainthepassionpodcast.com
Dustin Brohm is a REALTOR with eXp Realty in the Salt Lake City, Utah area. He is also host of The Massive Agent Podcast. The Massive Agent Podcast™️, hosted by Dustin Brohm, provides real, actionable real estate marketing and lead generation tips and strategies for real estate agents and other real estate professionals everywhere to bring in more leads and sell more homes. Facebook Ads, Instagram Stories, Snapchat, Sphere of Influence (SOI), Zillow and Realtor.com leads, blogging, client appreciation ideas, video marketing, 360º video, virtual open houses, Facebook Live, YouTube video, direct mail, personal branding, door knocking, hosting your own show, cold calling, creating a media company that happens to sell real estate. This is a real estate marketing podcast, with the primary goal of helping you take YOUR real estate business and real estate marketing systems to the next level. Here you'll get equal parts ideas and real-world execution. As a prominent personality in the real estate marketing space, Dustin Brohm is able to distill these ideas, tips, and strategies down so they can be grasped by real estate pros of all experience levels. As you'll hear Dustin say often, “if he can do it, YOU can do it!”. Massive Agent™️ is a real estate education brand created by Dustin Brohm to effectively help real estate professionals to see success in their businesses. Massive Agent offers Facebook Ads coaching, general coaching for Realtors, and coming soon, online courses on mastering Facebook Ads and other marketing strategies. Dustin Brohm is a http://searchsaltlake.com/ (Realtor in Salt Lake City), Utah with https://massiveagentpodcast.com/residual-income-real-estate-agents-exp-realty/ (EXP Realty), and the Founder of Search Salt Lake, his own real estate media company brand and team. He's an Inman speaker and contributor, blogger, speaker, host of a local show called the Salt Lake Insider show, and a non-real estate media company by the same name, http://www.saltlakeinsider.com/ (Salt Lake Insider). His work has been published on prominent real estates sites like the Zillow blog, HousingWire, RISMedia, HomeLight, Realtor.org, Inman, RESAAS, Adwerx, Zurple, and more. Dustin recently launched the http://www.massiveagentsociety.com/ (Massive Agent Society), which teaches http://www.massiveagentsociety.com/ (Facebook Ads for Real estate agents) and loan officers. The Society is really a lead generation training, mentoring, and support system. The goal is to “teach a man to fish, not just give them fish.” Since launching on April 1, 2018, the Massive Agent Society has been helping agents and loan officers learn how to run effective Facebook Ads, provides copy and paste ideas for what type of ads to run, and then more importantly, support, handholding, training and coaching to help those agents create the most effective, lucrative Facebook Ad campaigns possible.
Kimo Quance is on track to close 163 transactions this year with a volume of $100 million in San Diego, California. In a competitive market with higher price points and thousands of agents and iBuyers, Kimo pulls in between 500 and 700 listing leads every single month thanks to his internet lead generation strategy. He has learned how to fine-tune his search engine visibility as well as how to generate seller leads from buyer leads. In today's episode, he shares exactly how he does this. Download Kimo's Quarterly Client Letters -- READ THE FULL TRANSCRIPT -- 1. PPC - Kimo generates the majority of his listing leads from Google PPC ads, spending $3,500 to get a minimum of 500 leads a month, which results in an average of 3 deals. He ranks #1 for the search term “homes for sale in Santee, California," and generates a ton of listing business, even though his PPC campaigns are focused on buyers. Kimo's client acquisition ROI blows past the national average, and part of his success can be attributed to the work he's put into building a highly authoritative, relevant, and fast website, which reduces what Google charges per lead, and helps Kimo rank higher in organic searches. 2. Sphere - Kimo stays in touch with his database with Vyral Marketing emails. He also sends quarterly personal letters to a few hundred past clients, and he has found that using physical mail to communicate with his most valuable contacts is worth paying for. 3. Paid Lead Providers - So far this year, Kimo has generated 10 deals from lead providers like Homelight and Opcity who charge a 25 - 35% referral fee for every listing. Most agents are willing to pay 20% of the cost of the commission to acquire a lead. With lead providers, they take on the risk of getting that lead so paying an extra 5% of the lead acquisition is actually good, especially because the listing to lead conversion is so high. Download two of Kimo's quarterly client letters for FREE by filling out this form.
While everybody is focused on Zillow, we discuss the other players in the Real Estate game. In this Episode we cover current Zillow lawsuits, Homelight, Upnest, Amazon real estate programs and more. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tsare/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tsare/support
In this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary speaks with Tish Bush, principal at TDB Advisors: a boutique consulting firm specializing in operations management. Tish can be reached via email at: tish@tishdbush.com.During their conversation, Tish or Mary mentioned:How startups are poised to disrupt the Title Industry and why everyone thinks it's easy to do so. Even Forbes weighs in on FinTech's entry into the Title and Settlement Industry.Tish spoke about Realtor.com and how it changed the decades-old model of multiple-listing agents, and standard 6% commission. Here's an article on more ways the internet has changed real estate forever.Realty One joined the industry in 2005 and created a standard administration fee for their business model.Zilliow was founded in 2006 and is considered a tipping point of change for the industry. Learn more about the former Microsoft executives who started the company and its business model.Property and Casualty (P&C) operating models average higher claims ratios than Title and Settlement industry does – misleading some venture capitalists into thinking there is higher profit margin than really exists.It's no secret automation is a buzz word for the Title and Settlement industry. ALTA offers this insight on the topic.Here's a primer on Data Monetization in business and a look at it in the real estate sector.As noted, remote online notarization regulations vary from state to state. We always recommend you check out ALTA's Digital Closing Resources for updates.What is Business intelligence (BI)?Mary wished for a photo of the old MLS books from the 1980's…well, here it is!Tish mentioned several disruptors including iBuyer, which launched in 1996, Opendoor, Offerpad, HomeLight, and RedFin. After the interview was recorded Tish added a new disruptor to this list: Tempo Title. Mary added some thoughts about how Quicken's Rocket Mortgage and Sophi, along with loanDepot, has changed the landscape for loan brokers and neighborhood banks. Pacaso.com touts fractional ownership as the modern way to own a second home.If you'd like to contact the Commitment Matters podcast, email podcasts@ramquest.com. Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review this podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts, or visit RamQuest.com/podcast to download the latest episode. Lastly, we love to see when and how you're listening. Share our posts, or create your own and tag them: #CommitmentMattersPodcast
In this episode Matt Mcgee the editor of agent recourses at Homelight and host of The Walkthrough podcast shares trends he is seeing in real estate and how technology and sales skills are converging.