Podcasts about Zillow

On this week's show, recorded live at Atmosphere Seattle on the shores of Lake Union, Zillow Senior Vice President of Engineering Toby Roberts joins us to talk about what AI is doing to the business of buying and selling homes. The show was recorded in partnership with Real Estate At Work, the networking group hosted by Leka Devatha, a broker with Real Residential and founder of the redevelopment firm Rehabit Homes, in front of a room of brokers, investors and technologists. Roberts runs Zillow's core technology with a team of about 650 engineers. He says AI agents will work as a copilot for real estate agents rather than replace them — freeing up their time for the more human aspects of the job, helping people navigate the biggest transaction of their lives. We also talk about the line between AI and reality in home listings, and the tech industry's sudden push to slow AI down. Then it's the GeekWire Trivia Challenge: four extraordinary Zillow listings for unusual buildings converted into homes. Three are real. One is an AI deepfake. Check out the handout here with the four listings, and see if you can tell the difference. With GeekWire co-founders Todd Bishop and John Cook. Edited and produced by Curt Milton. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a hilarious and relatable conversation, Mojo and Shannon dive into the world of nosiness, specifically when it comes to real estate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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In this week's news roundup, regulators and courts take centre stage: REA Group settles with the ACCC, a Chicago judge hands MRED and Compass a win over Zillow, Hemnet's activist investors reshape the board and pause the buyback, and Schibsted appears to be lining up to take on its own former marketplaces business in Norway.Chapters:00:00 Intro01:34 REA Group Signs ACCC Undertaking Over Listing Clauses13:38 Are Regulators Cracking Down On Portal Pricing?17:39 Zillow Loses Injunction Bid Against MRED & Compass23:35 Who Portals Really Serve: Buyers & Sellers29:54 Hemnet Pauses Buyback After Board Shake-up33:20 Why Hemnet's New Board Went Local38:03 Can Hemnet's Share Price Recover?40:20 Schibsted Media, Polaris & Amedia Team Up To Take On Finn48:00 Vend At PPW Madrid & WrapREA Group Vs ACCCOn 14 September Australia's competition regulator accepted a court enforceable undertaking from REA Group over contract terms that, between 2013 and 2025, required or rewarded agencies for listing all or most of their properties on realestate.com.au. From 1 January 2027 agencies can move at least 25% of eligible listings to cheaper tiers, and the undertaking runs for three years. REA stressed there was no finding of wrongdoing. Simon explains why agents such as BresicWhitney want to hold listings back for their own sites, why this is marketing fuel for CoStar-owned Domain, and why rising portal costs against falling sales volumes mean regulators from Switzerland to Sweden and Spain are taking a closer look.Zillow Vs MREDA US judge has refused Zillow a preliminary injunction in its Sherman Act case against Chicago MLS MRED and Compass, and ended the temporary order that restored Zillow's listings feed. In the court's words, transparency is not, standing alone, a goal of the antitrust laws, and opacity is not an anticompetitive effect. Harvey read all 54 pages so you don't have to (selected quotes are on onlinemarketplaces.com), and Simon takes it back to basics: the buyer and the seller are the only essential parties, and a portal that loses listings loses relevance.Hemnet Vs BuybackAn extraordinary general meeting called by Vor Capital and Sprints Capital replaced most of Hemnet's board, with former REA and Rightmove executives making way for directors with deep Swedish market experience. The share buyback has been paused, with around SEK 189m already spent, as Hemnet enters what it calls a transformative phase. Simon, who has sat on boards on both sides of that debate, explains why local knowledge wins, why an 80% share price fall will take many quarters to recover from, and why "transformative" probably means an acquisition.Schibsted Vs Schibsted?!Schibsted Media, Polaris and Amedia have formed an equal three-way joint venture that looks set to take on Vend's Finn in Norwegian classifieds. Simon on why starting from zero against a dominant number one is so hard, the three-headed dog problem of media joint ventures, and why Vend should keep an eye on it without letting it become an anchor.The PPW Conference is in Madrid from 28 to 30 October. Get your tickets at ppweurope.com.Presented by:• Edmund Keith: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edmund-keith/• Harvey Hancock: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harvey-hancock/• Simon Baker: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stbaker/

Send us Fan MailThe future of real estate search may not belong to Zillow, Realtor.com, Compass, or any brokerage portal.It may belong to AI.Buyers are increasingly moving toward a world where they can simply tell ChatGPT, Google AI, Gemini, or another AI assistant exactly what they want:“Find me the five best homes for my family, my budget, my commute, and my lifestyle.”And then comes the question every real estate agent should be thinking about:“Who is the best agent to help me buy one of these homes?”In this episode of Dishin' Dirt, Gary Pickren explores why the real estate industry may be spending millions of dollars fighting over portals while artificial intelligence is quietly changing the entire way consumers search for homes, compare properties, research neighborhoods, and ultimately choose a real estate agent.Google itself is moving from traditional search results toward AI-generated answers. Zillow is already embracing conversational AI. The consumer journey is changing fast.So what does that mean for Realtors?It means the future may not be about getting more website clicks.It may be about making sure AI understands who you are, what market you serve, and why you are an expert.In this episode:• Why AI could become the new front door to real estate search• Why traditional real estate portals may lose influence• How Google AI is changing the way consumers search• Why Zillow is already preparing for the AI era• How AI may narrow hundreds of listings down to the best few• Why agents will still be essential to the real estate transaction• How AI could determine which agents get recommended to consumers• Why Answer Engine Optimization, or AEO, matters• Why generic real estate content will not be enough• How hyperlocal expertise can help agents stand out• Why YouTube, reviews, websites, articles, and original content matter more than ever• What agents should be doing now to position themselves for AI searchThe biggest marketing question for Realtors may soon change from:“Where do I rank on Google?”to:“When AI is asked who the expert is, does it say my name?”The agents who win the next era of real estate may not be the ones who spend the most money buying leads.They may be the ones who become the most trusted answer.Stop trying to own the search. Become the answer.CLICK FOR THE BEFORE YOU SIGN SERIESDon't Sign a Buyer's Real Estate Agent Agreement Until You Watch This | South CarolinaSubscribe to Dishin' Dirt for more discussions on real estate law, technology, artificial intelligence, brokerage trends, marketing, and the issues shaping the future of the real estate industry.#RealEstate #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Realtor #RealEstateAgent #ChatGPT #Zillow #GoogleAI #RealEstateMarketing #RealEstateTechnology #AEO #FutureOfRealEstateDon't forget to like us and share us!Gary* Gary serves on the South Carolina Real Estate Commission as a Commissioner. The opinions expressed herein are his opinions and are not necessarily the opinions of the SC Real Estate Commission. This podcast is not to be considered legal advice. Please consult an attorney in your area.    

On today's episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about the Fed rate hike and what it means for mortgage rates for the rest of this year. Related to this episode: Is a new Fed rate-hike cycle good for mortgage rates? HousingWire | YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy one, get one FREE tickets to the Mortgage Banking Summit on October 1st More info about HousingWire Top 5 Trending: Fed hikes rates, with analysts seeing more tightening ahead Leah Price moves on from Better, will join UWM's tech team Is a new Fed rate-hike cycle good for mortgage rates? Pulte pushes mortgage insurance cuts as FHFA opens door to servicer outreach State AGs urged to probe Zillow, pocket listings, referral fees Want more from Sarah? Don't forget to subscribe! The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate.

In this episode, David Sattelmeyer shares over 20 years of real estate experience, focusing on investing, agency, and navigating a bipolar market. He discusses strategies for success, market challenges, and long-term goals, offering valuable insights for investors and agents alike.   Professional Real Estate Investors - How we can help you: Investor Fuel Mastermind: Learn more about the Investor Fuel Mastermind, including 100% deal financing, massive discounts from vendors and sponsors you're already using, our world class community of over 150 members, and SO much more here: http://www.investorfuel.com/apply   Investor Machine Marketing Partnership: Are you looking for consistent, high quality lead generation? Investor Machine is America's #1 lead generation service professional investors. Investor Machine provides true 'white glove' support to help you build the perfect marketing plan, then we'll execute it for you…talking and working together on an ongoing basis to help you hit YOUR goals! Learn more here: http://www.investormachine.com   Coaching with Mike Hambright: Interested in 1 on 1 coaching with Mike Hambright? Mike coaches entrepreneurs looking to level up, build coaching or service based businesses (Mike runs multiple 7 and 8 figure a year businesses), building a coaching program and more. Learn more here: https://investorfuel.com/coachingwithmike   Attend a Vacation/Mastermind Retreat with Mike Hambright: Interested in joining a "mini-mastermind" with Mike and his private clients on an upcoming "Retreat", either at locations like Cabo San Lucas, Napa, Park City ski trip, Yellowstone, or even at Mike's East Texas "Big H Ranch"? Learn more here: http://www.investorfuel.com/retreat   Property Insurance: Join the largest and most investor friendly property insurance provider in 2 minutes. Free to join, and insure all your flips and rentals within minutes! There is NO easier insurance provider on the planet (turn insurance on or off in 1 minute without talking to anyone!), and there's no 15-30% agent mark up through this platform! Register here: https://myinvestorinsurance.com/   New Real Estate Investors - How we can work together: Investor Fuel Club (Coaching and Deal Partner Community): Looking to kickstart your real estate investing career? Join our one of a kind Coaching Community, Investor Fuel Club, where you'll get trained by some of the best real estate investors in America, and partner with them on deals! You don't need $ for deals…we'll partner with you and hold your hand along the way! Learn More here: http://www.investorfuel.com/club   —--------------------

Tune in as the team discusses:How Chris Clark discovered that his sales bottleneck was a website conversion problem—not a lack of leads.Why high bounce rates, slow loading speeds, and poor mobile optimization can cost land investors sales.How a Zillow-style property map can make it easier for buyers to browse land inventory.Why a website should guide buyers through a clear customer journey instead of simply displaying property information.How capturing buyer emails creates opportunities for repeat marketing when the right property becomes available.Why new investors should focus on getting deals before spending too much time building a website.How integrations with tools like Airtable can reduce duplicate work and human error.Which website metrics matter, including bounce rate, time on site, page navigation, checkout activity, and conversions.How conversion rate optimization can improve actions such as buyer-list signups and completed purchases.Why using AI or building a website yourself can still create a major time-management distraction for land investors.TIP OF THE WEEKMark Podolsky: Don't assume more traffic will fix weak sales. Look at the customer journey and optimize the places where potential buyers are dropping off.Jon Burnett: Early in your business, focus on buying properties, listing them, and getting your reps in. Build out a stronger website once you have repeatable deal flow and inventory to support it.Mike Zaino: Don't spend valuable deal-making time becoming a website developer. Once your business needs a professional site, use systems that let you stay focused on buying and selling land.Chris Clark: Watch your bounce rate, site speed, mobile experience, and buyer journey. Your website should build trust and help move visitors naturally from browsing properties to taking action.WANT MORE?Enjoyed this episode? Dive into more episodes of AOPI to discover how to build real passive income through land investing.UNLOCK MORE FREE RESOURCES:Get instant access to my free training, a free copy of my Bestseller Dirt Rich Book, and exclusive bonuses to accelerate your land investing journey—CLICK HERE"Isn't it time to create passive income so you can work where you want when you want, and with whomever you want?"

In this episode, AJ Modig shares his extensive experience in real estate, covering topics from probate and foreclosure strategies to rental investments and flipping. Discover actionable insights for both new and seasoned investors looking to grow their portfolios and navigate market challenges.   Professional Real Estate Investors - How we can help you: Investor Fuel Mastermind: Learn more about the Investor Fuel Mastermind, including 100% deal financing, massive discounts from vendors and sponsors you're already using, our world class community of over 150 members, and SO much more here: http://www.investorfuel.com/apply   Investor Machine Marketing Partnership: Are you looking for consistent, high quality lead generation? Investor Machine is America's #1 lead generation service professional investors. Investor Machine provides true 'white glove' support to help you build the perfect marketing plan, then we'll execute it for you…talking and working together on an ongoing basis to help you hit YOUR goals! Learn more here: http://www.investormachine.com   Coaching with Mike Hambright: Interested in 1 on 1 coaching with Mike Hambright? Mike coaches entrepreneurs looking to level up, build coaching or service based businesses (Mike runs multiple 7 and 8 figure a year businesses), building a coaching program and more. Learn more here: https://investorfuel.com/coachingwithmike   Attend a Vacation/Mastermind Retreat with Mike Hambright: Interested in joining a "mini-mastermind" with Mike and his private clients on an upcoming "Retreat", either at locations like Cabo San Lucas, Napa, Park City ski trip, Yellowstone, or even at Mike's East Texas "Big H Ranch"? Learn more here: http://www.investorfuel.com/retreat   Property Insurance: Join the largest and most investor friendly property insurance provider in 2 minutes. Free to join, and insure all your flips and rentals within minutes! There is NO easier insurance provider on the planet (turn insurance on or off in 1 minute without talking to anyone!), and there's no 15-30% agent mark up through this platform! Register here: https://myinvestorinsurance.com/   New Real Estate Investors - How we can work together: Investor Fuel Club (Coaching and Deal Partner Community): Looking to kickstart your real estate investing career? Join our one of a kind Coaching Community, Investor Fuel Club, where you'll get trained by some of the best real estate investors in America, and partner with them on deals! You don't need $ for deals…we'll partner with you and hold your hand along the way! Learn More here: http://www.investorfuel.com/club   —--------------------

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On this episode of The Broker Link, host Mike Smith sits down with Jonas Roeser, CEO of AgentReview.net, to discuss why building a trusted and verified online identity is becoming increasingly important for insurance agents. As consumers turn to AI and online search to find insurance professionals, Jonas explains how agents can establish their digital presence and protect their professional identity. He describes AgentReview.net as a trusted platform designed specifically for insurance agents—helping consumers find and verify agents, much like other industries have platforms such as Zillow and Avvo. Jonas also breaks down the platform's different options, from a free agent listing to paid tiers and the verified agent program, which includes ongoing third-party verification. The conversation highlights the growing importance of protecting agents from identity fraud while making it easier for consumers—and increasingly, AI—to recognize legitimate professionals. Mike and Jonas also discuss the Brokerage Bucks program, which reimburses eligible agents who join AgentReview.net. Learn more about partnering with The Brokerage Inc. by visiting our website, www.thebrokerageinc.com. Remember to like, share, and subscribe to our show!  New episodes are available every Tuesday. Join our Community! LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-brokerage-inc-/   Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/thebrokerageinc/  Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/thebrokerageinc/  YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@TheBrokerageIncTexas  Website:  https://thebrokerageinc.com/       

This week: A study commissioned by the City of Seattle warns that the city is not in decline but is in danger, finding that 10 companies, nine of them in tech, pay three-quarters of the payroll tax on large employers, and that the tax structure uniquely penalizes the hiring of senior, high-compensation workers. The report says Seattle should be most concerned about AI but most active in cleantech, the one industry the city can actually shape, since it owns the electric utility and controls permitting, building codes and land use. Meanwhile, the Seattle Times and Newsday sue Microsoft and OpenAI, accusing them of copying hundreds of thousands of articles to train their AI models, putting Microsoft's hometown paper against a company that helps fund some of its journalism. And Apple's first foldable arrives as the iPhone Duo, reviving the name of the dual-screen phone Microsoft gave up on in 2023, with Surface fans arguing Apple took more than the name. Which leads us to a new GeekWire Trivia Challenge on the Microsoft products that Apple later turned into categories. Upcoming Event: GeekWire, in partnership with Real Estate at Work, is recording the GeekWire Podcast live at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, with Toby Roberts, SVP of Engineering at Zillow. Grab a ticket. With John Cook and Todd Bishop. Edited by Curt Milton. Music by Daniel L.K. Caldwell. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Collin Henderson is a mental performance coach, speaker, author, and founder of Master Your Mindset, where he helps leaders, sales professionals, athletes, and organizations unlock peak performance by mastering the inner game.Drawing from his experience as a Division I athlete, top-performing medical sales professional, and national sales trainer, Collin focuses on mindset, leadership, culture, and sales psychology. A seven-time author and host of the Master Your Mindset podcast, his training has been used by organizations including Nike, Microsoft, Salesforce, Amazon, Zillow, and the Los Angeles Dodgers.Through his coaching, speaking, and writing, Collin helps people strengthen confidence, resilience, self-awareness, and the mental habits required for sustainable high performance.SHOW SUMMARYIn this episode of Selling from the Heart, Larry Levine and Darrell Amy welcome mental performance coach Collin Henderson to explore the psychology behind sales performance and why mastering your inner game is essential to sustainable success.Collin begins with a simple philosophy: “Never sell, serve.” He challenges sales professionals to move from an “I-centered” mindset to a “we-centered” approach focused on curiosity, value, and helping customers succeed.The conversation explores how limiting beliefs, self-image, confidence, resilience, and self-talk influence performance long before sales techniques are put into action. Collin also introduces The Oz Method, connecting the brain to belief and curiosity, the heart to emotional connection, the lion to courage and vulnerability, and the yellow brick road to the habits and systems that make success repeatable.Ultimately, Collin challenges sales professionals to examine the stories they repeatedly tell themselves. Your strategy matters. Your skills matter. Your market matters. But your biggest competition may still be you.KEY TAKEAWAYSNever sell—serve. Shift from an “I-centered” mindset to creating meaningful value for the customer.Psychology precedes strategy. Sales techniques are only as effective as the beliefs driving the person using them. You never outperform your beliefs. Assumptions about yourself, buyers, the market, or the economy can quietly limit your performance. Self-awareness creates change. You cannot challenge a limiting belief until you're willing to recognize it. Master The Oz Method. Combine belief and curiosity, emotional connection, courage and vulnerability, and disciplined processes. Train your self-talk. The way you narrate wins, losses, rejection, and opportunity directly influences confident action. Stop blaming external competition. Before looking at the market, examine the beliefs influencing how you're showing up.HIGHLIGHT QUOTESPsychology precedes strategy every single time.You never outperform your own beliefs.Our limits begin where our vision ends.Self-talk is the number one driver of confident action.The brain doesn't care what is true or false. The brain cares about what is repeatedADDITIONAL RESOURCESExplore the secrets of heart-centered leadership and thriving workplace cultures with Culture from the Heart Podcast! Nominate a visionary CEO at https://culturefromtheheart.com/HomeGet Larry's New Book: Selling Food from the Heart, https://a.co/d/07dzlMx8Subscribe to The Selling from the Heart Podcast Youtube Channel! Stay updated with the latest episodes and leadership tips: https://www.youtube.com/c/sellingfromtheheart/Get Your Daily Dose of Inspiration:https://www.sellingfromtheheart.net/daily

In this week's news roundup, Zoopla breaks cover with a full set of FY2025 numbers, and that sets up a longer argument about the cheapest growth lever in the portal business: the story you tell about yourself. Chapters:00:00 Intro00:48 Zoopla Publishes Its FY2025 Financials11:56 Will Silver Lake Sell Zoopla, And To Whom?14:32 The Perception & Narrative Lever18:26 When Number Two Actually Overtakes Number One23:24 Inside The Claims Ledger: 19,300 Portal Claims32:11 Simon On Making Claims As A Portal CEO39:25 PPW Madrid Preview Zoopla Opens The BooksZoopla is no longer a public company and does not have to tell anyone anything, but it sent the market a press release anyway. Revenue of £83.2m for FY2025, down 1% year on year. Profit of £20.7m at a 16% margin. Homeowners tracking a property on the site up 39% to more than six million, and Prospect Plus seller leads converting to listings at 43%. What it did not disclose was agent or customer numbers, which is what the UK trade press led on. Simon reads a decade of roughly flat revenue as the honest picture of life as number two to Rightmove, and reckons the release is Silver Lake, eight years and around £2bn in, telling the market it is profitable and open to offers. His guess on the buyer: another PE firm rather than CoStar, Idealista or REA Group. The Narrative Growth LeverPaul Whitehead's comments to Harvey about customer perception set up the bigger question. Of the levers a portal CEO can actually pull, listings are hardest to move, traffic and product cost real money, and product has never once decided market leadership. Simon half agrees, and offers the two cases where number one genuinely fell: Casa losing Italy to Immobiliare, and Realtor.com losing the US to Zillow's Zestimate. Both needed the leader to slip at the same moment the challenger did something unusual. Claims Nobody Is CheckingWith 19,300 portal claims now in the OMP claims ledger, the question becomes who makes claims and why. Simon splits it four ways, leaders against attackers and listed against unlisted, and explains why he refused to make forward financial claims as a CEO, how survey-backed marketing claims really get made, and what to make of REA Group's disputed nine out of ten line. PPW Madrid PreviewThe conference runs 28 to 30 October. Around 300 of 500 places are already gone, Malcolm Myers and Mike DelPrete are on the strategic track, and more headline portal speakers are still to be announced. Tickets at ppweurope.com. Presented by:• Edmund Keith: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edmund-keith/• Simon Baker: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stbaker/

How fast could your life change if you went all-in on real estate investing today? In this inspiring #ThrowbackThursday episode, Brent Daniels sits down with Scott Henson, a Detroit-based wholesaler who closed 15 deals in his very first four months, landing his first deal in just four days.Scott opens up about his personal journey from losing everything to addiction to rebuilding his life and building a powerhouse real estate business. You will learn the exact script Scott used to turn a brand-new Zillow FSBO (For Sale By Owner) listing into a $22,000 assignment fee, why he specifically targets properties under $100,000, and how he leverages local tax data to predict which neighborhoods will appreciate next. Be a part of the TTP training program now.---------Show notes:(0:00) Beginning of today's episode(2:16) Why Scott transitioned from a traditional real estate agent to full-time wholesaler(3:28) How Scott locked up his first deal in four days and made $22,000(4:10) Scott's inspiring story of overcoming addiction and rebuilding his life(6:51) The Detroit real estate market and why high inventory and high turnover create massive opportunity(10:25) How to track city tax dollars and speed bumps to find appreciating neighborhoods(11:50) Networking with roofers and plumbers to generate off-market leads(15:30) What does the big picture of success look like for a seasoned wholesaler?(18:44) Why calling fresh FSBO (For Sale By Owner) listings on Zillow is an untapped goldmine----------Resources:BatchLeadsDealMachineMotor City MappingTo speak with Brent or one of our other expert coaches call (281) 835-4201 or schedule your free discovery call here to learn about our mentorship programs and become part of the TribeWant to know how top real estate wholesalers and investors are finding and closing deals in today's market?Join Brent Daniels, Todd Toback, Logan Fullmer, Gal Shmukler, Ryan Zolin, Brandon Jarvela and Brian North LIVE in Phoenix, October 8–9. Learn what's working now with MLS deals, novations, title deals, multifamily, raising capital, sales and negotiation.Seats are limited! Reserve yours before they're gone: https://www.wincsuperstarretreat.com/

The overwhelming online advice for first-time homebuyers is often backwards, designed to generate sales leads, not empower you. Here's what the industry doesn't want you to know. SynopsisWe critically deconstructed the top 10 most common first-time homebuyer tips from NerdWallet, Bankrate, Rocket Mortgage, Ramsey Solutions, Better.com, HGTV, the National Association of REALTORS®, and the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Spoiler: most of it is designed to turn you into a sales "lead," not an informed buyer. From shopping lenders first to needing 20% down, learn why the conventional wisdom fails you and discover the strategic, team-first approach that has helped thousands of first-time buyers build real, lasting wealth. Quote"Don't buy your first home thinking about resale and your exit. Plan this purchase thinking about your early retirement. Plan your EMPIRE."— David Sidoni, Nationwide First Time Homebuying Coach HighlightsWhy is "shopping for lenders" the #1 online tip when almost every source publishing it sells mortgages?What happens when you click that "pre-approval" button? You become a lead, not a client.Do you really need 20% down? Two decades of data say no, and it's not even close.How does a single physical home tour demolish months of Zillow scrolling for your "needs vs. wants" list?What is "empire building," and why is it a smarter play than buying with resale in mind?Why is a seller credit for repairs almost always better than a price reduction?87% of Realtors quit within five years. How do you avoid being someone's on-the-job training?HowtoBuyaHome.com/10steps - The #1 Educational System for First-Time Homebuyers in the USAHowtoBuyaHome.com/Guide - Over 100 of our BEST Episodes of Detailed Homebuying Knowledge, Interviews, and MORE! Connect with me to find a trusted realtor in your area or to answer your burning questions!Subscribe to our YouTube Channel @HowToBuyaHomeInstagram @HowtoBuyAHomePodcastTik Tok @HowToBuyAHomeVisit our Resource Center to to get your FREE Home Buying Starter Kit!David Sidoni, the "How to Buy a Home Guy," is a seasoned real estate professional and consumer advocate with two decades of experience helping first-time homebuyers navigate the real estate market. His podcast, "How to Buy a Home," is a trusted resource for anyone looking to buy their first home. It offers expert advice, actionable tips, and inspiring stories from real first-time homebuyers. With a focus on making the home-buying process accessible and understandable, David breaks down complex topics into easy-to-follow steps, covering everything from budgeting and financing to finding the right home and making an offer. Subscribe for regular market updates, and leave a review to help us reach more people. Ready for an honest, informed home-buying experience? Viva la Unicorn Revolution - join us!

A lot of people talk about “skipping the safe path” but Sam Walls actually did it. At 19, he went from studying finance to getting his real estate license, then watched real estate take over his schedule so completely that college stopped making sense for his goals. We get into what that decision looked like in real life, including the pushback at home, the pressure to prove it was not a mistake, and the daily work it took to build confidence when he had never bought or sold a home himself.We also get honest about the money side of being a real estate agent. Sam breaks down typical commission rates, what a $400,000 sale can look like on paper, and why the take-home number is often far smaller after brokerage splits, team cuts, and paid lead sources. If you have ever wondered how a young realtor can say he's on pace for $20M in sales while still talking about how hard it is early on, this conversation explains the math.Then we dig into the part that surprises most buyers: how Zillow leads really work. That bright blue “Schedule A Showing” button can route you to a random buyer agent, and Sam explains why Zillow can take a huge percentage and how it can even disrupt an existing agent relationship. If you care about real estate investing, buying your first home, or building a referral-based business, you'll take away practical steps you can use right away.If you found this useful, subscribe, share it with a friend who's buying or selling and contact Sam wall @sam_walls_realtySend us Fan MailDC1 Enterprise is a home service contractor servicing Greater Philadelphia  

The Industry Relations Podcast is now available on your favorite podcast player! Overview Rob and Greg dig into the Northwest MLS settlement with Compass, unpacking what it signals for the industry beyond the specific deal terms. The core debate: has Northwest MLS quietly redefined "open marketplace" to mean the MLS itself (its paying subscribers) rather than the open internet — and if so, is that a genuine philosophical shift or just a pragmatic compromise to get lawyers off the clock? They dive into the "First Look" compromise, real numbers on how many listings actually go private, why Zillow treats this as an existential threat, and whether a bigger "grand compromise" between brokers and MLSs is still coming. Key Takeaways - Northwest MLS and Compass reached a settlement/compromise rather than continuing costly litigation. - Rob's central argument: NWMLS is effectively redefining "open marketplace" as its member agents/brokers, not the general public internet. - The compromise centers on "First Look" — a window where members can see listings before they hit the public MLS/internet. - Greg pushes back that this is more pragmatic business compromise than a deep philosophical shift. - Cited numbers: roughly 96% of listings still go straight to the MLS; of the remaining ~4% held privately, only about 10% actually sell. - Rob argues Zillow's aggressive opposition to private listings stems from fear the practice could scale dramatically due to competitive incentives for brokers. - Windermere reportedly has the most exclusive listings in Northwest MLS despite historically opposing this practice publicly. - New Northwest MLS rule requires listing agents get equal visibility to buyer agents on portals and websites. - Consumer advocates (Nick Aufenkamp, Wendy Gilch) argue this shift hurts buyers by fragmenting where listings are visible. - Rob floats a "grand compromise" concept: everything goes into the MLS, but brokers get full marketing freedom outside that requirement. - The conversation touches on Glenn Kelman/Redfin's more consumer-mission-driven leadership as a philosophical counterpoint to the "customer = agents" framing. - Both agree litigation risk (state inquiries, potential class actions) remains a live wildcard going forward. Links OpenAI Astra  Direction of Travel In the listing wars, consumers are a proxy for the real customer   Connect with Rob and Greg Rob's Website  Greg's Website    Watch us on YouTube   Our Sponsors: Cotality  Notorious VIP The Giant Steps Job Board    Production and Editing Services by Sunbound Studios

Hi everyone - we have reuploaded our interview with Mike as there was an audio dropout in the original episode. Sorry for this - it sounded great during recording and editing!Harvey Hancock is joined by Mike DelPrete and Simon Baker to unpack the war on portals.00:00 - intros00:52 - Mike's Madrid preview04:12 - The FTC's settlement with Zillow and Redfin07:19 - Why Rocket's ownership of Redfin makes rentals strategically valuable09:01 - The “war on portals” and why portal pricing is under attack12:02 - Industry-wide self-inflicted wounds19:44 - Are mature portal businesses losing their entrepreneurial muscle?25:16 - Why unique inventory matters most38:24 - OutrosGet your tickets to PPW Madrid here! https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/ppw-e...

We spent 48 hours training GPT-6 Astra to make motion graphics in After Effects, and then had it recreate Higgsfield and Iman Gadzi style animations from scratch, with pre-training and post-training versions side by side so you can see what it took. Then we took a real Zillow listing and had Astra read the floor plan and rebuild the house in Blender and Unreal Engine. We show three community projects, a robot that paints, a Blender-built web game, and an interactive bookshelf site, before the debate we could not avoid: the singularity, and what the next two years do to every digital job. Plus first tests of GPT Image 2.5.

Kerry Coddett, actress and comedian known for her work in Flatbush Misdemeanors, Ramy, Crashing, and The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, joins Laci for one of the most colorful scams we've ever covered. In Astoria, Queens, one couple scammed multiple members of their immigrant community with one of the ugliest houses ever seen on Zillow. Multiple fronts, including a fashion house, delayed justice, but as with most scams, greed eventually caught up with the perpetrators. SOCIALS: Join us on YouTube! See Laci, the guests, and fraudsters: https://www.youtube.com/@ScamGoddess Find Kerry Coddett on Instagram @overfab SOURCES https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/realestate/queens-real-estate-fraud.html?unlocked_article_code=1.mk8.d-iS.Nsr2d5cWNFO7&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/queens-man-pleads-guilty-real-estate-fraud-scheme https://nypost.com/2025/09/17/real-estate/the-dark-story-behind-the-most-colorful-house-in-queens/ https://toptenrealestatedeals.com/weekly-ten-best-home-deals/home/as-seen-on-zillow-gone-wild-queens-most-colorful-home https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article311691934.htmlSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Check out Lodgify claim your exclusive discount: https://www.lodgify.com/behind-the-stays/  — In just a moment you'll meet Austin Allison — co-founder and CEO of Pacaso, the co-ownership platform that's reimagining how people buy, use, and think about second homes. Austin's dad was a carpenter. They lived paycheck to paycheck in a home with unfinished plywood floors because they couldn't afford carpet. Austin started working job sites with his dad at six or seven years old, and the thing it taught him wasn't carpentry — it was that you can build anything if you decide to. By 17, he'd saved up four thousand dollars, bought a bank foreclosure, and watched the listing agent walk away from the closing table with a check that changed how he thought about money. A week after turning 18, he was enrolled in real estate school. That trajectory led to Dot Loop — a platform Austin built while simultaneously attending law school that went on to power more than half of all digital real estate transactions in the US — and eventually a sale to Zillow, where he worked alongside Spencer Rascoff and the founding team. But the Pacaso idea actually started earlier, back in 2013, when Austin bought a second home in Lake Tahoe and realized he hadn't just purchased a piece of real estate. He'd purchased a second life. In this conversation, Austin walks us through the full arc — from selling birdhouses as a kid to building a unicorn in five months, what it felt like to lay off nearly 300 people when the market turned, and why the six months after selling Dot Loop were some of the lowest of his life. We get into the mechanics of co-ownership, how it's fundamentally different from timeshares, and this new product called Infinity that's unlocking the 80% of luxury second homes around the world that sit empty because owners don't want renters — but would happily swap with other owners. And he makes this point that I keep coming back to — that the people stuck on the hamster wheel aren't the ones who can't afford the life they want. They're the ones who haven't made the decision yet. —   Behind the Stays is brought to you by Journey — a first-of-its-kind loyalty program that brings together an alliance of the world's top independently owned and operated stays and allows travelers to earn points and perks on boutique hotels, vacation rentals, treehouses, ski chalets, glamping experiences and so much more.   Your host is Zach Busekrus, Head of Growth at Journey. If you are a hospitality entrepreneur who has a stay, or a collection of stays with soul, we'd love for you to apply to join our Alliance at journey.com/alliance.

Join us on Patreon for ZERO ADS ALWAYS! www.patreon.com/hauntedcitypodcast.comToday we're bringing you a paranormal TRIFECTA: a terrifying Ghost Mail, a ghost caught on camera, and one of the strangest Haunted Zillow listings we've ever found.First, a listener tells us about the Oklahoma home where her family experienced years of disturbing activity... including the Hat Man standing in her doorway, a massive shadowy serpent, terrifying dreams, unexplained medical episodes, and a night when she felt something literally trying to pull her soul out of her body.Then, we break down a bizarre video that appears to show the apparition of a little girl approaching a horse in the middle of the night. Is it actually a child spirit caught on camera?And finally… would YOU live in an old 1800s county jail? Because someone turned one into a family home... and yes, the original jail cells, iron doors, chains, and solitary confinement room are STILL INSIDE.We also share a chilling new piece of audio captured inside the Savannah Paranormal Museum: a mysterious woman's voice that appears to say “Hosanna”… followed by another voice repeating it.Have a paranormal story, ghost photo, strange video, or Haunted Zillow listing you want us to investigate?Send your Ghost Mail to:ghostmail@hauntedcitypodcast.comJoin Madison Timmons, Chris Soucy, JT and the Parajunkies as we explore the unexplained from Savannah, Georgia: The Most Haunted City on Earth.

Harvey Hancock is joined by Mike DelPrete and Simon Baker to unpack the war on portals.00:00 - intros00:52 - Mike's Madrid preview04:12 - The FTC's settlement with Zillow and Redfin07:19 - Why Rocket's ownership of Redfin makes rentals strategically valuable09:01 - The “war on portals” and why portal pricing is under attack12:02 - Industry-wide self-inflicted wounds19:44 - Are mature portal businesses losing their entrepreneurial muscle?25:16 - Why unique inventory matters most38:24 - Outros

The world is aging at an unprecedented pace, with the U.S. share of adults 65+ projected to rise from 18.9 percent in 2025 to 23.4 percent by 2060, signaling major long-term implications for lenders, investors, and retirement-focused financial markets. Robbie interviews RETR's Steven Wynands on putting mortgage and real estate data in the hands of originators and lenders. And Fed Governor Waller favors holding rates steady absent negative data surprises, but resilient growth, sticky service-sector inflation, and a still-healthy labor market could limit easing, leaving upcoming data to determine whether the Fed delivers a hawkish hold or considers a hike.Thanks to Zillow Home Loans, Zillow's in-house mortgage lender, for sponsoring this week's podcasts. By integrating Zillow's real estate platform with financing, Zillow Home Loans helps buyers move from dreaming about a home to holding the keys. With tools built for modern lending, Zillow Home Loan's loan officers can focus on guiding buyers with care and confidence. Zillow Home Loans is an equal housing lender. NMLS #10287.The Chrisman Commentary is 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 this week's news roundup, Ed, Harvey and Simon look at a portal share price recovery that's outpacing the market, the escalating Compass–StreetEasy standoff in New York, and Silver Lake's sale of Hometrack to Providence Equity Partners.Chapters:00:00 Intro01:00 Portal Share Prices Bounce Back13:43 Compass vs StreetEasy: The New York Standoff23:48 Silver Lake Sells Hometrack to ProvidencePortal Share Prices Bounce BackA composite of eight listed portals — Rightmove, REA Group, Scout24, Hemnet, CoStar, Zillow, Baltic Classifieds Group and Swiss Marketplace Group — appears to have bottomed out in mid-June 2026. Off that low the composite is up roughly 18%, with the median portal rising about 12% over three months against 2–5% for the benchmarks. The rebound is uneven: Hemnet and SMG around 29%, KE Holdings 26%, REA 22%, Rightmove 20%, Scout24 20%, CoStar 13%. Portals are still around 42% below where they were a year ago, while the S&P and FTSE sit at or near record highs. Simon's read: the sell-off had less to do with portal fundamentals than with capital rotating into AI stocks and a fear that LLMs would route around portals — while the businesses themselves kept posting strong numbers.Compass vs StreetEasy: The New York StandoffStreetEasy, Zillow's New York portal, has capped how many new agents can join its Experts programme from any brokerage already holding 20% of its user base — a threshold only Compass and its subsidiaries (Anywhere, Corcoran, Sotheby's, Coldwell Banker) meet. It follows Compass's autumn 2026 marketing playbook, whose first suggestion to agents was to delist from StreetEasy. With Compass controlling an estimated 80% of Manhattan listings by one study, Simon frames this as a battle over unique listings and a genuine existential question for StreetEasy — and asks whether the tit-for-tat response is for StreetEasy to become a brokerage itself.Silver Lake Sells Hometrack to ProvidenceHometrack, the AVM business inside Silver Lake's Houseful, is being acquired by Providence Equity Partners. Harvey's original read was that this signals Silver Lake gearing up to sell Zoopla; Ed's is that a data engine is now an easier asset to sell than a consumer-facing portal. Simon — a Hometrack director twenty years ago — explains why it's so defensible: decades of UK housing data, an AVM used by 16 of the 20 largest UK lenders, and a repeat-revenue model around quarterly loan-book revaluation that took the cost of a valuation from roughly £200 to £20. He's unconvinced a portal group loses much by selling it, and explains why putting an estimate next to an agent's asking price is a problem of its own.PPW Europe runs 28–30 October — https://ppweurope.comPresented by:• Edmund Keith — https://www.linkedin.com/in/edmund-keith/• Harvey Hancock — https://www.linkedin.com/in/harvey-hancock/• Simon Baker — https://www.linkedin.com/in/stbaker/

Rocket Mortgage is aggressively targeting UWM brokers with its “Moving Squad” program and $10,000 referral bonuses amid RESPA compliance questions, while NEXA Lending expands through the acquisition of Mortgage Nerds and its VA-loan education mission. Robbie interviews NRMLA's Steve Irwin on the reverse mortgage space. And the Fed remains cautious about easing as resilient financial conditions and modest economic growth keep demand supported, while mixed labor and consumer data have yet to materially move rates, with the 10-year Treasury yield easing to 4.75 percent.Thanks to Zillow Home Loans, Zillow's in-house mortgage lender, for sponsoring this week's podcasts. By integrating Zillow's real estate platform with financing, Zillow Home Loans helps buyers move from dreaming about a home to holding the keys. With tools built for modern lending, Zillow Home Loan's loan officers can focus on guiding buyers with care and confidence. Zillow Home Loans is an equal housing lender. NMLS #10287.The Chrisman Commentary is 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.

Lots going on this morning as we prepare for the long, holiday weekend! Don't forget, we'll be off on Monday, but you can still tune in for a "Best Of" Rock Mornings from 6am until 10am. In the news today, the latest on yesterday's incident at UW-Whitewater, the parents of a missing girl who was found dead have been arrested, a recall on a popular weight-loss drug, PRB is offering a $20,000 reward for the return of it's stolen beer, Trump coins are now being minted, In sports, the Brewers beat the Cubs again last night, the Clippers get severely punished by the NBA, a look at Week 1 in NCAAF as the Badgers get ready to take on Notre Dame at Lambeau on Sunday night...and speaking of the Frozen Tundra...Wisconsin hockey announced they'll be playing a double-header at Lambeau this coming season! Also in sports, several higher-ups at Good Good have stepped down, and Kirk Cousins has been named the week 1 starter for the Vegas Raiders. We talked about what's on TV & streaming today/tonight. Plus, Alex Van Halen gets knighted in Norway, a new trailer for the upcoming "Harry Potter" show on HBO drops, and we reacted to the cast announcement for the upcoming season of "Dancing with the Stars" Cool story about a father/son duo in Arizona that's helping people fix their cars affordably, and a kid at a recent Mariners game found a one-of-one Jimothy Gold Card and is cashing in! It's Hypothetical Thursday again and Brian went first this morning by asking Jean: "If you could only order ONE appetizer for the rest of your life, what would it be & why?" Meanwhile, Jean's question for Brian was: "If you & your best friend Donut were in a movie, what genre would it be?" Elsewhere in sports, Cowboys legend Emmitt Smith is being accused of fraud, a hockey player is suing equipment company, Bauer...and the lengths Bill Belichick would go to in order to gain a competitive advantage knows ZERO boundaries. Office Cora joined us just after 8am to talk about what she's up to in the 715 this weekend. Her hypothetical for us was: " ". And in today's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a robot in Russia that fought a customer who pushed it, a black widow in #Florida who's accused of poisoning a guy she met on a dating app, another #FloridaWoman who was whackin' off in a public park, a Guinness World record involving everyone's LEAST favorite shot - Jeppson's Malört, and a crazy Zillow listing in East Dubuque, IL.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Industry Relations Podcast is now available on your favorite podcast player! Overview Rob and Greg are joined by Michael Wurzer, President and CEO of FBS, for a live continuation of the IDX/data-distribution debate that started at the Columbus Realtors event and continued in a series of dueling LinkedIn posts. Rob argues the MLS should get out of data distribution and marketing entirely; Wurzer defends a reformed, usage-based IDX system; Greg plays referee. The conversation ranges from first-principles arguments about what the MLS is actually for, to pricing and licensing models, to whether a national MLS is closer than anyone thinks. Key Takeaways Wurzer proposes keeping IDX but shifting to volume/usage-based licensing instead of blowing up the current system Rob argues the MLS's only legitimate first-principle purpose is brokerage cooperation, not data distribution or marketing Wurzer: licenses should follow use — display rights are separable from participation rights Rob compares reforming IDX incrementally to "improving slavery" rather than abolishing it — Greg pushes back hard Wurzer references Craig Cheatham's writing on shifting licensing focus to how data is used, not who's using it Discussion of whether non-broker companies (House Canary, Zillow, OpenAI) should get separate syndication licenses distinct from broker/participant data licenses Rob argues MLS "creates no data" — all data originates from brokers and agents (the "ultimate UGC") Wurzer counters that aggregation itself has independent value, distinct from the underlying listings Debate over whether a national MLS is realistic — Rob claims only ~25 MLSs are needed to reach 85% listing share Both agree clear cooperation as a nationwide mandate was likely a policy mistake Wurzer references Daniel Jones (Hive) as working on a formal "MLS constitution" concept   Links Riposte with Rob   Connect with Rob and Greg Rob's Website  Greg's Website    Watch us on YouTube   Our Sponsors: Cotality  Notorious VIP The Giant Steps Job Board    Production and Editing Services by Sunbound Studios

A global government-bond sell-off, fueled by heavy borrowing, widening deficits, persistent inflation, and surging corporate debt issuance tied to AI investment, is pushing bond yields and borrowing costs (including mortgages) higher across major economies. Robbie interviews Lender Toolkit's Brett Brumley on the proper due diligence necessary with counterparties in the artificial intelligence era. And the Iran war is driving oil prices and inflation expectations higher while soaring government debt and persistent deficits are prompting investors to demand greater returns on bonds, leaving little reason to expect interest rates to decline.Thanks to Zillow Home Loans, Zillow's in-house mortgage lender, for sponsoring this week's podcasts. By integrating Zillow's real estate platform with financing, Zillow Home Loans helps buyers move from dreaming about a home to holding the keys. With tools built for modern lending, Zillow Home Loan's loan officers can focus on guiding buyers with care and confidence. Zillow Home Loans is an equal housing lender. NMLS #10287.The Chrisman Commentary is 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 this episode, real estate broker Jonathan Chames introduces Sheepdog, a revolutionary platform that flips the traditional home buying process by prioritizing buyers over listings. We explore how this innovative approach can transform real estate transactions for buyers, sellers, and agents alike.   Professional Real Estate Investors - How we can help you: Investor Fuel Mastermind:  Learn more about the Investor Fuel Mastermind, including 100% deal financing, massive discounts from vendors and sponsors you're already using, our world class community of over 150 members, and SO much more here: http://www.investorfuel.com/apply   Investor Machine Marketing Partnership:  Are you looking for consistent, high quality lead generation? Investor Machine is America's #1 lead generation service professional investors. Investor Machine provides true 'white glove' support to help you build the perfect marketing plan, then we'll execute it for you…talking and working together on an ongoing basis to help you hit YOUR goals! Learn more here: http://www.investormachine.com   Coaching with Mike Hambright:  Interested in 1 on 1 coaching with Mike Hambright? Mike coaches entrepreneurs looking to level up, build coaching or service based businesses (Mike runs multiple 7 and 8 figure a year businesses), building a coaching program and more. Learn more here: https://investorfuel.com/coachingwithmike   Attend a Vacation/Mastermind Retreat with Mike Hambright: Interested in joining a "mini-mastermind" with Mike and his private clients on an upcoming "Retreat", either at locations like Cabo San Lucas, Napa, Park City ski trip, Yellowstone, or even at Mike's East Texas "Big H Ranch"? Learn more here: http://www.investorfuel.com/retreat   Property Insurance: Join the largest and most investor friendly property insurance provider in 2 minutes. Free to join, and insure all your flips and rentals within minutes! There is NO easier insurance provider on the planet (turn insurance on or off in 1 minute without talking to anyone!), and there's no 15-30% agent mark up through this platform!  Register here: https://myinvestorinsurance.com/   New Real Estate Investors - How we can work together: Investor Fuel Club (Coaching and Deal Partner Community): Looking to kickstart your real estate investing career? Join our one of a kind Coaching Community, Investor Fuel Club, where you'll get trained by some of the best real estate investors in America, and partner with them on deals! You don't need $ for deals…we'll partner with you and hold your hand along the way! Learn More here: http://www.investorfuel.com/club   —--------------------

As Q3 2026 progresses amid weak homebuying demand, stubborn rates, and roughly $11K origination costs, lenders are focused on improving pull-through while adapting their products, originator base, and investor strategies to shifting demographics, rental-market trends, and the growing share of childless households. Robbie interviews Zillow's Meg McGrath Vaccaro on Zillow Home Loans' AI strategy: from helping buyers and automating mortgage workflows to enabling smarter pricing conversations, and how Zillow's unique ecosystem could reshape the entire mortgage industry. And sticky inflation and resilient employment could push the Fed toward further 2026 tightening and keep front-end yields elevated, while in the mortgage market MSR valuations remain highly regime-dependent, with today's “higher-for-longer” rates supporting elevated bulk MSR multiples even as new-issue/SRP pricing has lagged the rise in primary mortgage rates.Thanks to Zillow Home Loans, Zillow's in-house mortgage lender, for sponsoring this week's podcasts. By integrating Zillow's real estate platform with financing, Zillow Home Loans helps buyers move from dreaming about a home to holding the keys. With tools built for modern lending, Zillow Home Loan's loan officers can focus on guiding buyers with care and confidence. Zillow Home Loans is an equal housing lender. NMLS #10287.The Chrisman Commentary is 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.

Amazon dropped a WARN notice Monday confirming 121 layoffs across Washington state — 49 at the SEA106 tower in Bellevue alone, more across Seattle's downtown offices, and 32 warehouse workers at the BFI1 fulfillment center in Sumner. Roles cut span entry-level software engineers and applied scientists all the way to a vice president of legal and senior product managers. Another hundred-plus jobs gone from a state that has been hemorrhaging tech employment all year.The WARN database tells a broader story: T-Mobile, Columbia Hospitality, Starbucks, Salesforce, Tableau, Zillow, and Visa have all filed notices in recent months. Washington's political class has been conspicuously quiet — except for Katie Wilson, who is actively pushing a millionaire tax that would accelerate the very exodus these filings document.Sean connects the dots: Seattle's payroll tax already drove Amazon and others to shift headcount to Bellevue and out of state entirely. The proposed millionaire tax adds another layer of incentive to take capital, executives, and jobs to Tennessee, Texas, or anywhere that isn't taxing success out of existence. The cause and effect is playing out in real time on the WARN database every Monday morning.CHAPTERS0:00 Amazon lays off 121 workers across…1:40 Amazon Lays Off 121 in Washington2:14 Amazon WARN Filing Hits Bellevue and…4:24 AI Blamed for Amazon Tech Layoffs5:49 T-Mobile Adds to Washington Layoff Wave7:04 Seattle Payroll Tax Pushes Jobs South8:07 Starbucks Workers Reject Nashville…9:42 Google, Salesforce, Zillow Cut…11:03 Salesforce and Starbucks Detail…12:30 WA Politicians Dismiss Millionaire…14:17 Seattle Funds LGBTQ Programs Despite…17:24 Amazon and Starbucks Exit Washington…19:01 Meta Pulls Back from Washington State22:21 Millionaire Tax Accelerates Washington…Subscribe to @reasonablenews for daily coverage of Pacific Northwest politics, the Seattle doom loop, and the stories the legacy press keeps burying.#NFRP #Amazon #WashingtonGO PREMIUM WITH REASONABLE+ FOR UNCENSORED ACCESS

More than 100 community-based fair housing organizations facing potential funding cuts received a reprieve after a federal judge in Massachusetts blocked HUD's FY2025 funding overhaul and ordered the agency to distribute funds under the prior year's framework, averting the risk of closures or sharply reduced services nationwide. Robbie interviews Two Dots' Henson Orser on the wave of innovative tech products and vendors flooding the mortgage market. And while Warsh's hawkish rhetoric has pushed September hike odds above 50 percent, the Fed's likely hold amid disinflation contrasts with a Treasury market increasingly pricing a structurally higher-rate regime, as weakening consumer fundamentals, elevated long-term yields, and a prolonged 30-year yield above 5 percent create a bearish backdrop for long-duration bonds.Thanks to Zillow Home Loans, Zillow's in-house mortgage lender, for sponsoring this week's podcasts. By integrating Zillow's real estate platform with financing, Zillow Home Loans helps buyers move from dreaming about a home to holding the keys. With tools built for modern lending, Zillow Home Loan's loan officers can focus on guiding buyers with care and confidence. Zillow Home Loans is an equal housing lender. NMLS #10287.The Chrisman Commentary is 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.

T-Mobile — headquartered right here in Bellevue — just filed a WARN notice with Washington state announcing 77 layoffs across eight cities and the closure of six locations. The cuts hit Seattle, Bothell, Kennewick, Tacoma, Yakima, Bellingham, Vancouver, and multiple Bellevue HQ buildings, with layoffs beginning September 21st and wrapping by November 18th.And T-Mobile is far from alone. TikTok just axed 75 jobs in Bellevue. Meta is subleasing downtown Bellevue office space. Zillow is cutting 91 Washington workers. Starbucks is migrating functions toward Nashville while activists like Katie Wilson claim a boycott victory. Seattle's tech corridor is shedding jobs at an accelerating pace and nobody in power seems to care.Sean lays out the case that this isn't purely an AI displacement story — it's a Washington state story. A payroll tax. A millionaires tax pushed by Seattle-area activists and council members. A mayor who broadcast a "bye, bye" to high earners and practically celebrated employer flight. A governor and legislature that have made Washington one of the most hostile business climates in the country. Fall is coming, and Sean argues the wave of announcements isn't close to finished.Subscribe to @reasonablenews for daily coverage of Pacific Northwest politics, business, and the stories your local news skips. Hit the notification bell so you don't miss what's next.#NFRP #TMobile #KatieWilsonGO PREMIUM WITH REASONABLE+ FOR UNCENSORED ACCESS

Segment 1: Ilyce Glink, owner of Think Glink Media, and publisher of Love, Money + Real Estate on Substack, joins John to talk about the number of data centers in the United States, what to know about Zillow’s credit reporting tool, and why single family homes are declining in size. Segment 2: Jim Dallke, Director of Communications, TechNexus Venture Collaborative, […]

Harvey joins Simon for a fast-moving news roundup covering Idealista's planned expansion into France, Zillow's FTC settlement over its Redfin rentals deal, and results from KE Holdings and Swiss Marketplace Group.We discuss strategy, market structure, cross-border expansion, and where portals may need to evolve beyond pure advertising to stay relevant.00:00 - Introduction and the news roundup format00:53 - Idealista's France expansion and the market context16:28 - Zillow's FTC settlement and the Redfin rentals deal22:34 - Czech Republic and Bezrealitky30:03 - KE Holdings Q234:54 - Swiss Marketplace Group interim report and market reaction44:41 - Wrap-up

Most hosts looking to grow their short-term rental portfolio start in the same place: Zillow, public listings, and whatever properties everyone else can already see.But the best opportunities often never make it that far.In this episode, Sarah and Annette break down four ways to find short-term rental properties before they hit the open market. They share how co-hosting can become an acquisition strategy, why being visible and vocal matters, how Facebook groups and local communities can surface hidden opportunities, and why working with STR-specific experts can help you spot the difference between a cheap property and a property that will actually perform.They also share the story of The Audrey, one of their own Columbus properties that started as a co-hosting relationship before becoming an off-market purchase.If you are trying to grow your portfolio, this episode is a reminder that the next deal may not come from refreshing Zillow. It may come from the relationships you are already building.In this episode, you'll learn:Why some of the best STR properties never hit the marketHow co-hosting can lead to future ownership opportunitiesWhy your reputation as an operator can make you the obvious buyerHow to make yourself visible to owners, agents, and local networksWhy Facebook groups and online communities can reveal off-market leadsWhat to look for in an STR-specific real estate expertWhy relationships can matter more than listing sites when finding your next propertyResources Mentioned:Apply and Learn about Strategic Host!

Zillow and Redfin have reached a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over a $100 million rental listings agreement that regulators said reduced competition. Redfin will now restart its rental advertising business, while its partnership with Zillow can continue. Kathy Fettke breaks down what happened, why regulators stepped in, and what the settlement could mean for landlords, property managers, renters, and real estate investors.   Do you want to invest in a rental property before the end of the year? We're here to help! Get your FREE PDF at www.Realwealth.com/90Days.   Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ftc-settles-zillow-antitrust-case-redfin/

The Industry Relations Podcast is now available on your favorite podcast player! Overview Rob and Greg open with Greg's car breaking down in 112-degree heat outside Barstow, then dig into the FTC's settlement with Zillow and Redfin over their leasing business deal, which regulators viewed as an attempt to dodge merger review. From there, the two spend most of the episode debating a bigger question raised by Rob's recent exchange with Mike Wurzer: did the MLS create genuinely new value by aggregating listings, or was that value always meant for real estate professionals rather than consumers? The conversation ranges across aggregation theory, the history of IDX and portal dominance (Zillow, Redfin, realtor.com), whether companies like House Canary and paper brokerages even qualify as "brokerages," and the 2008 DOJ settlement's actual scope. It closes with a debate over how to legally define a broker at all. Key Takeaways The FTC pushed back on Zillow's attempt to acquire Redfin's leasing business without triggering merger review; the settlement requires Redfin to restart its own rental business, though it can still display Zillow rental listings. Rob calls the $100M settlement a "slap on the wrist" rather than a real penalty for either company. Rob's central argument: the MLS's aggregation of listings created value primarily for practitioners, comparable to Lexis Nexis and Westlaw's value to lawyers, not inherent value for consumers. Greg counters that aggregation itself creates new value regardless of who captures it, and that consumers clearly benefit from having listings in one place. The two trace the history of real estate going online — IDX, the rise of Zillow, Redfin, and realtor.com — and agree the portals won because they outspent brokerages on user experience. Rob argues the industry should unwind IDX in favor of straight data syndication to portals, separating "cooperation" (MLS's original purpose) from "data distribution" (a later add-on). Greg pushes back that most agents don't actually get leads from portals directly, but Rob argues that undercuts the case for IDX mattering to them at all. A long tangent debates whether entities like House Canary or paper brokerages qualify as "brokerages," and whether the 2008 DOJ settlement (about brokerage business-model discrimination) supports keeping IDX — Rob says no, Greg disagrees. The episode ends unresolved, with both agreeing to continue the debate and possibly bring Mike Wurzer on to discuss further. Links Debating Rob Hahn In Ohio: Are MLSs Killing Themselves? Continuing the Debate with Mike Wurzer Riposte with Rob   Connect with Rob and Greg Rob's Website  Greg's Website    Watch us on YouTube   Our Sponsors: Cotality  Notorious VIP The Giant Steps Job Board    Production and Editing Services by Sunbound Studios  

Real just completed its $880 million REMAX takeover, creating a 180,000-agent real estate giant. Meanwhile, the housing market is shifting in the opposite direction: buyer demand is weakening, cancellations are rising, and home-price growth is slowing fast. In Episode 374 of tWiRE, we're looking at two major forces reshaping real estate at the same time: consolidation at the top of the industry and growing negotiating power at the consumer level. The Real + REMAX merger is officially closed, but the $880 million headline doesn't tell the whole story. We'll dig into the debt, ownership structure, massive stock buyback and leadership team behind the new Real REMAX Group. Then there's Compass. A new proposed class action lawsuit in New York City alleges the brokerage used its market position and listing strategy to reduce rental inventory available on Zillow-owned StreetEasy. We'll separate the allegations from the facts and look at why the private-listing fight continues to move from industry debate into courts and regulatory scrutiny. And in the housing market, buyers have more leverage, but affordability is still doing plenty of damage. In this live episode, we'll cover: • Real officially completes its $880M acquisition of REMAX, creating a 180,000-agent company • The financing, ownership structure and $450M share-buyback authorization behind the Real REMAX deal • Compass facing a new antitrust lawsuit over alleged efforts to pull NYC rental listings from StreetEasy • Why cash buyers are losing some of their pandemic-era advantage • Home-purchase cancellations reaching their highest level in nearly three years • Why late summer and early fall could offer some buyers their best negotiating window • New listings rising while pending home sales continue to weaken • U.S. home-price growth slowing to its weakest pace in a decade • New-home prices falling to a five-year low as builders fight for buyers • Why out-of-town buyers are increasingly targeting new construction • Mortgage rates climbing again and what that means for already-soft buyer demand The big question: **Is this finally becoming the buyer's market people have been waiting for, or are mortgage rates still too high for buyer leverage to really matter?** Join us LIVE on YouTube and tell us what you're seeing in your market. Every Wednesday, 12 PM CST! #RealEstateNews #HousingMarket #mortgagerates 

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On today's episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about recent government actions and whether those will be able to lower mortgage rates. Related to this episode: What can the government do to lower mortgage rates? HousingWire | YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ HousingWire Mortgage Banking Summit – October 1 More info about HousingWire Top 5 Trending: NEXA Lending acquires UMortgage, adds Anthony Casa to exec team Fannie Mae reportedly cuts senior executives across business lines Zillow, Redfin reach last-minute FTC resolution before trial What can the government do to lower mortgage rates? loanDepot receives NYSE notice over sub-$1 share price Want more from Sarah? Don't forget to subscribe! The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate.

This transcript captures a "Scripting Fridays" training session led by Ed Lane, a real estate agent with 39 years of experience and over 3,000 sales. Ed focused on database reactivation strategies for real estate agents, emphasizing that the most valuable prospecting tool is an agent's existing database of past clients and contacts. He outlined a three-step framework: segment contacts into categories (hot, warm, cold, dead), set up trigger messages, and create follow-up sequences using multiple touch points across different channels. Ed shared specific scripting examples for re-engaging with past clients, including using current market updates, offering contractor referrals, and hosting client appreciation events with philanthropic elements. The session included a Q&A portion where Jodi asked about starting touch points and addressing Zillow's AVM (Automated Valuation Model) estimates, with Ed providing detailed responses about handling Zillow's credibility issues and using specific legal references like Senate Bill 5191 to build trust with prospects.

On today's episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about housing's AI problem. Related to this episode: Does housing have an AI problem? HousingWire | YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ HousingWire Mortgage Banking Summit – October 1 More info about HousingWire Top 5 Trending: Why the 2026 mortgage layoff cycle looks different  Does housing have an AI problem? Keep the momentum going with the AI Summit Playbook  Is Zillow having its AOL moment? Toll Brothers luxury moat meets a tougher market test Want more from Sarah? Don't forget to subscribe! The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate.

Good companies don't automatically get noticed. And doing good work isn't enough to ensure that customers, investors, journalists, communities, or increasingly AI systems understand why your company matters.Melissa Baldwin has spent more than 20 years exclusively in energy and climate communications. As Senior Vice President at Tigercomm and host of the Scaling Clean podcast, she's had a front-row seat to what helps companies earn attention and trust, and what causes otherwise strong companies to remain largely invisible.Melissa and Nico dig into why communications is routinely underfunded, why executive silence is itself a strategic choice, and what the best companies do differently to become useful sources of information for their markets. Melissa shares examples from Zillow and Redfin, explains why proprietary data can create authority far beyond traditional promotional content, and makes the case for giving CEOs a much larger role in telling the company story.Then they turn to a rapidly changing question: what happens when discovery moves from Google search results to AI-generated answers? Melissa explains how longer, more specific prompts are changing search behavior, why mentions and credible third-party sources increasingly matter, and how companies can begin auditing whether they even show up when an AI system is asked who matters in their category. The conversation also explores why community engagement should be treated as project risk management and why developers need to begin earning local trust long before they need an approval.Expect to learn:

Your seller has already researched you. They may have already asked AI what their house is worth. That means the modern listing appointment begins long before you sit down at the kitchen table. In this episode, Tim and Julie Harris explain how Google, ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Zillow and other online sources are changing seller expectations before the appointment even begins. Sellers may research your reputation, compare you against other agents, study competing homes, develop their own pricing expectations and begin planning their next move before they ever speak with you. The solution is to combine thorough Seller Prequalification with a strong Pre-Listing Package. Learn about the seller before you arrive while allowing the seller to learn about you. Done correctly, this can turn the appointment from a traditional sales presentation into an informed conversation about what the seller actually needs. What you'll learn: how sellers are using AI to research agents, why your online reputation matters, how to uncover a seller's price before the appointment, how to identify AI-generated pricing objections, what property preparation tells you about motivation, how to discover where sellers are moving next, why you need to know your competition before you arrive, and how Seller Prequalification and your Pre-Listing Package work together to create a stronger listing presentation. Free training: HarrisRealEstateDaily.com Coaching: PremierCoaching.com Join eXp + Libertas: WhyLibertas.com/Harris Text Tim Direct: 512-758-0206 Opinions are my own and not the views of eXp Realty.

Success leaves clues. When I'm looking for vacant land markets, I don't try to guess where the next hot area will be. I follow the money and look for where people are already buying land.I start broad and quickly narrow things down from the country to the state, county, and eventually the specific zip codes where deals are happening. Using tools like LandWatch, Redfin, Zillow, ChatGPT, and the Land Portal, I can see where properties are selling, what acreage buyers want, and what they're willing to pay.Think of it like fishing with a depth finder. I don't want to throw my line into empty water and hope something bites. I want to see where the fish already are. Once I find those pockets of demand, I can build a targeted seller list, make intelligent offers, and focus my marketing where I have a much better chance of doing deals.What's Inside: —How I narrow my search from states to counties to hot zip codes—Using recent sales activity to see where buyers are spending money—How I use AI to quickly analyze land sales and pricing data—Why targeted seller lists beat spray-and-pray marketing

Do you spend a lot of time doubting your relationship? Do you immediately go to look on Zillow after having conflict with your partner? If you tend to fantasize about hitting the easy button on your relationship, this episode is for you. I share why the anxious preoccupied, fearful avoidant, and especially the dismissive avoidant doubt their relationships. Then I share the easy process to drop the doubt so you can feel like you're in the right relationship. If you want to take the next step in your relationship but you're holding back tune in to change this pattern.Discover your attachment style to create a healthy relationship where you feel safe and supported. Take the free quiz here: https://quiz.tryinteract.com/#/6329f75e6dd9410016a64043Follow Lit AF Relationships on Instagram: @itsmesarahcohan.comVisit the Lit AF Relationships Website: https://www.sarahcohan.com/If you're interested in one-on-one or couples coaching, I'd love to help drop the doubt that you're not in the relationship and feel seen and heard by your partner. Get started by booking a free healthy relationships roadmap call here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSddL3tie849uvgD1m31l4MAH3AzH0FlWgnsG0gPEBEzeDyPyg/viewform

This is how to analyze a rental property step-by-step in 2026. You don't need to do any complicated math, you don't need to sign up for a course, and you don't need to have previous rental property experience. I've tweaked this process over the past fifteen years of investing to ensure it gets me the best returns possible while being so conservative that it's hard to get it wrong. Today, I'm showing you exactly how to do rental property analysis like a pro, even if this is your first investment property. I took a real property from Zillow to analyze in this episode, using real rent and expense estimates, not made-up numbers to make the cash flow look good. I'll walk through which numbers are crucial to get right, which you can adjust to see if the deal would work in different scenarios, and how to get the seller (instead of you) to pay for some of your costs or lower the price. Every tool I use in this episode is listed below, so use them! In This Episode We Cover How to analyze a rental property, step-by-step in 2026 (with an actual property example) Why you must read the full listing description to find what most investors miss  Calculating after-repair value (ARV) to see how much your property could be worth  The three different ways to estimate rent price (and which is most accurate?) The returns I need to see to move forward on a real estate deal (which metrics matter most) And So Much More! Check out more resources from this show on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BiggerPockets.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠h⁠⁠t⁠t⁠ps://www⁠.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-1311. Interested in learning more about today's sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠advertise@biggerpockets.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices