Knowledge Brokers Podcast™️

NextHome president James Dwiggins joins Byron Lazine and Tom Toole to discuss why pending home sales won’t recover anytime soon, the recession signals in sinking builder confidence and a falling 10-year Treasury yield, the Compass lawsuits and what they mean for seller choice, when NAR might take a bigger position as MLSs fight back, and what Dwiggins has learned since eXp World Holdings acquired NextHome.🔑 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐀𝐌 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦: https://www.skool.com/bamboardroom/about👉 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐫.𝐜𝐨𝐦+. Connect, collaborate, and close with confidence → https://www.realtor.com/plus-learn/?utm_source=bam&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=rdcplussponsorship🔔 Subscribe to Knowledge Brokers Podcast today: https://www.youtube.com/@knowledgebrokerspodcast?sub_confirmation=1🔗 Show Resources:https://nowbam.com/six-more-mlss-sue-compass-seeking-to-block-future-antitrust-claims/https://www.inman.com/2026/10/21/compass-sues-ex-era-president-alex-vidal-over-move-to-remax/https://www.nar.realtor/newsroom/pending-home-sales-decreased-7-3-percent-in-septemberhttps://nowbam.com/pending-home-sales-fell-7-3-in-september/https://www.nahb.org/news-and-economics/press-releases/2026/10/builder-sentiment-falls-on-rising-rates———✅ Stay Connected With Us👉 Connect with Byron Lazine: https://www.instagram.com/byronlazine👉 Connect with Tom Toole: https://www.instagram.com/tomtoole3rd/👉 Connect with Lisa Chinatti: https://www.instagram.com/lisachinatti/👉 Connect with James Dwiggins: https://www.instagram.com/james.dwiggins/———BAM delivers real estate news, education, and entertainment with nonstop original content from an unmatchable line-up of industry personalities and top producers.🔔 Subscribe to the BAM YouTube channel: https://tinyurl.com/aatxhaka📩 Subscribe to BAM Newsletter: https://newsletters.nowbam.com/bam-daily🧐 Check out BAM: https://nowbam.com/BAM PARTNERS𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚: Tired of spending your hard earned money on marketing you know never makes it past the trash can or spam filter? Imagine getting texts and calls thanking you for your marketing. That’s what we do for you → https://remindermedia.com/bamsample/𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐨: Instantly connect your leads and clients with a menu of cash offers and selling solutions. Use code BAM for 15% off at zoodealio.com. Or join BAMx and get access for free! → https://www.skool.com/bamx/about𝐑𝐚𝐲𝐬𝐞: Rayse gives agents the tools to make their value undeniable. From Buyers Presentations to client collaboration and Closing Reports, Rayse ensures every effort is seen and every client stays engaged. → https://www.rayse.com/𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐨 is the intuitive AI assistant built for high-performing real estate teams that listens, coaches, and guides your agents in real time so they can close with confidence → https://shilo.ai/𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦: The most trusted provider of comprehensive real estate data nationwide. Try it FREE → https://trial.propstreampro.com/bam/𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐕𝐀 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: Leverage your business with a REAL ESTATE-TRAINED Virtual Assistant → https://www.summitvasolutions.com/byronlazine-referral#RealEstateNews #Compass #JamesDwiggins

Byron Lazine, Tom Toole and Lisa Chinatti discuss the Warren-Booker FTC letter, a revealing report on brokerage response times, potential RESPA violations with platform-affiliated lenders, Compass CEO Robert Reffkin’s recent statements on private listings, Redfin’s latest buyer’s market report, and how agents can build lead volume in Q4 and Q1.🔑 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐀𝐌 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦:https://www.skool.com/bamboardroom/about👉 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐫.𝐜𝐨𝐦: Get 4x the impressions just by filling out your Realtor.com profile:https://bit.ly/4aFKROH?r=qr🔔 Subscribe to Knowledge Brokers Podcast today:https://www.youtube.com/@knowledgebrokerspodcast?sub_confirmation=1🔗 SHOW RESOURCES:https://www.booker.senate.gov/news/press/booker-warren-urge-ftc-to-investigate-anticompetitive-deceptive-practices-in-online-home-buying-marketplacehttps://nowbam.com/73-of-calls-to-real-estate-offices-get-zero-follow-up-within-24-hours/https://www.redfin.com/news/buyers-vs-sellers-september-2026/https://www.housingwire.com/articles/reffkin-private-exclusives-mls/⏰ Timestamps coming soon!━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✅ STAY CONNECTED WITH US👉 Connect with Byron Lazine:https://www.instagram.com/byronlazine👉 Connect with Tom Toole:https://www.instagram.com/tomtoole3rd/👉 Connect with Lisa Chinatti:https://www.instagram.com/lisachinatti/━━━━━━━━━━━━━━BAM delivers real estate news, education, and entertainment with nonstop original content from an unmatchable line-up of industry personalities and top producers.🔔 Subscribe to the BAM YouTube channel:https://tinyurl.com/aatxhaka📩 Subscribe to BAM Newsletter:https://newsletters.nowbam.com/bam-daily🧐 Check out BAM:https://nowbam.com/━━━━━━━━━━━━━━BAM PARTNERS𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐫.𝐜𝐨𝐦: The marketplace that puts real estate professionals first. Get access to high-intent buyers & sellers and the advanced marketing tools required to scale your business in today’s market.https://succeed.realtor.com/2026-rdcproductoverview?utm_campaign_id=701Ka000001BKeiIAG&product_type=RDC&rtype=Single_Agent&lead_origin=Email&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=BAMemlcomm&utm_source=Email_Campaign𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚: Tired of spending your hard earned money on marketing you know never makes it past the trash can or spam filter? Imagine getting texts and calls thanking you for your marketing. That’s what we do for you.https://remindermedia.com/bamsample/𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐨: Instantly connect your leads and clients with a menu of cash offers and selling solutions. Use code BAM for 15% off at zoodealio.com. Or join BAMx and get access for free!https://www.skool.com/bamx/about𝐑𝐚𝐲𝐬𝐞: Rayse gives agents the tools to make their value undeniable. From Buyers Presentations to client collaboration and Closing Reports, Rayse ensures every effort is seen and every client stays engaged.https://www.rayse.com/𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐨: The intuitive AI assistant built for high-performing real estate teams that listens, coaches, and guides your agents in real time so they can close with confidence.https://shilo.ai/𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦: The most trusted provider of comprehensive real estate data nationwide. Try it FREE.https://trial.propstreampro.com/bam/𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐕𝐀 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: Leverage your business with a REAL ESTATE-TRAINED Virtual Assistant.https://www.summitvasolutions.com/byronlazine-referral━━━━━━━━━━━━━━#RealEstateNews #RobertReffkin #RealEstateAgents

Byron Lazine, Tom Toole and Lisa Chinatti discuss why Bed Bath & Beyond walked away from its $53 million Fathom acquisition and how aging homeowners could impact housing inventory and create new opportunities for real estate agents.🔑 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐀𝐌 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦: https://www.skool.com/bamboardroom/about👉 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐫.𝐜𝐨𝐦: Get 4x the impressions just by filling out your Realtor.com profile: https://bit.ly/4aFKROH?r=qr🔔 Subscribe to Knowledge Brokers Podcast today: https://www.youtube.com/@knowledgebrokerspodcast?sub_confirmation=1🔗 Show Resources:https://www.realestatenews.com/2026/10/05/bed-bath-and-beyond-drops-53m-deal-to-acquire-fathomhttps://www.cnbc.com/video/2026/10/05/we-will-probably-have-a-softer-housing-market-by-year-end-says-exp-ceo.htmlhttps://nowbam.com/nearly-7-in-10-buyers-cut-lifestyle-spending-to-buy-a-home/https://nowbam.com/starter-homes-fall-to-36-2-of-listings-as-the-price-threshold-hits-340000/https://nowbam.com/aging-homeowners-will-free-up-13-9-million-homes-by-2036/———✅ Stay Connected With Us👉 Connect with Byron Lazine: https://www.instagram.com/byronlazine👉 Connect with Tom Toole: https://www.instagram.com/tomtoole3rd/👉 Connect with Lisa Chinatti: https://www.instagram.com/lisachinatti/———BAM delivers real estate news, education, and entertainment with nonstop original content from an unmatchable line-up of industry personalities and top producers.🔔 Subscribe to the BAM YouTube channel: https://tinyurl.com/aatxhaka📩 Subscribe to BAM Newsletter: https://newsletters.nowbam.com/bam-daily🧐 Check out BAM: https://nowbam.com/BAM PARTNERS𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚: Tired of spending your hard earned money on marketing you know never makes it past the trash can or spam filter? Imagine getting texts and calls thanking you for your marketing. That’s what we do for you → https://remindermedia.com/bamsample/𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐨: Instantly connect your leads and clients with a menu of cash offers and selling solutions. Use code BAM for 15% off at zoodealio.com. Or join BAMx and get access for free! → https://www.skool.com/bamx/about𝐑𝐚𝐲𝐬𝐞: Rayse gives agents the tools to make their value undeniable. From Buyers Presentations to client collaboration and Closing Reports, Rayse ensures every effort is seen and every client stays engaged. → https://www.rayse.com/𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐨 is the intuitive AI assistant built for high-performing real estate teams that listens, coaches, and guides your agents in real time so they can close with confidence → https://shilo.ai/𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦: The most trusted provider of comprehensive real estate data nationwide. Try it FREE → https://trial.propstreampro.com/bam/𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐕𝐀 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: Leverage your business with a REAL ESTATE-TRAINED Virtual Assistant → https://www.summitvasolutions.com/byronlazine-referral#realestatenews #housingmarket #realestateagents

Tom Ferry, founder and CEO of Ferry International, joins Byron Lazine, Tom Toole and Lisa Chinatti to discuss Compass challenging the MLS system, how the fight over listing rules could reshape the real estate industry, and the strategies agents need to be implementing through affordability and rate concerns.🔑 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐀𝐌 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦: https://www.skool.com/bamboardroom/about?ref=cdf6642a3f06441faabc1cd6ead23188👉 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐫.𝐜𝐨𝐦: Get 4x the impressions just by filling out your Realtor.com profile: https://bit.ly/4aFKROH?r=qr🔔 Subscribe to Knowledge Brokers Podcast today: https://www.youtube.com/@knowledgebrokerspodcast?sub_confirmation=1🔗 Show Resources:https://www.housingwire.com/articles/compass-mls-recruiting-data/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x10LDsBpkm4https://nowbam.com/crmls-rejects-compass-push-to-keep-listings-off-the-mls/https://www.instagram.com/p/Dd6e2fbiMIK/https://nowbam.com/the-top-real-estate-tech-tools-of-2026-ranked-by-agent-use/———✅ Stay Connected With Us —👉 Connect with Byron Lazine: https://www.instagram.com/byronlazine👉 Connect with Tom Toole: https://www.instagram.com/tomtoole3rd/👉 Connect with Lisa Chinatti: https://www.instagram.com/lisachinatti/👉 Connect with Tom Ferry: https://www.instagram.com/tomferry/———BAM delivers real estate news, education, and entertainment with nonstop original content from an unmatchable line-up of industry personalities and top producers.🔔 Subscribe to the BAM YouTube channel: https://tinyurl.com/aatxhaka📩 Subscribe to BAM Newsletter: https://newsletters.nowbam.com/bam-daily🧐 Check out BAM: https://nowbam.com/BAM PARTNERS𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚: Tired of spending your hard earned money on marketing you know never makes it past the trash can or spam filter? Imagine getting texts and calls thanking you for your marketing. That’s what we do for you → https://remindermedia.com/bamsample/𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐨: Instantly connect your leads and clients with a menu of cash offers and selling solutions. Use code BAM for 15% off at zoodealio.com. Or join BAMx and get access for free! → https://www.skool.com/bamx/about𝐑𝐚𝐲𝐬𝐞: Rayse gives agents the tools to make their value undeniable. From Buyers Presentations to client collaboration and Closing Reports, Rayse ensures every effort is seen and every client stays engaged. → https://www.rayse.com/𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐨 is the intuitive AI assistant built for high-performing real estate teams that listens, coaches, and guides your agents in real time so they can close with confidence → https://shilo.ai/𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦: The most trusted provider of comprehensive real estate data nationwide. Try it FREE → https://trial.propstreampro.com/bam/𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐕𝐀 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: Leverage your business with a REAL ESTATE-TRAINED Virtual Assistant → https://www.summitvasolutions.com/byronlazine-referral#tomferry #realestatenews #housingmarket

George Laughton, CEO and founder of EveryPlace Brokerage, joins Byron Lazine and Tom Toole to discuss the impact of higher rates on today’s housing market, the systems team leaders need to build stronger businesses, and what HouseCanary’s Chapter 11 filing could mean for real estate search.🔑 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐀𝐌 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦:https://www.skool.com/bamboardroom/about👉 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐫.𝐜𝐨𝐦: Get 4x the impressions just by filling out your Realtor.com profile:https://bit.ly/4aFKROH?r=qr🔔 Subscribe to Knowledge Brokers Podcast today:https://www.youtube.com/@knowledgebrokerspodcast?sub_confirmation=1🔗 Show Resources:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-R4sjYwq6OmuXxTPlX2N-Ahttps://nowbam.com/seller-concessions-reach-a-six-year-high-across-the-country/https://nowbam.com/housecanary-files-chapter-11-what-happens-to-google-home-listings/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/housecanary-receives-court-approval-of-first-day-motions-and-financing-to-support-a-reorganization-302889843.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-R4sjYwq6OmuXxTPlX2N-Ahttps://www.instagram.com/p/DdtUdbphaWv/https://www.instagram.com/p/DdsUAQgO-mr/⏰ Timestamps:00:00 - 01:23 Intro03:33 Byron Calls Out a 1.5M-Follower Creator's Rent vs. Buy Take08:14 Why Q4 Fear Content Will Sideline Buyers12:47 The Fake "Rules" Holding Newer Agents Back18:47 "Less Demand" Is a Lazy Reason to Tell Clients to Buy21:48 The 50% Crash Debate That Dodged BAM24:41 HouseCanary Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy31:01 Why Zillow and Realtor.com Keep Winning Buyers36:03 Inside the First BAM Camp Team Leader Event42:02 What Gino Blefari's 15-Minute Meetings Teach Team Leaders48:14 Announcing the BAM Boardroom for Team Leaders———✅ Stay Connected With Us —👉 Connect with Byron Lazine:https://www.instagram.com/byronlazine👉 Connect with Tom Toole:https://www.instagram.com/tomtoole3rd/👉 Connect with Lisa Chinatti:https://www.instagram.com/lisachinatti/👉 Connect with George Laughton:https://www.instagram.com/georgelaughton/———BAM delivers real estate news, education, and entertainment with nonstop original content from an unmatchable line-up of industry personalities and top producers.🔔 Subscribe to the BAM YouTube channel:https://tinyurl.com/aatxhaka📩 Subscribe to BAM Newsletter:https://newsletters.nowbam.com/bam-daily🧐 Check out BAM:https://nowbam.com/BAM PARTNERS𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚: Tired of spending your hard earned money on marketing you know never makes it past the trash can or spam filter? Imagine getting texts and calls thanking you for your marketing. That’s what we do for you →https://remindermedia.com/bamsample/𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐨: Instantly connect your leads and clients with a menu of cash offers and selling solutions. Use code BAM for 15% off at zoodealio.com. Or join BAMx and get access for free! →https://www.skool.com/bamx/about𝐑𝐚𝐲𝐬𝐞: Rayse gives agents the tools to make their value undeniable. From Buyers Presentations to client collaboration and Closing Reports, Rayse ensures every effort is seen and every client stays engaged. →https://www.rayse.com/𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐨: The intuitive AI assistant built for high-performing real estate teams that listens, coaches, and guides your agents in real time so they can close with confidence →https://shilo.ai/𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦: The most trusted provider of comprehensive real estate data nationwide. Try it FREE →https://trial.propstreampro.com/bam/𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐕𝐀 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: Leverage your business with a REAL ESTATE-TRAINED Virtual Assistant →https://www.summitvasolutions.com/byronlazine-referral#realestate #housingmarket #realestatenews