Agents Speak Out Against Zillow's Touring Agreement | The Real Word 318 The Real Word

Byron Lazine and Nicole White respond to comments on last week’s episode covering Zillow’s non-exclusive touring agreement and discuss why, ultimately, what matters is not what agents are used to or what they prefer but what the consumer wants—and the right question for agents to ask.





Watch last week's episode of The Real Word (#317) to hear Byron's and Nicole's response to Zillow's new touring agreement: https://youtu.be/Rx9BSOUMozU





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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OACmX0EKwAk&t=1823s





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This episode's sources:


https://nowbam.com/zillow-introduces-non-exclusive-touring-agreement-in-response-to-nar-settlement/


https://notoriousrob.substack.com/p/in-which-i-explain-things-to-anthony





Timestamps:



00:00–00:35 Intro


01:26 Notorious ROB article-debate w Lamacchia


02:15 Topic 1: Reacting to comments from last week on zillow touring agreement


02:54 Nicole’s response as to whether they were too in favor of Zillow in their last episode


05:07 I don’t understand where people confuse facts with…


06:48 This test might give agents an opportunity…


07:11 Another comment: “What’s insane is touring a home without…”


09:37 Agents listen up: Your opinions on whether or not…



15:41 We all agree buyer consultations are great… If you force feed it you might be pushing that buyer away


17:41 Southwest55Plus comment: “If every real estate company can…we will have a mess”


18:54 Agents always get wrapped up… Who does the consumer want to work with?


21:03 Another comment from Southwest55Plus & Byron’s response


24:20 Other comments and responses





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