May 14 2019 56 mins
Josh Team, President at Keller Williams Realty talks to the Lab Coat Agents Podcast hosts Tristan Ahumada and Nick Baldwin about the future of real estate. Josh discusses the impact that disruptors like Open Door, Zillow, and Realtor.com are having on the industry, how brokerages like Keller Williams are using technology to assist agents with responding to this shift, and ways the industry can work for everyone involved. Episode Highlights: How Josh Team sees the world of real estate changing for agents The impact of discount brokerages on the real estate market The potential impact on commissions with this market shift Why brokerages are focused on leveraging technology for their agents How agents can think outside of the box to compete with companies like Zillow On-demand information works in other industries, like pizza delivery and streaming services, and can be applied to real estate Are agents buying leads or are they buying transactions? How localized real estate marketing can benefit agents Why Josh thinks agents push so hard on promoting a brokerage brand When the Real Estate industry continues to share and push each other to higher standards, then agents and consumers, across the board, can benefit Josh Team discusses Keller Williams, iBuyer program 3 Key Points: How many people want to buy and sell homes, and how the economy is doing, have more impact on the demand in the industry than technology. The key to adjusting to every business shift is identifying ways to maintain or improve overall profitability. Take the superpower of the agent, and marry that with a curated one-to-one technology experience, and the industry wins. Resources Mentioned: LCA Marketing Center: LCAmarketingcenter.com Lab Coat Agents: LabCoatAgents.com Linkedin: Josh Team Keller Williams: Josh Team