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iBuyer Disaster Deal, Can you Switch Realtors?, and the Least Popular State in the US
In this episode, Shawn and Matt talk iBuyers, how to switch real estate agents and the least popular state in the United States.
Can I Switch Real Estate Agents After I Make an Offer on a Home?
https://www.realtor.com/advice/buy/can-i-switch-real-estate-agents-after-i-make-an-offer-on-a-home/
You’ll Never Guess the Most Popular—and Unpopular—States in America
https://www.realtor.com/news/trends/youll-never-guess-the-most-popular-and-unpopular-states-in-america/
Time Stamps:
00:00 - Introductions
1:00 - Matt got scammed
4:25 - iBuyer disaster deal
16:43 - Switching real estate agents
24:15 - Least popular state
Connect with Shawn Battle
http://www.thebattlegroup.com
http://www.orangelinecondo.com/
https://www.instagram.com/theshawnbattle
Business inquiries: Shawn@TheBattleGroup.com
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http://www.themattleighton.com
https://www.youtube.com/themattleighton
https://www.instagram.com/themattleighton
Business inquires: matt@TheBattleGroup.com
Shawn Battle
Licensed in VA, MD and D.C.
Century 21 Redwood Realty
1934 Wilson Blvd
Arlington, VA 22201 -
When to Buy a House in 2022, Top Cities in 2022 and 8 Home Features to Increase Value
In this episode, Shawn and Matt talk when the best time is to buy a house in 2022, where the best cities are to buy in 2022 and 8 home features that will increase value
The 10 hottest housing markets to watch in 2022
https://www.inman.com/2021/12/08/the-10-hottest-housing-markets-to-watch-in-2022/
8 Surprising Features That Boost Your Home Value
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/8-surprising-features-that-boost-your-home-value/ss-AASbGeD
Time Stamps:
00:00 - Introduction
1:54 - Interest rates
4:20 - Q1 2022 housing market
7:24 - 2022 Summer housing market
9:06 - 2022 Fall housing market
13:42 - Top 10 Cities to Watch in 2022
25:00 - Home Features that Boost Your Home's Value
Connect with Shawn Battle
http://www.thebattlegroup.com
http://www.orangelinecondo.com/
https://www.instagram.com/theshawnbattle
Business inquiries: Shawn@TheBattleGroup.com
Connect with Matt Leighton
http://www.themattleighton.com
https://www.youtube.com/themattleighton
https://www.instagram.com/themattleighton
Business inquires: matt@TheBattleGroup.com
Shawn Battle
Licensed in VA, MD and D.C.
Century 21 Redwood Realty
1934 Wilson Blvd
Arlington, VA 22201 -
Crime Data Removed, iBuyer Myths and Interesting Tips from Real Estate Agents
In this episode, Shawn and Matt talk crime data, iBuyer myths and some 'interesting' tips from real estate agents.
Redfin is right: Why crime data doesn’t equate to ‘safety’
https://www.inman.com/2021/12/15/redfin-is-right-why-crime-data-doesnt-equate-to-safety/
The Property Line: Don’t Be Misled by These Myths About iBuyers
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/403104
These Are the 5 Most Interesting Tips We Heard from Real Estate Agents in 2021
https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/interesting-tips-from-real-estate-agents-37014365
Time Stamps:
00:00 - Introduction
1:00 - Crime data removed
8:45 - 5 iBuyer myths
19:18 - Interesting tips from agents
Connect with Shawn Battle
http://www.thebattlegroup.com
http://www.orangelinecondo.com/
https://www.instagram.com/theshawnbattle
Business inquiries: Shawn@TheBattleGroup.com
Connect with Matt Leighton
http://www.themattleighton.com
https://www.youtube.com/themattleighton
https://www.instagram.com/themattleighton
Business inquires: matt@TheBattleGroup.com
Shawn Battle
Licensed in VA, MD and D.C.
Century 21 Redwood Realty
1934 Wilson Blvd
Arlington, VA 22201 -
Better Mortgage CEO Goes Viral, Condo Bans EVs and KEYS Token - New Meta Mansion NFTs
In this video, Shawn and Matt talk Better Mortgage, a condominium that now bans electric vehicles and KEYS - the hottest new real estate NFT. Is it legit?
Better CEO under fire after Zoom call layoffs go viral on TikTok
https://www.inman.com/2021/12/06/better-under-fire-after-layoffs-on-zoom-call-goes-viral-on-tiktok/
Another Miami luxury broker journeys into the metaverse for sales
https://therealdeal.com/2021/12/07/another-miami-luxury-broker-journeys-into-the-metaverse-for-sales/
Condo Association Bans Owners From Parking EVs In The Garage
https://cleantechnica.com/2021/12/02/condo-association-bans-owners-from-parking-evs-in-the-garage/
Ignore The Hype: Spontaneous Tesla Fires Are Incredibly Rare
https://cleantechnica.com/2021/12/08/its-extremely-rare-for-teslas-to-spontaneously-catch-on-fire/
Time Stamps:
0:17 - Introduction
1:35 - Better CEO fires 900 employees on Zoom
2:34 - Shawn's thoughts on the firing
5:30 - Anonymous accusations by CEO
10:56 - Condo association bans EVs in their garage
19:22 - KEYS Token - New NFT mansions
Connect with Shawn Battle
http://www.thebattlegroup.com
http://www.orangelinecondo.com/
https://www.instagram.com/theshawnbattle
Business inquiries: Shawn@TheBattleGroup.com
Connect with Matt Leighton
http://www.themattleighton.com
https://www.youtube.com/themattleighton
https://www.instagram.com/themattleighton
Business inquires: matt@TheBattleGroup.com
Shawn Battle
Licensed in VA, MD and D.C.
Century 21 Redwood Realty
1934 Wilson Blvd
Arlington, VA 22201
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDb1frAJ-NM -
$4.3M Metaverse Real Estate Purchased, Zillow Cancels 400 Contracts and Tokyo's $1/month Apartment
In this episode, Shawn and Matt talk metaverse real estate, Zillow canceling more contracts and possibly the cheapest apartment in Tokyo.
A plot of virtual land that went for $4.3 million in The Sandbox is the most expensive metaverse property sale ever
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/metaverse-property-sandbox-virtual-real-estate-deal-record-4-million-2021-11
Zillow cancels 400 Zillow Offers contracts due to closing restraints
https://www.inman.com/2021/11/30/zillow-cancels-400-zillow-offers-contracts-due-to-closing-restraints/
IKEA japan is renting a tiny apartment in tokyo for just $1 per month
https://www.designboom.com/design/ikea-japan-tiny-apartment-1dollar-month-tokyo-11-26-2021/
Time Stamps:
0:17 - Introduction
1:50 - $4.3M metaverse property
6:01 - Republic Realm
11:55 - Zillow
21:48 - $1/mo apartment
24:16 - Tokyo's tiniest apartment
Inside Tokyo's TINIEST Luxury Apartment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZ7Bu_SDJgM
Connect with Shawn Battle
http://www.thebattlegroup.com
http://www.orangelinecondo.com/
https://www.instagram.com/theshawnbattle
Business inquiries: Shawn@TheBattleGroup.com
Connect with Matt Leighton
http://www.themattleighton.com
https://www.youtube.com/themattleighton
https://www.instagram.com/themattleighton
Business inquires: matt@TheBattleGroup.com
Shawn Battle
Licensed in VA, MD and D.C.
Century 21 Redwood Realty
1934 Wilson Blvd
Arlington, VA 22201
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kw7QW1diUB0 -
Elon Musk Sells All His Real Estate, Terrible Parental Advice and Cathy Wood Dumps Zillow Stock
In this episode, Shawn and Matt talk Elon Musk, bad parental advice and why Cathy Wood is selling almost all her Zillow (ZG) stock.
Time Stamps:
0:17 - Introduction
0:58 - Elon Musk sells Hillsborough mansion
5:57 - Bad parental real estate advice
13:01 - Cathy Wood sells almost all Zillow stock
14:57 - Confidence level in Zillow
Connect with Shawn Battle
http://www.thebattlegroup.com
http://www.orangelinecondo.com/
https://www.instagram.com/theshawnbattle
Business inquiries: Shawn@TheBattleGroup.com
Connect with Matt Leighton
http://www.themattleighton.com
https://www.youtube.com/themattleighton
https://www.instagram.com/themattleighton
Business inquires: matt@TheBattleGroup.com
Shawn Battle
Licensed in VA, MD and D.C.
Century 21 Redwood Realty
1934 Wilson Blvd
Arlington, VA 22201
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71GLr-7pYZA -
International Travel Ban Lifted, DC Record Prices and Bezos' Bitcoin Real Estate App
In this episode, Shawn and Matt talk about the impact of the international travel ban being lifted, the record home prices for the DC area rea estate market and the real estate app (La Haus) that Jeff Bezos has invested in that lets you purchase real estate in other countries using Bitcoin.
Time Stamps:
0:17 - Introduction
1:34 - Travel ban lifted
3:06 - Shawn's thoughts on foreign buyers
8:42 - DC home prices hit record highs
17:45 - Bezos Bitcoin app
Connect with Shawn Battle
http://www.thebattlegroup.com
http://www.orangelinecondo.com/
https://www.instagram.com/theshawnbattle
Business inquiries: Shawn@TheBattleGroup.com
Connect with Matt Leighton
http://www.themattleighton.com
https://www.youtube.com/themattleighton
https://www.instagram.com/themattleighton
Business inquires: matt@TheBattleGroup.com
Shawn Battle
Licensed in VA, MD and D.C.
Century 21 Redwood Realty
1934 Wilson Blvd
Arlington, VA 22201
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl2FZ4QT_Ig -
Zillow Loses $550M and Cancels iBuyer Program
In this episode, Zillow is set to lose $550M and Shawn and Matt react to the news.
Zillow Seeks to Sell 7,000 Homes for $2.8 Billion After Flipping Halt
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-01/zillow-selling-7-000-homes-for-2-8-billion-after-flipping-halt
Time Stamps:
0:17 - Introduction
0:46 - Zillow stops iBuying
1:30 - Shawn's thoughts
3:17 - Zillow CEO speaks
4:05 - The future of iBuying
6:10 - Zillow iBuyer stats
9:20 - The emotions of selling
10:30 - Zillow stock
11:30 - Zillow longterm brand
14:20 - Market crash
16:30 - Zillow job loss
17:40 - Rental market
Connect with Shawn Battle
http://www.thebattlegroup.com
http://www.orangelinecondo.com/
https://www.instagram.com/theshawnbattle
Business inquiries: Shawn@TheBattleGroup.com
Connect with Matt Leighton
http://www.themattleighton.com
https://www.youtube.com/themattleighton
https://www.instagram.com/themattleighton
Business inquires: matt@TheBattleGroup.com
Shawn Battle
Licensed in VA, MD and D.C.
Century 21 Redwood Realty
1934 Wilson Blvd
Arlington, VA 22201 -
Horrifying Design Trends, Rents are now Higher than 2020 and Redfin CEO Skeptical on iBuyers
In this episode of The Shawn and Matt Show, we talk 10 horrifying design trends, Class A rents are now higher than pre-pandemic levels and Glenn Kelman - CEO of Redfin - is skeptical on the iBuyer market.
Shawn's 'Scream' parody
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-Az0xP-wkI
10 Horrifying Home Design Trends: 2021 Edition
https://www.nar.realtor/blogs/styled-staged-sold/10-horrifying-home-design-trends-2021-edition
How the Class A Apartment Market Has Recovered in the DC Region
https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/how-class-a-apartment-market-has-recovered-in-the-dc-area/18869
Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman 'skeptical' about iBuyer growth
https://www.inman.com/2021/10/27/redfin-ceo-glenn-kelman-skeptical-about-ibuyer-growth/
New Redfin tool allows shoppers to phone a friend with FaceTime
https://www.inman.com/2021/10/27/new-redfin-tool-allows-shoppers-to-phone-a-friend-with-facetime/
Time Stamps:
0:18 - Introduction
1:02 - 10 horrifying design trends
1:15 - Sliding barn doors
2:58 - Open kitchen shelving
3:30 - Nautical motifs
4:22 - All white interiors
5:11 - Oversized desks
6:12 - Painted arches
6:33 - Tuscan kitchen designs
7:20 - Minimalism
8:27 - Acrylic furniture
8:50 - Moss walls
9:40 - How Class A Apartments Have Recovered in the DC Area
13:56 - Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman is Skeptical about the iBuyer Market
Connect with Shawn Battle
http://www.thebattlegroup.com
http://www.orangelinecondo.com/
https://www.instagram.com/theshawnbattle
Business inquiries: Shawn@TheBattleGroup.com
Connect with Matt Leighton
http://www.themattleighton.com
https://www.youtube.com/themattleighton
https://www.instagram.com/themattleighton
Business inquires: matt@TheBattleGroup.com
Shawn Battle
Licensed in VA, MD and D.C.
Century 21 Redwood Realty
1934 Wilson Blvd
Arlington, VA 22201
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xu1UvnSKbg -
Zillow has stopped buying houses. What it means for a market crash and why it's important...
Zillow has stopped buying houses for the rest of 2021. What does it mean for a market crash and when will Zillow resume their iBuyer program?
Zillow slams the brakes on home buying as it struggles to manage its backlog of inventory
https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/18/homes/zillow-halting-home-buying/index.html
Time Stamps:
1:08 - Introduction
2:04 - Shawn's initial reaction on the Zillow iBuyer news
2:55 - The reason Zillow stopped buying houses
3:27 - Is Shawn buying Zillow's excuse?
4:30 - Zillow scaling their iBuyer business
6:28 - Opportunity for home owners
9:55 - Zillow algorithm
11:30 - Sign of a market downturn?
13:01 - The reason Zillow stopped buying
14:35 - Can iBuyer programs work in a falling market?
18:07 - Prepping the home for sale
19:15 - Explore the iBuyer price
20:50 - Zillow stock
Connect with Shawn Battle
http://www.thebattlegroup.com
http://www.orangelinecondo.com/
https://www.instagram.com/theshawnbattle
Business inquiries: Shawn@TheBattleGroup.com
Connect with Matt Leighton
http://www.themattleighton.com
https://www.youtube.com/themattleighton
https://www.instagram.com/themattleighton
Business inquires: matt@TheBattleGroup.com
Shawn Battle
Licensed in VA, MD and D.C.
Century 21 Redwood Realty
1934 Wilson Blvd
Arlington, VA 22201
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4msSvPON0so -
Nile Lundgren on SERHANT, NYC Real Estate and Global Expansion
Nile Lundgren talks Serhant, New York City real estate and how he plans on expanding his business.
Connect with Nile Lundgren:
https://www.nilelundgren.com/
https://www.instagram.com/nilelundgren/
https://www.youtube.com/c/NileLundgren
https://www.tiktok.com/@nilelundgren
heli
https://heli.life/
The GaryVee Content Model
https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/the-garyvee-content-strategy-how-to-grow-and-distribute-your-brands-social-media-content/
https://www.slideshare.net/vaynerchuk/the-garyvee-content-model-107343659
Timestamps:
0:40 - Introduction
2:10 - Nile in Egypt
4:35 - heli adventure travel
8:27 - Nile's start in real estate
12:45 - NYC real estate in March 2020
18:25 - Working hard & smart
20:12 - Compass & SERHANT
25:05 - Nile betting on himself
26:57 - Nile on personal branding
33:35 - Nile on BravoTV
37:22 - On-camera presence
42:12 - Nile's future
Connect with Shawn Battle
http://www.thebattlegroup.com
http://www.orangelinecondo.com/
https://www.instagram.com/theshawnbattle
Business inquiries: Shawn@TheBattleGroup.com
Connect with Matt Leighton
http://www.themattleighton.com
https://www.youtube.com/themattleighton
https://www.instagram.com/themattleighton
Business inquires: matt@TheBattleGroup.com
Shawn Battle
Licensed in VA, MD and D.C.
Century 21 Redwood Realty
1934 Wilson Blvd
Arlington, VA 22201 -
Cities 'Pedestrianizing' Streets, Buyer Unknowingly Buys Exorcism House & Real Estate in 5 Years
In this episode, Shawn and Matt talk cities pedestrianizing streets, the 'exorcism' house and how the real estate process will change in the next five years.
City looks to permanently ‘pedestrianize’ a block of King Street
https://www.alxnow.com/2021/09/28/city-looks-to-permanently-pedestrianize-a-block-of-king-street/
Honey, We Bought the Exorcist House!
https://www.washingtonian.com/2021/09/27/honey-we-bought-the-exorcist-house/
How Entrepreneurs Can Capitalize on the Shifts Coming to the Real Estate Industry
https://www.inc.com/magazine/202110/tim-crino/zillow-rich-barton-real-estate-future-market-startup-opportunities.html
Time Stamps:
0:30 - Introduction
1:20 - Old Town Looks to Permanently 'Pedestrianize' a block of King Street
2:29 - Shawn's thoughts on 'pedestrianizing' city streets
4:10 - Restaurants on narrow sidewalks
5:00 - Georgetown sidewalks
6:27 - Possible Arlington streets to pedestrianize
8:11 - Buyer unknowingly buys Exorcism house
9:30 - How would Shawn feel if he bought the house without knowing?
11:20 - Does this hurt the property's value?
12:20 - The history of the house
13:30 - Shawn crab walking
14:15 - The shifts in the real estate industry
16:00 - Digital closings
18:45 - Appraisal process
21:20 - Why is there an appraisal?
22:30 - The future of the real estate agent
Connect with Shawn Battle
http://www.thebattlegroup.com
http://www.orangelinecondo.com/
https://www.instagram.com/theshawnbattle
Business inquiries: Shawn@TheBattleGroup.com
Connect with Matt Leighton
http://www.themattleighton.com
https://www.youtube.com/themattleighton
https://www.instagram.com/themattleighton
Business inquires: matt@TheBattleGroup.com
Shawn Battle
Licensed in VA, MD and D.C.
Century 21 Redwood Realty
1934 Wilson Blvd
Arlington, VA 22201
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