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The Real Word: Baird & Warner CEO’s bold statement

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Byron Lazine and Nicole White are two agents in Connecticut who give us their thoughts on the week’s news every Friday in “The Real Word,” a weekly video column on Inman.

Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White give a real estate agent’s perspective on industry-related topics.

This week, Steve Baird, CEO of the 160-year-old Chicago brokerage, said, “The buyer should pay the buyer agent,” in an Inman interview with Patrick Kearns. Byron and Nicole delve into how his agents might feel about that statement.

This week on “The Racket”:

  • A Redfin survey found that more millennials are becoming homeowners with help from second parties such as parents or roommates.
  • And Byron and Nicole finish up reviewing the other podcast nominees for the Inman Innovator awards.