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Leigh Brown’s View From the Front Lines of Real Estate

Top of Mind Podcast | Altos Research | Published August 23, 2023

In this episode of the Top of Mind podcast, Mike Simonsen sits down with storied real estate trainer and broker Leigh Brown to talk about the state of today’s real estate industry.

Leigh discusses how to take advantage of volatility to gain market share, gives her take on why people should stop worrying about the number of realtors, and shares what people should know about Wall Street investors and the impact on local housing markets and the American dream. She also offers some surprising insights into how consumers are navigating 7% mortgage rates (and why she thinks mortgage rates could go even higher from here).

Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:

• What you need to know now about realtors and the growth of the real estate industry, and how to take advantage of volatility to gain market share
• Why people should stop worrying about the number of realtors
• How the market looks now that we’re past the end of the white-hot frenzy
• Surprising insights about how consumers are navigating 7% mortgage rates
• Why she thinks mortgage rates could go even higher from here
• What people should know about Wall Street investors and the impact on local housing markets and the American dream
• How she uses Altos market reports, what she’s learned from the data, and her secret technique for sharing market data with all kinds of people

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Connect with Leigh on LinkedIn
• Leigh Brown
• Mike Simonsen on LinkedIn
• Altos Research

About Altos Research

The Top of Mind Podcast is produced by Altos Research.

Each week, Altos tracks every home for sale in the country - all the pricing, and all the changes in pricing - and synthesizes those analytics to make them available before becoming visible through traditional channels.

Schedule a demo to see Altos in action. You can also get a copy of our free eBook: How To Use Market Data to Build Your Real Estate Business.