Pat and Andres open with a quick sponsor nod (Fidelity National Title) and a personal update on Pat’s pending ethics-case verdict, then flip the script: no Hot Finds this week—only Cold Finds. From there, they rip through fresh headlines (a new Zillow lawsuit, a San Francisco MLS study, and the 50-year mortgage chatter) before a light-but-revealing main topic: just how much the top solo agents in America really sell and what that says about network, systems, and scale.
Hot Finds – [00:15:55]
No Hot Finds this week. The guys call an audible for “Cold Finds” instead.
Andres’ Cold Find: The Bachelor (Season 27) a full-season hate-watch that sparks a rant on values and reality TV.
Pat’s Cold Find: His new HP printer/scanner + warranty runaround (and “Stupid Staples” energy).
Rip From the Headlines – [00:27:09]
Zillow lawsuit: Alleged steering to Zillow Home Loans tied to agent lead access; RESPA and consumer-harm claims.
Off-MLS hurts sellers: SF study shows MLS listings sold for about $302k more on average (~18.6%) than off-MLS deals.
50-year mortgages: Lower payments, but slower equity; critics say it misses the real issue...supply.
Main Topic – [00:47:29]
How big is “big”? A top-10 tour of solo agents by 2024 sales volume.
From Boston to Palm Beach to NYC: multi-hundred-million producers (and even a $1.12B solo year).
The outliers: flat-fee/MLS-entry models and the builder-platform machine cranking 7,722 transactions / $3.9B.
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