Master Your Market: Navigating 2026 Interest Rates and Local Data

Summary:

Coach Randy Bird provides a comprehensive 2026 real estate market update, emphasizing the need for agents to be more educated than their clients in the age of AI. He breaks down national mortgage rates—noting they are hovering around 6.29%—and illustrates how to leverage MLS metrics like market saturation and average days on market (60–90 days). The episode features live scripting for "How's the market?" and strategies for handling the new legal requirements for buyer brokerage agreements.