Latest / Connor with Honor: AI, Real Estate and Real Life / Zilltor versus Realtor who will be the last standing if that is indeed the endgame of the real estate battles
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- 0:00SPEAKER_00: This is a complete hypothetical, but what about Zillow's Endgame?
- 0:05SPEAKER_00: From Realtor to Zilltor.
- 0:07SPEAKER_00: I'm Connor with Honor.
- 0:08SPEAKER_00: Here's the point.
- 0:09SPEAKER_00: State licensing is the law.
- 0:11SPEAKER_00: Realtor membership is optional.
- 0:13SPEAKER_00: You might not know this, but consumers really don't care about our memberships.
- 0:16SPEAKER_00: They care about speed, trust, and results.
- 0:19SPEAKER_00: Zillow already owns consumer attention.
- 0:22SPEAKER_00: If they badge a new class of agent, call it Zilltor certified, they're not going to need to change the law or even fight the MLS.
- 0:29SPEAKER_00: They go straight to the public, licensed by the state, verified by Zillow, backed by AI.
- 0:34SPEAKER_00: That would be the message.
- 0:35SPEAKER_00: Consumers follow that badge, and agents will follow those consumers.
- 0:40SPEAKER_00: The MLS becomes secondary if buyers live on Zillow.
- 0:44SPEAKER_00: Reciprocity rules don't matter if the traffic is captive.
- 0:47SPEAKER_00: Zillow can run a parallel track, direct broker feeds, AI curated listings, response time guarantees, crapped fee menus, and one-click pre-approval through their lending arm.
- 0:58SPEAKER_00: That is the real play, not commissions.
- 1:00SPEAKER_00: Lifetime lending in refines is what really is going to make the money for them.
- 1:04SPEAKER_00: The sale is a lead in.
- 1:06SPEAKER_00: The mortgage is the annuity.
- 1:08SPEAKER_00: Wrap in title, insurance, home equity, renovation loans, and predictive AI, that would be the stack.
- 1:14SPEAKER_00: So what do we do?
- 1:15SPEAKER_00: Well, you need to own your data as a real estate agent and your direct response.
- 1:20SPEAKER_00: Your phone, your brand, your AI assistant answering in under 60 seconds, 24-7.
- 1:25SPEAKER_00: You need to be that local authority.
- 1:26SPEAKER_00: The platform can't be hyper local truth video, weekly market receipts and real negotiation outcomes.
- 1:33SPEAKER_00: And of course, control your pipeline, email, SMS list, retargeting, and community.
- 1:38SPEAKER_00: Don't rent your future from a portal.
- 1:41SPEAKER_00: Price transparency on your terms, offer options, full service, capped fee, performance tiered, beat the headline before it beats you.
- 1:49SPEAKER_00: And of course, partner where it helps, not where it hooks.
- 1:52SPEAKER_00: Syndicate for reach, never for dependency.
- 1:55SPEAKER_00: If Zillow launches Zilltour, if that's actually going to be a thing, consumers will believe it unless you're already the trusted local source.
- 2:03SPEAKER_00: When the relationship before the platform brands it for you, I'm Connor with Honor.
- 2:08SPEAKER_00: Let's move.