Blake Lester talks to Paul Balzotti about his background working at Zillow, his time living out of a van in Mexico. WWU economist Hart Hodges also just provided an economic forecast for 2023 for the Whatcom Realtor association, and Blake and Paul share reports from this forecast and where the market stands early in 2023.
You can reach Blake at blakelester@johnlscott.com
00:20 Blake talks working for Zillow for 5 years before becoming a Realtor.
02:44 The Zestimate.
05:50 Blake moves to Mexico.
07:25 Hart Hodges WWU economist forecast.
12:00 Real Estate market update so far in 2023.
14:00 Market forecast.