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Talking Through Headlines: Guiding Consumers Amid Housing Crash Fears

Frazier opens by noting that negative housing headlines will keep coming, but urges listeners to stay the course and invites them to join Mortgage Mornings at 10:00 a.m. Eastern with guest expert Laura Brandao, president of MLB Wholesale, to discuss the “AI consumer” and why understanding consumers improves performance. He explains that media prioritizes traffic, clicks, and advertisers over straight talk and data, and that consumers often react to headlines without reading articles, reinforcing fears of a housing crash. Frazier advises leaning into these concerns by talking them through with consumers, asking questions to uncover the real pain points, and clarifying that a crash like the one many imagine would require a global financial meltdown, though prices could decline. He emphasizes conversation as a way to reduce cancellations and help consumers anchor to what matters most.

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