{
  "id": 6605105,
  "title": "Gen Z real estate influencers are selling homes on TikTok one joke at a time",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/gen-z-real-estate-influencers-are-selling-homes-on-tiktok-one-joke-at",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-10T15:29:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/gen-z-real-estate-influencers-selling-homes-tiktok-instagram-jokes-2026-9"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Gen Z real estate influencers are leveraging social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram to promote their properties and build their personal brand. These young agents, often part of the digital-native crowd, utilize humor and relatable content to differentiate themselves from traditional real estate professionals. By posting property tours, daily life snippets, and comedic sketches, they aim to make potential clients more comfortable and build trust. For example, Merek Greene, a luxury real estate agent from San Diego, started posting virtual property tours on TikTok with a comedic twist, describing listings as \"new bombshells\" to grab attention. Since 2022, Greene has closed over $22 million in real estate deals. Other Gen Z agents, like Breanna Banaciski and Trenton Miller, have also found success by incorporating humor into their content, with Banaciski known for her sarcastic approach to selling homes and Miller's high-speed home tours. However, not all agents face the same reception; some have encountered skepticism and criticism from colleagues for their humorous content. Despite this, social media remains a powerful tool for Gen Z real estate agents to connect with potential clients, build their reputation, and differentiate themselves in a competitive market.",
  "summary": "Gen Z real estate agents know that glossy listing videos aren't enough to win over potential clients. Why not make a funny TikTok video instead?",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}