I so often see people contending that Zillow, among others, will kill real estate brokerage by agents and REALTORS.
Often citing poorly researched stats to support that contention.
An example from the CD Real Estate Forum:
https://www.city-data.com/forum/58512142-post30.html

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In 11 years on CityData, I have seen countless questions on Buyers Agency Agreements.
So many people are pushed into signing something they don't understand.

For years, I have been advising people to sign such agreements, but Never unless they have a right to unilaterally terminate the arrangement at any time prior to a contract.

That line has been in every Buyers Agency Agreement I have used for that period of time, or longer.

"Either party...

I am always interested in pop appraisals, for-profit "Estimates of Value," "What's my home Worth?" and other teasers utilized to bring traffic and sales leads to websites.
I just talk to too many people who put some level of faith in these numbers, both Buyers and Sellers.
These pop appraisals are generated from "AVM" technologies.
"Automated Valuation Models."
It is the technology used by your local property tax assessors and some...

I have some serious thoughts on how NAR, NCAR, and individual REALTORS® could strengthen market position and avoid further persecution by DOJ.
Link to the original thread on CD:
//www.city-data.com/forum/real-...l#post50220710

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I sometimes think that trends are overstated, but curious about what others are seeing.
So? A CD Poll.
See it here:
//www.city-data.com/forum/real-...eir-favor.html


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