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Can Zillow annihilate Realtors?
I have just read the post by Greg Swann, BloodhoundRealty.com Zillow.com to launch Realtor rating system Greg is a superb writer, so it doesn’t matter how bad news he might be writing about, you will enjoy Greg’s rhetoric more than your will fear its possible meaning. Yes, I don’t see Zillow to be conscious benefactor of Realtors, however I don’t believe that it is in Zillow’s, Trulia’s or Redfin’s power to damage Realtors in a long run. Only we can achieve this! But joking on the side – as I pointed out in my recent post
Who Started the Real Estate Revolution? I credited Zillow and Trulia for being a visible trigger of on-going real estate revolution. They are good for realtors (at least for now) as they put tremendous pressure on MLS and realtor association to change.  I see positive changes in some extremely conservative associations that happened within last 6 to 12 months, as a result of this pressure. These changes are good for us, as our associations were very slow to change in the past. Customers embraced Zillow and Trulia as they provide services to clients they were denied before. But what clients really want? I believe clients ... more

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