The gloves are now officially off* in the residential real estate biz.  This should come as no surprise.  However, it appears many in the business seem to have been caught off guard.  While the industry watched other industries evolve via the features and benefits offered by the Internet, residential real estate somehow hoped it was immune. 

From our corner, this new battle will finally be the trigger that aggravates the whole thing.  Now that listing information is everywhere* we’re much closer to a total system restore than ever before.

So, how does all this pan out – i.e. the fun part (for some).

Think 1/4 Match.com, 1/4 AOL’s Patch, 1/4 Realtor.com and 1/4 Keller Williams – the formula that wins over the demands of today’s consumer. :)

Surprise, surprise, surprise……..

 

*Thanks to Rob Hahn (7DS Associates) and Marc Davidson (1000 Watt) for their smart, detailed and high-level expertise on the subject.

Brian Hickey, founder, broker, teardowns.com

 
Posted by Brian Hickey on 05/22/2013 04:05 PM   Comments (0)   Thought for the Day in the ActiveRain Channel   mls, idx, nar, mred, real estate, listings  
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