USA Today's Cover story on Monday, May 8, 2006  - "It's always OPEN HOUSE as real estate goes online

The article clearly addresses the value proposition of hiring a real estate agent to buy or sell a home.  Citing that properties from over 800 MLS services can be viewed and toured via the Internet. 

‘In 1995, just 2% of home buyers used the Internet to look for a home.  Last year, 77% of home shoppers went house-hunting online, and nearly one-fourth of buyers first found the property they bought on the Internet, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR).  Traffic on real estate websites jumped 8% in the past year - double the growth rate of Internet traffic overall, according to ComScore Media Metrix.'

There is more information than you can possibly imagine on the Internet.  This is information that your consumer has access to.

Read all about it in a Whitepaper being release this Friday the 14th.  Email me directly for an Advance Copy awright@realtyu.com