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Empowering Home Buyers Helps Everybody
Empowering Home Buyers Helps Everybody
by Glenn Freezman
I'm not sure if you've noticed or not, but during the past decade how consumers behave has changed dramatically.
The rise of the Internet has meant that consumers no longer play a passive role in acquiring information to help them make decisions but instead are on the front lines and fully active when it comes to finding better deals on everything from buying a bar of soap all the way up to a new car.
This particular genie isn't going back into its bottle. Now that consumers understand that they are the ones who are in charge of the market, they are willing to make more and more demands of anybody who wants to sell them something so that they can make sure that deals are fair and equitable (at least in their eyes).
This change of perspective is also deeply affecting how real estate in this country is being bought and sold.
Consider these two different current models for buying a new home:
* Traditional Commission Models -  in which a home buyer hires an Agent for the Buyer to assist them in finding a home, ... more

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