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The Tug Of War Has Started… Again: The Evolving And Changing Real Estate Business Model

Two decades ago, the real estate industry waited with bated breath as terms like disintermediation and new business models were thrown around, and many thought brokerage companies and agents were going to disappear entirely as a result of changing technology, the Internet, and the collapse of commissions. While its been far from the doom and gloom anticipated, the industry is changing rapidly, and recently there have been increased calls to again look at reengineering the real estate brokerage model.

Four Weddings and a Funeral: The Changing Borders and Boundaries Of MLS

Once the crucial center of a healthy, functioning real estate brokerage industry, the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) now find themselves facing controversy and a fight for survival in a world where digital is taking over and changing the property landscape and effecting all key players. Can the MLS move with the times or is it time to move on