Isn’t it keen that these days there’s so much real estate information available on the web, that folks can search on the Internet through MLS (Multiple Listing Service) data and narrow down on their own the list of houses they’re interested in looiing at?
Yup, it sure is. Which is probably why the National Association of Realtors wants to limit the info that’s available on-line, so that Realtors don’t go the way of travel agents.
Of course, there’s a lot of other info that Realtors can provide that isn’t easily encapsulated on-line. Info on neighborhoods, on builders, and so forth. Lots of value there to add, and wouldn’t it make everyone’s life easier if the average buyer could make a first pass on the data before they start taking up a Realtor’s time?
Information priesthoods have always come crashing down, sooner or later, and the Internet has only accelerated that trend. If the NAR thinks they can hold back the tide on this, then they are setting themselves up to be made obsolete.