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Brat · 06-09-2007, 10:33 AM

I think the industry is about to suffer an agent shakeout. It isn't just about the sales volume, it is about the sales worker volume. I think a new entrant will need to really ramp up their marketing skills as well as their negotiating skills. I don't think tomorrow's seller will pay full sell commissions without added value (staging and professional photography for a start).

Here is an interesting thread on a Realtor(R) blog I read regularly, responding to the Madison Wisc study:
For-Sale-By-Owners sell for more because agents sell for less | Rain City Guide | A Seattle Real Estate Blog...

06-09-2007, 10:33 AM	#4
Brat Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,146	I think the industry is about to suffer an agent shakeout. It isn't just about the sales volume, it is about the sales worker volume. I think a new entrant will need to really ramp up their marketing skills as well as their negotiating skills. I don't think tomorrow's seller will pay full sell commissions without added value (staging and professional photography for a start). Here is an interesting thread on a Realtor(R) blog I read regularly, responding to the Madison Wisc study: For-Sale-By-Owners sell for more because agents sell for less \| Rain City Guide \| A Seattle Real Estate Blog... __________________ Duck bjorn.