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Re:Zillow CEO: startups trying to disrupt real estate commis... by germinalphrase on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @06:14PM (#18926530)
Do realtors have any advantage when it comes to seeing the listing for properties before they are visible on the common real estate website (zillow et al)? I always assumed it was so, but I’d love to hear one way or another.
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Re:Zillow CEO: startups trying to disrupt real estate commis... by SteveGerencser on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @06:33PM (#18926710)
Every property we have ever purchased, except the first one, was not on the open market and the result of an agent/broker "knowing someone" that had what we wanted and managing to work out a deal for us.
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Re:Zillow CEO: startups trying to disrupt real estate commis... by aidenn0 on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @06:25PM (#18926631)
Usually they do; specifically the MLS has a listing type for before the house is on the market that only agents can see.
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