>And a big chunk of that goes to the brokerage.

Thank you for this - the public should redirect a lot of their anger away from the agents and toward their brokerages. Likewise - please don’t use Zillow, Redfin, etc to contact an agent. Call the agent directly, as these online sites take a big pile of money out of the agents pocket as well.

I want to believe changes are coming in real estate, as the long standing brokerage model exploits agents and confuses the public.