I have written before about grotesque inefficiencies in the market for real estate brokerage. Rent exhaustion, illegal cartels, unethical behavior and conflicts of interest. All of these industry features have only grown with the explosion in real estate values.
On my other blog I outline a solution to the hazards facing consumers that fits almost entirely within the present paradigm of the brokerage industry.
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can you drop your current realtor who is yet to help you with the purchase of a home, especially if trust is a question when he sold your house.