[valas]

Bigger picture is that agents conventionally get 6%, which is obnoxious in the Internet age. Sure 1% maybe is not much, but anything that helps to squeeze that industry is great. No?

[dforrestwilson]

Yes. Is there even another real estate market in the world where intermediaries capture so much of the gain on sale?

[fizixer]

Maybe. Though I haven't gotten over the obnoxious housing prices in the first place, so I guess I'm not seeing what you're seeing.