RE: At least at Redfin I feel like most people here rllaey have the customer’s best interest in mind. Well of course. The employees on the street should surely have the best interest of the customer in mind because they have the daily contact with them. HOWEVER, I assure you Glen and the following: Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Madrona Venture Group, Vulcan Capital, BEV Capital and The Hillman Company must see or is waiting to see some sort of return on their investment. As the market continues to wane, and real estate is viewed as a lead weight, Real Estate Brokerages will suffer immensely. Not to mention the NWMLS and both title and escrow. Red Fin was not funded to be the nice guy in the neighborhood and help people put cash in their pockets. I assure you the vision was quite the opposite while promoting what is best for the consumer: education, data, and financial compensation to the Buyer to assist their Red Fin Agent in finding a home which is always the MOST tedious of tasks. Red Fin will merge in the coming years into another entity to maintain its survival and Zillow will also collapse in pps/market cap as the real estate markets continue to deleverage. Zipr will be eliminated in its present form and look for partnerships with the 2 aforementioned. Continued success will be displayed by MLS4Owner type Listing Brokerages and the smaller Findwell, Shop Prop, and 500 Realty companies that have essentially ZERO overhead. Rate this comment: 0 0