5,461,544
I hope it squelches all of the other online services. For me, I am steadfast in my stance that they are targeting a different clientele than mine and am not stressing about what anyone else is doing in my market - yet!
#EyesWideOpen
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Austin, TX
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
2,818,727
Yes, I saw this last week.
They've been using for contractors too. In general, this won't work. I called them to see what was up w/ this. They said they charge the contractors 15% of the full price. No decent contractor would give up that much of his/her profit unless they were new/desperate. For some, that would be 1/2 their profit. But, I could see a few of their specific/small services that are niche work (e.g. assembling/installing a few prods that order on Amazon. These would be small items that handymen can do and customer has no idea how to price and they could charge extra and it wouldn't matter as project is so small. But for large/meaningful jobs it won't go anywhere. It's labor...and people won't discount their labor much and Amazon has no core competency nor competitive advantage there.
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Lee Keadle
Charleston, SC
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
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Sam Shueh
San Jose, CA
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,868,818
Let's see ... Amazon & Z in a boxing ring .... I'd take Amazon every time. Throw Spencer in the ring to triple the fun!
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Kasey & John Boles
Boise, ID
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,574,716
Remember when Amazon was just a river? The good ole days...wonder when they will open their own fast food restaurants?
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Sam Shueh
San Jose, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
3,988,138
Amazon is a powerhouse and could very well make a dent into the online real estate market. It all comes down to local and relationships and that will not change with clients and customers. However those that don't know an agent or don't care may trust Amazon to make the match. Zillow move over.
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Sam Shueh
San Jose, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
2,283,764
No matter how much razzle dazzle hooplah, no matter the number of portals, you need the local insider with real estate, with anything in the community. The guy or gal who works, lives, plays in the burg is the go to for any service. For the best know how at the local level, not west coast or citified slick.
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,611,383
Do you think as an Amazon Prime member I'd get FREE shipping on the house?
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Kat Palmiotti
Kalispell, MT
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
1,534,714
I heard about this too. Very interesting, like a test site (with no content) was accidently made live during Prime Day. My guess is it would be very similar to their other services they sell (house cleaning, TV installs, etc.). Probably end up being akin to a lead-gen service, that I'm sure will cost a pretty penny as well as a percentage back to Amazon.
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
5,584,228
brings a smile to my face!!! just thinking about how much I use Amazon Prime....OMG... love it... I have more faith in their success than I do Z ....
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,231,853
Change is fact of life.
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Kasey & John Boles
Boise, ID
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
5,455,834
A natural progression. They will provide leads for a hefty referral fee or develop their own network. Interesting!
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
8,120,214
Change will be constant in the future of real estate.
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Sam Shueh
San Jose, CA
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,092,025
Hoping they all beat the crap out of each other while we continue to provide better levels of service than they can dream of
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
5,282,877
I've been reading this, but at this point my head is spinning with all the prognostication out there.
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
2,229,165
That's interesting.
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
1,713,581
The war for real estate in my opinion starts with who controls the most comprehensive data set. Amazon could be a contender for that and they are the most advanced in the Cloud.
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Kasey & John Boles
Boise, ID
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,749,177
Amazon is a non-entity as far as we are concerned. We support our local businesses...always!
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
5,774,095
Fred,
We had heard that a week or two ago. I think that if they are entertaining this as part of their business model, it does not make sense to me. But then, everything is possible...
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
6,657,745
Yes, I read about that yesterday.
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
2,245,257
I could do phone duty at Whole Foods !!!!
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Michael J. Perry
Lancaster, PA
2,839,348
Price wars with agents making or taking less
Excellent customer service & values to the consumer etc.
Survival of the fittest i.e. competition
Humble the NAR
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Sam Shueh
San Jose, CA
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
3,210,434
I just worry about my own business plan and not what the third party folks are doing. It's never really affected my business.
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
809,308
I saw this. I think the real estate industry will look vastly different 10 years from now than it does today, just like it looks vastly different now than it did 15 years ago. Technology is changing things at a faster rate and we will have to just hang on for the ride I think. -Kasey
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
756,175
I heard about this but am unsure how they can open doors for people.
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
4,338,947
Fred Griffin Generally it will take a while to have n impact on real estate field.
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
3,652,938
Well we'll see how all these players play in the sandbox!
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,525,616
It probably won't be good for all of the above.
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,618,024
Keep moving forward and start adapting to the market
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
547,847
Fred travels agents are out of business because of big companies like Expedia, real estate agents are looking at change, work hard and retire.
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,153,799
Amazon has the assets to put some fear into the first four players.
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
5,092,247
Hope they are ready to deal with your state real estate commission.
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
5,174,959
Saw this in Inman the other day. Will b interesting!
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
5,153,520
Yes I heard that
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
4,717,610
I did hear about it -- time will tell
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
1,252,583
Amazon is going to rule the world...lol They have to be careful not to get over their heads. But in all seriousness, the business of Real Estate is forever changing and we in the industry have to adapt to it and make the changes necessary to stay in business.
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
4,322,035
Fred Griffin - no matter what they do, they can't beat the 76% business by referrals in Real Estate. Let them fight for that 24% and lure 95% of real estate agents/brokers!
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
5,247,642
Debe Maxwell, CRS you are spot on!!
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
919,813
Amazon can be dangerous; they've been doing smart things so far.
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
4,434,227
Thanks for sharing
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,466,257
Fred Griffin It doesn't appear to be real, but the idea had Z and Best Buy thinking. Their stockholders weren't too happy.
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,259,983
I am 100% with Kenneth J. Jones, Director on the tradtional brokerage. Those franchise wanting 6-8% commission to benefit the corporate headquarter. If you do stock trades it used to cost $350 to go through a broker. With internet it is $6.99. RE should be a hourly job like other professions. It does not need as many licencees.
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Sam Shueh
San Jose, CA
1,007,123
Hopefully the end of Z is near
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Jennifer Mackay
Panama City, FL
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
3,074,289
Debe Maxwell, CRS nailed this one!
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
3,627,372
Competition will bring down the cost hopefully, Z will bring down their cost to agents. It's a win, win
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
3,986,423
All it will take is some bad deals and that will spread like wildfire
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
66,118
This is the first I've heard of it, Fred, so thanks for taking the time to post this.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
5,982,302
It could affect our industry down the road as we see it today, but right now, I am busier than heck.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,646,171
It does not bother me. Real estate is changing and it will go eventually virtual way. But it will take time.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
424,263
3,419,999
I am with Debe Maxwell, CRS - a lot of rumbling going on .... my eyes and ears are open and yet I am focused on my business.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
4,800,282
I don't know. But, I'll keep an eye out for it.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL