Author: Tinus Swanepoel

Commissions Spiral Downward

Masses of Marginal Agents Destroy Reputation

Agent Teams Threaten the Survival of Brokerages

IRS Forces Exodus of Independent Contractors

The Decline in the Relevancy of Agents

The Agent-Centric Era Ends

Housing Finance System Fails

Commoditization of Residential Real Estate

Commissions Concentrate into Fewer Hands

The Agent is Removed from the Transaction