Should Rightmove and the other portals be worried that Google could now steal their show? As Google continues to develop the property listing element on Google maps.
On the bigger issue of selling property, the role of the estate agent is going to evolve rapidly over the next 20 years, making them un-recognisable from the animals we all love and adore today.
Already high street estate agent offices are obsolete to buyers who find properties from their computers and not from shop windows.
My vision for the future is the disappearance of the high street local estate agents, replaced with a few big players housed in call centres mediating between buyer and seller, and reps in Ford Mondeos (rather than Mini's), valuing and photographing.
Estate agent fees will drop to the £1000.00 a sale mark and the world will of lost one of its most lovable characters.
I wonder if anyone will launch a 'Save our Estate Agents ' campaign?
Always forward thinking it seems - David from Moray Property has told me that they have just launched a fixed fee selling campaign - £1250.00 to sell any size, or value of property - It seems like these guys won't miss this boat..... Bon Voyage chaps....
Mr Jackson.
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