With the available information, it seems to me that the MLS still provides value but is no longer a commodity like it was when I was a kid. The consumer is now able to do their own research online, look for property, public records and so on. Knowing that almost 90% of all property searches start on the internet can make the agents job a lot easier. That being said, why do so many agents still expect to earn 3% on the buyer side when they may not have found the property that the buyer ends up purchasing? Beats me!

In our world, it only makes sense to rebate a buyer who may have done a tremendous amount of work researching properties that meet their criteria. After all, buyers usually know what they want and with the power of the internet, they may save the agent a ton of time and effort. Should the agent be compensated for your efforts or should you? We agree! See our buyer rebate program here.