Comments on: Threaded through the Needle’s Eye http://realonomics.net/2007/04/threaded-through-the-needles-eye/ real estate business models in the consumer-centric era Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:25:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: REALonomics http://realonomics.net/2007/04/threaded-through-the-needles-eye/comment-page-1/#comment-320 REALonomics Thu, 03 May 2007 19:49:47 +0000 http://realonomics.net/2007/04/threaded-through-the-needles-eye/#comment-320 Dan, your comment about putting dogs to sleep is an important one. It may well be that while dogs sleep, the market and its providers simply pass them by...no execution required. REALonomics Dan, your comment about putting dogs to sleep is an important one. It may well be that while dogs sleep, the market and its providers simply pass them by…no execution required.

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]]> By: Dan http://realonomics.net/2007/04/threaded-through-the-needles-eye/comment-page-1/#comment-319 Dan Thu, 03 May 2007 19:43:33 +0000 http://realonomics.net/2007/04/threaded-through-the-needles-eye/#comment-319 Yes, of course it is a big "WHAT IF." But then again does the average consumer shopping online know or care what the difference is between a brokerage company, a lead generation, a verticle search engine or a new "something inbetween." As Zillow, Trulia, Homegain, Realestate.com and others become increasingly stronger online brands they can unquestionably become a threat to existing brokers. It's not a matter of whether the tail will be wagging the dog, but if some dogs need to be put to sleep. Yes, of course it is a big “WHAT IF.” But then again does the average consumer shopping online know or care what the difference is between a brokerage company, a lead generation, a verticle search engine or a new “something inbetween.”

As Zillow, Trulia, Homegain, Realestate.com and others become increasingly stronger online brands they can unquestionably become a threat to existing brokers.

It’s not a matter of whether the tail will be wagging the dog, but if some dogs need to be put to sleep.

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