Sequim real estate listings and the shortage of homes that retirees want has created a difficult market and a slow down in sales, too. Local Realtors are struggling to get good listings, and that has created a serious challenge for real estate brokers.
Sequim Real Estate Listings Shortage
The traditional real estate brokerage has relied heavily on listings to make money, and the way the vast majority of traditional brokers have generated buyer leads is through their real estate listings. In other words, their business models focuses on getting listings, not creating a marketing system of free information for buyers. Their listings have been their marketing system, but it’s not really a marketing system for real estate listings as far as buyers are concerned. Now with the shortage in listings, this is creating a tremendous challenge or dilemma for the traditional brokerage.
Sequim Real Estate Listings and Marketing
If I am correct on this point, this means that the traditional brokerage may be in trouble, because without lots of good listings, they suddenly have lost their primary tool for generating buyer leads. This is not a small issue. It is so big, we could see brokerages with big overhead and a shortage of closings close their doors. I hope not, but this is unquestionably a crisis for brokerages who rely so heavily on real estate listings for their income.
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Last Updated on July 20, 2016 by Chuck Marunde
I have to say, I think you’re right that the traditional brokerage is in trouble! Not just because tools like zillow and trulia are taking buyer leads (and then selling them back at a premium), but imo it’s just a matter of time before technology will be taking the place of the agent for most standard transactions.