How Will Craigslist Be In The Future.

 



I’m sure there’s a lot of you out there that are saying to yourself, “I know Craigslist’s going to be the future of online real estate.” So let me give you my thoughts on this topic. I’m not one of those people that thinks the future of online real estate is one of the many sites to sell your house on.

The future of real estate has several aspects.


It is often referred to as a “hassle-free” or “self-selection” environment but that’s only because it is so easy to get into. In fact, that’s probably the biggest concern about future online real estate sites.


A lot of people, myself included, have been in real estate for 25 years and I am sure there have been many many people who have had similar experiences online. There are two major issues that will be addressed by the next generation of sites that will be in the marketplace. First, people are not as willing to make the investment to buy a home and then move into a new neighborhood.


Now that we have an economic base, it’s hard to imagine the big online real estate sites taking on the big online real estate sites. You will still need to pay for membership fees and even though you can find lots of homes for sale in the “new” online real estate sites, you’ll still need to pay for the membership fees.


There is a good chance that the big online real estate sites will take on the big online real estate sites. First of all, there is a lot more interest in buying a home that way. Secondly, the new websites are probably more user-friendly and easier to use. Thirdly, the old websites can be a bit of a pain to use if you are not used to getting a “live” response from your local real estate agent.


In an article we recently published for Forbes, we wrote about how this might be the future. The reason why is that there will be a “new” way to use the real estate services and find homes for sale in the “new” online real estate sites. This means that some of the traditional functions and properties of the big real estate websites will be taken over by online platforms.


Some of this is due to consolidation happening among the real estate agents.


Some of this is due to technology being made available to real estate agents. But there is a whole other reason. It’s a fear of “the new. The real estate agent is scared of what the new platforms will become and how they will change the business. There’s a fear that they will lose the ability to have a “good” real estate business or that they will have to compete with the big online real estate sites. Some fear of the new online real estate sites would mean that all of the agents would have to do manual redlining to find a home for sale.




This is not something to fret over.


The same platforms that have given agents an advantage in the past will also give them the ability to find a new way to compete with the big online sites. The biggest change that will come with these platforms will be the fact that they will be open to anyone, not just the agents themselves.

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