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Amen. Excellent article. It's about time this ridiculous discussion was put out of it's misery.
I find it utterly amazing that you would post an entire article on plagarism, when it's clear you have no idea what the definition of the word is. Look it up. Plagarism is taking someone else's ideas or words and passing them off as your own. By quoting you or giving you credit, clearly it is not "plagarism", even though it may be copyright enfringment. I always try to make sure I know what I'm talking about before I make a public post or acuse others of wrongdoing. Get the facts first please!
What a joke. I think it's great that people are free to try any type of business model, and I actually think there's some merit to some of the different avenues. But using this as an example is ridiculous. Shouldn't someone have at least SOME success with a given model before Inman News goes touting it as the next great thing? I work in the Seattle area market, and according to our MLS records, RT Brokerage is a one person office with 1 sale and 1 listing in all of 2008!!! If there is so much demand on the part of consumers for a different commission model, why aren't they flocking to companies like Redfin and RT Brokerage??? Redfin continues to get hype and press even though they have only managed a 1.7% share of buyers in their home market in Seattle. Get rid of the hype and find someone that is actually successful using an alternte commission model!!!
