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WATCH: Will industry changes lead to fewer agents?

AJ Canaria of PlanOmatic.

The real estate industry is currently undergoing massive change, which Thad Wong, the CEO and founder of that Chicago-based brokerage @properties, and Brian Boero, the CEO of 1000Watt, believe will someday result in fewer real estate agents.

But those remaining agents will be ones that give people service beyond just guiding them through a transaction.

“I think we’re headed to a bigger, more vibrant housing market,” Boero said. “If we make it easier to buy and sell houses, people will do it more often.”

At the same time, there will be losers as that change unfolds, Boero said.

Watch the full conversation above on Inman Select.

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