Countrywide all have major Internet mortgage strategies. Every one of these companies is doing all they can to promote Realtor services and many have Realtor sections on their Web sites. Now let's face it, these companies are not doing this out of their love for Realtors. They are doing it because it is good business. With billions of dollars at stake, love has nothing to do with it.
Money has everything to do with it.
But who cares. With this much money pushing the Realtor services on the Net, the Realtors should have nothing to fear from the Net. There is probably no other business in the real estate industry that will go through more changes in the next few years than the MLSs. They will no longer be able to charge for upgrades. Obviously, all of these questions directly affect the Realtors and the way they will function in the future.