Realtor.com vs. Redfin

I have received some rental leads from REALTOR.COM. They don't generate an Agent a lot of Money but eventually that referral can convert into a Buyer! I'll accept rental leads, due to that potential benefit. However, the leads were pretty far away from my preferred target areas.

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They find home values using the price per sq ft rule. That's messing up the housing market home valuation models.

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• Up to Date Listings
• They contribute dues to NAR
• The give Sellers realistic price points for properties!

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• Attracts REALTORS LEADS.
• Sells us REALTORS, our own leads back.
• Mess up the Buyers or Sellers perception of their true homes values.

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• Offer more leads for REALTORS
• Remove listing's that are over 6 Months old.

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• Put the Realtor back into the deal, as significant as ever!
• Stop messing up the formula for pulling comps. Compare apples to apples.
• Stop selling REALTORS back Their own leads.

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REALTOR.COM uses MLS aka REALTRACS info for their listing feeds. If I'm having technical searching difficulties with MLS, I'll use REALTOR.COM

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They're both doing the same thing to us, REALTORS! THEY'RE TRYING TO ELIMINATE A REALTOR FROM BEING NEEDED IN A TRANSACTION!

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• I haven't spent money on REALTOR.COM
• You have to spend money to generate better leads from their site.
• You can fully update your REALTOR.COM profile without spending money

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• They've messed up the way comps are pulled. The comparisons are not apples to apples but apples to oranges.

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