Are Real Estate Brokers Obsolete?

According to the Forbes article, “Are Real Estate Brokers Obsolete?, when the concept of real estate brokers arose, there was no Internet. Brokers controlled all the information. From afar, it was impossible to know almost anything about a property. “  Today, anyone with Internet use can look up Realtor.com, Trulia, Zillow, or even use Google’s street view web sites to look up the same information that third party brokers only had access to.  Take a position whether real estate brokers are still needed; then compare and contrast the value and weight of professional experience versus personally-researched online information. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts.

In 200-250 words, assess the trend in consumer protection as mentioned in Chapter Two of the textbook. Offer a rationale in support of the trend. What are possible consequences if the trend extends too far? Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts.