If the MLS goes away, then what?
It probably won’t go away, at least not until it runs out of dues-paying members.
Buyers, sellers, and agents will just choose other more-effective options instead.
Check out this one that provides an investment platform with several choices. You can invest in cheaper houses in the midwest, throw money into their investment vehicle, or even sell your house:
Who’s going to mind the ease of this purchase?
The ibuyers and other new-age alternatives could keep us at a permanently-high pricing plateau because they will tell you what it’s worth, and make you forget all about getting good help!
> If the MLS goes away, then what?
Craigslist and caveat emptor?
That said I’m still waiting for the zillguessers to have its investors lose patience and pull the plug. Personally I’d prefer a juicy scandal surrounding bribery or bias in housing value estimates. They still have no clue how to value low turnover semi-custom and higher end properties.
They (the Z guys) are the antithesis of good help.