Should agents accept the leads or should they hunt for new business themselves?

Lead generation websites help you get more views and interested customers for your listings thanks to their presence in the market. In most cases, they aren’t agents but will help you get more customers if you’re an agent or find an agent if you’re a buyer.

But is it worth it?

We are now seeing at least one of the major listing portals, realestate.com.au, not only charge the most expensive fees in the world to list on the site, but they’re claiming some of the agents’ commission as well!

Industry heavyweight Douglas Driscoll from Starr Partners joins Kevin to discuss if this is a good thing for consumers, what effects it will have on the future, and if these companies really take the heavy lifting out of finding an agent.