Economists are baffled. The internet has squelched inefficient middlemen in other industries,from insurance brokers to travel agents. Why not American realtors? Although scores ofdiscount brokers and for-sale-by-owner websites have sprouted up, traditional full-servicerealtors have somehow maintained their market share of 80% without reducing fees.
经济学家有些摸不着头脑。互联网已经消除了从保险业到旅行业等其他行业的混日子的中介。可是为什么这些行业中没有美国的房地产界?虽然贴现经纪人人数和for-sale-by-owner网站的点击率不断蹿升,传统的全包式服务中介在不减少佣金的情况下仍保持了80%的市场份额。
The business used to operate like a series of local cartels. In a typical area, a handful ofbrokers controlled a shared database of available homes, and limited their cheaper rivals access to those listings. In 2008 in the United States and 2010 in Canada, regulators struckdeals with realtors to open up these databases. Yet since then the average commission hasactually risen, from 5.0% in 2005 to 5.4% in 2011, according to REAL Trends, a researchfirm.
该行业以前的经营模式就像当地垄断联盟组织。在典型的地区,一群中介控制了闲置住房的数据库,并避免出低价的对手得到这些数据。在2008年的美国和2010年的加拿大,监管人士没能和中介们达成一致公开他们的数据库。而从那以后,平均佣金就从2005年的 5%涨到2011年的5.4%,研究机构REAL Trends表示。
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