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ADVERTISEMENT Agents: Do you need a SIMPLE plan to get started with social media? Subscribe to become an Inman Premium Member by April 5, 2010, and get our 30-Day Social Media Plan FREE! Subscribe Today! TODAY'S TOP STORIES = Premium Member News - Join Now » Thursday, April 01, 2010 A changing role for real estate agents By TERESA BOARDMAN It is easy for most homebuyers to find a home. All they need is Internet access and some imagination. In the 1980s it was much harder to find a home and buyers relied on Realtors to let them know about homes on the market. Most of my buyers find their own homes. I have little information about homes that the average consumer doesn't have or can't find. More » Yardi Systems buys PropertyShark Partnerships, employees' roles to remain unaffected Residential construction spending dips Total construction spending falls 12.8% in February Sotheby's realty franchise goes to Baltics Affiliate will serve Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania Co-buying and the art of compromise REThink Real Estate OTHER TOP STORIES 'Stealth' marketing pays off GoPaperless to release template update Handshakes for Homeowners launches Break lease over 'open houses'? Latest News »	ADVERTISEMENT There is no other real estate conference like Connect - nowhere else will you see the level of speakers, innovators, and industry experts. See for yourself why over 50% of the people who attend Connect attend year after year. Connect SF July 13-15, 2010. Register today! NOTABLE QUOTE "Prices are going up, and as a result the investors have determined that the bottom has passed. We are actually starting to see an inventory problem on the horizon for Southern California and Southwest Florida, so prices should continue to climb." --James Crumbaugh MOST POPULAR Why I'm buying an iPad California expands $10K buyer tax credit The future of real estate fees
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