True value of real estate agents in a digital era
A reflection on how real estate agents may justify their 6 percent commission amid MLS, lawsuits, and a looming settlement. The piece credits agents for the MLS and warns that online tools and auctions could erode their value, suggesting Americans will value their services less in the future.
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National Association of Realtors
NAR
MLS
Zillow
Redfin
Missouri
Real estate brokers and the MLS value in modern sales
Megan McArdle argues buyers and sellers now access a wealth of data online that reduces brokers’ informational edge. She notes agents still justify fees through MLS access and negotiation, but studies show mixed value and potential underpricing. The internet may diminish brokers’ role while preserving MLS as their core asset.
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Chad Syverson
MLS
Letters to the editor guidelines from The Chronicle Telegram
The Chronicle Telegram invites letters to the editor under 250 words and may edit for brevity accuracy clarity and taste. Include signature full home address and a telephone number for verification. Mail to Editorial Page Editor box 4010 Elyria OH 44036 fax 329 7282 or email letters chroniclet com.
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Debating inequality and poverty in modern policy
A dense essay argues that transfer payments inflate the bottom quintile, skew statistics, and sustain poverty. It contrasts progressive and conservative views, cites Gr amm and Lemieux, and questions the narrative of systemic unfairness versus mobility and efficiency in government programs.
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Manhattan
New York
Heather MacDonald
Phil Gramm
Robert Ekelund
John Early
Census Bureau
European Research Council
Australia
France
Germany
Switzerland
United Kingdom
United States
U.S
Questioning a BC Supreme Court notice about Black Press case
D L Stewart receives a 12 page set of documents and a one page Notice to Stakeholders from a Canadian firm regarding In the Matter of Black Press Ltd 311773 BC Ltd and entities listed in Schedule A. He ponders the meaning and his possible involvement and contemplates seeking legal counsel.
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Supreme Court of
British Columbia
Supreme Court
Black Press Ltd
B.C. Ltd
D.L Stewart
FedEx
Supreme Court of British Columbia
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Vancouver
Sarah Jessica Parker Turns 59 On March 25 2024
Actress Sarah Jessica Parker is celebrated on March 25 2024 as she reaches 59. The note lists other birth dates figures including Bela Bartok Howard Cosell Flannery O Connor Jim Lovell Gloria Steinem Aretha Franklin Elton John Sheryl Swoopes Wladimir Klitschko Danica Patrick Ryan Lewis and Shelley March 25 anniversary. It also cites Percy Bysshe Shelley’s Oxford expulsion 1811 Sugar Ray Robinson title rematch 1958 a quote from Flannery O Connor and a Maryland 300th anniversary cross erected in 1934 and the full moon occurring tonight.
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Flannery O’connor
Jim Lovell
Gloria Steinem
Aretha Franklin
Elton John
Sarah Jessica Parker
Sheryl Swoopes
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Danica Patrick
Ryan Lewis
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Carmen Basilio
St. Clement’s Island
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