Tech firms disrupt the property market
Sellers get speed and certainty. Estate agents may yet get the squeeze
SELLING a home is stressful and time-consuming. You must first put up with estate agents’ admonishments about old carpets that need replacing, then with intrusions by prospective buyers who find more faults. A good offer can take months to materialise, only to fall through later. “It’s just not worth your sanity,” groans Anne Aviles, a schoolteacher in Atlanta.
This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline “Fixer-uppers”
Business September 15th 2018
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