Zillow and the classic real estate brokerage don't get along. There is a push to make buying a house an internet shopping cart thing, which the brokers really

Zillow and the classic real estate brokerage don't get along. There is a push to make buying a house an internet shopping cart thing, which the brokers really don't want. Were people to get the information, automate the regulation, and do the 98% common paperwork - folks would watch that 6% disappear. There are plenty of gotchas that can go wrong in one of the most expensive purchases people make (rarely, at that). Also, most of these brokerages are (somewhat) trying to build their own systems. That MLS insider 'advantage' is being devalued by most folks. Zillow does make it easy to couch surf without having to deal with the contract, contract, sign, sign, agent. Those leads are worth cash.