> Most other countries seem to rely on direct customer to customer for most transactions Realtors are everywhere. In the Netherlands selling a house is mostly

> Most other countries seem to rely on direct customer to customer for most transactions Realtors are everywhere. In the Netherlands selling a house is mostly exclusive to realtors, and there are good non-realtor alternatives available at a fixed fee for more than a decade. But the consumer wants a realtor. Note that in NL the realtor agreement is exclusive, meaning you cannot use multiple realtors, contrary to many other countries. The result is a much lower realtor fee or appr. 1.5%.