the brokerages willingly and desperately send them data feeds. some of the sites charge money, all of them have premium and featured listings programs. someti

the brokerages willingly and desperately send them data feeds. some of the sites charge money, all of them have premium and featured listings programs. sometimes the brokerage pays, sometimes the individual agent does. also NYT charges a truly obscene amount for real estate ads. it pays a big part of their bills. [I am CTO for one of the NYC brokerages]