> The current state of affairs appears to be that it does eventually flow out to them, but with a significant (1 week+) delay I don't think that's true, at lea

> The current state of affairs appears to be that it does eventually flow out to them, but with a significant (1 week+) delay I don't think that's true, at least not for Redfin. According to them: "Homes on the MLS show up on Redfin in 30 minutes or less." - http://forums.redfin.com/t5/Inland-Empire/How-quickly-does-MLS-info-get-posted-on-redfin/td-p/433041 http://forums.redfin.com/t5/Inland-Empire/How-quickly-does-M... "Local brokerage sites like Redfin show homes for sale immediately, as opposed to the seven to nine day delay typical for the national portals." - http://blog.redfin.com/blog/2013/03/you-deserve-to-see-it-all.html#.U5Yj9S-yPjU http://blog.redfin.com/blog/2013/03/you-deserve-to-see-it-al... "Updates every 15-30 minutes" - http://www.redfin.com/about/data-quality-on-redfin http://www.redfin.com/about/data-quality-on-redfin The biggest advantage of a local (real human) broker is they know what's about to go up for sale, have detailed neighborhood info, can help grease the wheels of your deal, etc. If they're good.