Ok, I guess, but they're different from a normal brokerage in that you can access their database without signing an exclusivity agreement, meeting anyone in per

Ok, I guess, but they're different from a normal brokerage in that you can access their database without signing an exclusivity agreement, meeting anyone in person, or talking to anyone at all. They're as publicly accessible as Zillow or Trulia, and from a user experience standpoint they're more like Zillow than they are like your local Coldwell Banker. I get what you're saying about data accessibility, it seems like Zillow just found a way to hack the restrictions (by becoming a broker).