That's exactly what we do... http://www.neybor.com http://www.neybor.com. There are many companies that offer such a service today, and it is starting to help.

That's exactly what we do... http://www.neybor.com http://www.neybor.com. There are many companies that offer such a service today, and it is starting to help. Syndication is what will eventually allow the MLS monopoly to be broken I think... Five years ago probably 95% of homes found by buyers online were found via MLS search sites. But syndication has started to shift this number lower and distribute it among many other sites (trulia, zillow, craigslist, etc etc). As the % of online shoppers viewing true MLS data drops, brokers will continue to syndicate their listings to other sites, which will accelerate the shift away from MLS reliance even further. After a while, the monopoly will be broken and then you will start to see radical shifts like you describe where real estate agents are used for their professional services -- advice, negotiation, paperwork, and expertise, and NOT as an overpriced access fee to the MLS data.