Agents and brokers need to step up by embracing transparency and allowing consumers to negotiate commissions, the duo said during an Inman on Tour panel in Nashville Tuesday morning.
Source: Inman News
Ed Zorn and Phillip Cantrell to agents: Stop sharing commissions
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