I can sympathize with the fact that the real estate industry is hurting in the downturn.
Nevertheless, it’s not for the public to bail out any industry. That industry needs to sort itself out.
We live in a free society and consumers should always have the choice to select the products and services that, in their views, are the best value for their money. Let the consumers decide with their money what’s best for them.
I applaud business ventures such as ipayone, zillow, ziprealty for bringing choices and information to the real estate consumers.