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1、本科毕业设计(论文)外文翻译原文一ESTATESALETravelagentsandstockbrokersarenearlyobsoletethankstotheInternetArerealestateagentsnext?MayurAroradidn'ttakethedeaththreatveryseriously,thoughhedidtakethepre-cautionofreportingittopolice.He'dheardanearful-allofitangry,muchofitanonymous--f
2、romfellowrealtors,eversincelaunchinghisdiscountrealestateagency,OneFlatFee,lastMarch.UnderpressurefromthefederalCompetitionBureau,theCanadianRealEstateAssociationhadonlyjustintroducedinterimrulesallowingmemberstoofferno-frillsservices,includingsimplypostingpropert
3、iesonitslistingserviceandleavingtheclienttoshowtheproperty,fieldoffersandsealthedeal.Arora,basedinSurrey,B.C.,wasoneofthefirsttotakeadvantage.Thatmadehimatargetforagentswhohadlongreliedoncommissionsandnowfearedfortheirlivelihoods.Hewasnewtotheindustry.He'dsoldonly
4、threehousesundertheoldregime,andwasalmostembarrassedacceptingthecommission,feelinghehadn'tearnedit.Sevenmonthslater,followingCREA'sOct.24ratificationofaconsentagreementwiththeCompetitionBureauthatwillpermanentlyopen"mereposting"accesstotheMultipleListingService(ML
5、S),itsproprietarydatabaserepresentingabout90%ofthehomesforsaleinCanada,hehas125listings-mostofthemno-frillslistingsfor$649apop.IftheclientscompletethesalewithoutfurtherhelpfromArora,that'salltheypay.Theformerrestaurateurwasinspiredtoentertherealestatebusinesstwoye
6、arsago,afterpayinganagent$19,500tosellhis$650,000LangleyCityhome."Ithoughtitwaslikehighwayrobbery,"Arorasays.HetookthenecessarycoursesandexamstoobtainhisB.C.realestatelicence.Butinsteadofgettinginonthegame,hesoughttochangeitfromtheinside..Andmakenomistake,changeis
7、comingtoCanada'srealestateindustry.Nobody'ssureexactlyhowmuchorhowfast,butthetransformationpromisesgreaterchoiceandcostsavingsfortheconsumer.NotonlyarerealtorsfacingnewcompetitionfrompeoplelikeArorawithintheirownranks,butalsodeep-pocketedcompaniesincludingPowerCor
8、p.aremovinginonthefor-sale-by-owner(FSBO)space,atlonglastcreatingballoonedoverthepastdecadewellaheadofinflation,beingarealtorbecameallthemorelucrative.F