Shawn Battle's video: Zillow Buys ShowingTime for 500 Million - Why it Matters and What Happens Next

Zillow once again buys a company to move one step closer to domination... Zillow to buy ShowingTime for $500M https://www.housingwire.com/articles/zillow-to-buy-showingtime-for-500m/ Timestamps: 0:42 - How's it going Shawn 1:41 - Intro - ShowingTime purchased by Zillow 2:05 - Matt's thoughts on ShowingTime. What is it and how does it work? 3:57 - What is Shawn's initial reactions to ShowingTime being purchased? 6:15 - The ShowingTime data that Zillow cares about 7:25 - Shawn's analogy for the Zillow acquisition 9:45 - What's easiest and best for the consumer? What does the consumer want? 11:57 - Why getting rid of the buyer's agent is a big downside. 12:45 - If you can search the property on your own time, on your own schedule, what's stopping you from doing that? 13:56 - If Airbnb and Turo can work, why can't someone tour a house without an agent? 16:36 - TurboTax virtual tax help versus potentially having a Zillow Agent pop up and help with contract/house advice 18:10 - Shawn's thoughts on Zillow and information sharing 19:10 - To recap, Zillow is a brokerage, Zillow is buying houses and Zillow is hiring salaried agents 19:40 - Matt's thoughts on Zillow Stock ($ZG) - Not financial advice 20:49 - Who is upset at this acquisition? 22:14 - The agent that wins against Zillow is going to be the agent that... 22:30 - ShowingTime is integrated into the local MLS 22:50 - Using a brokerage-specific product on the independent MLS 23:15 - What is Bright MLS going to do next? 24:26 - Whatever the consumer wants, that is the direction that the industry will head in 26:01 - What is easiest for the consumer? Connect with Shawn Battle http://www.thebattlegroup.com http://www.orangelinecondo.com/ https://www.instagram.com/theshawnbattle Business inquiries: Shawn@TheBattleGroup.com Connect with Matt Leighton http://www.themattleighton.com https://www.youtube.com/themattleighton https://www.instagram.com/themattleighton Business inquires: matt@TheBattleGroup.com Shawn Battle Licensed in VA, MD and D.C. Century 21 Redwood Realty 1934 Wilson Blvd Arlington, VA 22201 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSF_kTf5bSg