First, thanks to Twitter and Tim OKeefe for this post. I have Twitter searches on real estate keywords in HootSuite, and a tweet from Tim showed up this morning...

Home sellers, not the listing agents, decide whether a home is shown by appointment vs. lockbox. At first glance, most people would say, “Hey, let my agent show the home.” That’s because agents are handsomely rewarded to market and sell real estate. Sellers also say the listing agent is the person...