The word is getting out that many real estate agents are not worth a five percent commission. Homeowners selling a two hundred thousand dollar house are increasingly reluctant to give a real estate agent ten thousand dollars to hold an open house, put the house in the Multiple Listing Service [MLS] and run a few ads. They choose to sell their home themselves as FSBOs [For Sale By Owner]. Or, they choose to hire discount brokers who for a few hundred dollars will put their homes in MLS, give them a sign, a few forms and a good-luck pat on the back.
Statistically, FSBO sellers usually fail and end up hiring an agent. Look for FSBO marketers. Many are know-it-alls who may not know-it-all.