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Respondents gravitated toward lower fees and tech-based solutions.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Most of those surveyed (69%) said they were open to an alternative to the traditional real estate agent; only 15% said they &#8220;liked the way traditional agents work.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>When asked their attitude toward saving money on commissions, 62% of buyers and sellers said they want lower fees, while just 22% said low fees made them worry about the service.<\/li>\n<li>57% said that the technology their agent uses is important, compared with 31% who said &#8220;the only thing that matters is the quality of the agent.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These answers mirror strong consumer support for economical on-demand service in entertainment, taxi services and retail, and may indicate the beginning of a sea change in real estate.<br \/>\nWe also found that buyers, in particular, valued responsiveness in an agent:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The most sought-after trait for an agent was responsiveness, indicated by 47% of buyers, ahead of professionalism, local expertise and experience.<\/li>\n<li>For sellers, responsiveness was less important than experience: 44% chose \u201cexperience selling homes like mine,\u201d as the most sought-after trait, while just 31% chose responsiveness.<\/li>\n<li>Of sellers surveyed, 49% had no major complaints about their agents. 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