Die interessante Geschichte des heute weltweit agierenden Unternehmens airbnb (Kapitalwert über 30 Milliarden Dollar), das Privatzimmer an Privatkunden vermittelt, aber selbst keine Immobilien besitzt und nur von Buchungsgebühren lebt. (2)

We compare outcomes obtained by sellers who listed their home on a newly developed For-Sale-By-Owner (FSBO) web site versus those who used an agent and the Multiple Listing Service (MLS). We do not find support for the hypothesis that listing on the MLS helps sellers obtain a signi.cantly higher...

The author constructs a theoretical model to examine the effects of an inherent conflict of interest between a seller of a house and the real estate broker hired by the seller. The model is then used to calibrate the broker's commission rates that would maximize the seller's expected gain. The...