Property portals are ‘displacing agents’ by ‘moving closer to the transaction’, says proptech expert
'In their efforts to diversify revenue streams, real estate portals are moving closer to the transaction and doing more of the transaction', says Mike DelPrete in an in-depth report on the future of property portals
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