By Brena Swanson | HousingWire
Do millennials, or first-time homebuyers for that matter, want to use a real estate agent? The majority does, but it’s a pretty close call.
This seems to be a reoccurring debate in the market as firms like Zillow (Z) or Redfin start to offer a lot more options in online shopping.
Digital Risk recently conducted a housing survey on millennials in the housing market, surveying 1,344 millennials who are between the ages of 18 and 34, distributed nationally by their age, gender and census geography.
The survey asked three telling questions about the role of real estate agents:
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