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# One industry, in need of slight refurbishment
- URL: https://onemanandhisblog.com/2004/11/one_industry_in/
- Published: 2004-11-09T11:35:09.000Z
- Updated: 2015-04-08T09:02:35.000Z
- Author: Adam Tinworth

US magazine [Fast Company](http://www.fastcompany.com/?ref=onemanandhisblog.com) has declared that estate agents are its [Most Endangered Profession](http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/88/fast-forward-55-58.html?ref=onemanandhisblog.com#fastforward55):

> Real-estate agents have been on the endangered-profession list for a while (thanks, Internet and 2% brokers), but Home Depot may make them extinct. In seven southern states, the DIY store will be testing home-selling kits aimed at the growing for-sale-by-owner market. For $12.95, you get a sign to put in your yard, but more important, you get a listing and photos on Owners.com, which claims to be the largest for-sale-by-owner site, with 5 million customers

Funnily enough, I’m running a piece in Saturday’s *[EG](http://www.estatesgazettegroup.com/prod%5Fegaz.html?ref=onemanandhisblog.com)* that shows some early moves in this direction in the UK, too.

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