The ability for the public to do their own research into prices...

The ability for the public to do their own research into prices has always been there, but generally the buyers are just too greedy and bone lazy to do it.

Anyone who believes that a RE Agent tells them the truth is also stupid

RE Agents are the same as most business people they use the pathetic laws to their advantage to make as much money as possible

The group you should be blaming are the people who control the system, the people who use you for their own benefits, the politicians and the stupid bureaucrats who should be advising them,