Is There a Financial Benefit to Using a Realtor?

It's a very personal, a very important thing. Hell, it's a family motto. Are you ready, Jerry?  I wanna make sure you're ready, brother. Here it is: Show me the money.

- Rod Tidwell, Jerry Maguire

I was recently researching a somewhat different topic (deflation, inflation, and price sensitivity in real estate) when I came across a paper written in 2007 b…