The battle between organized real estate and the federal Competition Bureau over the high price of realtors' fees was years in the making. But it ended with a whimper not a bang, and a sense that times are indeed changing.

In a packed St. John's, Nfld. hotel ballroom on Sunday, realtors overwhelmingly voted for a historic agreement that will radically change the nature of the industry.

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