Expedia founder sold on real estate idea

Expedia founder sold on real estate idea: "Expedia founder Richard Barton, who transformed the way people buy airline tickets, hotel rooms and rental cars, now has his eye on a new trillion-dollar industry: residential real estate.
The 37-year-old technology executive yesterday confirmed that his new Seattle startup company, tentatively known as Zillow, is developing a consumer real estate service that is designed to take some of the pain out of buying and selling a home. "

Disintermediation revisited...