Times are new, are commercial/residential realtors going away?

[Andy W.]

 So my industry is retail and service, and we've had to make ongoing changes to keep up, and I know in the next 10 years or so there will be more changes we can foresee. Beyond that, it's hard to predict what it will do, but we will be ready and open minded to roll with the changes. I see the direction my industry is moving, and although I don't like it sometimes, I have to follow the direction it's moving.

 My question to all the realtors, wholesalers, and brokers is, how do you see your industry changing in the next 10 to 15 years, and how are you making changes? Myself, I've heard it from a commercial lender and a residential lender pretty much say "realtors will be gone in 10 years". I'm sure that's a little bit extreme and that was paraphrasing, but I've also read it more than a couple times on some forum topics here as well. From what I see and hear from realtors also, they say our market (Idaho) is flooded with too many realtors. That's a separate question as well, is there a cap or limit on how many commercial or residential real estate licenses they issue depending on population of a certain county/town/state?