I think there are still a lot of options in this regard. In fact, when I'm asked to make a connection with someone in this kind of context or other sorts of contexts, my approach, partly because I'm concerned about the privacy of the individual, is to send the person who's made that request the contact information and say, “You ought to contact this person.” I often might send a similar e-mail to the person who they might be contacting, saying, “Keep an eye out for a message from my friend who might be contacting you.”
In that case, the person who wants to make that connection with the real estate agent is making the contact directly. There are no issues whatsoever. I actually think that's the healthier way of approaching this. I'm not handing out my friend's e-mail to all sorts of commercial entities. Instead, the person is able to contact them directly.
Of course, there are still other ways to market or to get that initial consent from that individual. That real estate agent can pick up the phone, assuming the individual is not on the do-not-call list, and make a phone call if they want. However, because we've seen people's personal information misused at times, I think the better approach in terms of how we make those kinds of business connections is to actually put the control in the hands of the individual who wants that service. Let them reach out to your real estate agent and let me provide them with the information they need to be able to do that.