Episode 113: The Underquoting Crackdown Is Here

About this episode

Peter O'Malley discusses the new legislation from the New South Wales government that aims to change real estate practices regarding underquoting.

The New South Wales government just tabled legislation that could fundamentally change how real estate agents operate. Fines are tripling, agents will be forced to publish a price on every listing, and a new statement of information will create a paper trail that makes underquoting almost impossible to hide. In this episode Peter O'Malley breaks down what the proposed bill actually says, why the days of "price on application" are numbered, and how the government is quietly laying the tracks t...

People in this episode

Host: Peter O'Malley

Topics covered

• real estate
• legislation
• underquoting
• New South Wales
• price transparency

Keywords

• underquoting
• real estate legislation
• New South Wales
• price on application
• real estate agents

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New South Wales government, real estate agents

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