S1E45: Making property agents do better by consumers

What should be done with rogue agents, inactive agents and big agencies dominating the market? 

In this episode of PropertyBT, host Leslie Yee chats with Prof Sing Tien Foo to explore ideas like regulating sales commission rates and eliminating the role of agents in selling HDB resale flats. 

We discuss the responsibility of agencies for the actions of agents, whether inactive agents should be stuck off and the impact of having an agency landscape dominated by a few big players. 

Synopsis: Hosted by senior correspondent Leslie Yee, PropertyBT from The Business Times shares insights on all things Singapore property to help you on your property investment journey. Episodes feature views and insights from property analysts.

Highlights of the podcast:

01:08  Dealing with rogue agents

04:49 Dominance of a few big agencies

08:23 Sales commission rates

09:59 What to do with inactive agents

Read Leslie’s articles:

Low mortgage rates help; but be cautious in pursuing condo dreams as economic outlook weakens

See the positives in having choice HDB resale flats that transact for over a million dollars each

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Written and hosted by: Leslie Yee (lyee@sph.com.sg)

With Prof Sing Tien Foo, provost’s chair professor, Department of Real Estate, NUS Business School

Edited by: Emily Liu & Claressa Monteiro

Produced by: Leslie Yee, Emily Liu & Chai Pei Chieh

A podcast by BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media

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