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Hi ya, I think you are saying that the market should sort this out, and we should involve government or regulatory bodies less in what we do. I tend to agree. However there seems to be an imbalance here in that agents seem to be colluding and price fixing. The playing field is not level – I...

There is clearly a discrepancy in the level of fees and services provided by r/e agents between WA and the eastern states. I can think of some reasons why there may have been a percentage difference in the past: Low rental values in WA. Same work required, so same cost of doing business in...

Unfortunately real estate agents charge a lot more in WA than they seem to in Qld. The norm is 8.5%, +GST, + 2 weeks letting fee (all payable by owner), plus insepctions, plus tribunl representation, plus tenancy end reports (wtf? how is this different from a regular inspection?), inventory...