Hi all,
I rang a real estate agent this week to enquire about a house that was going for auction in 3 weeks. He told me it had sold. Part of our conversation went something like this:
me 'Could you tell me what it went for?'
him 'no'
me 'why is that?'
him 'the privacy act"
Is this true?
Every week the newpapers list auction results and Saturday's Age has a whole section on what celebrity/sports star sold/bought which house and for how much. So I take it the information is out there somewhere??
I'm wondering about the 'privacy' versus 'freedom of information' angle.
So can someone tell me about the rules in Victoria.
Are property prices protected by the Privacy Act as stated by the agent I spoke to?
Is there a difference as to whether the property is sold by auction or not?
Where could I find the sold price of a house if this information is available?
Thankyou to anyone who can enlighten me.
Lily
I rang a real estate agent this week to enquire about a house that was going for auction in 3 weeks. He told me it had sold. Part of our conversation went something like this:
me 'Could you tell me what it went for?'
him 'no'
me 'why is that?'
him 'the privacy act"
Is this true?
Every week the newpapers list auction results and Saturday's Age has a whole section on what celebrity/sports star sold/bought which house and for how much. So I take it the information is out there somewhere??
I'm wondering about the 'privacy' versus 'freedom of information' angle.
So can someone tell me about the rules in Victoria.
Are property prices protected by the Privacy Act as stated by the agent I spoke to?
Is there a difference as to whether the property is sold by auction or not?
Where could I find the sold price of a house if this information is available?
Thankyou to anyone who can enlighten me.
Lily