The Council of Estate Agents (CEA) is investigating some 20 possible cases of unethical advertising. This comes one month after its new advertising guidelines for property agents came into effect on August 1. CEA's director for regulatory control, Mr Lee Say Kee said dummy ads, which advertise fictional properties or properties which do not have the owner's consent remain the most serious. Others...
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Consumers will be able to view photographs of registered salespersons online from March 1. This is in addition to the information already available on the Council of Estate Agencies' public register, which includes the saleperson's name, company and registration number. The council advised consumers to access its register to verify a saleperson's information before engaging his or her services. It added...
The housing deal was almost completed when a misunderstanding arose. The buyer wanted to fix an appointment with the HDB so that he could move in soon as possible. But the seller was not ready to move out yet. When told of this by the agent, the unhappy buyer emailed a complaint to the Council of Estate Agents (CEA). The agent, who only wanted to be identified as Mr Tan, told MediaCorp: "I felt abused...
MPs speak out in support of the measures aimed at making the industry more professional Parliament yesterday passed the Estate Agents Bill aimed at shaking up the real estate industry and making it more professional. When the new statutory board, the Council of Estate Agents (CEA), starts operation on Oct 22 - it will have the power to set codes of practice, ethics and professional conduct to regulate...