Are there too many agents in town? Are sales commission rates for homes too high? Is the market dominance of big agencies worrying? Do agents provide a valuable service? Senior correspondent Leslie Yee gets insights from National University of Singapore’s Prof Sing Tien Foo.

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Highlights of the podcast:

01:11 Too many agents?

07:45 Dominance of big agencies

11:47 Providing a valuable service?

15:13 Technology’s impact

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Too many property agents? Cap commissions on home sales

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

With Prof Sing Tien Foo, provost’s chair professor of real estate, National University of Singapore NUS Business School.

Edited by: Emily Liu & Claressa Monteiro

Produced by: Leslie Yee & Emily Liu

Engineered by: Joann Chai Pei Chieh

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An 'oversupply' of property agents and 'excessively high' commissions: PropertyBT (Ep 33)

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An 'oversupply' of property agents and 'excessively high' commissions: PropertyBT (Ep 33)