{"id":5016,"date":"2016-11-22T10:54:06","date_gmt":"2016-11-21T21:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/2016\/11\/22\/australian-house-hunters-and-sellers-warned-about-using-real-estate-agent-comparison-websites\/"},"modified":"2016-11-22T10:54:06","modified_gmt":"2016-11-21T21:54:06","slug":"australian-house-hunters-and-sellers-warned-about-using-real-estate-agent-comparison-websites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/australian-house-hunters-and-sellers-warned-about-using-real-estate-agent-comparison-websites\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian house hunters and sellers warned about using real estate agent comparison websites"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">Real estate buyers and sellers have been warned to be wary of online companies promising to connect them with the best possible agent in their area to help with their property transactions.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Most consumers assume the firms, once contacted, check all the agents operating in their suburb, carry out due diligence on them and then work out which ones best suit their needs. But sometimes they turn out to be simply computer programs aggregating agents in the suburb and passing their details and fees on with no checks or balances \u2013 and then claiming commission from any successful agents.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE VIA <a href=\"http:\/\/www.domain.com.au\/news\/australian-house-hunters-and-sellers-warned-about-using-real-estate-agent-comparison-websites-20161118-gssqkw\/\">DOMAIN.COM.AU<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5014\" src=\"\/\/www.propertynoise.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/real-estate-agent-comparison-websites.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"real-estate-agent-comparison-websites\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/real-estate-agent-comparison-websites.jpg 746w, https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/real-estate-agent-comparison-websites-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Real estate buyers and sellers have been warned to be wary of online companies promising to connect them with the best possible agent. <span class=\"photographer\">Photo:\u00a0Supplied<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real estate buyers and sellers have been warned to be<span class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/australian-house-hunters-and-sellers-warned-about-using-real-estate-agent-comparison-websites\/\">Read More &rarr;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5014,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[461747081],"tags":[],"class_list":["entry","author-data123nz","post-5016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-australian-property-real-estate-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - 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