{"id":8350,"date":"2017-06-12T12:59:16","date_gmt":"2017-06-12T00:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/?p=8350"},"modified":"2024-03-01T21:01:23","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T08:01:23","slug":"real-estate-agents-fleecing-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/real-estate-agents-fleecing-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Real estate agents are fleecing us"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"intro-content\"><span class=\"intro-text\">NZ real estate agents charge big commissions, but what do they deliver?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>New Zealand real estate agents charge up to three times as much commission as those in Australia, the UK and US &#8211; and now those in Auckland earn up to $10,000 more for the same, or less, work as a decade ago. Is our commission model broken? Morgan Tait asks if one of the country&#8217;s most contentious industries is about to be disrupted.<\/p>\n<p>The median house price in Auckland has risen more than $500,000 since 2007, meaning agents in the city are earning more commission for the same &#8211; or less &#8211; work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>READ MORE VIA <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/business\/industries\/93577224\/nzs-real-estate-sales-model-needs-a-shakeup\">STUFF<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-39470\" src=\"https:\/\/www.propertynoise.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/The-commission-model-is-unfair-says-Massey-University-Property-Studies-senior-lecturer-Dr-Susan-Flint-Hartle.-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"photocredit\"><span class=\"photocredittext\">DAVID HALLETT\/FAIRFAX NZ<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"photocaption\">\n<p>The commission model is unfair, says Massey University Property Studies senior lecturer Dr Susan Flint-Hartle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NZ real estate agents charge big commissions, but what do<span class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/real-estate-agents-fleecing-us\/\">Read More &rarr;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"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-8350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-australian-property-real-estate-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - 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