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The CEO of a real estate body has called on the NSW government to improve the standards for selling agents, who currently only need four days of training to sell property.

The Real Estate Institute of NSW has asked for NSW Fair Training to implement reforms passed by the NSW government to raise the standards of training for real estate agents.

REINSW CEO Tim McKibbin estimated the reasoning behind the delay was due to Fair Training potentially considering that more training would reduce competition.

“Competition is a positive market influence, however it must be competition between well-educated, experienced professionals. Competition alone is not the panacea for all that ails a market,” Mr McKibbin said.

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