Victoria’s consumer protection agency has launched a blitz on property auctions, with inspectors attending more than 40 over the weekend to monitor compliance with the state’s new law requiring sellers to disclose their reserve prices before auctions.
Victoria is the first jurisdiction to introduce such a law, spurred by public frustration about underquoting – a strategy used by real estate agents to promote a home at a price below the seller’s expectations in a bid to drum up interest at auctions.
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