Analyzing Real Estate Agency Practices: A comparative study and path ahead

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Vol. 9 No. 28 (2024): May / Aug
Published: Aug 30, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/jabs.v9i28.444
Keywords:
Real Estate, Agency Practices, comparative study,

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Zarita Ahmad Baharum
Pusat Pengajian Harta Tanah dan Ukur Bangunan, Kolej Alam Bina, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Ting Kien Hwa
Faculty of Built Environment, Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management & Technology, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Sharuzaman Mohd Salleh
TransAsia Property Consultancy Sdn Bhd, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Sharon Yam
Department of Economics, Finance & Property, School of Business, Western Sydney University, Australia

Abstract

The summary briefly overviews the changes and problems in real estate agency practices in Malaysia from 1981 onwards. It emphasizes ethical issues, technological developments, and regulatory focus areas. The abstract also explains a comparative research study about how real estate is done in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, and Hong Kong to find similarities and areas needing improvement. The study discovers likenesses in controlling frameworks but indicates improvements relating to qualification standards, education levels for practitioners, and, their tactics of enforcement, and monitoring through comparing analysis.

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Baharum, Z. A., Ting Kien Hwa, Mohd Salleh, S., & Yam, S. (2024). Analyzing Real Estate Agency Practices: A comparative study and path ahead. Journal of ASIAN Behavioural Studies, 9(28), 1–21. https://doi.org/10.21834/jabs.v9i28.444

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