Snippet from XinMSN October 21, 2011 The Council for Estate Agencies (CEA) has charged a second person on Thursday for representing himself as a property agent without being registered with the council.  30-year-old Sim Soon Leong, Raymond, was also charged with failing to obtain a written authorisation from a licensed real estate firm before practising.  Despite [...]

Snippet from xinMSN September 1, 2011 One month after its new guidelines on ethical advertising came into effect, The Council for Estate Agents or CEA said it is investigating 20 cases for possible infringement.  CEA's Director for Regulatory Control, Mr Lee Say Kee said dummy ads, which advertise fictional properties or properties which do not [...]

After the Council of Estate Agents (CEA) announced that Real Estate salespersons must clock 6 hours of CDP hours for the period April 2011-March 2012, hordes of salespersons scrambled to attend the few courses available that come with CDP hours. This is a very good start and CEA has been working hard behind the scene [...]

New salespersons starting up in the real estate business need help from their friends and what is called their "Circle of Influence". They should start there and not from looking up those "For Sale By Owner" or called "FSBO (pronounced as "Feez Boh"). Very simple, put yourself in the FSBO's shoes. A FSBO is a [...]