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Debate over changes to the auction system, and what happens when your ex moves on?

Debate over changes to the auction system, and what happens when your ex moves on?

Update: 2025-11-24
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New plans in Victoria and New South Wales seek to address the issue of underquoting houses set for auction.  So, will these reforms create a fairer system? Will they help first home buyers? And will the changes do anything to address Australia's housing crisis? Melinda Jennison is president of the Real Estate Buyers Agents Association of Australia, Andrew McCann is chief executive of Jellis Craig Real Estate Agents, and Richard Denniss is an economist and co-CEO of The Australia Institute.

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Debate over changes to the auction system, and what happens when your ex moves on?

Debate over changes to the auction system, and what happens when your ex moves on?

Australian Broadcasting Corporation