Cracking Down on Real Estate Agent ‘Puffery’: nice talk, but will it make a difference?

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Real estate agent describes poisonous fish as having 'idiosyncratic charm with inbuilt security' ©

ACCC says it is going to crack down on “puffery” by real estate agents – but can this really have an effect?

It’s hard to think of occasions where real estate ads (and agent conversations) provide full disclosure, warts & all. Let’s see what happens. See the Sydney Morning Herald’s report, which includes a few good translations of real estate lingo. What are some other good examples you’ve seen? Do share.

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