Industry
The professions, the firms and the people behind every sale.
Singapore's five largest property agencies, read from public records
Headcount from the regulator, ownership, what the two listed groups disclose, how teams move and why agency numbers keep falling in Singapore, as read in October 2026.
Singapore mortgagee sales and Sheriff's sales: how the auctions work
When a lender may sell a mortgaged home in Singapore, how the Sheriff auctions seized property, and what a bidder signs up to: deposits, deadlines and the limits of the title.
What Singapore property agencies may not do with clients' money
Singapore law keeps property agencies away from transaction money, moneylenders and undisclosed side income. The rules, the records an agency must keep, and the penalties.
What a buyer or tenant can expect of a property agent in Singapore
Singapore's Code of Ethics and CEA's practice guidelines set out what an agent owes a buyer or tenant: checks on the property, every offer passed on, conflicts declared, papers explained.
Using a buyer's agent in South Australia: authority, fees and bids
What South Australian law asks of an agent who acts for a buyer: registration, a signed written authority, fee and benefit rules, the ban on acting for both sides, and bidding at auction.
South Australian conveyancers: registration, trust money and discipline
How South Australia registers its conveyancers, what the application costs, how client money is held and audited, and who hears a complaint when something goes wrong.
South Australia real estate registration: who needs which one
Land agent, sales representative, property manager or auctioneer: what each South Australian registration allows, what it requires and costs, and the penalties for working without it.
How a South Australian land agent must hold and audit client money
Deposits, rent and sale proceeds held by a South Australian land agent sit under Part 3 of the Land Agents Act 1994. The banking, records, audit, fund and penalties, step by step.
Who may call an auction in Tasmania, and the bidding rules that apply
Tasmania splits auctions in two: land is for real estate agents, everything else for general auctioneers. The licence, the 2026-27 fees, vendor bids, penalties and discipline.
Texas broker responsibility: what TREC rule 535.2 asks of a brokerage
Texas makes the sponsoring broker answerable for sales agents. A guide to rule 535.2: written policies, delegated supervisors, records, names in advertising, trust money and penalties.
Texas and California: what an unlicensed brokerage assistant may do
Texas bars unlicensed assistants from open houses and cold calls; California lets them greet visitors and canvass. A task-by-task guide to both regulators' guidance, pay and penalties.
Texas sales agent licence: hours, exam, fees and the first renewal
How Texas licenses a real estate sales agent: 180 classroom hours, fingerprints, a two-part exam, a sponsoring broker, the published fees, renewal education and the broker step.
Texas title agents and escrow officers: licences, bonds and audits
How Texas supervises the people who close a home sale: the title agent's licence, bond and yearly trust fund audit, the escrow officer's licence, the fixed premium and where complaints go.
Who must conduct a US home closing? Attorney states and escrow states
Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina each require a lawyer in a home closing, but not for the same steps. How their rules compare with Washington's escrow model.
Auctioneer licences in Alabama, South Carolina and Kentucky explained
Three southern states license auctioneers in three different ways. Apprenticeship, classroom hours, fees, bond or recovery fund, renewal and the rules for selling real estate.
Auctioneer licences in Illinois, Tennessee and Virginia: the rules
Illinois, Tennessee and Virginia each license the person who calls the bids. Training, exams, fees, bonds, renewal and the rules for selling real estate at auction, state by state.
Indiana's fund, Louisiana's bond, Wisconsin's register: auctioneer law
How Indiana, Wisconsin and Louisiana license auctioneers: who is exempt, the exam, fees, the recovery fund or bond, renewal, reciprocity and what each law says on real estate.
US auctioneer licences: Texas, Florida and Pennsylvania compared
Texas, Florida and Pennsylvania each license auctioneers under their own statute. Their age, training, exam, fee and consumer protection rules are compared here.
Calling bids in North Carolina, Georgia and Ohio: the licence rules
North Carolina, Georgia and Ohio each license auctioneers their own way. Training, exams, fees, recovery funds, renewal dates and the rules for selling land are set out here.
How many US real estate agents are there, and what do they earn?
Federal figures count 530,600 broker and sales agent jobs in the United States. What they earn, what Realtors report, and what a licence requires in three states.