Regulation
The laws and regulators shaping property, and what each change means in practice.
Dubai real estate rules, 2024 to October 2026: a broker's timeline
A dated overview of what changed around Dubai property between 2024 and October 2026: each instrument, who it affects, its status and what is already set for 2027.
Dubai's property registration law: Law No. 7 of 2006, article by article
Dubai's Law No. (7) of 2006 makes the Land Department's register the proof of who owns what. What its 29 articles say, how Article 9 changed in 2019 and what later laws added.
New South Wales agents' rules of conduct: duties, disclosure, penalties
What Schedule 1 of the New South Wales regulation asks of every agent, the extra rules for sales, the material facts a buyer must be told and what a breach can cost.
Complaining about a property agent in Singapore: what CEA does next
How Singapore's Council for Estate Agencies handles a complaint: lodging it, the investigation, censure, the Disciplinary Committee, appeals, and the scheme for money disputes.
Singapore property cooling measures: the rounds from 2009 to 2026
A dated timeline of Singapore's cooling measures since 2009: what each round changed, who announces them, the stated aims, what prices did next and what was eased.
Singapore reviews officers' home purchases near future MRT stations
Singapore's Public Service Division has reviewed 191 officers' property purchases near future MRT stations. The minister's reply of 6 October sets out the rules that guard planning information.
Tasmania's Residential Parks Act 2026 is in force: the notice periods
Tasmania's Residential Parks Act 2026 is now in force. Site agreements must be in writing, rent rises need 60 days' notice and deposits are capped at four weeks' rent.
US telemarketing rules for real estate agents: calls, texts and AI
Two federal agencies govern how a US agent may phone or text a prospect. The registry, the 31-day check, calling hours, consent, AI voices and penalties, explained.
Victoria's estate agent conduct rules: duties, conflicts and complaints
What Victoria's professional conduct rules ask of estate agents: honesty, best interests, offers, confidentiality, the limits on buying a listed property and how a complaint is handled.
US Fair Housing Act: what it bans, who is exempt, how to complain
A plain guide to the federal Fair Housing Act in the United States: the seven protected characteristics, the conduct it bans, the narrow exemptions and the complaint deadlines.
United States: HUD opens Fair Housing Act probe into Wells Fargo scheme
The US housing department says it is investigating whether a Wells Fargo programme to raise Black homeownership breaches the Fair Housing Act. No finding has been made.
California's CRMLS sues Compass over listing rules as Austin MLS says no
A California multiple listing service has asked a federal court to declare its Clear Cooperation rules lawful, and Austin's Unlock MLS has refused the same Compass demand.
Dubai sets building rules and permitted areas for shared housing
Dubai Municipality's guide of 7 October sets 5 square metres per person, a permit for every shared building and more than 44 permitted areas. Sources differ on when the law began.
NSW agents query Centrepay rent fee as card surcharge ban begins
Australia's ban on card surcharges began on 1 October 2026. The same day, REINSW asked the NSW Government about a A$0.99 fee on rent paid through Centrepay.