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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Sarah Martin

Australians pay more than anyone in the world to sell their homes online

Closeup on a for sale sign
Real estate agents say realestate.com prices for inner-city listings in some areas approach $4,000 per property. Photograph: Russell Freeman/AAP

Australians are paying the most expensive advertising fees in the world to sell their homes online as a result of the market dominance of realestate.com.au and Domain, with the cost rising to as much as $4,000 for an inner-city listing.

The dominance of the News Corp-controlled realestate.com.au has prompted more than a dozen complaints to Australia’s competition watchdog, the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission, over the past decade from agents and industry disruptors, Guardian Australia can reveal.

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