New association minted for real estate agents

Singapore

A NEW association called the Singapore Estate Agents Association (SEAA) is slated to be launched by the first quarter of this year, in an industry-led initiative to raise professionalism in real estate agency work and provide a unified voice for agencies and their salespersons.

BT learnt that SEAA has already been registered as a society with the "blessing" of the Council of Estate Agencies (CEA).

Though membership for SEAA is not mandatory, agents would be incentivised to join through the offering of common services such as training, dispute resolution and professional idemnity services. Other potential value-added services that may be offered include a platform to publish …