Law change eases penalties for real estate agents

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Nick Bendel

| July 27, 2026

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Nick Bendel

Nick Bendel is a professional journalist with more than a decade's experience writing about mortgage advising, property, finance, economics and business. His work has been published in The Adviser, Mortgage Business, Real Estate Business, Elite Agent, Smart Property Investment and RateCity. Nick has been fascinated by money since he was a child and is also a property investor.

July 27, 2026

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