Whenever you open the page for the classified ads on a newspaper, you tend to see many ads on properties to let or for sale, how do you distinguish the Registered Estate Agent's (REA) or those from an illegal brokers?

The answer is simple, look for four (4) elements:

(1) Company name
e.g. Tiram Realty
(2) Company registration number
e.g. E(3)0077
(3) Company contact number
e.g. 607-3558877
(4) All advertisements by REA must be specific
e.g. Double storey house at Taman Johor Jaya selling at RM150,000, NOT Double storey house at RM150,000 , which is too general.

Look for the abovementioned elements, then you will know whom to call (the REAs), whom you shouldn't call (the illegal brokers). Refer to Real Estate Tips #1 on why you should always engage a REA in malaysia.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Lim Boon Ping, Registered Estate Agent (E 1690), was elected as the Chairman of Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents Johor Branch since 2004 until now. He is currently employed as General Manager under Tiram Realty, an established real estate agency of over 20 years history in Johor. To get instant access to all his valuable tips and advice on Malaysia's real estate matters, visit: http://www.tiramrealty.com.my and http://www.blog.tiramrealty.com.my

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This post has been edited by limboonsiang: May 3 2007, 10:32 PM