ACCC tries to break real estate monopoly
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Realestate.com.au has a virtual monopoly on listing homes for sale or rent.
If you are a vendor looking to sell your home, you have little choice but to list it on Realestate.com.au to ensure buyers can find it.
Realestate.com.au often charges high, price-discriminatory fees based on a suburb’s value and popularity.
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About the author

Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness.
Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.
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