The old founders of Funda have launched the new housing site Homek as a fair alternative, where agents are not treated as cash cows and a full profit distribution to participants is promised. #Homek #Funda #huizenkopers (translated)
NVM brokers are launching a new competitive platform called Homek, which will go online on March 1, aimed at fundamentally changing home sales and providing a cheaper alternative to Funda, following dissatisfaction with the commercial direction of the latter. #Huizenmarkt #Makelaars #Homek (translated)

In an opinion piece, Teun Voeten argues that Amsterdam should see crack dealers as brokers of death and states that harm reduction is not the solution to the growing crack epidemic, but that a combination of preventive, curative, and repressive measures is necessary. #drugsbeleid #crackepidemie #Amsterdam (translated)

It often concerns unclear bidding procedures, influence on bids, or a lack of transparency. "If it cannot be independently verified whether the rules have been followed, it is also difficult to substantiate a complaint properly," says De Vries. #makelaars #klachten #woningmarkt (translated)
Almost 86 percent of people with complaints about a real estate agent take no action, despite one in three home seekers having had negative experiences, which has led to the establishment of a complaints reporting point and the necessity for a real estate agent register with behavioral standards. #makelaars #klachten #woningmarkt (translated)

Thousands of Spaniards took to the streets in Madrid to commemorate the late Maricarmen Abascal, who became a symbol of the fight against high rents and evictions, while they protested indignantly against the real estate companies held responsible for her suffering. #MaricarmenAbascal #huisvesting #makelaars (translated)

Real estate agents point out that new construction has become too expensive, causing buyers to pay a premium instead of benefiting from lower prices as in the past. #Cookies #OnlineBeveiliging #ToegangBlokkeren (translated)
Minister Elanor Boekholt-O’Sullivan ends the 'disappointing' self-regulation of estate agents and introduces mandatory registration and codes of conduct to address conflicts of interest and unfair practices. #makelaars #woningmarkt #zelfregulering (translated)
A new professional register for real estate agents must combat nepotism and opaque practices in home sales, after many complaints from the housing market emerged last year. #makelaardij #woningmarkt #transparantie (translated)

A new professional register for brokers must monitor 'cowboys' in the brokerage industry more strictly and improve the self-regulation of the sector, after consumers have repeatedly raised complaints about unclear bidding procedures and a lack of transparency. #makelaardij #woningmarkt #transparantie (translated)

A mandatory professional register for real estate agents must counteract fraudulent practices in the real estate sector by binding them to codes of conduct and subjecting them to an independent dispute committee. #makelaars #woningmarkt #register (translated)

The government will take over supervision of the real estate agent sector by establishing a register of real estate agents and a complaints office, as many people feel that the process of buying or selling a house is not fair. #makelaars #woningmarkt #transparantie (translated)

Vereniging Eigen Huis pleit voor wettelijke regels voor makelaars na het ontvangen van 921 klachten over oneerlijke praktijken in het koop- en verkoopproces van woningen. #makelaars #woningmarkt #transparantie

Vereniging Eigen Huis heeft een meldpunt geopend voor klachten over makelaars, omdat er de afgelopen maanden meer dan 900 meldingen binnenkwamen over oneerlijke praktijken en druk op huizenkopers om hogere biedingen uit te brengen. #makelaars #huizenverkoop #transparantie

Vereniging Eigen Huis waarschuwt dat consumenten op de woningmarkt onvoldoende beschermd zijn tegen makelaars, die vaak met onduidelijke biedprocedures en belangenverstrengeling omgaan, wat resulteert in bijna duizend klachten over de afgelopen vier maanden. #makelaars #woningmarkt #transparantie

AZ-spits Troy Parrott op weg naar Real Betis. Transfersom: rond de 20 miljoen euro. 💰 Gaat wel nog een hoop vanaf aan doorverkooppercentages en makelaarsfees. https://t.co/GVqmJvpPBG #TransferNews #LaLiga #Football
In het artikel pleit Toine Donk ervoor om publiek geld niet langer te verspillen aan subsidies en belastingvoordelen die de woningprijzen verhogen, maar in plaats daarvan te investeren in de bouw van nieuwe woningen, omdat het huidige systeem alleen de profiteurs zoals makelaars en banken verrijkt zonder echte vooruitgang voor huurders en kopers te bieden. #Wooncrisis #PubliekGeld #Nieuwbouw

De makelaarsvereniging NVM meldt dat er in het afgelopen kwartaal een recordaantal van bijna 57.000 bestaande woningen te koop is gezet, wat zorgt voor meer balans op de woningmarkt, hoewel de structurele problemen en het woningtekort blijven bestaan. #woningmarkt #huizentekoop #nieuwbouw

De Vereniging Eigen Huis pleit voor strenger toezicht op makelaars en wetgeving om het biedlogboek te verbeteren, omdat huidige praktijken te vaak leiden tot vriendjespolitiek en ongeoorloofde druk op huiszoekers tijdens het biedproces. #biedlogboek #woningmarkt #VerenigingEigenHuis
