New home price rules are coming to NSW. Here’s what you need to know 

Home sellers in New South Wales will have to share a sale price or price guide when advertising their properties from as early as mid-November in a bid to stamp out underquoting. NSW joins Victoria on this price transparency move, meaning more than half of Australia’s population now needs to share a sale price or price guide on their property listing. The NSW state government passed the sale price reform and other underquoting changes through the parliament earlier this year. It is understood the new price disclosure rules could take effect from as early as mid-November, however a NSW Fair Trading spokesperson said the changes were expected to start later in 2026. Lack of pricing persists as the top pain point for buyers, with seven in 10 home seekers in Australia frustrated by a lack of pricing on property listings, according to a 2026 survey in realestate.com.au's latest Property Seeker report.As a result, four in five respondents were more likely to skip over properties without a price.The changes come as home sellers and real estate agents face a softening property market in Sydney, where the capital city’s median home price has fallen 5% compared to a year ago, according to th...