Number of people are putting their houses on the market and if...

Number of people are putting their houses on the market and if it sells at the price, or close to what they want - well and good - if not keep trying in the hope the market lifts. Some of the biggest culprits in driving the market down - are guess who? Your friendly real estate agent - they often don't want to work for the money - so now the ploy is undervalue it - tell the vendor that if you have a high price you help others sell theirs. They are actively driving prices down to generate sales. By the way that is a first hand observation and not a value judgement as to whether its good or bad. They are not working for the vendor but for themselves - in Perth anyway!