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Running a Malaysian real estate agency is costly: advance commissions, perks, payroll and software that never quite fits.
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The REN Career & Skills
Careers, training, ethics, specialist pathways, and long-term growth.
61
Agency Leadership & Strategy
Scale, governance, SOPs, exits, and the economics of running an agency.
44
Industry Future & Big Picture
Macro shifts, policy debates, and the next phase of Malaysia's market.
44
Legal, Compliance & Ethics
Act 242, AMLA, documentation, signatures, and enforcement issues.
42
Sales, Marketing & Lead Generation
Lead funnels, pricing, conversion, and brand-building that closes deals.
35
Technology & Systems (ListingMine)
Agent OS, ERP, automation, and no‑code tools that compound productivity.
34
Commission & Compensation Models
Splits, overrides, role‑based ACN, and incentive design.
31
Co‑Broking, ACN & Collaboration
Trust, etiquette, frameworks, and Malaysia's ACN future.
29
Developer Relations & Project Sales
Tiering, RFB pitfalls, APDL, PIC roles, and commissioning realities.
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Team Leadership & Dynamics
Recruitment, coaching, retention patterns, and healthy team systems.
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Market Trends & Economics
Demand shifts, affordability, investor psychology, and demographics.
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Recruitment, Retention & Culture
Employer value, culture design, and the economics of headcount.
About Marvin Foong
Marvin Foong
Registered Valuer • Registered Estate Agent • Registered Property Manager
Marvin has been developing ERP systems for retail real estate agencies since 2008. ListingMine is his latest no-code Agent OS + ERP, built to help agencies scale with transparency, automation, and fair cooperation.
In his early career, Marvin worked in property analysis, research, and consultancy, contributing to national-scale projects with one of the world’s largest property consultancy firms. His experience spans corporate valuation, feasibility studies, and international transactions, giving him a full-spectrum understanding of the real estate ecosystem — from institutional property research to front-line retail agency operations.
Through the ListingMine Founder’s Blog, Marvin shares forward-thinking ideas that challenge the industry’s status quo — reimagining how agencies can operate smarter, collaborate fairly, and create lasting value. His writings are not reflections of the past, but a blueprint for the industry’s future — one built on data, trust, and cooperation.
He believes that retail real estate agencies hold the structural potential to build greater, more sustainable value than the corporate models that dominate today — and that the next evolution of Malaysia’s property industry will be led by those bold enough to rethink how it works.