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  • Join the Real Estate Ethics Group

    by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.BReal Estate LawyerQualified Practising Conveyancer VictoriaDirector Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd   The purpose of the Real Estate Ethics Group is to encourage discussion on ethical issues related to the delivery of residential real estate services. In order to ensure high quality discussion and debate, the group ...
    Posted to Australian Real Estate Blog (Weblog) by Peter Mericka on November 14, 2009
  • Re: Real Estate Agent did not act on my best interest

    Hi Dan, I got this information from a site called  http://www.complaintline.com.au/real_estate_agent.html There are a number of avenues for lodging a complaint about a real estate agent or land valuer. (1) Consumer Affairs / Fair Trading / Consumer Protection agencies Each State or Territory's Consumer Affairs / Fair ...
    Posted to Consumer Questions (Forum) by EWiggins on June 26, 2010
  • REIV Ethics Disgrace

    OPINIONby Peter Mericka B.A., LL.BReal Estate LawyerQualified Practising Conveyancer VictoriaDirector Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd   There is little doubt that the real estate industry in Victoria is the most corrupt in Australia. This is largely due to the power and arrogance of the Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV). The recent ...
    Posted to Australian Real Estate Blog (Weblog) by Peter Mericka on March 14, 2010
  • Re: Agents scams when renting.

    Hi Margaret.  Not only is there a breach of ethics, but there may also be a breach of the law.  Unfortunately, very few consumers take any real action against estate agents.  I know that the regulating authorities are constantly overwhelmed with reports and complaints, but these are still represent the fraction that could/should be ...
    Posted to This is what happened to me... (Forum) by Peter Mericka on June 18, 2008
  • Did The Minister's Dog Eat Hubby's Homework?

    OPINIONby Tim O'Dwyer M.A., LL.BSolicitorConsumer Advocate watchdog@argonautlegal.com.au   Former corruption investigator Tony Fitzgerald QC and former premier Wayne Goss recently charged that Queensland’s Beattie and Bligh governments had let the state slide back into its “dark past”. “Ethics are always tested by incumbency”, explained ...
    Posted to Australian Real Estate Blog (Weblog) by Peter Mericka on August 5, 2009
  • REIV Votes Against Corruption Remedy

    OPINIONby Peter Mericka B.A., LL.BReal Estate LawyerQualified Practising Conveyancer VictoriaDirector Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd   I believe that the real estate industry in Victoria is the most corrupt in Australia. This is confirmed time and again, not only by the conduct of individual real estate agents, but also by the behaviour of ...
    Posted to Australian Real Estate Blog (Weblog) by Peter Mericka on June 30, 2009
  • Richard Wood Solicitors Letter – An Estate Agent Attacks

    by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.BReal Estate Lawyer Qualified Practising Conveyancer VictoriaDirector Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd On 3 August, 2007 I published a posting titled ''Richard Wood Solicitors – Gifts To Agents For Client Referrals''. On 13 August, 2007 a person identified only as ''David'' posted the first of a number of comments attacking ...
    Posted to Australian Real Estate Blog (Weblog) by Peter Mericka on August 27, 2007
  • Goodman Group Conveyancing Bribe Payments

    OPINIONby Peter Mericka B.A., LL.BReal Estate LawyerQualified Practising Conveyancer VictoriaDirector Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd   Last year Scott Goodman, a licensed conveyancer and owner of Goodman Group Conveyancing, launched what he called the Goodman Group Conveyancing Referral Program - a scheme whereby a bribe of $150 is paid to a ...
    Posted to Australian Real Estate Blog (Weblog) by Peter Mericka on April 4, 2009
  • REIV Caught Cheating - Again

    Opinion by Neil Jenman Consumer Advocate For many years, the Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) has misled and deceived real estate consumers. Whether it be trying to justify (or deny) dodgy practices such as false price quoting or whether it's brushing-aside common claims of widespread dishonesty, as far as real estate bodies go, they ...
    Posted to Australian Real Estate Blog (Weblog) by Peter Mericka on December 9, 2008
  • Licensed Conveyancers - A Serious Risk For Consumers

    OPINIONby Peter Mericka B.A., LL.BReal Estate Consumer AdvocateReal Estate LawyerQualified Practising Conveyancer VictoriaDirector Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd I was motivated to write this article for www.AustralianRealEstateBlog.com.au after I had received a series of emails from a Licensed Conveyancer, Paul Garson of Stonnington Conveyancing. ...
    Posted to Australian Real Estate Blog (Weblog) by Peter Mericka on November 18, 2008
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