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  • Guide For Buying and Selling

    Hi,   Most people who are buying or selling a home or property are usually a little nervous about doing so unless they have done it a few times. Is there much in the way of a guidebook available on the internet for helping folks to know what the process is when buying and selling real estate in Australia. As I read your forum posts, it ...
    Posted to Consumer Questions (Forum) by Tasmanian-Property.com on March 13, 2008

  • Re: Buyer default - what can we do?

    Hi Joe, You really need to get a lawyer involved; it seems that your conveyancer may be out of their depth with this.
    Posted to Consumer Questions (Forum) by Peter Mericka on February 27, 2008

  • Re: contract conditions

    It really is time to have your lawyer go in to bat for you.  You will probably have to consider cancelling the contract if the contract is not observed by the vendor, and you may not have much bargaining power if you don't want to consider cancelling.  In any case, this is where your lawyer's legal and negotiating skills are called for.
    Posted to Consumer Questions (Forum) by Peter Mericka on February 10, 2008

  • Real Estate Agents Preying On Battlers

    by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.BReal Estate Lawyer Qualified Practising Conveyancer VictoriaDirector Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd   ''Real Estate Agents Preying On Battlers'' is the title of an article appearing on the ABC news website.  I invite visitors to read the item for themselves, but it is a comment to this item that I find ...
    Posted to Australian Real Estate Blog (Weblog) by Peter Mericka on January 28, 2008

  • The "Oh", "Really?" and "I Wish I Had Known That!" of Making an Offer and Organising Finance

    by Shannyn HunterConveyancer shannyn@lawyersconveyancing.com.au Lawyers Conveyancing  On Monday morning purchasers can experience a real estate hangover. After a weekend of elation at finding their dream house and pressure from the agent to make an offer, with hesitation they sign on the dotted line and their concerns about legal ...
    Posted to Australian Real Estate Blog (Weblog) by Shannyn Hunter on January 24, 2008

  • Who Will Pay The (Legal) Ferrymen?

     by Tim O'Dwyer M.A., LL.BSolicitorConsumer Advocate watchdog@argonautlegal.com.au   Below are comments I have received independently from a couple of legal colleagues. They are clearly quite concerned about the ‘costs consequences’ of conveyancing solicitors’, rather than real estate agents’, preparing sales contracts. The first ...
    Posted to Australian Real Estate Blog (Weblog) by Peter Mericka on November 29, 2007

  • Contracts - Real Estate Booby Traps!

    by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.B Real Estate Lawyer and Qualified Practising Conveyancer Victoria Lawyers Real Estate Most real estate consumers are aware that real estate contracts are biased heavily in favour of the vendor, and contain a minefield of terms and conditions. But very few realise that some contracts contain ''booby traps'' that can do ...
    Posted to Australian Real Estate Blog (Weblog) by Peter Mericka on May 10, 2007
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