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  • Re: Cooling Off For Seller?

    Lauren, for more information about the tricks used by estate agents and the need for purchasers to be protected, see Criminal Deception in Real Estate on the Lawyers Conveyancing website.
    Posted to Consumer Questions (Forum) by Peter Mericka on August 13, 2008
  • Re: Agent pushing to sign contract before price agreement

    This is where the estate agent often ends up working for the purchaser, against his own client.  By giving the estate agent a signed contract you also give him a ''conditioning tool''. The estate agent will use your signed contract to convince the vendor that the market is talking, and that the price you have offered in hard copy is about ...
    Posted to Consumer Questions (Forum) by Peter Mericka on August 11, 2008
  • Agent pushing to sign contract before price agreement

    Hi All,  I have been in the game of looking for a house now for about 2 months. The latest agent (not the listing agent) for a house that we really like is being really pushy for a higher price and for us to sign a contract. We have offered less than the advertised price and have worked our way towards the asking price, however, ever since ...
    Posted to Consumer Questions (Forum) by edonnolley on August 10, 2008
  • Why is it so??

    My company is currenttly engaged by a Real Estate Agency to assist them in rebranding their business...  they want to be seen to be different but not too different.  This has lead us to look closely at many of their rivals and their culture. The question I would like to raise here is in relation to the language of Real Estate. ...
    Posted to Consumer Questions (Forum) by Rick Carter on April 8, 2008
  • Why is it so??

    My company is currenttly engaged by a Real Estate Agency to assist them in rebranding their business...  they want to be seen to be different but not too different.  This has lead us to look closely at many of their rivals and their culture. The question I would like to raise here is in relation to the language of Real Estate. ...
    Posted to Consumer Questions (Forum) by Rick Carter on April 8, 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
  • Estate Agents Revolt Against Toothless Tiger

    by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.BReal Estate Lawyer Qualified Practising Conveyancer VictoriaDirector Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd   It's not often that I have to agree with the Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV), but they have a point when they question the competence and resolve of Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV). In an article titled ...
    Posted to Australian Real Estate Blog (Weblog) by Peter Mericka on November 30, 2007
  • A Reward For Your Good Word

     by Tim O'Dwyer M.A., LL.BSolicitorConsumer Advocate watchdog@argonautlegal.com.au   The letter below recently came to me in the mail from a nearby estate agency. This agency happens to be part of a national real estate franchise which proudly boasts “offices throughout Australia, New Zealand and Asia-Pacific”. Needless to say, I am ...
    Posted to Australian Real Estate Blog (Weblog) by Peter Mericka on November 15, 2007
  • Pricing Propaganda From REIV

    by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.BReal Estate Lawyer Qualified Practising Conveyancer VictoriaDirector Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd   In his weekly propaganda piece in The Age newspaper (The Age ''Domain'' 29 September, 2007 p.3) CEO of the Real Estate Institute of Victoria, Enzo Raimondo makes something of a Freudian slip when he says, ''Agents ...
    Posted to Australian Real Estate Blog (Weblog) by Peter Mericka on September 29, 2007
  • Daniel Do-Nothing Victoria's Minister for Consumer Affairs

    Opinion by Neil JenmanIf you're trying to buy a home today, get one thing straight: When it comes to false quotes and bait pricing, no one is coming to your aid. Especially in Victoria.Despite widespread evidence of massive fraud, the regulatory authorities couldn't seem to care less about homebuyers. The worst example is occurring in Victoria ...
    Posted to Australian Real Estate Blog (Weblog) by Peter Mericka on May 14, 2007
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