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by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.BReal Estate LawyerQualified Practising Conveyancer VictoriaDirector Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd
We now have the REIV inventing, and forcing its own legislation on real estate consumers. When will journalists, regulators, lawyers and consumers start thinking for themselves instead of simply watching Enzo ...
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OPINIONby Peter Mericka B.A., LL.BReal Estate LawyerQualified Practising Conveyancer VictoriaDirector Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd
The ultimate real estate office model has arrived. It's the ILP - a lean, clean sales machine that combines the roles of lawyer, conveyancer and real estate agent to provide an optimum real estate service on ...
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Recently, a real estate agent who manages the property I lease, walked through my front door with 2 prospective buyers. They made their way through the entry, up one flight of stairs and were ascending the 2nd set of stairs when I woke up from an afternoon nap and asked who they were. This was a terrifying experience as I live alone and had ...
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OPINIONby Tim O'Dwyer M.A., LL.BSolicitorConsumer Advocate watchdog@argonautlegal.com.au
When will governments put in place stronger legislative measures to protect real estate consumers not only from self-serving real estate agents, but also from their own trusting natures?
The story below from a school teacher client of mine, whilst ending ...
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by Tim O'Dwyer M.A., LL.BSolicitorConsumer Advocate watchdog@argonautlegal.com.au
Brisbane conveyancing solicitor Chris Bridge became concerned when he noticed that his buyer client’s contract included a special condition authorising the pre-settlement release of the selling agent’s commission. Such a “pre-draw” practice may be ...
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by Tim O'Dwyer M.A., LL.BSolicitorConsumer Advocate watchdog@argonautlegal.com.au
After firing more than a few verbal bullets over recent months at Queensland’s Attorney-General (and Fair Trading Minister) Kerry Shine in The Courier Mail and Gold Coast Bulletin newspapers, on ABC radio and here in the Australian Real Estate Blog, I ...
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Cameron Fisher glitters with gold, from his shiny golden vest to the golden bracelet and golden cuff links dripping from his wrists (I think he even has a gold tooth). Cameron Fisher is a Melbourne estate agent, and according to his website, he is also a ''super salesman'', ''energy personified'', ''expertise in motion'', ''an achiever who ...
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by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.BReal Estate LawyerQualified Practising Conveyancer VictoriaDirector Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd
On Tuesday 26 February, 2008 I typed ''Docklands'' into the search facility at www.realestate.com.au. On page 4 of the Docklands listings was a Feature Listing under the banner of Changing Places, titled ...
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by Tim O'Dwyer M.A., LL.BSolicitorConsumer Advocate watchdog@argonautlegal.com.au
Last week I received this email:
''Tim,
I was wondering if you could help me with a strange clause. A woman wants to purchase a property for $500,000. She wants to get extra money from the banks to cover deposit, so this is what she ...
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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 ...
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