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  • 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
  • Auctions - Going, Going, Gone?

    OPINIONby David MorrellReal Estate Buyers' AdvocateDirector Morrell & Koren     Right now the real estate auction system is on the ropes because the market has tanked; but its problems run deeper than that. The elephant in the room is whether the auction system itself is working in vendors’ best interests. The agents make the ...
    Posted to Australian Real Estate Blog (Weblog) by Peter Mericka on December 10, 2008
  • 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
  • Estate Agent Theft Threat Increasing

    OPINIONby Peter Mericka B.A., LL.BReal Estate LawyerQualified Practising Conveyancer VictoriaDirector Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd   According to Chris Vedelago, writing for The Age newspaper, ''Falling sales levels and the prospect of a weaker market has led more than one in 10 real estate companies to consider selling up...The number of ...
    Posted to Australian Real Estate Blog (Weblog) by Peter Mericka on August 24, 2008
  • 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
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