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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
Conveyancing Solicitor Suspended

OPINIONby Tim O'Dwyer M.A., LL.BSolicitorConsumer Advocate watchdog@argonautlegal.com.au Gold Coast solicitor Douglas McClelland, who charged conveyancing fees seven times higher than some other solicitors, has had his Practising Certificate suspended for four months. While cut-price Queensland law firms currently advertise buyers’ fees ...

Posted to Australian Real Estate Blog (Weblog) by Peter Mericka on April 30, 2007
Beware Of Property Fraudsters

by Tim O’Dwyer M.A., LL.B Queensland Solicitor & Consumer Advocate watchdog@argonautlegal.com.au A while ago Australian Property Investor magazine reported on the fraudulent and illegal practices of ''jacked'' real estate contracts and secret ''rebates'' on sale prices. The ABC’s Four Corners programme has also exposed the same ...

Posted to Australian Real Estate Blog (Weblog) by Peter Mericka on April 28, 2007