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New Contract - Same Old Deception
08 October 08 07:49 PM | Peter Mericka | 3 Comments   
OPINION by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.B Real Estate Lawyer Qualified Practising Conveyancer Victoria Director Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd The new Contract of Sale of Real Estate prescribed by the Estate Agents (Contracts) Regulations 2008 was supposed to Read More...
Contract Note Banned! Estate Agents Lose Deception Tool
22 September 08 06:45 AM | Peter Mericka | 27 Comments   
OPINION by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.B Real Estate Lawyer Qualified Practising Conveyancer Victoria Director Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd The document known in the real estate industry as “the standard REIV Contract Note” has been banned. As from 28 September, Read More...
Contract Switching & Lies At Ranges First National RE
27 August 08 09:49 AM | Peter Mericka | 4 Comments   
OPINION by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.B Real Estate Lawyer Qualified Practising Conveyancer Victoria Director Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd Hot on the heels of the contract switchers at Barry Plant Real Estate Croydon comes Ranges First National Real Estate Read More...
Estate Agent Theft Threat Increasing
24 August 08 10:11 AM | Peter Mericka | 1 Comments   
OPINION by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.B Real Estate Lawyer Qualified Practising Conveyancer Victoria Director Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd According to Chris Vedelago, writing for The Age newspaper, "Falling sales levels and the prospect of a weaker market Read More...
The Conviction of John Talia
23 August 08 07:15 AM | Peter Mericka | 17 Comments   
OPINION by Neil Jenman Consumer Advocate A former Ray White franchise agent, John Michael Talia, has been convicted of obtaining property by deception . Last Thursday (August 14, 2008), after the guilty verdict was read out in the Victorian County Court, Read More...
Walk Away To Bid Another Day
19 February 08 09:08 AM | Peter Mericka | 1 Comments   
by Tim O'Dwyer M.A., LL.B Solicitor Consumer Advocate watchdog@argonautlegal.com.au Walk away to bid another day - but not before the auction is over. Picture yourself as a duly registered, cashed-up bidder at the auction of a seaside mansion. Bidding Read More...
The "Oh", "Really?" and "I Wish I Had Known That!" of Making an Offer and Organising Finance
24 January 08 09:55 AM | Shannyn Hunter | 7 Comments   
by Shannyn Hunter Conveyancer 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, Read More...
Estate Agents Revolt Against Toothless Tiger
30 November 07 08:40 AM | Peter Mericka | 2 Comments   
by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.B Real Estate Lawyer Qualified Practising Conveyancer Victoria Director 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 Read More...
A Reward For Your Good Word
15 November 07 11:32 AM | Peter Mericka | 1 Comments   
by Tim O'Dwyer M.A., LL.B Solicitor Consumer 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 Read More...
Internet Search Led to “Termination”
01 October 07 04:47 PM | Peter Mericka | 1 Comments   
by Tim O'Dwyer M.A., LL.B Solicitor Consumer Advocate watchdog@argonautlegal.com.au Consumer advocate Neil Jenman has long used his website to alert real estate consumers, particularly first time property investors, to real estate scams and scammers. Read More...
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Pricing Propaganda From REIV
29 September 07 08:55 AM | Peter Mericka | 2 Comments   
by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.B Real Estate Lawyer Qualified Practising Conveyancer Victoria Director 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 Read More...
Daniel Do-Nothing Victoria's Minister for Consumer Affairs
14 May 07 09:02 AM | Peter Mericka | (Comments Off)   
Opinion by Neil Jenman If 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 Read More...
Beware Who Warns You Of DIY Dangers
10 May 07 11:30 AM | Peter Mericka | 0 Comments   
by Tim O'Dwyer M.A., LL.B Queensland Solicitor & Consumer Advocate watchdog@argonautlegal.com.au My blood pressure went through the roof again a while back. Needless to say, I had spotted another disturbing article in The Courier Mail’s weekend real Read More...
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Buyers Waiting - So Aren't You The Buyer's Agent?
04 May 07 02:49 PM | Peter Mericka | 0 Comments   
So often in the local paper we see advertisements where estate agents proclaim that they have "buyers waiting". One Ringwood real estate agency even makes these claims sound genuine by giving a detailed description of the young couple and what they want. Read More...
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How The Regulator Went Through Ray White Like A Dose Of Salts
04 May 07 02:40 PM | Peter Mericka | (Comments Off)   
by Tim O’Dwyer Solicitor* A year after I lodged a bait-advertising complaint with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, the ACCC completed its investigations. And, blow me down, the occasionally-maligned regulator produced an extraordinary Read More...
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