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Commission Rage - Real Estate Rabies
25 June 11 11:14 AM | Peter Mericka | 1 Comments   

OPINION by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.B Real Estate Consumer Advocate Real Estate Lawyer Qualified Practising Conveyancer Victoria Director Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd Rabies is a terrible affliction. It can can quickly turn a friendly family pet into a belligerent Read More...

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Real Estate Agent Questions Industry Value
26 February 11 04:39 AM | Peter Mericka | 3 Comments   

by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.B Real Estate Lawyer Qualified Practising Conveyancer Victoria Director Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd "As it stands, Real Estate is the only consumer industry that manages to command percentage fees on selling prices. In an era Read More...

Filed under: Commission, estate agency, Estate agent, real estate advertising, real estate industry, real estate marketing

How I Became An Estate Agent's Hero
23 April 08 03:34 PM | Peter Mericka | 4 Comments   

by Tim O'Dwyer M.A., LL.B Solicitor Consumer 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 Read More...

Filed under: Commission, Conveyancing, Deposit, deposit release, Estate agent, pamda, real estate, realtor, Section 27

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...

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Richard Wood Solicitors - Who Needs To Know?
20 September 07 08:24 AM | Peter Mericka | 0 Comments   

by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.B Real Estate Lawyer Conveyancer Consumer Advocate peter@lawyersconveyancing.com.au I have discussed the way in which payments to estate agents can become illegal secret commissions if they are not disclosed, and how the disclosure Read More...

Filed under: Agent, Commission, Conveyancer, Conveyancing, Estate agent, ethics, referral, richard wood, secret commissions

Richard Wood Solicitors Letter – What If The Right Way Doesn’t Pay!
04 September 07 09:20 AM | Peter Mericka | 0 Comments   

by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.B Real Estate Lawyer Conveyancer Consumer Advocate peter@lawyersconveyancing.com.au In the absence of evidence to the contrary, we must assume that Richard Wood Solicitors and Barry Plant Real Estate have done everything the Read More...

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Richard Wood Solicitors Letter – An Estate Agent Attacks
27 August 07 06:52 AM | Peter Mericka | 0 Comments   

by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.B Real Estate Lawyer Qualified Practising Conveyancer Victoria Director Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd On 3 August, 2007 I published a posting titled " Richard Wood Solicitors – Gifts To Agents For Client Referrals ". On 13 August, Read More...

Filed under: Commission, Conveyancer, Conveyancing, Estate agent, Lawyer, richard wood, secret commissions

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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Real Estate Commission - A Corrupting Influence
01 May 07 04:40 PM | Peter Mericka | 1 Comments   

An EzineArticle by Peter Mericka . Real estate commission is the way in which real estate agents are paid for the services they provide. They receive a percentage of the price received for the property. Effectively, the real estate agent requires the Read More...

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Cunning Commission Clause
01 May 07 02:57 PM | Peter Mericka | 0 Comments   

by Tim O’Dwyer M.A., LL.B Queensland Solicitor & Consumer Advocate watchdog@argonautlegal.com.au Buyers default, seller still "liable" to agent. A young home-seller had to change solicitors when a problem arose on his sale. Apart from the same solicitor Read More...

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Why Queensland Estate Agents Don't Give Discounts
28 April 07 11:48 PM | Peter Mericka | 0 Comments   

by Tim O'Dwyer M.A., LL.B Queensland Solicitor & Consumer Advocate watchdog@argonautlegal.com.au Will the apparent upturn in Queensland housing prices mean discounted real estate commission rates? Will agents charge sellers less as homes are reportedly Read More...

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