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REIV Pricing Ploy Relies On Lies
25 October 09 09:02 PM | Peter Mericka | 24 Comments   

by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.B Real Estate Lawyer Qualified Practising Conveyancer Victoria Director Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd We now have the REIV inventing, and forcing its own legislation on real estate consumers. When will journalists, regulators, Read More...

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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...

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Free Appraisals Are Worth What They Cost
04 May 07 04:14 PM | Peter Mericka | 0 Comments   

It's known as the "foot in the door", and it's been around for decades. Estate agents are always letter-box dropping cards advertising "Free Market Appraisals" or "Find Out What Your Home Is Worth". It is important for consumers to note that a free appraisal Read More...

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…And Take Away The Number You Started With
04 May 07 12:08 PM | Peter Mericka | 0 Comments   

In an article titled "Determined auction goers defy grand final fever" Kate Nancarrow (The Age, Monday 26 September, 2005 p.4) quotes real estate agent Rodney Morley of TBM Real Estate as saying: We've got the perennial problem of what we call 'agents Read More...

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Estate Agents Are NOT Valuers! Part 2
01 May 07 03:58 PM | Peter Mericka | 0 Comments   

by Tim O’Dwyer M.A., LL.B Queensland Solicitor & Consumer Advocate watchdog@argonautlegal.com.au The following is an email from estate agent Chris Warren to Tim O'Dwyer. At last there is an estate agent who is prepared to tell consumers that estate Read More...

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