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Ian Reid Takes Aim At Fellow Estate Agents
18 January 08 05:30 PM | Peter Mericka | 0 Comments   

by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.B Real Estate Lawyer Qualified Practising Conveyancer Victoria Director Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd High-profile Melbourne real estate agent Ian Reid has copped some heavy criticism in the past over his Gazumping Clause and his Read More...

Filed under: Estate agent, ian reid, Inspection, OFI, open for inspection, open house

Estate Agents And Security – Vendors At Risk
03 May 07 01:22 PM | Peter Mericka | 0 Comments   

by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.B Real Estate Lawyer and Qualified Practising Conveyancer Victoria Lawyers Real Estate On 4 December, 2005 we ran a posting titled "Agents As Security Goons – The "Open House" Of The Future?" . The issue remains topical, with Read More...

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The Scandal of Stigma Homes - It’s time to set up a monitoring service.
03 May 07 12:08 PM | Peter Mericka | 0 Comments   

An article from the Jenman Website . In the pretty Sydney suburb of Sylvania, there’s a cute little home for sale at 39 Formosa Street . At $520,000, it seems well priced. If you turn up at the open-inspection, you’ll probably meet Rodney Spink of Sanders Read More...

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Hey Geoff, Real Estate Deceptions Are Never Funny
03 May 07 11:59 AM | Peter Mericka | 0 Comments   

by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.B Real Estate Lawyer and Qualified Practising Conveyancer Victoria Lawyers Real Estate It would appear that the President of the REIV thinks it's funny when consumers are tricked by the scam known as the real estate auction. Read More...

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Worksafe Guidelines Ill-Informed
01 May 07 03:33 PM | Peter Mericka | 0 Comments   

by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.B Real Estate Lawyer and Qualified Practising Conveyancer Victoria Lawyers Real Estate Surely, the first rule of risk management is to avoid unnecessary risks. It has never been necessary for Estate agents to act as " escorts Read More...

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Open For Inspection - Invitation For Theft
30 April 07 09:56 AM | Peter Mericka | 0 Comments   

Reports of burglary and theft associated with property inspections conducted by real estate agents indicate that thieves are relying on estate agents to provide easy access homeowners' valuables. Thieves no longer have to rely on jemmy bars to gain access Read More...

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Blind Freddy Would Have Spotted The Problems
28 April 07 11:01 PM | Peter Mericka | 0 Comments   

by Tim O’Dwyer M.A., LL.B Queensland Solicitor & Consumer Advocate watchdog@argonautlegal.com.au Solicitor Bruce Simpson is a mate of mine. His little one-man legal office is in Cooroy, just inland from Noosa on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. He does Read More...

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