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Selling Real Estate - How Lawyers Do It Better #1
13 February 10 03:07 PM | Peter Mericka | 6 Comments   

by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.B Real Estate Lawyer Qualified Practising Conveyancer Victoria Director Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd In this series of postings we examine the role of the lawyer in real estate sales, and explain why the lawyer is returning to Read More...

Filed under: Marketing, advertising, real estate lawyer

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...

Filed under: REIV, Estate agent, Deception, Valuation, ethics, Enzo Raimondo, prices, real estate institute, conflict of interests, legal advice, inspection report, real estate institute of victoria, price, scam, valuer, advertising, conveyancers, advertisement, acting for both parties, real estate valuation, real estate industry, gullifer

Developers Beware...Of Your Marketing Agent's Advertising!
03 March 09 06:51 AM | Peter Mericka | 2 Comments   

OPINION by Tim O'Dwyer M.A., LL.B Solicitor Consumer Advocate watchdog@argonautlegal.com.au The Supreme Court of New South Wales recently ruled that the buyers of an off-the-plan property were entitled to a rescission of their contract and a deposit refund Read More...

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Auctions - Going, Going, Gone?
10 December 08 11:43 AM | Peter Mericka | 4 Comments   

OPINION by David Morrell Real Estate Buyers' Advocate Director Morrell & Koren Right now the real estate auction system is on the ropes because the market has tanked; but its problems run deeper than that. The elephant in the room is whether the auction Read More...

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