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REIV Ethics Disgrace
14 March 10 05:16 PM | Peter Mericka | 6 Comments   

OPINION by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.B Real Estate Lawyer Qualified Practising Conveyancer Victoria Director Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd There is little doubt that the real estate industry in Victoria is the most corrupt in Australia. This is largely due Read More...

Filed under: acting for both parties, conditioning, conflict of interests, Deception, ethics, ranges first national real estate, real estate industry, real estate institute, REIV, underquoting, Valuation, valuer

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

Preventing Estate Agents From Preparing Contracts
13 March 08 05:21 AM | Peter Mericka | 11 Comments   

by Tim O'Dwyer M.A., LL.B Solicitor Consumer Advocate watchdog@argonautlegal.com.au After firing more than a few verbal bullets over recent months at Queensland’s Attorney-General (and Fair Trading Minister) Kerry Shine in The Courier Mail and Gold Coast Read More...

Filed under: Agent, conflict of interests, Contract, contract note, contract of sale, Conveyancing, Estate agent, ethics, kerry shine, queensland

Max Brown Real Estate: Dodgy Advice & Conflicting Interests
08 January 08 09:16 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 It is fitting that the logo of Max Brown Real Estate should depict the estate agent as a shadowy faceless figure, as it suggests Read More...

Filed under: Agent, conflict of interests, Contract, ethics, legal advice, max brown real estate

David Falk - An Example of Estate Agent Power
10 December 07 08:00 PM | Peter Mericka | 7 Comments   

by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.B Real Estate Lawyer Qualified Practising Conveyancer Victoria Director Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd Continuing our theme on estate agents and their control over the contract stage of the sale transaction, the following is an Read More...

Filed under: conflict of interests, Contract, Estate agent, ethics

Gold Coast Law Association Slams Agents And Calls For Contract Reforms
10 December 07 05:50 AM | Peter Mericka | 11 Comments   

by Tim O'Dwyer M.A., LL.B Solicitor Consumer Advocate watchdog@argonautlegal.com.au Solicitors, not estate agents, should prepare sales contracts. This is the view of the Gold Coast District Law Association which has called for Queensland to be brought Read More...

Filed under: Agent, conflict of interests, Consumer Affairs, Contract, ethics