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Book Exposes Real World Of Real Estate
19 October 09 07:01 AM | Peter Mericka | 6 Comments   

by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.B Real Estate Lawyer Qualified Practising Conveyancer Victoria Director Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd I was watching "First Tuesday Book Club" on ABC TV a few months ago, and I saw the host, Jennifer Byrne hold up a copy of Brendan Read More...

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Fraud Alert
29 October 08 05:46 PM | Peter Mericka | 2 Comments   

The Queensland Law Society has issued the following Fraud Alert: It has come to the Society's attention that a property seller in Queensland has been approached by, what purports to be, a UK-based law firm called 'Baur and Associates'. The Associate/Department Read More...

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The Conviction of John Talia
23 August 08 07:15 AM | Peter Mericka | 17 Comments   

OPINION by Neil Jenman Consumer Advocate A former Ray White franchise agent, John Michael Talia, has been convicted of obtaining property by deception . Last Thursday (August 14, 2008), after the guilty verdict was read out in the Victorian County Court, Read More...

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Don't Be A Party To Mortgage Fraud!
27 February 08 06:49 AM | Peter Mericka | 1 Comments   

by Tim O'Dwyer M.A., LL.B Solicitor Consumer Advocate watchdog@argonautlegal.com.au Last week I received this email: "Tim, I was wondering if you could help me with a strange clause. A woman wants to purchase a property for $500,000. She wants to get Read More...

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