Real Estate News & Consumer Alerts

 

April, 2008

03/04/08 Beware Of Enzo Raimondo's "Wheelers & Deelers"

 

March, 2008

05/03/08 Was Phantom Fisher Trying To "Phantomise" Me?

 

February, 2008

28/02/08 Cameron Fisher - Something Very Fishy!

27/02/08 Don't Be A Party To Mortgage Fraud!

20/02/08 What's Phillip Webb Really Declaring?

19/02/08 Walk Away To Bid Another Day

14/02/08 Another Nail In The Auction Coffin

09/02/08 Janman Taunts Estate Agents To Sue

04/02/08 What Building Inspections Don't Cover

 

January, 2008

24/01/08 The "Oh", "Really?", And "I Wish I Had Known That!" Of Making An Offer And Obtaining Finance

18/01/08 Ian Reid Takes Aim At Fellow Estate Agents

18/01/08 Clause And Effects - Costly Court Case, Commission Lost And A Solicitor Sued

15/01/08 Shane Lowe Of Methven Real Estate - Switching Of Contracts And Conditions

11/01/08 Fair Trading Nabbs Solicitor

10/01/08 Deep North Agents "Re-Licensed" To Practice Real Estate Law

08/01/08 Max Brown Real Estate: Dodgy Advice And Conflicting Interests

 

December, 2007

10/12/07 David Falk - An Example Of Estate Agent Power

10/12/07 Gold Coast Law Association Slams Agents And Calls For Contract Reforms

 

November, 2007



30/11/07 Estate Agents Revolt Against Toothless Tiger

28/11/07 Great Rate, With A Terrible Headache

05/11/07 Ho Hum Bodies Corporate Up For Overhaul

 

September, 2007

29/09/07 Pricing Propaganda From REIV

 

August, 2007

03/08/07 Richards Wood Solicitors - Gifts To Agents For Client Referrals

 

June, 2007

28/06/07 When Does A Purchaser Pay The Agents Commission?

17/06/07 An Unwanted Renovation

14/06/07 Non-Standard General Conditions

06/06/07 Building Permit Hell, Building Commission In Damage Control

 

May, 2007

10/05/07 Contracts - Real Estate Booby Traps!

10/05/07 Auction Bullying

04/05/07 Free Appraisals Are Worth What They Cost

04/05/07 Buyers Waiting - So Aren't You The Buyers Agent?

04/05/07 Routinely Poor Service From The Real EState Industry

04/05/07 The Monkeys In The Cage

04/05/07 ...And Take Away The Number You Started With

 

April, 2007

13/4/07 The Gospel According To Nigel

3/4/07 Why Queensland Estate Agents Don't Give Discounts



March, 2007

27/3/07 Winning Auction Bidders Beware

23/3/07 Auctions Exposed As Non-Binding!

17/3/07 Bidding Wars Between Would-Be Tenants

8/3/07 Enlightenment On Illegal Structures

5/3/07 Auctioneer Booed!



February, 2007

19/2/07 Counterfeit Certificates Of Title

15/2/07 Witnesses Beware!

7/2/07 Use A Trust To Secretly Buy Your Neighbour's House!

2/2/07 Were Hoges & Linda Dudded By A Dodgy Agent?



January, 2007

25/1/07 Hey Jude, You Were A True Battler For The Battlers

22/1/07 Beware Of Property Fraudsters

18/1/07 Skilled Conveyancing Develops New "Skills"



December, 2006

18/12/06 Blind Freddy Would Have Spotted The Problems

11/12/06 Contracts - Find The Devil In The Detail

9/12/06 Open For Inspection - Invitation For Theft

8/12/06 Mum & Dad Investors Ripped-Off

3/12/06 Bully Banks Cost Battlers $Millions



November, 2006

29/11/06 Conveyancing Solicitor Suspended

27/11/06 Trust This Agent With Your Money?

22/11/06 Scouting Agents

14/11/06 Scam! That Innocent Phone Call Offering To Help You

8/11/06 Long Overdue: Regulation Of Finance & Mortgage Brokers

3/11/06 Commission Factoring - A Dangerous Development

1/11/06 Ultra-Low Deposits



October, 2006

25/10/06 Estate Agent's Finance Clause

24/10/06 A Real Estate "Rant And Rave" From NSW

23/10/06 Never Mind The Price, Feel The Quality…

17/10/06 The Hypocrisy Of Real Estate Institutes

12/10/06 Consumer Affairs Victoria - Protecting Estate Agents

4/10/06 But Wait, There's More Burlesque In Queensland!

3/10/06 Auction Tales From The Deep North



September, 2006

29/9/06 Conveyancer Warning - Safety Is Still A Long Way Off!

28/9/06 Estate Agents Wanted - Conflict Of Interests?

27/9/06 A Fairly-Priced, Good Value Exercise In Wealth Creation - Like Hell!

22/9/06 Reforms Will Interfere With Freedom Of Contract

19/9/06 More Free Cheese In The Mouse Trap!

17/9/06 Consumer Guide for Building & Renovating

11/9/06 Crikey - What A Sequel!

8/9/06 REIV Cops A Lashing From APM

5/9/06 Contamination – A Trap For The Unwary!

4/9/06 Holding Deposits - There's No Such Thing!



August, 2006

31/8/06 Cover Up Smells

28/8/06 Estate Agent's Enormous Claim

22/8/06 Tame Lawyers Help Real Estate Fraudsters

18/8/06 Sequel To "Gazumping" Posting

16/8/06 "We'll All Be Rooned", said Hanrahan

15/8/06 Finders Keepers?

8/8/06 Why I Like This Estate Agent

8/8/06 Free Valuation? Just A Foot In The Door!

7/8/06 How Cool Is "Cooling Off" In Real Estate Contracts?

2/8/06 Cunning Commission Clause



July, 2006

31/7/06 Estate Agents - Unqualified Hucksters?

26/7/06 Self-Defence For Estate Agents

24/7/06 Guide To Relieve Real Estate "Stress & Heartache"

19/7/06 The Battle Of Multiple Offers

14/7/06 Estate Agent's "Gazumping" Clause

14/7/06 Shark Attacks Shark

12/7/06 Home Truths About Building Inspections



June, 2006

26/6/06 Maitland Horler Ethical Agents - An Oxymoron?

26/6/06 Property Marketeer Finally Pays Up

24/6/06 Worksafe Guidelines Ill-Informed

23/6/06 Estate Agents Who Play "Lawyer"

19/6/06 Submission To The Estate Agents Council

16/6/06 The "Private Auction" – A Haven For The Dummy Bid

13/6/06 A Tale Of Two Cities

10/6/06 Estate Agents Are NOT Valuers!

1/6/06 Estate Agents & The "C" Word





May, 2006

29/5/06 Take Care When Crashing Contracts

26/5/06 Rebate Was Really A Penalty!

22/5/06 Real Estate Documents – Don’t Be A Goose!

21/5/06 Estate Agents Who Straighten Pictures!

17/5/06 Agents - If They Don't List, They Don't Last

16/5/06 "Crackdown" Still Leaves A Loophole

11/5/06 Solicitor Fined $30,000 For Conflict Of Interests

9/5/06 REIV Fudges Sales Figures

8/5/06 The Latest In Real Estate Deception

5/5/06 Ask The Expert Estate Agent? Phooey!

4/5/06 Misleading Marketer Cops Chickenfeed Fine

3/5/06 Punishing A Queensland Rogue

2/5/06 Real Estate Rogue Belatedly Banned For 10 Years

1/5/06 Legalwise Seminars - Not As Wise As They Think!





April, 2006

28/4/06 Section 32 - How Could THE AGE Get It So Wrong?

26/4/06 More On Agents & Contracts

25/4/06 Marketeering Victims' Lament

24/4/06 Litigation Lawyers Ditch Marketeering Clients

21/4/06 Gold coast Solicitor Off The Hook On Old Marketeering Claim

20/4/06 Is The Property Insurable? A Trap For The Unwary!

19/4/06 Dragon Ladies Of Property Management

18/4/06 Mortgage Fraud

16/4/06 Tricks & Traps Of Building & Pest Inspections

13/4/06 Australian Coastal Property Market "On Steroids"

12/4/06 Journo Sucks Like A High-Speed Hoover!

11/4/06 Law Should Make Agents Respect Privacy

05/4/06 Flood Insurance 101

04/4/06 When Your Agent Buys Rather Than Sells Your Property

03/4/06 Free Flight To Misery





March, 2006

31/3/06 I Want My Home Back

30/3/06 Grandma Ripped Off - Dodgy Dealings In Hervey Bay

29/3/06 Neighbours "Impaled" By Home Ownership Crisis

22/3/06 BEWARE – Estate Agents Who Act As Lawyers

21/3/06 Fictional Drug-Dealing Property Investment - How Close To Reality?

14/3/06 Sell Your Home Fast - Get the Buyer's Perspective

9/3/06 Why Estate Agents Should NEVER Handle Contracts

6/3/06 Seven Best Ways to Ruin a Buyer's Visit

4/3/06 Solicitor Broke The Law 178 Times In 12 Months!

3/3/06 Home Inspections - Two Views

2/3/06 Notorious Gold Coast Marketeer Sues Controversial Agent

1/3/06 Preparing Your Home to Sell: To Fix or Not to Fix





February, 2006

28/2/06 For Sale: Nice Home With "Excellent" Tenants

27/2/06 Real Estate Consumer Education (Sort Of) In South Australia

23/2/06 Knowing The Best Home Plan Selling Can Help You Renovate To Sell!

21/2/06 Hey Geoff, Real Estate Deceptions Are Never Funny

17/2/06 Buy Real Estate Without Breaking Your Budget

16/2/06 Three Ways to Determine House Values

15/2/06 The Scandal of Stigma Homes

14/2/06 Choose The Correct Paint Color For Your Decorating Projects

14/2/06 Apartment Buyers Beware - Especially Of Cracks In The Brickwork

11/2/06 Prepare Your Home For Open House by Appealing to the Five Senses

10/2/06 How to Present Your Home for Sale to Potential Purchasers

9/2/06 Real Estate Ambush

7/2/06 Clayton's Finance Approval

4/2/06 Best Remodeling Investments - Kitchens Are HOT!

3/2/06 How to Find Tenants for Your Rental Properties

2/2/06 Tactics Of The Trade

1/2/06 Contracts Fundamentally Flawed





January, 2006

31/1/06 Energy and Real Estate

31/1/06 A Conveyancing Contradiction

30/1/06 Fear Plays Role in First Time Home Purchase

26/1/06 Roused Regulator Re-Rattles Realtor's Cage

26/1/06 Investing In Australian Real Estate

24/1/06 The Five P's of How To Be A Landlord And Manage Real Estate!

24/1/06 A Sad Example Of "Industry Consultation"

20/1/06 Work Experience Or Indoctrination?

18/1/06 Reading Between The Regulator's Lines

17/1/06 Kiwi Auctions

16/1/06 Why Are Purchasers Advised To Measure?

13/1/06 Estate Agents And Security – Vendors At Risk

09/1/06 REIV - LIV: Co-operation Or Conspiracy?



December, 2005

19/12/05 Dumb & Dumber

19/12/05 Why Are There Regulations On Quoting A Sale Price?

19/12/05 Real DOUBLE Standards For Real Estate Agents

13/12/05 More On What Motivates Agents Most

13/12/05 A day in the life of a Settlements Clerk – or Why I hate Banks

11/12/05 REIV To Target Politicians

8/12/05 What Motivates Estate Agents Most?

8/12/05 Buy By Day - Trouble At Night

7/12/05 A Building Inspector's Two Bit's Worth

4/12/05 Agents As Security Goons – The “Open House” Of The Future?

1/12/05 Beware Of The Long-Term Finance Condition



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