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OPEN HOUSE THEFTS
The only surprising thing about Open House theft is the surprise of owners when they get robbed. The second surprise is when owners realise they are not covered under their…

ROB DALE THE ROBBER
Robert Norman Dale (who likes to be known as Rob Dale) is 47 years of age. He lives in a big house (which cost $4.4 million) on the Gold Coast…

MAJOR NETWORK TO CEASE BAIT PRICING
Bait pricing in real estate is a simple method. It involves agents deliberately advertising properties below the price the sellers are willing to accept.

REMNANTS OF THE HENRY KAYE GANG
Yesterday the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) banned Leonard McDowell and Paul Batho from giving financial advice.

SPRUIKER GOES SPLAT
Shady get-rich spruiker George Mihos had it all planned this week. Have some fun then make some money.

SPINNING AUCTION SUCCESS RATES
In the property world, there’s only a tiny difference between “realty” and “reality”. But in Victoria the gap is widening.

REIQ ISSUES APOLOGY – TO AGENTS
If you go to the Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) website and type in the word apology, a message says, “No results found. Please try again.”

AUCTION TRUTH OUT OF CONTROL
A full-page report under the banner “Auction starts off with a bang” showed a photo of an “auctioneer extraordinaire” being congratulated on his “successful performance”. The person showering the congratulations…