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HOPE LOOMS FOR BLACKLIST TENANTS
Once again, the annual Morgan poll says only one in ten Australians believe agents are honest.
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FALSE REAL ESTATE ADVERTISING
Once again, the annual Morgan poll says only one in ten Australians believe agents are honest.
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INSIDE THE JAMES TOSTEVIN SCANDAL
Late last month, Melbourne real estate agent James Tostevin was pictured in newspapers, drink in hand, toasting his latest success.
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HOUSES OF DARKNESS
Each night, after he finishes work, Conrad Joseph stops briefly at a five-star hotel. Striding up to the reception desk, he hands over his
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GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS
Taking investment advice from real estate agents will be more important than ever in 2004. So says Enzo Raimondo, the CEO of the Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV).
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BAIT PRICING – “SERIOUS BREACH OF LAW”
Agents in Queensland are being warned to cease using bait pricing.
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STIFF FINE “A JOKE” SAYS AGENT
A Sydney real estate agency has been fined $20,900 for misleading behaviour over the sale of a home in which a triple murder occurred.
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ROBERTG ALLEN FLEES FROM CHALLENGE
American get-rich-guru, Robert G Allen, travels the world claiming that he is “under deadline to create a thousand millionaires”.
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STOP THE OUTRAGE
Stamp duty is back in the news. And, as usual, governments are being blamed for ripping off homebuyers.
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THE DEATH CALLERS
When it comes to the REIQ, their code of ethics is little more than a code of silence.
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SUNNY STATE NABS SHADY CHARACTER
The Queensland government has finally caught a property investment spruiker.
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AGENT BUSTED FOR INSIDER TRADING
The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT), found that Simon had committed eight breaches of the Estate Agents Act. He was fined and lost his real estate license.
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AGENT JAILED FOR THREE YEARS
Mark Paul Hunt is now a prisoner. But it took four years to get him into jail. And almost as long for his victims to get compensation from an indemnity fund which is supposed to compensate the victims of real estate agency trust account fraud.
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KIWI SPRUIKER BLAMES BAD PUBLICITY
A New Zealand property spruiker is blaming bad publicity for the plummeting prices of Auckland apartments.
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HOPE LOOMS FOR BLACKLIST TENANTS
Once again, the annual Morgan poll says only one in ten Australians believe agents are honest.
![fake-news-2127597_640 fake-news-2127597_640](https://jenman.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/fake-news-2127597_640-600x600-240x160.png)
FALSE REAL ESTATE ADVERTISING
Once again, the annual Morgan poll says only one in ten Australians believe agents are honest.
![Businesspeople Shaking Hands And Taking Bribe Under Table Businesspeople Shaking Hands And Taking Bribe Under Table](https://jenman.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/illegal-240x160.jpg)
INSIDE THE JAMES TOSTEVIN SCANDAL
Late last month, Melbourne real estate agent James Tostevin was pictured in newspapers, drink in hand, toasting his latest success.
![Hotel Hotel](https://jenman.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Hotel-240x160.jpg)
HOUSES OF DARKNESS
Each night, after he finishes work, Conrad Joseph stops briefly at a five-star hotel. Striding up to the reception desk, he hands over his
![newspaper-154444_640 newspaper-154444_640](https://jenman.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/newspaper-154444_640-240x160.png)
GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS
Taking investment advice from real estate agents will be more important than ever in 2004. So says Enzo Raimondo, the CEO of the Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV).
![chasing-3744753_640 chasing-3744753_640](https://jenman.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/chasing-3744753_640-240x160.jpg)
BAIT PRICING – “SERIOUS BREACH OF LAW”
Agents in Queensland are being warned to cease using bait pricing.
![hammer-620008_640 hammer-620008_640](https://jenman.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/hammer-620008_640-240x160.jpg)
STIFF FINE “A JOKE” SAYS AGENT
A Sydney real estate agency has been fined $20,900 for misleading behaviour over the sale of a home in which a triple murder occurred.
![moneybags-30556_640 moneybags-30556_640](https://jenman.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/moneybags-30556_640-467x600-240x160.png)
ROBERTG ALLEN FLEES FROM CHALLENGE
American get-rich-guru, Robert G Allen, travels the world claiming that he is “under deadline to create a thousand millionaires”.
![thumbs-up-1006172_640 thumbs-up-1006172_640](https://jenman.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/thumbs-up-1006172_640-240x160.png)
STOP THE OUTRAGE
Stamp duty is back in the news. And, as usual, governments are being blamed for ripping off homebuyers.
![burial-1299277_640 burial-1299277_640](https://jenman.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/burial-1299277_640-240x160.png)
THE DEATH CALLERS
When it comes to the REIQ, their code of ethics is little more than a code of silence.
![cartoon-character-2934389_640 cartoon-character-2934389_640](https://jenman.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cartoon-character-2934389_640-600x600-240x160.jpg)
SUNNY STATE NABS SHADY CHARACTER
The Queensland government has finally caught a property investment spruiker.
![world-war-2827031_640 world-war-2827031_640](https://jenman.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/world-war-2827031_640-240x160.png)
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AGENT BUSTED FOR INSIDER TRADING
The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT), found that Simon had committed eight breaches of the Estate Agents Act. He was fined and lost his real estate license.
![handcuffs-146551_640 handcuffs-146551_640](https://jenman.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/handcuffs-146551_640-240x160.png)
AGENT JAILED FOR THREE YEARS
Mark Paul Hunt is now a prisoner. But it took four years to get him into jail. And almost as long for his victims to get compensation from an indemnity fund which is supposed to compensate the victims of real estate agency trust account fraud.
![road-sign-464651_640 road-sign-464651_640](https://jenman.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/road-sign-464651_640-240x160.jpg)
KIWI SPRUIKER BLAMES BAD PUBLICITY
A New Zealand property spruiker is blaming bad publicity for the plummeting prices of Auckland apartments.