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TASMANIA’S PROPERTY SHAME
An elderly man from Victoria dreamed of buying a house in Tasmania. Like many mainlanders, he thought the island’s prices, climate and pace made it ideal for retirement.
WILL PROPERTY TAXES INCREASE?
Soon, it will be time to share more of that wealth. The property revolution is coming.
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 insurance policy.
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 (where else) and he drives a big flashy car.
THE REAL ESTATE ADVERTISING STITCH-UP
It’s one of real estate’s biggest scams. And it catches thousands of sellers every month. It’s the real estate advertising stitch-up.
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 was an agent.
DOLLARS FOR HORRORS
One would think the aim would be to end this saga not start it again. No matter what the opinions may be, ‘the murder house’ is worth $715,000, perhaps even less as time goes on.
BATTLERS RELEASED FROM LOAN CONTRACTS
Property wrapping is a form of loan sharking where investors (‘wrappers’) sell over-priced homes on over-inflated interest terms.
THE GOLDFISH IN THE SHARK POOL
Words such as honesty and trust have been replaced with misleading and false when it comes to describing Sharon Peach.
DROP YOUR AGENT, NOT YOUR PRICE!
The easiest way to sell any property is to drop its price
In most cases, however, owners should drop their agent not their price.
HOW ADS KILL SALES
There are 195 countries in the world. Yet Australia and New Zealand are the only countries where agents expect home sellers to pay for advertising costs.
THE CORONAVIRUS EXCUSE
Aside from the pandemic, I believe something else is hurting home sellers today. I’d like to tell you about it.
Home sellers, you are being told that prices are crashing, and the property market is falling off a cliff –
AGENTS SAY “ALL BUYERS ARE LIARS”
How to get the truth and the best price by Neil Jenman This happens all the time in real estate… Buyers make an offer on a home. They tell the agent they “won’t pay any more”. The agent contacts the sellers and urges them to accept the offer. The agent may say: “If you don’t […]
CONTROL YOUR FEAR OF AGENTS
In February, Lana and Ian, a retired couple, decided to sell their home. An agent said auction would get the best price. Only dishonest or incompetent agent
MONEY CAN’T BUY YOU LOVE
A common mistake of agents – and the reason they often fail to get the best price for a home – is this: They focus too much on price.
HIRING AN AGENT IN COVID-19
If you want to sell your home for a great price in these times of COVID-19, you must find a great agent. There are two stories going around about the effect
SHOULD YOU SELL IN COVID-19?
In these times of COVID-19, one thing is certain: Thousands of home-sellers are withdrawing from sale. In addition, thousands are delaying selling.
COVID-19 “AGENTS DECLARE WAR ON TENANTS”
For the first time in their lives, due to a disaster over which they have no control, thousands of good tenants are facing some very bad agents dishing out very bad treatment.
COVID-19. HOW ONE AGENT RESPONDS
Below is a statement sent by a real estate office, Hampton Peters Real Estate, in Burnie on Friday April 3, 2020, to its many ‘landlords’ and tenants.
AUCTIONS DESCEND INTO TOTAL FARCE
Even with the usual fake auction clearance rates, there was no way the industry could hide the auction disasters on the weekend.
HOW YOU CAN SELL WELL DESPITE COVID-19
Three Sydney real estate agents decided to play a round of golf last weekend. Smiles, back-slaps and hand-shakes (despite the warnings) all – around.
REAL ESTATE HOSTAGES
In life, there are few things worse than being stuck with people you don’t like – especially if these people have hurt and betrayed you.
HOME SELLER “VERY HAPPY” TO LOSE $545,000
by Neil Jenman On January 21 this year (2020), Mrs Lawson, an elderly lady sold her family home in the Sydney suburb of Peakhurst for $880,000. Her agent was a discount agent called Upside Realty. Eighteen days later, on February 8, the buyer who bought Mrs Lawson’s home for $880,000 re-sold it – in the […]
HOW TO FIRE BAD AGENTS
Craig is a smart fellow. But he can’t believe what’s happened while trying to sell his gorgeous home in a leafy Melbourne suburb.
