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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).
BAIT PRICING – “SERIOUS BREACH OF LAW”
Agents in Queensland are being warned to cease using bait pricing.
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.
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”.
STOP THE OUTRAGE
Stamp duty is back in the news. And, as usual, governments are being blamed for ripping off homebuyers.
THE DEATH CALLERS
When it comes to the REIQ, their code of ethics is little more than a code of silence.
SUNNY STATE NABS SHADY CHARACTER
The Queensland government has finally caught a property investment spruiker.
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.
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.
KIWI SPRUIKER BLAMES BAD PUBLICITY
A New Zealand property spruiker is blaming bad publicity for the plummeting prices of Auckland apartments.
A MELBOURNE BOOM IN COVID GLOOM
Selling a home in Melbourne now? Don’t despair. There is good news for you. At least one real estate agent is creating a boom in the gloom.
AGENTS TAUGHT TO CHASE DEATH NOTICES
What sort of real estate agents harass the bereaved relatives of someone who has recently died? The answer is simple. Agents who have completed the Queensland Government’s approved real estate licensing course.
SAVAGERY IN NEW ZEALAND
The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) – the organisation that protects real estate agents – has launched a savage attack against Australian consumer advocate Neil Jenman.
THREE YEARS JAIL FOR AGENT
Anthony Rizk’s career as a real estate agent came to a sad end yesterday when he was sentenced to three years imprisonment.
Help for the Elderly… Don’t sell if you don’t want to sell!
Elderly folk are the saddest and most reluctant home sellers in our society. I believe all of us have a duty, where humanly possible, to help the elderly keep their homes, not sell them.
GOOD AGENTS WANTED
If you are a good real estate agent, we have a good offer for you – a very good offer. But you must be a “good agent” – a very good agent.
Hidden Heroes of Real Estate
When you sell your home, beware of a common trap – pricing it too high. If you ask too much in the beginning, you may sell too low in the end.
Boring Real Estate is Safe
The property investment adviser. If you think agents are dodgy, these self-titled “investment advisers” are deadly. They make agents look like angels.
Trust your Instincts not Agents
There are several factors to consider when choosing the right agent, but few as important as how you feel, what your instincts tell you.
Beware of the CMA
A CMA is convincing and powerful. It persuades home sellers to be “reasonable” and lower their prices. That’s why CMAs are so popular with agents.
Reduce Real Estate Lies
Home sellers don’t come more vulnerable than Marion and Michael. This trusting retired couple are no match for the ruthless agents in Sydney’s east.
HOW TO INVEST IN REAL ESTATE SAFELY
If you think real estate agents are dodgy, you obviously haven’t met property investment advisers, they are mostly worse than dodgy, they are deadly.
How to Handle Agents: Part 3
Your home is “listed” with an agent. If you took note of the first two parts in this series on “how to handle agents”, things should be going well for you.
Warning as “Rogue Agent” Busted
Unlike so many modern agents, Brent Peters doesn’t look like a “rogue estate agent”. He hasn’t got a slick shifty look to him.
How to handle agents : Part 2
Okay, you’ve contacted a few agents. They are on their way to your place. What are you going to do when they arrive?
How to Handle Agents: Part 1
Last Saturday I spoke with a pig. Rude, mean, inconsiderate, selfish – a horrible man. It’s probably an insult to call him a pig – an insult to pigs I mean.
Buy a Buyer!
Today’s most common real estate scam is the ‘ad scam’. Most agents mislead sellers into believing that sellers “need to pay marketing costs”.
Where Your Ad Money Goes!
On the surface, it all seems fair and reasonable. You need to sell your home. Your agent says you need to advertise so you can attract buyers. It costs money to advertise. As the advertising is all about you and your home, it seems fair that you pay for it.
