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Ethics in Investing
“Anyone who says money doesn’t cause happiness is either a liar or a loser,” yelled the guru. His audience laughed as one. It was ten minutes since he bounded onto the stage, but the guru already had them seduced.
Ethics in Real Estate
In 1943, a 69 year old writer, W Somerset Maugham, published an essay on Virtue. He said most people accept the importance of the virtues of integrity and self-sacrifice, but this is not enough to weigh against the powerful motives of self-interest.
Ethical Concerns for Australian and New Zealand Real Estate
Real estate consumers are losing millions of dollars due to the lack of ethics in real estate. It is a national disgrace in both Australia & New Zealand. And it is time it stopped.
Sell Your Property and Pay Zero Commission
Consumers are conditioned to believe that buying or selling real estate is difficult. For years we have been told we need agents.
Danger For First-Home Buyers
In our drunken desire for possessions it is easy to forget the debt hangover that follows. Within a few months, the glamour of the purchase is replaced by the grind of the payments. Delight turns to depression.
Gazumping – Be Aware
With most home sales, there are three groups of people – sellers, buyers and agents. The sellers want the highest price, the buyers want the lowest price and the agents want a commission. For the buyers and the sellers, this is a dangerous formula.
Seven Rules for Buying at Auction
If you don’t know the tricks used at auctions, you are certain to get hurt. Most auction agents have no regard for your feelings. They want a sale and they don’t care who they hurt.
How Real Estate Thiefs Get Away with More Than Bank Robbers
A bank robber who robbed a bank of almost a quarter of a million dollars has been banned from entering any bank premises for five years.
Cold August Night
On a cold August night, back in 2005, I made a big mistake. I made a promise to a journalist by the name of Paul Barry that a woman by the name of Maria Di Benedetto would not lose her home.
The Gough Response
There are few sights more ridiculous in the business world than businessmen attempting to defend the indefensible.
Homesellers – Don’t Pay Anything Until Your Home is Happily Sold!
Here’s a three word message for sellers – Don’t Pay Anything! At least not until your property is sold and you are satisfied. And don’t pay money for advertising.
Guilty of Fraud
Almost ten years after he began his reign of financial terror, Kovelan Bangaru, 43, was this week found guilty in the Sydney District Court on 13 charges of fraud under the NSW Crimes Act.
Flood Victims Need ‘Value’ Compensation
For many years, Queensland solicitor Tim O’Dwyer has warned would-be property buyers about the likelihood of floods in his normally Sunshine State.
Rick Otton Has Been Banned In Australia from Promoting his Schemes
One of Australia’s biggest property spruikers, Rick Otton, has been banned from promoting his get-rich-quick scheme in Western Australia.
REIV Deserves Praise for Wolf Decision
Here is something I never thought I’d say: “The Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) has made a brave and ethical decision.” The Institute has chosen not to support an American motivational speaker who has spent time in prison for fraud and money-laundering and who is coming to Australia to teach his methods to agents.
