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Dymphna Boholt Fined For Bogus Claims
A woman who claims she went from “virtually zero to a $3.5 million property portfolio in just 18 months” has been penalised by Queensland Fair Trading regulators over bogus seminar claims.
If This is How James Robertson Treats His Boss… Be Careful Homesellers
Prior to working for Belle Property, James Robertson worked for another real estate agency in Unley, Walter & Irvine Real Estate, owned by Kevin Walter and his wife Leanne Walter.
Eight Silly Excuses Used by Real Estate Agents
But if it’s bad for agents, it’s also bad for the people who traditionally pay the agents – the property sellers. Tens of thousands of properties are languishing unsold. No one wants to buy them. Or, at least that’s how it seems.
Kung Fu Spruiker
This is a story about a get-rich-quick (for him) spruiker by the name of Edwin James Goulding (or Ed Goulding as he calls himself when he’s trying to come across all friendly-like, meaning he’s trying to convince investors to give him their money).
Understanding Under-Quoting
The NSW government has released a statement saying they “want to send a clear message that underquoting won’t be tolerated.”
Three Days, Three Seminars, and at Least Three Million
How a gang of American spruikers is fleecing Aussies. Here’s how an American seminar gang is pulling off a multi-million dollar spruiking heist in Australia.
THE RAT FROM LONG ISLAND
Jordan Belfort stole more than $200 million by devising a sales method ‘The Straight-Line System’ which he boasted could “persuade anybody to do anything”.
REIV Caught Cheating – Again
The motive behind false auction statistics. For many years, the Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) has misled and deceived real estate consumers.
The 47 Pitch
Psychologists call it the ‘Scarcity Principle’. The strategy is simple – tell your targets that the deal you are offering is limited – either to a set number of people or to a set period of time.
The Hunt for Mihos Millionaires
Recently, I sent a message to several people who, some time ago, had been conned into (I beg your pardon, I mean “persuaded to invest in”) a George Mihos ‘multiple-streams-of-income’ seminar.
Irish Warned About Land Banking
With no let-up in the goldrush to buy property overseas, a number of British ‘land-bankers’ have begun targeting Irish investors with the prospect of making easy money on sums that Ray Burke might describe as “walking around money”.
Reiv Dismisses ‘SEX CLAIM’ Without Proper Investigation
“CLEARED!” shouted the headlines. Around Australia newspapers and radio stations have reported the “exoneration” of a Ballarat real estate agent accused of inappropriate behaviour in a client’s home.
10 REAL ESTATE TIPS FOR TODAY
These few brief hints, in today’s fast-paced world, may save you several thousand dollars if you are buying or selling today.
American Guru Exposed in Australia
American get-rich-guru, Robert G Allen, travels the world claiming that he is “under deadline to create a thousand millionaires”.
“Millionaire Challenge” in Deep Hole
Property investor, Steve McKnight, is under fire over claims that he can make people into property millionaires. Last night, on ABC television, David Marr, the host of Media Watch, criticised both McKnight and Channel Seven’s program Today Tonight, over claims about creating millionaires.
