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Open For Inspection - Open For Theft!
10 November 08 10:29 AM | Peter Mericka | 13 Comments   

OPINION by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.B Real Estate Lawyer Qualified Practising Conveyancer Victoria Director Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd Some time ago I wrote a posting about thefts during property inspections, and noted that some estate agents were including Read More...

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What Building Inspection Reports Don't Cover
04 February 08 09:20 AM | Peter Mericka | 11 Comments   

by Tim O'Dwyer M.A., LL.B Solicitor Consumer Advocate watchdog@argonautlegal.com.au Home buyers must always ensure, when contracting subject to satisfactory building inspection reports, that adequate time has been provided for this in their contracts Read More...

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Ian Reid Takes Aim At Fellow Estate Agents
18 January 08 05:30 PM | Peter Mericka | 0 Comments   

by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.B Real Estate Lawyer Qualified Practising Conveyancer Victoria Director Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd High-profile Melbourne real estate agent Ian Reid has copped some heavy criticism in the past over his Gazumping Clause and his Read More...

Filed under: Estate agent, Inspection, OFI, open for inspection, ian reid, open house

Contracts - Real Estate Booby Traps!
10 May 07 11:35 AM | Peter Mericka | 0 Comments   

by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.B Real Estate Lawyer and Qualified Practising Conveyancer Victoria Lawyers Real Estate Most real estate consumers are aware that real estate contracts are biased heavily in favour of the vendor, and contain a minefield of terms Read More...

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A Building Inspector's Two Bit's Worth
03 May 07 03:02 PM | Peter Mericka | 0 Comments   

by Tim O’Dwyer M.A., LL.B Queensland Solicitor & Consumer Advocate watchdog@argonautlegal.com.au Peter Weddel is a fiercely independent licensed building inspector who goes through houses like a dose of salts, takes no nonsense from agents and can’t Read More...

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Buy By Day - Trouble At Night
03 May 07 03:00 PM | Peter Mericka | 0 Comments   

Lawyers Real Estate by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.B Real Estate Lawyer and Qualified Practising Conveyancer Victoria Most purchasers of real estate visit the property during the day, or in the early evening. But what if the property has nocturnal problems? Read More...

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Estate Agents And Security – Vendors At Risk
03 May 07 01:22 PM | Peter Mericka | 0 Comments   

by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.B Real Estate Lawyer and Qualified Practising Conveyancer Victoria Lawyers Real Estate On 4 December, 2005 we ran a posting titled "Agents As Security Goons – The "Open House" Of The Future?" . The issue remains topical, with Read More...

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How to Present Your Home for Sale to Potential Purchasers
03 May 07 12:21 PM | Peter Mericka | 0 Comments   

An EzineArticle by Alison Thompson . You have decided to sell your home and you want to make sure that your house is what every potential purchaser who walks through the door wants. There are a number of ways in which you can help with making sure that Read More...

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The Scandal of Stigma Homes - It’s time to set up a monitoring service.
03 May 07 12:08 PM | Peter Mericka | 0 Comments   

An article from the Jenman Website . In the pretty Sydney suburb of Sylvania, there’s a cute little home for sale at 39 Formosa Street . At $520,000, it seems well priced. If you turn up at the open-inspection, you’ll probably meet Rodney Spink of Sanders Read More...

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Hey Geoff, Real Estate Deceptions Are Never Funny
03 May 07 11:59 AM | Peter Mericka | 0 Comments   

by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.B Real Estate Lawyer and Qualified Practising Conveyancer Victoria Lawyers Real Estate It would appear that the President of the REIV thinks it's funny when consumers are tricked by the scam known as the real estate auction. Read More...

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Seven Best Ways to Ruin a Buyer's Visit
03 May 07 11:34 AM | Peter Mericka | 0 Comments   

An EzineArticle by Hugh Harris-Evans . You have decided to sell your house, have engaged the services of a Real Estate Agent or decided to handle the sale yourself and are just waiting for prospective buyers to call. Someone arranges to view but, after Read More...

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Pre-Inspected Listings - The Future of Real Estate
02 May 07 11:29 AM | Peter Mericka | 0 Comments   

An EzineArticle by Jennifer Walker . Home inspections have traditionally been for the benefit of the purchaser. Pre-inspected listings benefit all parties – purchasers, vendors and agents. The benefits: Deals won’t fall through Speeds up the selling process Read More...

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Tricks & Traps Of Building & Pest Inspections
02 May 07 11:23 AM | Peter Mericka | 0 Comments   

by Tim O’Dwyer M.A., LL.B Queensland Solicitor & Consumer Advocate watchdog@argonautlegal.com.au Buyers and sellers alike are still being conned on building and pest inspection clauses in sales contracts. Meanwhile, the regulators do not seem to care Read More...

Filed under: Inspection, Deception

Worksafe Guidelines Ill-Informed
01 May 07 03:33 PM | Peter Mericka | 0 Comments   

by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.B Real Estate Lawyer and Qualified Practising Conveyancer Victoria Lawyers Real Estate Surely, the first rule of risk management is to avoid unnecessary risks. It has never been necessary for Estate agents to act as " escorts Read More...

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Home Truths About Building Inspections
01 May 07 03:22 PM | Peter Mericka | 0 Comments   

by Tim O’Dwyer M.A., LL.B Queensland Solicitor & Consumer Advocate watchdog@argonautlegal.com.au What of worth could a suburban solicitor say to a bunch of hard-nosed building consultants about home-buyers' building inspections? Well, lots. At the Read More...

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