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How To Read The Contract Of Sale Of Real Estate
29 October 08 05:47 PM | Peter Mericka | 3 Comments   

OPINION by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.B Real Estate Lawyer Qualified Practising Conveyancer Victoria Director Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd The old Contract Note was a very simple document. It contained no General Conditions (these were incorporated by reference) Read More...

Filed under: Contract, contract note, contract of sale of real estate

New Contract of Sale of Real Estate - FREE Download!
09 October 08 02:33 PM | Peter Mericka | 16 Comments   

OPINION by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.B Real Estate Lawyer Qualified Practising Conveyancer Victoria Director Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd I have been very critical of the underhanded approach taken by the Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) in designing Read More...

Filed under: Contract, contract note, contract of sale of real estate, REIV

New Contract - Same Old Deception
08 October 08 07:49 PM | Peter Mericka | 3 Comments   

OPINION by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.B Real Estate Lawyer Qualified Practising Conveyancer Victoria Director Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd The new Contract of Sale of Real Estate prescribed by the Estate Agents (Contracts) Regulations 2008 was supposed to Read More...

Filed under: Contract, contract note, contract of sale of real estate, Deception, REIV

The Finance Approval Minefield
02 October 08 11:33 AM | Peter Mericka | 2 Comments   

by Shannyn Hunter Conveyancer shannyn@lawyersconveyancing.com.au Lawyers Conveyancing Anyone who has dealt with the banks for a home loan will tell you about their battle scars with pride. Simply securing finance approval can be a frustrating and baffling Read More...

Filed under: approval, contract note, Conveyancing, Finance, home loan, loan, mortgage, pre-approval, property, Purchase

Contract Note Banned! Estate Agents Lose Deception Tool
22 September 08 06:45 AM | Peter Mericka | 27 Comments   

OPINION by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.B Real Estate Lawyer Qualified Practising Conveyancer Victoria Director Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd The document known in the real estate industry as “the standard REIV Contract Note” has been banned. As from 28 September, Read More...

Filed under: contract note, contract of sale, Deception, REIV

Contract Switching & Lies At Ranges First National RE
27 August 08 09:49 AM | Peter Mericka | 4 Comments   

OPINION by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.B Real Estate Lawyer Qualified Practising Conveyancer Victoria Director Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd Hot on the heels of the contract switchers at Barry Plant Real Estate Croydon comes Ranges First National Real Estate Read More...

Filed under: contract note, contract switching, Deception, jim conder, ranges first national real estate, rik rushton

Geoff Thompson - Contract Switching At Barry Plant RE
18 August 08 11:12 AM | Peter Mericka | 44 Comments   

OPINION by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.B Real Estate Lawyer Qualified Practising Conveyancer Victoria Director Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd Geoff Thompson is the Director of Barry Plant Real Estate in Croydon Victoria, and the Barry Plant Real Estate tag line Read More...

Filed under: Barry Plant Real Estate, Contract, contract note, croydon, geoff thompson, pauline ferguson, REIV, switching contracts

David Sowersby - Serial Switcher of Contracts
31 July 08 03:14 PM | Peter Mericka | 0 Comments   

OPINION by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.B Real Estate Lawyer Qualified Practising Conveyancer Victoria Director Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd David Sowersby is the Director of Walshe & Whitelock Real Estate, Brunswick and an Associate of the Real Estate Institute Read More...

Filed under: Contract, contract note, david sowersby, REIV, walshe & whitelock

Barry Plant Real Estate - "Gazumping" Clause
07 May 08 06:39 AM | Peter Mericka | 8 Comments   

It would appear that Barry Plant Real Estate has adopted the tactic of having a "gazumping" clause inserted into real estate contracts. We again warn consumers against allowing estate agents to tamper with the contract. A "gazumping" clause is a special Read More...

Filed under: Barry Plant, Barry Plant Real Estate, Contract, contract note, gazumping, ian reid, special condition

Preventing Estate Agents From Preparing Contracts
13 March 08 05:21 AM | Peter Mericka | 11 Comments   

by Tim O'Dwyer M.A., LL.B Solicitor Consumer Advocate watchdog@argonautlegal.com.au After firing more than a few verbal bullets over recent months at Queensland’s Attorney-General (and Fair Trading Minister) Kerry Shine in The Courier Mail and Gold Coast Read More...

Filed under: Agent, conflict of interests, Contract, contract note, contract of sale, Conveyancing, Estate agent, ethics, kerry shine, queensland