The Buyer’s Agent

When the housing market slows, the buyer's agents come out. Tough times for a commission estate agent means that a new source of income has to be found. By declaring himself to be a "buyer's agent" the average commission estate agent is able to charge purchasers who are buying properties through competing estate agencies.

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Valuation Scam

Commission estate agent valuations are often like free cheese – their quality can be dubious, and they’re usually on offer for other reasons. And there’s that recurring real estate industry problem of the conflict of interests.

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Agent Taint

Agent Taint occurs where a vendor cannot accept an offer from a purchaser without having to pay a commission to the commission estate agent, even though the Exclusive Sale Authority has been ended.

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Agent Complaints

If you have a complaint about an estate agent don't keep it to yourself. We have launched a powerful consumer tool we have launched. It's called The Australian Real Estate Blog.

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Adverse Possession

This is an old doctrine that says, basically, that where a trespasser remains in possession of land for a period of time (generally 15 years) then that person acquires ownership of the land.

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How To Guides

How to Get Started How to choose Conveyancer or Lawyer? How to Get Advice How to Cool Off How to Determine Costs How to Read a Section 32 How to Understand a Contract How to Buy at Auction How to Buy Subject to Finance How to Use a Deposit Bond How to Arrange a Variation to Contract How to Understand Conveyancing How to Verify Your Identity (VOI)

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Offer

For the average consumer, the term offer has a simple and straight-forward meaning. However, when applied to the law of Contract, it has a very specific meaning. The confusion between these two meanings is often manipulated, and used against consumers.

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Agency – What it means

Most people have some understanding of the terms "agent" or "agency". But when it comes to determining the roles and responsibilities of agents in real estate transactions, a great deal of confusion arises. In this section we explain the difference between an "estate agent" and the role of "agent".

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