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Tricks and Traps of Building and Pest Inspections

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 about protecting consumers in this regard.

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Australian Coastal Property Market “On Steroids”

A newly-released report on the property market along the coastal areas of Australia shows that, despite a relatively subdued market nationally, the coastal strip is surging ahead.

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Law Should Make Agents Respect Privacy

A duty to respect the privacy of property owners must be an enforceable condition of the lucrative monopoly which every real estate licence ensures.

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Flood Insurance 101

WHY is flood insurance not universally available to homeowners?

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When Your Agent Buys Rather Than Sells Your Property

It has always been the law across Australia that real estate agents must act fairly towards their clients and disclose all relevant matters to them.

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Free Flight To Misery

Eight years ago Robert and Karen Leonforte flew from outback Western Australia for a quick visit to the Gold Coast. They arrived at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, 16 May 1998. Next day they inspected half a dozen investment properties, then went to the Bundall offices of Lehns Solicitors where they signed up to buy a unit in Hansford Road Coombaba.

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I Want My Home Back

The owner of the home is Michael, a 52-year-old man suffering from severe depression. In November last year, because his health was deteriorating, Michael considered selling his home.

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Grandma Ripped Off

Real estate agents don’t come much nastier than Lindsay Fallon and his brother Glenn Fallon, also from Hervey Bay.

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Neighbours “Impaled” By Home Ownership Crisis

The Huxleys had been horrified to discover not only that their home of seven years was not really theirs, but also that no one wanted to help them sort out the problem.

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BEWARE – Estate Agents Who Act As Lawyers

Here is yet another example of an estate agent playing “lawyer” and messing things up.

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