Monthly Archives: October 2009

REIV Pricing Ploy Relies On Lies

Posted on October 25, 2009 by | 24 Comments
by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.BReal Estate LawyerQualified Practising Conveyancer VictoriaDirector Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd   We now have the REIV inventing, and forcing its own legislation on real estate consumers. When will journalists, regulators, lawyers and consumers start thinking for themselves instead of simply watching Enzo Raimondo and the crew at the Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) make fools of them. It’s time to put vendors and purchasers back in control, and to...

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Book Exposes Real World Of Real Estate

Posted on October 18, 2009 by | 6 Comments
by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.BReal Estate LawyerQualified Practising Conveyancer VictoriaDirector Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd   I was watching “First Tuesday Book Club” on ABC TV a few months ago, and I saw the host, Jennifer Byrne hold up a copy of Brendan Gullifer’s book SOLD. According to Byrne, “I thought it was tremendous fun. And let me tell you, you’ve met these people. They probably sold your house.” Having read SOLD, I can confirm...

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