Many strata managers know that in the long absence of proper regulation by government, the industry has become addicted to the routine exploitation of apartment owners and the easy profits that flow as a result.
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Many strata managers know that in the long absence of proper regulation by government, the industry has become addicted to the routine exploitation of apartment owners and the easy profits that flow as a result.
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Victoria police hunt man accused of conning prospective tenants by hiring short-stay accommodation and advertising it for lease
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Single mum Bethany Evans put down a $100,000 deposit on an off-the-plan apartment two years ago. When cracks appeared, she realised there was no way out.
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The Eleet real estate agency, based in Truganina, has been accused of misleading and deceptive conduct in several court cases.
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Cheap waterfront properties are listed for sale at Couran Cove near the Gold Coast, but the real estate ads leave out an important detail — they have no power or water.
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Collapsed home builder Porter Davis was taking deposits from new owners in an advertising blitz where it discounted new homes by $50,000 just before it slumped into liquidation.
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Real estate agents and property professionals reveal the ways their profession manipulates and misleads buyers and sellers in the pursuit of making a deal.
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From swapping in a blue, cloudless sky to making the grass a little — or a lot — greener, the use of selective photo magic to make real estate ads more appealing is not new — but this $4 million "renovator's dream" got the full treatment.
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A Sunshine Coast mum is warning others to be vigilant after being scammed out of $4,000 when paying what she thought was a deposit to secure a property on a popular real estate website.
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With a litany of logistical and legal hurdles between the vision for Satoshi Island and its reality, experts fear the project may eventually fall flat or run foul of local Vanuatu laws.
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Guardian Australia picture editor Carly Earl went behind the scenes of a Sydney real estate photoshoot to investigate the tactics used to make property marketing shots look so good – often much better than the reality. 'I stood right next to the real estate photographer to capture what I thought was the same image,' says Earl. But wide-angle lenses and heavy photoshopping result in a marked difference between regular shots and professional images
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A Melbourne real estate agent who took nearly $100,000 out of his agency’s trust account and splurged on luxury cars and private school fees should be able to continue working in the industry, a court has heard.
Makes a mockery of the phrase 'trust account' if he is allowed to continue to work in the industry?
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When my brother-in-law wanted another word for opulent, I offered palatial. Am I now implicated in his trade’s jiggery-pokery?
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The F.B.I. says real estate transactions are a growing target of wire fraud. Here are some ways to fight back.
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My advice to my kids and anyone who'll listen is this: do not buy a new apartment, especially if it is over three storeys high, writes Philip Gall.
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The Owners Corporation Network’s advice is blunt: ‘Don’t buy a new apartment over three storeys’
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Home-buyers are being tricked into putting their money into scammers accounts.
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Control the process and select your investment property after due research, not just because some slick salesperson talked you into it.