The Supreme Court last month ruled on the PAMDA derailment of a successful off-the-plan sales campaign by distressed Mud...
Arbitrary penalty interest argument edges closer to seismic High Court ruling
The legality of penalty interest charges levied by mortgage lenders on “defaulting” domestic and commercial ...
Rogue salesman’s ghost sales cripple developer, sink city agencies
A seemingly gifted sales agent – motivated by a desire for fixed retainer remuneration rather than reliance on the...
Proving the spoken word: Westpac slotted on sales rep’s promises
When Michael Lee and Majed Hawatt signed up as “sophisticated investors” for Westpac’s GPS “capital p...
Last minute contract amendments: does signing mean everything’s agreed?
In a lesson to all agents, developers and lawyers about how things can go wrong under pressure, Gold Coast merchant bank...
Buyer pays $1.1 million to part company on Hilton unit deal
A sobering reminder emerged this week of the scale of GFC-related property losses, when a 2008 glitter strip investor wa...
Instalment buyer defaults on coast beauty
When Bradley and Diane Pendleton agreed to sign off at $1.215 million in November 2010, for the sale of their Buderim ho...
Battered borrowers sue: low-doc income fudge not lender’s problem
Unemployed re-fi borrowers – who were happy for their mortgage broker to mis-state loan application income –...
Airlie Beach contract crash: when can buyers waive PAMDA & LSA termination rights?
Until Queensland’s residential contract compliance nightmare is resolved, agents and lawyers will continue to expl...