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REIV letter to the editor in response to article entitled "Agents accused of hyping up rental crisis to lure buyers".
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Today’s announcement of a 0.25 rise in official interest rates will affect those who can least afford it..
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The REIV is welcoming the release of WorkSafe “Real Estate Agent Out-of-Office Safety” guidelines.
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Members would be aware that the REIV has been campaigning for the reform of various State Government taxes..
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The REIV has welcomed the cut in land tax in the Victorian State Budget...
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It is common to be advised as a buyer, to obtain a pre purchase building inspection report...
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20-May-2006
In 1988 there were around 200,000 Victorians living and working in around 35,000 bodies corporate ...
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As we approach the State Budget this year one piece of information that many people will keenly await is news about grants for first home owners.
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11-Apr-2006
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4-Apr-2006
The Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) have recently analysed the views of consumers when it comes to their satisfaction of Real Estate agents.
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4-Apr-2006
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3-Apr-2006
Everyone always has a view about real estate agents..
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3-Apr-2006
Following changes by the state government the rules about what you can and can’t build in rural Victoria are changing.
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9-Dec-2005
For your information, attached is a plan of action, endorsed by Members’ Council
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2-Dec-2005
The Estate Agents Council has been asked by the Minister for Consumer Affairs...
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11-Nov-2005
Melbourne’s residential vacancy rate decreased for the September quarter..
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24-Oct-2005
and data now available in The Age each week..
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21-Oct-2005
Today’s announcement on land tax on trusts discriminates against properties held in trust...
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8-Oct-2005
Since February last year, under new legislation introduced by the Victorian Government, agents have to apply a two-stage process when pricing real estate for sale.
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1-Oct-2005
EA October 2005 edition
The recent incident in which agent’s representative Lorelle Makin was murdered is a terrible tragedy and our thoughts are with her family and work colleagues.
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1-Oct-2005
EA October 2005 edition
‘The Occupational Health and Safety Act (2004) imposes anobligation on employers to provide systems of work that are safe,so far as is reasonably practicable’.
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29-Aug-2005
With the Spring selling season about to commence, it is timely to offer some tips about bidding at auctions.
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20-Aug-2005
Last week the REIV announced it has signed a partnership agreement with Residex, the 15 year-old and highly respected statistical modeling research company
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15-Aug-2005
Melbourne’s residential vacancy rate rose 0.2 per cent to 2.6 per cent in the June quarter, and the regional rate decreased 0.1 per cent to 2.4 per cent.
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12-Aug-2005
The REIV today announces it has signed a partnership agreement with Residex, the highly respected statistical research company, for price movement modeling and market analysis.
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5-Aug-2005
Melbourne’s residential vacancy rate rose 0.2 per cent to 2.6 per cent in the quarter, and the regional rate decreased 0.1 per cent to 2.4 per cent.
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5-Aug-2005
As an REIV member, you will be aware that the REIV telephone information service previously provided telephone advice to members, non-members and the general public.
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23-Jul-2005
If you are interested in buying a property offered for private sale, it’s important to make your best offer if you are asked to by the owner’s agent to put your offer in writing.
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22-Jul-2005
The REIV has considered the discussion paper – Proposal for New Special Trusts Provisions.
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16-Jul-2005
The Government’s recently announced new land tax on property held in a trust, scheduled to take effect on 1 January 2006, will severely and unfairly penalize families, small business and self-funded retirees.
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9-Jul-2005
The Federal Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services (Committee) released a report last week on the regulation of “Property Investment Advice”. The REIV has been advocating for tighter control and protection for consumers on the activities of property spruikers and get-rich-quick schemes.
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2-Jul-2005
Victoria’s revamped real estate auction laws get their first road test today, with amendments made to the Sale of Land Act (“Act”) effective from 1 July.
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25-Jun-2005
Property investors who own land on which there is a business take note: if the business tenant has paid their 2005 land tax bills they are entitled to a rebate, under changes announced in the May 2005 State Budget.
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18-Jun-2005
The program of compulsory Continuing Profession Development (CPD) training, implemented by the Real Estate Institute of Victoria on 1 July last year for all Licensed and Agents’ Representative REIV members, has proven a great success.
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11-Jun-2005
The ABS recently reported Melbourne house prices fell 1.7 per cent in the March quarter and BIS Shrapnel warns of interest rates rising to 9 per cent next year.
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4-Jun-2005
Many people wait until they sell an asset before they start thinking about capital gains tax (CGT). This is often too late.
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3-May-2005
Today's Land Tax relief, worth $823 million over the next five years, is welcomed by the The Real Estate Institute of Victoria.
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1-May-2005
EA May 2005 edition
‘Land Tax bills are set to skyrocket in coming years, exacerbated in 2006 by the use of 2004 valuations and proposed changes to the Valuation of Land Act (1960)’.
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23-Apr-2005
It is perhaps timely to remind estate agents and the general public about “pricing” of real estate for sale.
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13-Apr-2005
The REIV Board will review today’s Federal Court finding against Gary Peer & Associates, concerning an auction the agency conducted in August 2003.
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9-Apr-2005
Proposed Land Tax relief in the May budget, announced by Premier Bracks this week by targeting the “middle brackets”, is welcomed and is long overdue.
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8-Mar-2005
The REIV calls on the State Government to address serious flaws in land tax reforms announced last year in the May 2005 budget.
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1-Mar-2005
EA March 2005 edition
Government's Land Tax Reforms: Are there flaws?
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24-Feb-2005
Following an investigation, the REIV has determined that allegations against a previously unnamed “Ballarat Agent”...
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1-Feb-2005
The chairman of the ACCC, Graeme Samuel, said yesterday that the ACCC has taken the real estate industry "off the critical list of bad health"
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6-Dec-2004
Today’s report in The Age on the leaked review of the Estate Agents Guarantee Fund, signed by Minister Lenders, shows a total lack of transparency and consultation and a contempt for industry training which benefits consumers.
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28-Nov-2004
Property investment schemes and property investment seminars should be subject to stringent regulation and conducted only by qualified advisers.
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20-Sep-2004
The REIV welcomes and supports the Bracks Government examination of Victoria’s bodies corporate rules, announced this week.
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13-Sep-2004
The REIV welcomes the ACCC investigation into "get-rich quick'''' property schemes.
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11-Sep-2004
The REIV supports Victoria’s first prosecution of a dummy bidder under the new legislation.
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10-Sep-2004
The affordability of home loans across Australia has fallen to a seven year low according to the AMP Banking/REIA Home Loan Affordability Indicator released today.
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7-Sep-2004
When it comes to gas safety, prevention is better than cure. Gas appliances are efficient, easy to maintain and preferred by many tenants, however faulty installations and a lack of maintenance create dangerous situations that have caused fatalities.
Property managers play a key role in making sure that landlords and tenants live safely with gas, according to the Office of Gas Safety.
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23-Aug-2004
The current legislation regulating bodies corporate are out-dated and require a major overhaul.
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2-Aug-2004
As part of the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) commitment to providing statistics on a range of service industries in Australia, it is planning to conduct a survey of real estate businesses in respect of the 2002-03 financial year. The last survey of this type was conducted for the 1998-99 financial year, with the results available in Real Estate Services Industry Australia, 1998-99 (cat. no. 8663.0).
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2-Aug-2004
REIV supports Government review of Body Corporate Rules
The REIV welcomes and fully supports the Bracks Government examination of Victoria’s bodies corporate rules, announced yesterday.
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23-Jul-2004
The REIV welcomes the Productivity Commission Report released today, which confirms the need for an urgent overhaul of the stamp duty system
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1-Jul-2004
EA July 2004
From 1 July 2004, all Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) members must undertake Continuing Professional Development (CPD) training.
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1-Jun-2004
Members are advised they may view the above submission.
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22-May-2004
Minister Lenders claim of a rise in complaints against estate agents is blatantly misleading.
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30-Apr-2004
The REIV, the state’s peak real estate organisation, has welcomed much of the new sale of property related legislation tabled in parliament today, but warned there were elements that were both impractical and contrary to the interests of consumers.
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