Rates, conjunction agreements, Form 6, disputes and what agents actually keep from every deal.
Walk through a practising agent's experience of the new mandatory CPD from June 2025. Cover: which sessions they chose, time investment, what they learned, cost, OFT compliance documentation, whether
Read guide →Walk through a bond dispute that went to QCAT. Cover: the condition report, the disputed damage, the evidence presented, the QCAT hearing process, the outcome. Lessons on condition report documentatio
Read guide →Walk through a realistic scenario: seller disputes commission at settlement, agent's options (solicitor hold, QCAT claim, caveat), timeline, costs, outcome. Practical and specific.
Read guide →How a regional QLD agent navigates a boom-bust resource economy. Cyclical market management, investor vs owner-occupier balance, commission rate pressures in tight markets, conjunction activity with B
Read guide →Regional growth market case study. Ipswich as one of QLD's fastest-growing LGAs. Cover: managing vendor price expectations in a rising market, handling multiple offers, auction strategy in a regional
Read guide →Walk through an auction that generated a complaint (price guide allegation, vendor bid dispute, bidder registration issue). QCAT process, evidence, outcome. Lessons for auctioneers and agents.
Read guide →Walk through a complete international deal: Singapore buyer, Brisbane inner suburb property, FIRB approval process, remote contract signing, international deposit transfer, FRCGW (if non-resident sell
Read guide →Aspirational but realistic case study. Walk through the five-year journey: year 1 (registration, first sales, income), year 2-3 (database building, repeat clients), year 4-5 (team building, conjunctio
Read guide →Reconstruct a realistic (anonymised or composite) case study of a commission dispute arising from ambiguous Form 6 wording. Walk through: the listing, the issue, the QCAT claim, the outcome, and the l
Read guide →Based on real QLD District Court cases (reference Equity 2 Pty Ltd v Best Price Real Estate or similar). Walk through the conjunction agreement, the dispute trigger (co-agent going direct), the legal
Read guide →Walk through the structuring of a high-value conjunction deal: the conjunction agreement terms, the split negotiation, the payment trigger, the disbursement at settlement. Lessons on protecting large
Read guide →Illustrative case study of a PM who had thorough documentation (condition report, entry notices, repair records) and successfully defended a major QCAT claim. Walk through the dispute, the documentati
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