Contents

• How’s The Market?
• Buyers Deserve Better!
• Spotlight On: 63-67 Alpine Terrace
• Sellers Deserve Better Too!
• Update On Lane Realty
• Know Your Street
• Zig Would Love To Go For A Walk
• From Helen’s Kitchen ... Helen’s Pork Chops/Spare Ribs Oriental Marinade

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Buyers Deserve Better!

Part of the Property Agents & Motor Dealers Act (PAMD) that rules the real estate industry in Qld. clearly states that it is a finable offence to offer for sale properties that are no longer for sale. Recently we have noticed that there are many Tamborine Mountain properties still being offered for sale on realestate.com.au & Renet that have been sold and off the market for months. It seems some agents are either leaving them there as a bait to get prospective buyers to call or simply too negligent to take them down.

This behaviour is not only illegal, it is downright unfair to buyers. We wonder how the agents concerned manage to explain to the callers that the property is no longer for sale. They run a risk telling the caller, “Oh! Sorry! That has just gone under contract.” The caller might just happen to talk to another agent!

Do you want to work with an agent who illegally leaves bait listings on the internet?

Sellers Deserve Better Too!

Sellers have every right to expect that their agent will promote their home in the best way possible. From Lane Realty’s perspective that means attractive photography & carefully crafted descriptive text.

Some of the photography we have seen recently being used to “promote” Tamborine Mountain homes makes us wonder how the agents concerned view their responsibilities to the seller. Many photos are out of focus, crooked & in desperate need of colour balancing as well as light enhancement. One that caught my attention was badly skewed & so out of colour balance that I thought the kitchen was black. Now I have discovered it is brown! Every photo used for that house was so blue that it made the house look ghostly.

Some agents do use photo enhancement software, some don’t! The difference between those who do & those who don’t is visible at a quick glance. Maybe that is why there are so few agents offering Virtual Tours of their listings - They can’t find enough good photos!

Sellers can not expect every agent to be gifted with an excellent writing style. Many of the descriptions we read omit important details & also fail to convey the lifestyle & ambience on offer. Sellers have the right to expect reasonable written presentation.

Sellers should not just feel disappointment when the presentation is not up to standard. They should let the agent know they are unhappy. Maybe even changing agents would be in the seller’s best interest.

Know your street

If you live in either Justin Avenue, Cade Avenue or Carey Parade, those 3 peaceful pretty streets in the area originally subdivided with the name “Pacific Views Estate”, I can finally tell you how your street got its name. Let me say this would not have been possible without the internet!

Some months ago, Justin Herringe, son of the original developer Col Herringe, found himself browsing our web site & phoned me. A number of phone discussions & e-mails later, I am now armed with all sorts of information & some old photos which I look forward to sharing over the next few issues of this newsletter.

The photo below shows Col Herringe with his 3 sons, Justin (to the left of Col), Cade (in front of Col) & Carey to his right.

Yes! Your streets were all named after Col’s 3 son’s, contrary to an earlier tale about Justin Avenue told to me by Bill Geissmann.

Col later developed both Cade’s County at Oxenford, where this photo was taken, & and also Wet & Wild.

From Helen’s Kitchen ...
Helen’s Pork Chops / Spare Ribs Oriental Marinade

4-6 pork spare ribs or 2-4 pork chops

1 Medium onion, chopped roughly

1 Large clove garlic, chopped roughly

2 Tablespoons black malt vinegar

2 Tablespoons olive oil

1 Tablespoon sesame oil

2 Tablespoons soy sauce

1 Generous tablespoon of grated green ginger

Place onion, garlic & vinegar in blender or similar & chop until onion is in very small bits.

Mix together remaining ingredients then add the onion blend. Stir well to mix.

Spread meat in a single layer in a glass container with lid. Spread half the marinade onto the meat, then turn the meat and spread remaining marinade.

Cover & leave stand in fridge for about 3 hours, turning the meat a couple of times.

BBQ slowly until meat is cooked.

NOTE: You can also add 1/4 teaspoon of 5-spice powder to the mixture for variation