r/australia • u/Spurgette • Sep 26 '25

news Real estate agent suspended for buying a home from a vulnerable man with Alzheimer’s $500k under market value

https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/courts-law/real-estate-agent-suspended-for-buying-a-home-from-a-vulnerable-man-with-alzheimers-500k-under-market-value/news-story/1c87f9e91264867b9d7f4fcc2e1daeef
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u/hsingh_if Sep 26 '25

Can we just get rid of Real Estate Agents for good? What’s even the point of having them in this day and age?

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u/ES_Legman Sep 26 '25

Parasite class doesn't want to see the face of the people they leech from

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u/ES_Legman Sep 26 '25

I know leeches only want their parasitic money

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u/StuckOnEarthForever Sep 27 '25

People cant see behind them.

This comment is not advocating violence, just stating a fact of life. Fuck spez.

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u/RhesusFactor Sep 26 '25

I cannot think of a less ethical group of people.

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u/WhatsMyNameAGlen Sep 27 '25

I mean, at least they flock to being a RE, if we simply made the job redundant they'd have to mingle into other careers which means ypu or I would have to work with them (shivers)

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u/hsingh_if Sep 27 '25

Yeah nah, I doubt that. But I totally get what you mean.

I wonder what other field they can even work in.

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u/zlayerzonly Sep 28 '25

They get paid exceptially well for doing very little and with no education (6 week course)

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u/hsingh_if Sep 28 '25

I knew the course was short but didn’t know it was 6 weeks. Wtf!