❓ Question regarding the sale of New Living properties in South Hedland, specifically concerning the selection of real estate agents and potential conflicts of interest. The Department of Housing provides details on the sale arrangements, agent selection process, and safeguards against insider sales.
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Regarding the sale of New Living Houses in South Hedland, I ask:
(a) what are the arrangements for the sale of New Living properties in South Hedland;
(b) are the properties being sold through a selected real estate agent, and if so, through what process was that real estate agent selected;
(c) have any New Living properties been sold through a real estate agent other than that selected;
(d) is the agent handling the sale of Government houses in South Hedland be permitted to sell the property directly to parties and principals in the real estate agency; and
(e) will the Minister take such steps as are necessary to ensure that all real estate agents selling Government property, as part of the New Living program, are in fact selling the properties on the open market and have not been involved in selling properties directly to parties associated with the real estate agency, and if not, why not?
(a) what are the arrangements for the sale of New Living properties in South Hedland;
(b) are the properties being sold through a selected real estate agent, and if so, through what process was that real estate agent selected;
(c) have any New Living properties been sold through a real estate agent other than that selected;
(d) is the agent handling the sale of Government houses in South Hedland be permitted to sell the property directly to parties and principals in the real estate agency; and
(e) will the Minister take such steps as are necessary to ensure that all real estate agents selling Government property, as part of the New Living program, are in fact selling the properties on the open market and have not been involved in selling properties directly to parties associated with the real estate agency, and if not, why not?
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Answered
19 March 2012
Responded by
Minister for Housing
Response time
26 days
The
Department of Housing
advises:
(a) Public ballot or private treaty.
(b) Yes. Ray White Port Hedland.
The agent was appointed as Jaxon Group Holdings Pty Ltd nominated selling agent. Jaxon Group Holdings Pty Ltd was appointed as the New Living Projects private project manager through the publicly tendered selection process.
(c) No. There has been one occasion where a townhouse was sold via a conjunctional arrangement.
(d) Under the Project Management Agreement, the Selling Agent, the Selling Agents directors or partners, spouses, children or siblings or companies associated with these, cannot acquire any property within 28 days of such property being advertised for sale.
The Selling Agent must disclose to the Department any proposed sale to any person specified above and approval may be granted or withheld at the Department's absolute discretion.
Depending on the number of properties for sale, the Department will either arrange for the properties to be sold via public ballot or private treaty. The Department may also place conditions on the sale i.e. first homeowners in the first instance, then owner occupiers, then open market.
(e) Yes
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Department of Housing
advises:
(a) Public ballot or private treaty.
(b) Yes. Ray White Port Hedland.
The agent was appointed as Jaxon Group Holdings Pty Ltd nominated selling agent. Jaxon Group Holdings Pty Ltd was appointed as the New Living Projects private project manager through the publicly tendered selection process.
(c) No. There has been one occasion where a townhouse was sold via a conjunctional arrangement.
(d) Under the Project Management Agreement, the Selling Agent, the Selling Agents directors or partners, spouses, children or siblings or companies associated with these, cannot acquire any property within 28 days of such property being advertised for sale.
The Selling Agent must disclose to the Department any proposed sale to any person specified above and approval may be granted or withheld at the Department's absolute discretion.
Depending on the number of properties for sale, the Department will either arrange for the properties to be sold via public ballot or private treaty. The Department may also place conditions on the sale i.e. first homeowners in the first instance, then owner occupiers, then open market.
(e) Yes
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