A couple of agents have used the oldest trick in advertising – sex – to promote their waterfront listing and garner some free worldwide attention via the web. Using a very scantily clad model to strip and pose throughout the home it was guaranteed to get people talking. And the exposure (pardon the pun) has been enormous.

Defenders will say they’ve achieved their mission of making their client’s listing stand out in a crowded marketplace. Critics says it’s cheap, nasty and an exploitation of women. Our view? They might attract a lot of attention but will it be from the right audience? In our experience a large majority of home purchasing decisions are made by women and we’re guessing most of the emailed links of this ad will be between teenagers and men.

For what it’s worth I thought the house was more attractive than the model… Must have been in real estate too long!

We’d love to hear your comments.

We’ve today gone out to a property under our management to complete the exit inspection, the tenants have moved on. The tenants have done exactly what we expect them to do and left their bin out waiting for bin day. I’m not dragging it in and dragging it back tomorrow (especially on 30 homes a month) Where would agents fine time. And..Yuck!

366 comments on news.com.au clearly shows people have an opinion on this issue. As a tenant or landlord in Brisbane what would you prefer?
a) Tenant leaves bin on street and property manager pulls in within reasonable time frame
b) Council fines landlord, so bin is left inside and stays full (ooh stinky for next tenants)

We know for sure it will be landlords that will pay the fine (Council has all their records at their fingertips and nothing for the tenants) and that doesn’t seem fair.

We know it is an issue, but I think a ‘repeat offender’ system might have to be adopted. Your thoughts?