There has been a development next door to where I live - 13 units (apartments), of which 11 were bought "off the plan", i.e. before they were even built! Given that the developers rarely stick to the advertising, that's a risk I would never take. In the UK, I once had a new house built opposite a "green field" area, according to the blurb: what was not mentioned was that this served as a camping ground for gypsy caravan groups from time to time! Since their main source of income seemed to derive from car wrecking, this could lead to a noisy and untidy scene...
John in Brisbane -----Original Message----- From: PDML [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Igor PDML-StR Sent: Friday, 19 February 2016 10:47 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: A photograph that lies without being faked (resending) I agree with Stan here. "Caveat Emptor!" BUT: believe it or not, some people do buy houses remotely, unseen. I cannot imagine myself doing that, but... Our friends moved to a small town in OH last Fall, and there was only one house on the market in the area they wanted (and ISD). They couldn't fly out (I suspect they were afraid it would be sold). So, they pulled the trigger. As for NSW and Australia in general, - from what I heard from Rob while visiting that area some 5.5 years ago, - a lot of people from south-eastern Asia are buying real estate in Australia remotely, unseen. I doubt they would be investing in this type of houses, but who knows... Igor Stanley Halpin Thu, 18 Feb 2016 07:18:14 -0800 wrote: This could be a textbook example of using effective composition to tell your story... I won't comment on the legality or ethicality but practically speaking I think this is dumb. If someone were to visit the house based on their impression from the image, the mismatch with reality would be so off-putting that they would never even step in the front door. stan > On Feb 18, 2016, at 9:28 AM, Mark Roberts <[email protected]> wrote: > > Check it out: > http://petapixel.com/2016/02/16/real-estate-photo-illegal-false-advertising/ > I'm pretty sure that there's no Photoshop involved here: The > photographer just got very close with a wide angle lens and then > positioned the camera fairly low to the ground. (You can see from > other photos that the p[hotographer would have to have been *very* > close to the house to be on the lawn.) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
