{"id":38890,"date":"2022-06-01T09:37:44","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T21:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/?p=38890"},"modified":"2022-06-01T09:37:44","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T21:37:44","slug":"real-estate-agent-accused-of-taking-rivals-signs-is-tracked-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/real-estate-agent-accused-of-taking-rivals-signs-is-tracked-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Real estate agent accused of taking rival&#8217;s signs is tracked down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>PHOTO: Adam Docking<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A prominent <a href=\"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/?s=Melbourne&amp;submit=Search\">Melbourne<\/a> real estate agent has been under investigation after it was alleged he took &#8220;open for inspection&#8221; signs from a rival agency.<\/p>\n<p>Adam Docking was arrested at his Vermont South home in April and a search warrant led Victoria Police to find several A-frame boards.<\/p>\n<p><em>A Current Affair<\/em>\u00a0anonymously obtained footage that appeared to show Mr Docking picking up a rival company&#8217;s board and putting it in his car.<\/p>\n<div class=\"advert\" data-ad-type=\"MOBILE\" data-ad-loc=\"BTF\" data-ad-maxwidth=\"767\" data-smart-refresh=\"false\"><\/div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imageresizer.static9.net.au\/jVEWIZGR1s7hZf1OFwub058EUQ8=\/396x0\/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F89fa787a-fa59-4cc9-975b-6a5e1dcb8db6\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 636px, (min-width: 768px) 396px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imageresizer.static9.net.au\/jVEWIZGR1s7hZf1OFwub058EUQ8=\/396x0\/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F89fa787a-fa59-4cc9-975b-6a5e1dcb8db6 396w, https:\/\/imageresizer.static9.net.au\/S9PD5jLqWuxnhF5ZdKcBSJ-bQp0=\/636x0\/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F89fa787a-fa59-4cc9-975b-6a5e1dcb8db6 636w, https:\/\/imageresizer.static9.net.au\/2QtCHtljLDGLIOJESJ8RgB6OlZA=\/792x0\/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F89fa787a-fa59-4cc9-975b-6a5e1dcb8db6 792w, https:\/\/imageresizer.static9.net.au\/4SoZ9aApYITK9whSnYFkCoxRGWE=\/1274x0\/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F89fa787a-fa59-4cc9-975b-6a5e1dcb8db6 1274w\" \/><figcaption><em><strong>A Current Affair&#8217;s anonymously obtained footage. (A Current Affair)<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<section class=\"styles__Container-sc-53c3m9-0 fEhFyF\"><\/section>\n<p>Third-generation real estate agent Cameron Way works for another rival company, Woodards.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Way told\u00a0<em>A Current Affair<\/em>\u00a0he believes Mr Docking had been swept up into a turf war, partly for Mr Docking&#8217;s efforts in cleaning up the practice of ghost-boarding.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-featured-img-wrap\"><a class=\"entry-featured-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/is-this-the-melbourne-suburb-that-feels-most-like-sydney\/\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-hoot-medium-thumb  entry-content-featured-img entry-grid-featured-img wp-post-image lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/St-Kilda-460x270.jpg\" alt=\"St Kilda beach\" width=\"460\" height=\"270\" data-src=\"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/St-Kilda-460x270.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-grid-content\">\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/is-this-the-melbourne-suburb-that-feels-most-like-sydney\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Is this the Melbourne suburb that feels most like Sydney?<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Adam is a multi-generational real estate agent. He&#8217;s been in the industry 30-odd years,&#8221; Mr Way said.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"outbrain_widget_0\" class=\"OUTBRAIN\" data-src=\"\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/a-current-affair\/melbourne-real-estate-agent-accused-of-taking-rival-agents-signs\/b7ae48c1-2c1c-46a3-8b86-1d79c6124528\" data-widget-id=\"AR_9\" data-external-id=\"8f3365c4249dc4499614aa9fe42183bd\" data-ob-mark=\"true\" data-browser=\"chrome\" data-os=\"win32\" data-dynload=\"\" data-idx=\"0\">\n<div class=\"ob-widget ob-grid-layout AR_9 ob-cmn-AR_9\" data-dynamic-truncate=\"true\">\n<div class=\"ob-widget-footer\">\n<div class=\"ob-pixels\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imageresizer.static9.net.au\/9b3ivPEB9byXL4dfOit1JX4CisE=\/396x0\/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F5cc8b07e-971c-48dc-8332-b87159a27aff\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 636px, (min-width: 768px) 396px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imageresizer.static9.net.au\/9b3ivPEB9byXL4dfOit1JX4CisE=\/396x0\/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F5cc8b07e-971c-48dc-8332-b87159a27aff 396w, https:\/\/imageresizer.static9.net.au\/1mjfzRUn2Z9-ewzPDxgDfNDU-v8=\/636x0\/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F5cc8b07e-971c-48dc-8332-b87159a27aff 636w, https:\/\/imageresizer.static9.net.au\/8k7qBWS1Zn-U_XoyMe0ops7WfLc=\/792x0\/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F5cc8b07e-971c-48dc-8332-b87159a27aff 792w, https:\/\/imageresizer.static9.net.au\/JXZCTBgHl39-YLaMKLxc33MxRQs=\/1274x0\/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F5cc8b07e-971c-48dc-8332-b87159a27aff 1274w\" \/><figcaption><em><strong>Cameron Way. (A Current Affair)<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;His ethics are extremely high \u2026 I must admit that I felt that he&#8217;s been set up with this whole thing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Two types of sandwich-board signs are allowed to be used in real estate: &#8220;Open for Inspection&#8221; and &#8220;Auction Today&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-featured-img-wrap\"><a class=\"entry-featured-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/inside-the-financial-woes-of-the-outrageous-real-housewives-of-melbourne-watch\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-hoot-medium-thumb  entry-content-featured-img entry-grid-featured-img wp-post-image lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Real-Housewives-of-Melbourne-460x270.jpg\" alt=\"Real Housewives of Melbourne\" width=\"460\" height=\"270\" data-src=\"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Real-Housewives-of-Melbourne-460x270.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-grid-content\">\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/inside-the-financial-woes-of-the-outrageous-real-housewives-of-melbourne-watch\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Inside the financial woes of the outrageous Real Housewives of Melbourne | WATCH<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<p>They should only be displayed on the day of the inspection or auction.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imageresizer.static9.net.au\/wGI1ydY3D_g5n-oNrpsNtsNHgX8=\/396x0\/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F012b36e8-9aeb-4c9a-9118-0fdda5967a74\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 636px, (min-width: 768px) 396px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imageresizer.static9.net.au\/wGI1ydY3D_g5n-oNrpsNtsNHgX8=\/396x0\/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F012b36e8-9aeb-4c9a-9118-0fdda5967a74 396w, https:\/\/imageresizer.static9.net.au\/N0x2a_GfGWHajCUoEXQmXYm2mok=\/636x0\/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F012b36e8-9aeb-4c9a-9118-0fdda5967a74 636w, https:\/\/imageresizer.static9.net.au\/YcK13TwFWALxmNqeNPGRLq9EzW0=\/792x0\/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F012b36e8-9aeb-4c9a-9118-0fdda5967a74 792w, https:\/\/imageresizer.static9.net.au\/SXlv0bFrrDVOIlZ9fNeyZa1JYtk=\/1274x0\/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F012b36e8-9aeb-4c9a-9118-0fdda5967a74 1274w\" \/><figcaption><em><strong>Two types of sandwich-board signs are allowed to be used in real estate: &#8220;Open for Inspection&#8221; and &#8220;Auction Today&#8221;. (A Current Affair)<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ghost-boarding is when an agent floods the area with signage to give the impression they are more dominant in the market than they really are.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Way said while the majority of agencies do the right thing, some choose to take advantage.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While all of us are complying with the law, you have some agents who are choosing not to and it is frustrating and annoying,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of the scandal, Mr Docking was president of Victoria&#8217;s Real Estate Institute of Victoria, but he has since resigned.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imageresizer.static9.net.au\/cR0e2a7cNB49etQOru3U24oFq70=\/396x0\/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F94330130-6ea0-46ba-869b-602eddb9b279\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 636px, (min-width: 768px) 396px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imageresizer.static9.net.au\/cR0e2a7cNB49etQOru3U24oFq70=\/396x0\/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F94330130-6ea0-46ba-869b-602eddb9b279 396w, https:\/\/imageresizer.static9.net.au\/2G-31sR7dVFt42vmO_Wo0MT1kJ8=\/636x0\/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F94330130-6ea0-46ba-869b-602eddb9b279 636w, https:\/\/imageresizer.static9.net.au\/kLFHxyw4a0n9Uj1o_jupyo3c7Lw=\/792x0\/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F94330130-6ea0-46ba-869b-602eddb9b279 792w, https:\/\/imageresizer.static9.net.au\/xBHuGr8r6ub4QI4aKHhZJcYGQA0=\/1274x0\/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F94330130-6ea0-46ba-869b-602eddb9b279 1274w\" \/><figcaption><em><strong>A Current Affair reporter Seb Costello spoke with real estate agent Adam Docking. (A Current Affair)<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>REIV has told\u00a0<em>A Current Affair<\/em>\u00a0they&#8217;re yet to elect a new president.<\/p>\n<p><em>A Current Affair\u00a0<\/em>understands that at a recent auction run by Mr Docking, a rival agency flooded that street with signs, with claims that the signs were fitted with a GPS.<\/p>\n<p>This information was then given to Victoria Police and that led to Mr Docking&#8217;s arrest.<\/p>\n<p>But Mr Way said Mr Docking was just acting on the complaint.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;From what I understand, Adam was doing the right thing, collecting up the boards to return them,&#8221; Mr Way said.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imageresizer.static9.net.au\/0pSKaapCKiQwi5EO0pTAloTsjks=\/396x0\/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fbef4e92f-ae37-4011-a46e-408361c939cd\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 636px, (min-width: 768px) 396px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imageresizer.static9.net.au\/0pSKaapCKiQwi5EO0pTAloTsjks=\/396x0\/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fbef4e92f-ae37-4011-a46e-408361c939cd 396w, https:\/\/imageresizer.static9.net.au\/i8tdZNR9CnnaBYrabiG8cv-a4xk=\/636x0\/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fbef4e92f-ae37-4011-a46e-408361c939cd 636w, https:\/\/imageresizer.static9.net.au\/zYO2ZTOvNeoMX8U38I001LMo8UE=\/792x0\/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fbef4e92f-ae37-4011-a46e-408361c939cd 792w, https:\/\/imageresizer.static9.net.au\/wgy1s9P6IFVymDAL8Eh71n9tmOY=\/1274x0\/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fbef4e92f-ae37-4011-a46e-408361c939cd 1274w\" \/><figcaption><em><strong>Barry Plant&#8217;s Eastern Group. (A Current Affair)<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>A Current Affair\u00a0<\/em>has been told some of the ghost-boarding complaints have been made against Barry Plant&#8217;s Eastern Group.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Plant denied that his group was involved in ghost-boarding.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8220;I personally have had a 50-year relationship with the Docking family. I have the greatest admiration for them. Adam is the straightest guy I&#8217;ve ever met in real estate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When approached by\u00a0<em>A Current Affair<\/em>, Mr Docking said he didn&#8217;t want to comment on the case. Police said no charges have been laid and the investigation will continue.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE VIA <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/a-current-affair\/melbourne-real-estate-agent-accused-of-taking-rival-agents-signs\/b7ae48c1-2c1c-46a3-8b86-1d79c6124528\">9NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-featured-img-wrap\"><a class=\"entry-featured-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/melbourne-real-estate-agent-accused-of-taking-rivals-signs\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-hoot-medium-thumb  entry-content-featured-img entry-grid-featured-img wp-post-image lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Adam-Docking-real-estate-agent-460x270.jpg\" alt=\"Adam Docking\" width=\"460\" height=\"270\" data-src=\"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Adam-Docking-real-estate-agent-460x270.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-grid-content\">\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/melbourne-real-estate-agent-accused-of-taking-rivals-signs\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Melbourne real estate agent accused of taking rival\u2019s signs<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PHOTO: Adam Docking A prominent Melbourne real estate agent has<span class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/real-estate-agent-accused-of-taking-rivals-signs-is-tracked-down\/\">Read More &rarr;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":38371,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[461747081],"tags":[478098512,478098521,478102155,478121126,478121127,478121125,478121128,478098519,478098535,478104251,478098513,478098579,478098510,478098514,478098533,478121552,478098509,478099419,478121551],"class_list":["entry","author-data123nz","post-38890","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-australian-property-real-estate-news","tag-australia","tag-australians","tag-barry-plant","tag-barry-plant-real-estate","tag-barry-plant-real-estate-agent","tag-barry-plants-eastern-group","tag-cameron-way","tag-home-ownership","tag-house-prices","tag-melbourne-real-estate-agent","tag-property","tag-property-market","tag-property-news","tag-propertynoise","tag-real-estate-agent","tag-real-estate-agent-signboards","tag-real-estate-news","tag-reiv","tag-sandwich-board-signs"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - 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