A shady real estate company clearly hopes house hunters won’t notice the furniture it ripped off from Shutterstock — The Betoota Advocate

Keith T. Dennett | new south | Contact

A down-and-dirty local real estate agent is at work again this morning, devising a bright new plan to further reduce business costs.

After outsourcing real estate photography to AirTasker and hiring a local orphanage to mow the lawn of a home for sale, many Betoota residents discovered that the notorious cowboy-run Hanson & Hanson Realty One wonders how they can get any further depressed with the aim of leaving their scars behind. business reputation.

But after reports around the city that “For Sale” signs were appearing even more suspiciously than usual, the company decided to steal directly from Google Images, albeit still with a “Shutterstock” watermark. It is believed they have begun renovating the property with furniture. .

To make matters worse, one local graphic designer suggested that the entire catalog for this property appeared to have been created in Microsoft Powerpoint.

James Kennedy, a Betuta local desperate to get a feel for the housing market, said: “It’s ridiculous. Who are they to make so much money by jacking up all the homebuyers in town?” I know that,” he said.

“But when you swipe through these photos and see that the adobe fireplace in the living room has been Photoshopped and clearly cut and pasted from a Christmas movie, you have to ask if it’s too much. ”

I spoke with Simon McGrady, head of real estate at Hanson & Hanson Realty, who said the company is working with an offshore design firm to bring Google imagery to a home in the form of an elementary school in rural Indonesia. That’s what he said.

“I don’t care what’s in the house. My job is to connect buyers and sellers, jump in between, and drive up prices to the point where buyers have to sacrifice a kidney to make a down payment on a home. That’s true,” Simon said.

“Photoshopping with a few lounge chairs and the odd Jacuzzi never hurt anyone…”

“Plus, we’re supporting underprivileged schools with this little hack. In fact, we’re thinking of entering the charity business awards at our next Australia Day celebrations.”

This will continue in the future.