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Real Estate Regulator Dedicated To Protecting Consumers And Supporting Licensees To Meet High Standards Of Conduct

Monday, 28 June 2021, 6:06 am | Real Estate Authority

The Real Estate Authority (REA) is confident its new four-year plan will help consumers and licensed real estate professionals navigate the highly pressured real estate market without harm. Real Estate Authority Chair Denese Bates says the strategic ... More >>

Complaints Against Real Estate Agents Reached 10-year Low Ahead Of Market Bounce Back

Wednesday, 2 December 2020, 11:26 am | Real Estate Authority

Complaints against licensed real estate professionals reached the lowest level in 10 years, in the 2019/20 year the industry regulator says. The Real Estate Authority (REA) received 288 formal complaints in the period July 2019 to June 2020, marking ... More >>

Real Estate Authority (REA) Welcomes A New Chief Executive

Wednesday, 10 June 2020, 11:02 am | Real Estate Authority

REA Board Chair, Denese Bates QC, is pleased to announce the appointment of Belinda Moffat as its permanent Chief Executive. Belinda replaces Kevin Lampen-Smith who left REA in May. Belinda joins us from her role as Chief Executive at the Broadcasting ... More >>

Redress for unsatisfactory conduct by a real estate agent

Wednesday, 30 October 2019, 11:42 am | Real Estate Authority

After 29 October 2019, consumers will be able to seek compensation, up to $100,000, for loss due to unsatisfactory conduct by a real estate agent through The Real Estate Agents Disciplinary Tribunal (Disciplinary Tribunal). More >>

Complaints Against Real Estate Industry at a Five-Year Low

Monday, 19 November 2018, 4:26 pm | Real Estate Authority

Complaints against licensed real estate professionals are at the lowest level in five years, the industry regulator says. More >>

Auditor Fined Following Serious Failure to Report

Friday, 12 October 2018, 11:40 am | Real Estate Authority

For the first time an auditor has been fined following what the Real Estate Authority describes as a serious and prolonged failure to report an issue with a trust account that involved a very large amount of money. More >>

New Advice on Methamphetamine Contamination

Thursday, 7 June 2018, 3:23 pm | Real Estate Authority

Real estate agents must tell prospective house buyers if a property has methamphetamine contamination of 15 micrograms per 100cm2 or above, says the Real Estate Authority (REA). More >>

Regulator says meth report should comfort home buyers

Wednesday, 30 May 2018, 3:05 pm | Real Estate Authority

New Zealanders can feel more confident about buying homes following a new Government report that dismisses the health risks of passive methamphetamine exposure, says the Real Estate Authority (REA). More >>

Rogue Agents Will Be Held to Account: Industry Regulator

Monday, 30 April 2018, 3:50 pm | Real Estate Authority

Unlicensed real estate agents who operate outside the law will be held to account, says the Real Estate Authority (REA). More >>

Help at Hand for Overwhelmed Home Buyers And Sellers

Wednesday, 14 February 2018, 11:29 am | Real Estate Authority

Help at Hand for Overwhelmed Home Buyers And Sellers More than 50 per cent of New Zealanders say they lack the knowledge and information they need when trying to buy and sell property. Research from the Real Estate Authority (REA), which works to ... More >>

New Name for New Zealand’s Real Estate Industry Regulator

Tuesday, 13 February 2018, 2:39 pm | Real Estate Authority

New Zealand’s real estate industry regulator is changing its operating name to the Real Estate Authority (REA). More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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