PremiumPremiumPropertyReal estate agent Ollie Wall and agency must apologise after complaintReal Estate Authority committee decision: complainants' names, address suppressed in case.04 Jun 05:11 AM
PremiumOpinionAnne GibsonProperty Insider: Next steps for Seascape tower but what of Shundi's big Tāmaki plans?Icon took over the Seascape site on April 30; now in set-up/due diligence/review phase.12 May 09:00 PM
PremiumProperty'Reckless': Martin Cooper and real estate agency fined for non-complianceBusiness under pressure during Covid times and 'significant' sales downturn: Martin Cooper02 May 03:46 AM
New ZealandSiblings ‘devastated’ after property on-sells for $790k profit within 36 days of selling29 Mar 12:00 AM
PremiumNew Zealand‘Welcome back’: Disgraced real estate agent jailed again for impersonating businessman12 Mar 03:00 AM
PremiumBusinessStudent flat shockers: Property managers want rental industry ‘cowboys’ gone22 Feb 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Overly harsh punishment': Real estate agent loses court battle over Māori course requirement04 Feb 03:19 AM
PremiumBusiness'State of shock' - vendors v agent who gave keys to buyer before settlement13 Dec 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessFormer Harcourts agent bought property he had listed, made $225k profit in 5 monthsAgent bought the property he listed for $900,000 then onsold it months later for $1.125m.24 Nov 11:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBusiness'Not controversial' - Harcourts boss Martin Cooper on documents sought by REA'I regret these documents were not simply sourced and provided at the time' - Cooper21 Nov 11:15 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessCase against real estate boss follows ruling against ex-Harcourts agent'This case didn’t get elevated to the top. I accept it should have.' - Cooper20 Nov 11:55 PM
PremiumPremiumBusiness'I dropped the ball' - top real estate boss Martin Cooper apologises to disciplinary tribunal'Accidents happen. Mistakes are made. It was not a conscious decision' - Martin Cooper19 Nov 04:05 AM
PremiumPremiumBusinessJones Lang LaSalle fined $5000 for trust account audit breachBreaches occurred inadvertently due to a miscommunication and a change, JLL says.07 Nov 10:09 PM
New ZealandBarfoot & Thompson: Agency fined for $100k moisture report oversightThe branch failed to supervise two agents who failed to disclose a builder's report.07 Oct 07:00 AM
New ZealandRealtor made secret commission deal with buyer of $26.5m property, then didn't pay upNow he's been fined after netting $326,000 in a deal he hid from the vendor and his boss.01 Oct 06:00 AM
New ZealandMAFS star loses realtor licence for not completing Māori cultural courseWilson said he had no issue with the course but didn't have time to do it before filming.24 Sep 05:00 AM
New ZealandDisgraced real estate agent, convicted fraudster risks prison recall after alleged parole breachThe Parole Board will decide Aaron Drever's fate when it meets next month.14 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandDisgraced realtor admits impersonating businessman, could face jail timeDrever was jailed in 2022 for stealing $600,000 from a bowling club and speedway company.28 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandDid a realtor know gang members lived next door to property he was selling?The unhappy new owner claims the agent didn't disclose it. The agent says he didn't know.26 Jul 07:00 PM
PremiumPremiumInvestmentAuckland real estate agency fined $7000, censured for 25 audit breachesBreaches which occurred during a three-year period resulted in a tribunal ruling.15 Jul 11:42 PM
New ZealandTrespassed realtor threatened to sue tenant for 'every loss'Tanya Lieven's conduct is under the microscope for the third time.30 Jun 12:00 AM
PremiumPremiumConstructionNeighbour v real estate boss: did drone photography for ad invade privacy?Case first went to Real Estate Authority, then Real Estate Agents Disciplinary Tribunal.20 Jun 02:57 AM
New Zealand‘Everything all good’: Defiant realtor who refused course on Māori values back at workLawyers won interim court order over licence ahead of judicial review later in the year.04 May 05:04 AM
PremiumPremiumConstructionReal estate agent fined $3000, censured for not disclosing wall dispute'Important that a message of deterrence is sent to all licensees' - Penalty decision.03 Apr 01:06 AM
PremiumPremiumConstructionComplainants get real estate agent censured, fined $1000 for property use adviceComplainant intended to operate an auto dismantling/vehicle parts business from property.27 Mar 08:53 PM
PremiumPremiumConstruction'Failed to check documents' - real estate agents finedAgent 'failed to exercise skill, care, competence, diligence' over subdivision issue.04 Mar 10:08 PM
New ZealandRealtor refusing Māori values course told to 'get amongst it' by Harcourts agentsEven hesitant agents said they learned something from the course about Māori tikanga.23 Feb 06:00 AM
New ZealandRealtor faces five-year ban for refusing Māori values course she calls 'woke madness’The one-and-a-half-hour course was compulsory for all real estate agents in 2023.22 Feb 05:44 AM
New ZealandInmate jailed for prison attack on former estate agent after being refused chickenAaron Drever's face was slashed open with a metal hook in the prison kitchen.24 Jan 06:00 AM
New ZealandInmate could face 14 years' jail for horrific prison attack on former real estate agentAaron Drever's face was slashed open with a metal hook in the prison kitchen.17 Jan 04:00 PM
New Zealand‘Gastro emergency’: Realtor rushed to loo and left buyers unattendedThe vendor claimed he arrived at his apartment to find the buyers sipping wine.14 Dec 05:00 AM