Industry newsletters

Read the June newsletter here.

• Survey results – the initial impacts of COVID-19
• Costs awarded under section 110A (C24399)
• Selling a tenanted property under new COVID-19 rules
• Developing COVID-19 guidance
• CPD exemption through PINZ and RICS
• New video resources
• AML independent audit requirements during COVID-19
• Vacancy: REA Complaints Assessment Committee members
• CPD for beginners

Read the April newsletter here.

• COVID-19 information for licensees
• COVID-19 information for buyers and sellers
• Conducting appraisals during the COVID-19 lockdown
• An update about complaints, Complaint Assesssment Committees and the Tribunal
• New salespersons must now complete Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in their first year
• Now is a good time for all licensees to complete their CPD for 2020 - including non-verifiable CPD
• Members of RICS and PINZ can again apply for excemption from some of their CPD

Read the February newsletter here.

• New resources for licensees: conflict of interest meeting packs and marketing and advertising educational video
• Avoiding a misleading expected sale price – C29353 overview
• An update about the branch manager and agent qualifications
• Does your licence expire in March? Renew now!
• What do you need to know about sale and purchase agreements?
• A proposed change to the application of CPD exemptions for new salespersons
• Plan your 2020 CPD early

Read the October newsletter here.

• New commercial information page on rea.govt.nz
• New rural information page on rea.govt.nz
• First-home buyer spring campaign
• Nearly there – the pre-settlement inspection
• Continuing professional development (CPD) update
• A look at licensee demographics
• Case spotlight - NZREADT 37
• REA is on LinkedIn

Read the July newsletter here.

•  Risks of working with developers
•  AML Annual report due 31 August
•  Keeping your details up to date
•  Recent EQC changes you need to know about
•  Settled.govt.nz is a Spirit of Service Excellence Awards Finalist!
•  Early Resolution’s 7 top tips for preventing complaints
•  2019 Annual Licensee Survey results
•  New agency disclosure meeting packs

Read the April newsletter here.

• New rea.govt.nz educational videos and guidance
• Property Checker tool
• First home buyers campaign and buyer journey
• Our Licensing team
• Bulk renewal licensing statistics
• Apartment sales and how to avoid common complaints 
• CPD refresher training and new topics available
• Spotlight on Provisional Value and conflict of interests
• Brightline test

Newsletters before 2019 have been archived by the year and month they were published and are located here.