Industry newsletters
We’ll add links here when we publish our regular newsletters.
REA newsletter October 2020
Read the October newsletter here.
Real Estate Authority guidance and updates
- A message from the Chief Executive
- Real estate qualifications review
- Summary of recent complaint decisions
- CPD reminder
- COVID-19 guidance for the real estate industry
- Using the right terminology — appraisal vs valuation
- Maintaining professionalism when you miss out on a listing
- Get to know Belinda Moffat
News from across government
- AML-CFT compliance in the real estate sector
- Privacy Act 2020 information for businesses
- COVID-19 commercial lease dispute services
- Supporting mental health and wellbeing in the workplace
REA newsletter August 2020
Read the August newsletter here.
- Reviewing the last year of complaints
- Licensee obligations around property inspection reports
- Annual licensee survey results
- Incorrect use of 'solicitor’s approval' condition
- Myth-busters: Buyers’ agent edition
- Free buyer journey guides
- New building consent exemptions
- Licensing numbers in a COVID-19 environment
REA newsletter June 2020
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
REA newsletter April 2020
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
REA newsletter February 2020
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
REA newsletter December 2019
Read the December newsletter here
- Highlights from REA's first ten years
- 2020 Continuing Professional Development
- 'Working days' over the holiday period
- Top 10 newsletter articles from 2019
REA newsletter October 2019
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
REA newsletter September 2019
Read the September newsletter here.
- When is a garage not a garage?
- New and updated information on REA.govt.nz
- Highlights from REA's 2019 consumer research
- Being fit & proper to hold a licence
- Don't sell my home! Four tips for navigating a mortgagee sale
- Why do consumers recommend a real estate agent?
- An invitation for trainers
- REA's industry engagement
- Please give us your feedback about the disclosure training pack
REA newsletter July 2019
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
REA newsletter June 2019
Read the June newsletter here.
- Trust account audit reports are due soon
- CPD myth-busters
- Recently added and updated content on rea.govt.nz
- AML update and reminders
- A friendly reminder about drone photography
- New resource video and five guiding principles of disclosure
- Recent EQC legislation changes
- Top 10 Facebook tips
- Reporting other licensees' conduct
- CPD exemption through PINZ and RICS
- Free buyer journey guides
REA newsletter April 2019
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
REA newsletter February 2019
Read the February newsletter here.
- Renewing your licence
- The 10 most read newsletter articles in 2018
- New Registrar powers for dealing with complaints
- CPD
- Campaign for first home buyers
- Real estate agencies can now use RealMe
- AML guidance
- CE non-completions in 2018
- New industry contact
Newsletter archives
Newsletters before 2019 have been archived by the year and month they were published and are located here.