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'State of shock' - vendors v agent who gave keys to buyer before settlement
Parmar gave keys to the purchaser the day before settlement without the vendors' consent.
Former Harcourts agent bought property he had listed, made $225k profit in 5 months
Agent bought the property he listed for $900,000 then onsold it months later for $1.125m.
MAFS star loses realtor licence for not completing Māori cultural course
Wilson said he had no issue with the course but didn't have time to do it before filming.
Disgraced real estate agent, convicted fraudster risks prison recall after alleged parole breach
The Parole Board will decide Aaron Drever's fate when it meets next month.
Disgraced realtor admits impersonating businessman, could face jail time
Drever was jailed in 2022 for stealing $600,000 from a bowling club and speedway company.
Did 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.
Auckland real estate agency fined $7000, censured for 25 audit breaches
Breaches which occurred during a three-year period resulted in a tribunal ruling.
Trespassed realtor threatened to sue tenant for 'every loss'
Tanya Lieven's conduct is under the microscope for the third time.
Neighbour v real estate boss: did drone photography for ad invade privacy?
Case first went to Real Estate Authority, then Real Estate Agents Disciplinary Tribunal.
‘Everything all good’: Defiant realtor who refused course on Māori values back at work
Lawyers won interim court order over licence ahead of judicial review later in the year.
Real estate agent fined $3000, censured for not disclosing wall dispute
'Important that a message of deterrence is sent to all licensees' - Penalty decision.
Complainants get real estate agent censured, fined $1000 for property use advice
Complainant intended to operate an auto dismantling/vehicle parts business from property.
'Failed to check documents' - real estate agents fined
Agent 'failed to exercise skill, care, competence, diligence' over subdivision issue.
Realtor refusing Māori values course told to 'get amongst it' by Harcourts agents
Even hesitant agents said they learned something from the course about Māori tikanga.
Realtor 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.
Inmate jailed for prison attack on former estate agent after being refused chicken
Aaron Drever's face was slashed open with a metal hook in the prison kitchen.
Inmate could face 14 years' jail for horrific prison attack on former real estate agent
Aaron Drever's face was slashed open with a metal hook in the prison kitchen.
‘Gastro emergency’: Realtor rushed to loo and left buyers unattended
The vendor claimed he arrived at his apartment to find the buyers sipping wine.
'Deceitful predator': Disgraced real estate agent who abused young girls declined parole
The Parole Board found O'Reilly had minimised his offending and remained an ongoing risk.
Colliers agent fined $1500 for unsatisfactory conduct
The buyer didn't go ahead but still lost her $45,000 deposit and $84,000 all up.
Permanent bar, $14k fine for ex-real estate agent who forged valuation
'No agent can employ or engage him in connection with real estate agency work.'
Realtors waited until sale final before disclosing $100k moisture repairs needed
The house had moisture readings as high as 80%. A normal reading is up to 13%.
Real estate agent implicated in doctored LIM case under spotlight in Australia
A lawyer believes the offenders' real estate agent was "clearly part of the deceit".
'I was young': Realtor created fake valuation for house he won at auction
Nick Hoogwerf used the letterhead of a real company, but the valuation was false.
Dairy buyer 'felt trapped, cheated', partly wins case v Colliers agent
'Highest bidder at $675,000, but the two of them pushed her up to $940,000.'
Missing real estate agent Yanfei Bao: Govt authority to raise safety topic
"The safety of all licensees is incredibly important to the authority."
Real estate agent fined over cracked wall, $84k fix
Agent with unblemished record received information about concern with the wall.