New Zealand'Deceitful predator': Disgraced real estate agent who abused young girls declined paroleThe Parole Board found O'Reilly had minimised his offending and remained an ongoing risk.07 Dec 03:57 AM
PremiumPremiumRetailColliers agent fined $1500 for unsatisfactory conductThe buyer didn't go ahead but still lost her $45,000 deposit and $84,000 all up.03 Dec 10:08 PM
PremiumPremiumConstructionPermanent 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.'07 Nov 10:58 PM
New ZealandRealtors waited until sale final before disclosing $100k moisture repairs neededThe house had moisture readings as high as 80%. A normal reading is up to 13%.22 Sep 10:00 PM
New ZealandReal estate agent implicated in doctored LIM case under spotlight in AustraliaA lawyer believes the offenders' real estate agent was "clearly part of the deceit".15 Sep 11:00 PM
New Zealand'I was young': Realtor created fake valuation for house he won at auctionNick Hoogwerf used the letterhead of a real company, but the valuation was false.18 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumRetailDairy 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.'18 Aug 02:30 AM
PremiumPremiumInvestmentMissing real estate agent Yanfei Bao: Govt authority to raise safety topic"The safety of all licensees is incredibly important to the authority."27 Jul 03:58 AM
PremiumPremiumInvestmentReal estate agent fined over cracked wall, $84k fixAgent with unblemished record received information about concern with the wall.16 Jun 03:27 AM
New ZealandRealtor allegedly tried to convince buyer to lie about reasons for rejecting houseThe $2 million house had just failed a building inspection.23 May 07:00 AM
PremiumPremiumInvestmentThe F word, the $3.1m Queenstown house sale and the two court cases'The swear word f*** is commonly used for emphasis in modern New Zealand.' - judge20 May 07:11 AM
PremiumPremiumInvestmentCBRE breached real estate rule, no penalty issuedThe agency had no prior disciplinary history, no complaint had been made by the client.11 May 01:07 AM
New ZealandReal estate agent awarded $76k in damages for breach of rights by IRDIRD was found to have breached Richard Parore's rights in a tax law case.03 May 02:29 AM
New Zealand‘Out of her depth’: Realtor overstated the size of land plots she was sellingOne of the lots was only 61 per cent of the size they had been promised.24 Apr 09:00 PM
New Zealand'Sloppy' realtor did not check info before telling biddersEvidence of a six-storey building was provided by a prospective buyer but was incorrect.12 Apr 07:00 AM
New Zealand'Treated like vermin': Unvaxxed couple claim discrimination in house saleThe buyers complained to the REAA that they weren't informed of another offer.24 Feb 05:15 PM
New ZealandMillion-dollar loss: Auckland house bought for $2.3m sells one year later for $1.3mAuckland prices still falling, now 21 per cent down on this time last year, Reinz says.22 Feb 10:15 PM
Banking and financeHouse sales hit all-time low; Auckland prices plummetOnly 2759 NZ homes were sold last month and just 943 in Auckland.13 Feb 10:00 PM
New ZealandReal estate agent hugged, pecked woman's cheek in bedroom during private viewingTribunal: 'While not disgraceful, there was a reckless indifference to the rules'.18 Jan 05:42 PM
PremiumPremiumConstructionReal estate agent numbers slow in latest half-year as market turnsMore people unlikely to get decent income in real estate, expert says.17 Jan 04:30 AM
New ZealandFined and censored: Real estate agents failed to get sales agreement properly approvedReal Estate watchdog finds agents actions were seriously negligent while brokering deal.16 Dec 12:25 AM
New ZealandReal estate agent to convicted fraudster: The sad, crazy downfall of Aaron Drever"The man can talk. If you've got $5 left in your pocket he will talk you out of $5."12 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'We felt cheated': Couple speak after being defrauded by doctored LIM"God that's pretty devious, that's bad."29 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandFormer real estate agent Aaron Drever facing bankruptcy chargesAaron Drever denies wrongdoing and says the charges will be 'successfully defended'.01 Jul 03:51 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandKingdom come! Historic church's owner threatens to blow it up after consents rowPeter Gill launched his own religion but calling on a higher power is yet to work for him.10 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumInvestment'We can't force them': Real estate authority on vaccinations for 16,000 agents, managersHow many of our 16,000 agents and managers are vaxxed? No one knows for sure.01 Nov 04:37 AM
New ZealandMan accused of doctoring report to sell own house now top agentThe man could be jailed for up to 10 years if convicted.06 Aug 09:00 PM
New Zealand'Flabbergasted': $4.3m for two-bedroom Auckland houseThe house had a CV of $2.075m. It sold for more than $4.2m.02 Aug 05:00 PM
New Zealand50 open homes, 20 auctions, 7 offers and no house. Buyer's frustration over housing price guidesBuyer says agent urged her to go to auction for home that sold $500,000 above her budget.18 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandFish and chip company linked to former real estate agent Aaron Drever liquidated'The money just seemed to be going the wrong way.'03 Jun 05:00 PM