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REINZ Supports Bill's Progress View Article
30 Jul 2008  
The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) welcomes today’s statement from Associate Justice Minister Clayton Cosgrove that passage of the Real Estate Agents Bill is on track.  
 
Open Homes Over Easter View Article
12 Mar 2008  
REINZ has received some legal advice on the subject....  
 
Real Estate Institute Welcomes Submission date extension View Article
19 Dec 2007  
The extension of the submission deadline on the Real Estate Agents Bill to the end of February  
 
Real Estate Institute Says Bill Submission Deadline Undemocratic View Article
18 Dec 2007  
Calls for Agents to Mobilise Themselves  
 
REINZ News Release re REALB Sawyer decision Nov 07 View Article
26 Nov 2007  
Sawyer Decision Always A Possibility - REINZ  
 
Government Media Release View Article
06 Nov 2007  
Total overhaul of real estate industry announced.  
 
REINZ Media Release 6 November View Article
06 Nov 2007  
REINZ Welcomes Lifting of the Bar but Government’s Reforms do not go far enough.  
 
REINZ Determined To Fight For Key Regulatory Issues View Article
31 Oct 2007  
The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (Inc) is determined that recent criticisms by what it describes as those “who set out to misunderstand or misconstrue”, will not deflect it from its priorities....  
 
Murray Cleland's letter to Members 19 October 2007 View Article
29 Oct 2007  
Progress on the review of the Real Estate Agent's Act and copy of a letter to Clayton Cosgrove.  
 
Incentives for Building 'Affordable Housing' Preferable to Compulsion - REINZ View Article
29 Oct 2007  
The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) today welcomed suggestions that the Government would enable councils to reward developers who provide ‘affordable housing’.  
 
REINZ Cracks Down – Suspends Real Estate Sales People View Article
10 Oct 2007  
The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) has today confirmed that the Real Estate Agents Licensing Board (REALB) has ordered the Interim Suspension of five Real Estate salespersons certificates following an application by REINZ.  
 
Institute responsibility re Code of Ethics press release View Article
04 Oct 2007  
"The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand is responsible for enforcing the Institute's Code of Ethics." National President Murray Cleland said today.  
 
REINZ Backs Initiative Aimed At Helping Home Buyers Make Informed Decisions And Avoid ‘Buyers Remorse’ View Article
06 Sep 2007  
The Real Estate Institute (REINZ) today announced that it is endorsing an initiative by the Government to help home buyers make better informed decisions when it comes to buying a house.  
 
Kiwi wins Australasian Auctioneering Champs View Article
06 Sep 2007  
New Zealand auctioneer, Mark Sumich, has won the 2007 Australasian Real Estate Institutes Auctioneering Championship, held in Perth from 2 to 4 September.  
 
REINZ News Release View Article
02 Aug 2007  
MANUKAU PROPERTY TAX DOOMED TO FAIL – REINZ  
 
Skill and style of New Zealand’s top real estate auctioneers on show this week View Article
19 Jul 2007  
The NZ National Real Estate Auctioneers Championships held this week in Auckland, saw 36 auctioneers from around the country competing in senior and novice categories.  
 
Final REINZ submission View Article
10 Jul 2007  
Final REINZ submission 10 July.  
 
Final ITO submission View Article
10 Jul 2007  
Final ITO submission 10 July  
 
REINZ seeks workable reform with greater consumer protection View Article
10 Jul 2007  
“Legislative reform that provides a workable industry environment and greater consumer protection  
 
Property Tax Changes Ignore Consequences For Rental Property View Article
21 Jun 2007  
The Government and the Reserve Bank seem blissfully unaware of the consequences of proposed legislative changes to the rental property market, according to the National President of the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (Inc), Mr Murray Cleland.  
 
Setting the Record Straight View Article
31 May 2007  
The Real Estate Institute has taken issue with what it regards as inaccuracies or misunderstandings in the current debate over reform of the industry...  
 
Government Prescription As Expected - REINZ View Article
29 May 2007  
The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand has welcomed the release of the discussion document outlining the Government’s preferred options for reform of the real estate sector.  
 
REINZ Welcomes Real Estate Agents Licensing Board Appointments View Article
24 May 2007  
The Real Estate Institute (REINZ) welcomed today’s announcement by Associate Justice Minister, Hon Clayton Cosgrove, appointing three new members to the Real Estate Agents Licensing Board (REALB).  
 
Real Estate Institute Urges Government To Cut Taxes To Address Housing Affordability View Article
18 May 2007  
The Real Estate Institute (REINZ) is disappointed that today’s Budget did not give first home ownership a higher priority.  
 
Housing Market Not Alone In Driving Inflationary Pressure View Article
24 Apr 2007  
Homeowners should not be the ‘fall guys’ in the anticipated lift by the Reserve Bank in the Official Cash Rate on Thursday, according to the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand Inc. (REINZ).  
 
Real Estate Institute welcomes full legislative review View Article
29 Mar 2007  
The Real Estate Institute has welcomed the Government’s announcement today of a complete overhaul of the Real Estate Agents Act 1976.  
 
REINZ confirms Licensing Board action lodged View Article
07 Mar 2007  
The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (Inc) has today confirmed that it has initiated proceedings against a Hawkes Bay real estate salesperson...  
 
Russell to Chair Real Estate Industry Code of Ethics Review View Article
01 Mar 2007  
The Real Estate Institute has secured consumer advocate David Russell to chair a review of the industry’s code of ethics.  
 
REINZ aide-memoire View Article
28 Feb 2007  
AIDE MEMOIRE  
 
Don’t knock rising house prices - REINZ View Article
19 Feb 2007  
The economic benefit of rising residential property prices should not be underestimated or dismissed...  
 
2006 REINZ Annual Review View Article
15 Feb 2007  
Residential Property Prices Double In 10 Years - REINZ  
 
REINZ confident it can resolve Complaints and discipline issue View Article
15 Dec 2006  
The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (Inc) is confident it can reach agreement with the Government on changes to the complaints and disciplinary process for real estate agents and salespeople...  
 
Obsession with Property Investment – Or Failure of the Alternatives? View Article
27 Nov 2006  
Many commentators have noted that New Zealand’s investment in residential property is considerable and perhaps disproportionate to the investment in productive industry  
 
New Texts help Real Estate Agents to do it by the book View Article
09 Oct 2006  
The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (Inc) has produced two new legislative and law guides for members ...  
 
REINZ confirms nine Licence Cancellation Applications View Article
27 Sep 2006  
The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (Inc) has today confirmed that it has made nine applications to the Real Estate Agents Licensing Board for licence or sales person’s certificate suspensions or cancellations...  
 
New REINZ President Pushes to Lift The Bar View Article
20 Sep 2006  
The new President of the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (Inc) intends...  
 
Murray Cleland Elected as President of the Real Estate Institute - Mike Elford Vice President View Article
20 Sep 2006  
Murray Cleland has been elected as President of the Real Estate Institute.....  
 
‘Bledisloe Cup’ of auctioneering comes to Auckland View Article
11 Sep 2006  
Gavels will replace boots, and there will be no place for mouth guards in the battle for the title of 2006 Australasian Real Estate Auctioneer Champion  
 
Prolific Freelancer takes Top Prize at Annual Property Media Awards View Article
22 Aug 2006  
Auckland based freelance writer Diana Clement is the overall winner of the 2006 Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) Property Media Awards. Diana is also the winner of the Best Property Portfolio category.  
 
Government Needs to Tread Fine Line With Home Ownership Plans - REINZ View Article
04 Aug 2006  
The forthcoming government home ownership initiatives need to tread a fine line between the unacceptable cross-subsidisation by taxpayers of first home buyers and desirable incentives to encourage savings,  
 
Residential Tenancies (Damage Insurance) Amendment Bill Causes More Problems Than Solutions View Article
04 Aug 2006  
The Residential Tenancies (Damage Insurance) Amendment Bill, currently being considered by the Social Services Select Committee, will cause more problems than it will solve according to the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ).  
 
News Release View Article
02 Aug 2006  
Government Needs to Tread Fine Line ....  
 
REINZ Announces 2006 Auctioneering Champs View Article
18 Jul 2006  
The South Island contestants beat the top echelon of New Zealand’s auctioneering talent, at the 2006 Real Estate Institute of New Zealand Property Auctioneering Championships  
 
Reserve Bank interference in houseprices View Article
27 Jun 2006  
Suggestions that house prices will begin to fall by the end of the year are hard to foresee...  
 
REINZ Welcomes Government’s Move to Counter Money Laundering View Article
13 Jun 2006  
The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) today welcomed the government’s initiative to enhance measures to counter money laundering...  
 
Entries Open for REINZ Property Media Awards View Article
31 May 2006  
Property journalists will get the chance to showcase their talents in the 2006 New Zealand Property Media Awards...  
 
No Commission legal action View Article
28 Apr 2006  
The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (Inc) has lodged legal proceedings against a franchisee of the No Commission Property Sales group, claiming it is breaching the Real Estate Agents Act (1976), in the Rotorua High Court yesterday.  
 
New REINZ Chief Executive Appointed View Article
01 Mar 2006  
The Compliance and Operations Manager of the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (Inc), Christine Le Cren, has been appointed Chief Executive of the Institute, it was announced today.  
 
Reserve Bank should do nothing with OCR – REINZ View Article
24 Jan 2006  
The Reserve bank should “have the courage to do nothing” in its review of the Official Cash Rate on Thursday, according to the National President of the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (Inc), Mr Howard Morley.  
 
Reinz Alerts Members About a Mortgage Scam View Article
21 Dec 2005  
The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) has cautioned its members about a mortgage scam apparently designed to defraud financial institutions and which it believes could entrap some of its members.  
 
Residential Median House Prices Hit $300,000 View Article
16 Dec 2005  
The national median price for residential property hit $300,000 for the first time in November...  
 
OCR Increase Penalises Wrong People – REINZ View Article
08 Dec 2005  
The latest Official Cash Rate increase has reinforced the possibility of a hard landing...  
 
Residential House Prices Reach New Record View Article
18 Nov 2005  
Despite a reduction in sales, house prices continued to climb during October, according to the latest Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (Inc) residential real estate figures.  
 
REINZ Welcomes Changes To Delivery Of Tenancy Services View Article
15 Nov 2005  
The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) today welcomed changes announced by the Department of Building and Housing’s Tenancy Services Division to enhance services for both tenants and landlords.  
 
REINZ Predicts Negative And Unintended Outcomes From Proposed Government Intervention View Article
11 Nov 2005  
The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) today predicted that Reserve Bank's proposed review of bank's lending practices could result in negative and unintended consequences  
 
OCR Increase Unlikely to Affect House Prices - REINZ View Article
28 Oct 2005  
History suggests the latest increase in the Official Cash Rate by the Reserve Bank is unlikely to significantly affect rising house prices.  
 
Racist Rental Policies To Be Subject of Investigation - REINZ View Article
18 Oct 2005  
A case of a real estate agent allegedly refusing to rent a property to a woman because she was Maori was, if correct, totally unsatisfactory and unprofessional.  
 
Ignore Housing Predictions And Let The Market Decide - REINZ View Article
14 Oct 2005  
New Zealand Homeowners should pay as little attention as possible to those predicting a collapse in property prices and instead let the market decide on values.  
 
Auckland Real Estate Personality Pat Taylor Made Fellow Of Real Estate Institue View Article
14 Oct 2005  
Lifelong Auckland resident Mr Patrick (Pat) Taylor has been made a fellow of the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand, following more than 22 years experience in the real estate industry.  
 
Former Hastings City Councillor Made Fellow Of Real Estate Institute View Article
14 Oct 2005  
Prominent Hastings resident Mr Terence (Terry) Coxon has been made a fellow of the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand, following more than 30 years in the real estate industry.  
 
Court rules in REINZ's favour View Article
16 Sep 2005  
REINZ Awarded damages in unsuccessful Breach of Contract claim  
 
Property Media Awards 2005 Results View Article
16 Aug 2005  
New Zealand Herald Wins REINZ Property Media Awards  
 
REINZ 2005 Annual Report View Article
12 Aug 2005  
At REINZ, our vision of being 'The Real Estate Authority' drives us to represent the interests of both our members and the public.  
 
Queensland to host 2005 Australasian Auctioneering Championships View Article
11 Jul 2005  
The 2005 Australasian Real Estate Institute's Auctioneering Championship will be hosted by the Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) at the Gold Coast's Royal Pines Resort from 20 - 22 September.  
 
Marketing Association wins mailbox reprieve View Article
04 Jul 2005  
The Marketing Association has signed a memorandum of understanding with three Auckland Councils to develop a code of practice governing the distribution of mailbox advertising.  
 
2005 Award for Service Excellence - Residential Property Manager View Article
08 Jun 2005  
Nominations sought for most outstanding Residential Property Manager.  
 
Business S&P form changes View Article
31 May 2005  
A revised Agreement for the Sale and Purchase of a Business (3rd Edition), was made available to Business Brokers through the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand in May 2005.  
 
Entries Open for REINZ Property Media Awards View Article
30 May 2005  
The search for this country's top property news media is on again with the opening of entries for the New Zealand Property Media Awards, hosted by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand.  
 
Share Investment Advice Ignores Higher Risk Profile - REINZ View Article
24 Feb 2005  
Advice to New Zealanders to buy shares instead of residential property ignores the completely different risk profiles of shares.  
 
Real Estate Consumer Survey 2003 View Article
21 Oct 2004  
In November 2003 Massey University conducted a real estate consumer survey for the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand. The survey was based on similar research conducted for the Institute in 1990, 1994, 1997 & 2000.  
 
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