Targeting deceased estates, divorcees and dummies
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Tags: greed, house prices, housing, housing crisis, property investors, rotten apples
Good work by Lane Nichols in The Herald, a window into the minds of what we must hope is small subset of “property investors”:
Auckland property investors urged to target deceased estates, ‘dummies’ and ‘divorcees’
Property investors are being encouraged in a tutorial video to exploit the “seven Ds” – which include targeting “deceased estates”, “divorcees” and “dummies” who don’t know the real value of their home.
The advice has “appalled” the country’s largest bank which is now reviewing its sponsorship of the organisation that distributed the video, Auckland Property Investors Association (APIA), and its national body.
The video by Auckland property tycoon Ron Hoy Fong titled How to make massive profit in today’s property market says “desperate” homeowners forced to sell cheaply before banks step in are also prime targets.
So are cash-strapped families who’ve lost their homes in mortgagee sales, developers on the brink of bankruptcy and motivated sellers under pressure from looming “deadlines”. …
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- Second Poseidon aircraft on home soilDefence Minister Andrew Little has marked the arrival of the countryâs second P-8A Poseidon aircraft alongside personnel at the Royal New Zealand Air Forceâs Base at Ohakea today. âWith two of the four P-8A Poseidons now on home soil this marks another significant milestone in the Governmentâs historic investment in ...1 day ago
- Further humanitarian aid for TĂźrkiye and SyriaAotearoa New Zealand will provide further humanitarian support to those seriously affected by last monthâs deadly earthquakes in TĂźrkiye and Syria, says Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta. âThe 6 February earthquakes have had devastating consequences, with almost 18 million people affected. More than 53,000 people have died and tens of thousands more ...1 day ago
- Community voice to help shape immigration policyMigrant communities across New Zealand are represented in the new Migrant Community Reference Group that will help shape immigration policy going forward, Immigration Minister Michael Wood announced today. Â âSince becoming Minister, a reoccurring message I have heard from migrants is the feeling their voice has often been missing around policy ...1 day ago
- State Highway 3 project to deliver safer journeys, better travel connections for TaranakiConstruction has begun on major works that will deliver significant safety improvements on State Highway 3 from Waitara to Bell Block, Associate Minister of Transport Kiri Allan announced today. âThis is an important route for communities, freight and visitors to Taranaki but too many people have lost their lives or ...1 day ago
- Ginny Andersen appointed as Minister of PolicePrime Minister Chris Hipkins has today appointed Ginny Andersen as Minister of Police. âGinny Andersen has a strong and relevant background in this important portfolio,â Chris Hipkins said. âGinny Andersen worked for the Police as a non-sworn staff member for around 10 years and has more recently been chair of ...2 days ago
- Government confirms vital roading reconnectionsSix further bailey bridge sites confirmed Four additional bridge sites under consideration 91 per cent of damaged state highways reopened Recovery Dashboards for impacted regions released The Government has responded quickly to restore lifeline routes after Cyclone Gabrielle and can today confirm that an additional six bailey bridges will ...2 days ago
- Foreign Minister Mahuta to meet with Chinaâs new Foreign MinisterForeign Minister Nanaia Mahuta departs for China tomorrow, where she will meet with her counterpart, State Councillor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang, in Beijing. This will be the first visit by a New Zealand Minister to China since 2019, and follows the easing of COVID-19 travel restrictions between New Zealand and China. ...2 days ago
- Education Ministers from across the Pacific gather in AotearoaEducation Ministers from across the Pacific will gather in TÄmaki Makaurau this week to share their collective knowledge and strategic vision, for the benefit of Äkonga across the region. New Zealand Education Minister Jan Tinetti will host the inaugural Conference of Pacific Education Ministers (CPEM) for three days from today, ...2 days ago
- State Highway 5 reopens between Napier and TaupĹ following Cyclone GabrielleA vital transport link for communities and local businesses has been restored following Cyclone Gabrielle with the reopening of State Highway 5 (SH5) between Napier and TaupĹ, Associate Minister of Transport Kiri Allan says. SH5 reopened to all traffic between 7am and 7pm from today, with closure points at SH2 (Kaimata ...2 days ago
- Special Lotto draw raises $11.7 million for Cyclone Gabrielle recoveryInternal Affairs Minister Barbara Edmonds has thanked generous New Zealanders who took part in the special Lotto draw for communities affected by Cyclone Gabrielle. Held on Saturday night, the draw raised $11.7 million with half of all ticket sales going towards recovery efforts. âIn a time of need, New Zealanders ...3 days ago
- Government delivers a $3 million funding boost for Building Financial Capability servicesThe Government has announced funding of $3 million for providers to help people, and whÄnau access community-based Building Financial Capability services. âDemand for Financial Capability Services is growing as people face cost of living pressures. Those pressures are increasing further in areas affected by flooding and Cyclone Gabrielle,â Minister for ...5 days ago
- Education New Zealand | Manapou ki te Ao â new Chair and memberMinister of Education, Hon Jan Tinetti, has announced appointments to the Board of Education New Zealand | Manapou ki te Ao. Tracey Bridges is joining the Board as the new Chair and Dr Therese Arseneau will be a new member. Current members Dr Linda Sissons CNZM and Daniel Wilson have ...5 days ago
- Scholarships honouring Ngarimu VC and the 28th (MÄori) Battalion announcedFifteen Äkonga MÄori from across Aotearoa have been awarded the prestigious Ngarimu VC and 28th (MÄori) Battalion Memorial Scholarships and Awards for 2023, Associate Education Minister and Ngarimu Board Chair, Kelvin Davis announced today. Â The recipients include doctoral, mastersâ and undergraduate students. Three vocational training students and five wharekura students, ...5 days ago
- Appointment of Judge of the Court of Appeal and Judge of the High CourtHigh Court Judge Jillian Maree Mallon has been appointed a Judge of the Court of Appeal, and District Court Judge Andrew John Becroft QSO has been appointed a Judge of the High Court, AttorneyâGeneral David Parker announced today. Justice Mallon graduated from Otago University in 1988 with an LLB (Hons), and with ...5 days ago
- NZ still well placed to meet global challengesThe economy has continued to show its resilience despite todayâs GDP figures showing a modest decline in the December quarter, leaving the Government well positioned to help New Zealanders face cost of living pressures in a challenging global environment. âThe economy had grown strongly in the two quarters before this ...5 days ago
- Western Ring Route CompleteAucklanders now have more ways to get around as Transport Minister Michael Wood opened the direct State Highway 1 (SH1) to State Highway 18 (SH18) underpass today, marking the completion of the 48-kilometre Western Ring Route (WRR). âThe Government is upgrading New Zealandâs transport system to make it safer, more ...5 days ago
- Briefings to Incoming MinistersThis section contains briefings received by incoming ministers following changes to Cabinet in January. Some information may have been withheld in accordance with the Official Information Act 1982. Where information has been withheld that is indicated within the document. ...5 days ago
- Teaming up for a stronger, more resilient FijiAotearoa New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta reaffirmed her commitment to working together with the new Government of Fiji on issues of shared importance, including on the prioritisation of climate change and sustainability, at a meeting today, in Nadi. Fiji and Aotearoa New Zealandâs close relationship is underpinned by the Duavata ...6 days ago
- Investment in blue highway a lifeline for regional economies and cyclone recoveryThe Government is delivering a coastal shipping lifeline for businesses, residents and the primary sector in the cyclone-stricken regions of Hawkes Bay and TairÄwhiti, Regional Development Minister Kiri Allan announced today. The Rangitata vessel has been chartered for an emergency coastal shipping route between Gisborne and Napier, with potential for ...6 days ago
- Next steps developing clean energy for NZThe Government will progress to the next stage of the NZ Battery Project, looking at the viability of pumped hydro as well as an alternative, multi-technology approach as part of the Governmentâs long term-plan to build a resilient, affordable, secure and decarbonised energy system in New Zealand, Energy and Resources ...6 days ago
- Statement from the Prime Minister on Stuart NashThis morning I was made aware of a media interview in which Minister Stuart Nash criticised a decision of the Court and said he had contacted the Police Commissioner to suggest the Police appeal the decision. The phone call took place in 2021 when he was not the Police Minister. ...1 week ago
- CPTPP Trade Ministers coming to AucklandThe Governmentâs sharp focus on trade continues with Aotearoa New Zealand set to host Trade Ministers and delegations from 10 Asia Pacific economies at a meeting of Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) Commission members in July, Minister for Trade and Export Growth Damien OâConnor announced today. âNew Zealand ...1 week ago
- Govt approves $25 million extension for cyclone-affected businesses$25 million boost to support more businesses with clean-up in cyclone affected regions, taking total business support to more than $50 million Demand for grants has been strong, with estimates showing applications will exceed the initial $25 million business support package Grants of up to a maximum of $40,000 per ...1 week ago
- More than 160,000 new Kiwis to call NZ home80 per cent of 2021 Resident Visas applications have been processed â three months ahead of schedule Residence granted to 160,000 people 84,000 of 85,000 applications have been approved Over 160,000 people have become New Zealand residents now that 80 per cent of 2021 Resident Visa (2021RV) applications have been ...1 week ago
- Scholarships propel Kiwi students to NASAThe Government continues to invest in New Zealandâs burgeoning space industry, today announcing five scholarships for Kiwi Students to undertake internships at NASAâs Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California. Economic Development Minister Stuart Nash congratulated Michaela Dobson (University of Auckland), Leah Albrow (University of Canterbury) and Jack Naish, Celine Jane ...1 week ago
- New Zealand to attend regional security meeting in AustraliaThe Lead Coordination Minister for the Governmentâs Response to the Royal Commissionâs Report into the Terrorist Attack on the Christchurch Mosques travels to Melbourne, Australia today to represent New Zealand at the fourth Sub-Regional Meeting on Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Security. âThe Government is committed to reducing the threat of terrorism ...1 week ago
- Health and safety action plan for portsThe health and safety practices at our nationâs ports will be improved as part of a new industry-wide action plan, Workplace Relations and Safety, and Transport Minister Michael Wood has announced. âFollowing the tragic death of two port workers in Auckland and Lyttelton last year, I asked the Port Health ...1 week ago
- Bikes and scooters to be exempt from FBTBikes, electric bikes and scooters will be added to the types of transport exempted from fringe benefit tax under changes proposed today. Revenue Minister David Parker said the change would allow bicycles, electric bicycles, scooters, electric scooters, and micro-mobility share services to be exempt from fringe benefit tax where they ...1 week ago
- Foreign Affairs Minister to reaffirm our close relationship with FijiForeign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta will hold bilateral meetings with Fiji this week. The visit will be her first to the country since the election of the new coalition Government led by Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sitiveni Rabuka. The visit will be an opportunity to meet kanohi ki ...1 week ago
- New legislation to streamline Cyclone recoveryThe Government is introducing the Severe Weather Emergency Legislation Bill to ensure the recovery and rebuild from Cyclone Gabrielle is streamlined and efficient with unnecessary red tape removed. The legislation is similar to legislation passed following the Christchurch and KaikĹura earthquakes that modifies existing legislation in order to remove constraints ...1 week ago
- Cost of living package: More bread and butter support for Kiwi familiesApproximately 1.4 million people will benefit from increases to rates and thresholds for social assistance to help with the cost of living Superannuation to increase by over $100 a pay for a couple Main benefits to increase by the rate of inflation, meaning a family on a benefit with children ...1 week ago
- Freeing up more government bandwidth and money to focus on the cost of living$1 billion in savings which will be reallocated to support New Zealanders with the cost of living A range of transport programmes deferred so Waka Kotahi can focus on post Cyclone road recovery Speed limit reduction programme significantly narrowed to focus on the most dangerous one per cent of state ...1 week ago
- Pacific needs to sit up and pay close attention to AUKUS, says Dame Meg Taylor
A Pacific elder and former secretary-general of the Pacific Islands Forum says Pacific leaders need to sit up and pay closer attention to AUKUS and the Indo-Pacific strategy and Chinaâs response to them. Speaking from Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea, Dame Meg Taylor said Pacific leaders were being sidelined ...14 mins ago - Cyclone Gabrielle: Robertson warns of delays to rebuild decisions
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- Counter-protests planned against anti-trans speaker
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- Does public safety trump free speech? Historyâs case for banning anti-trans activist Posie Parker ...ANALYSIS: By Bevin Veale, Massey University The impending arrival of Kelly-Jean Keen-Minshull â aka Posie Parker â has put the spotlight on the tension between free speech and protecting vulnerable communities in Aotearoa New Zealand. In particular, it raises questions about Immigration New Zealandâs role in limiting who can visit ...2 hours ago
- Iwi Leading Urgent Housing Rebuild And Managed Retreat For WairoaWairoa has ready-to-go projects that could be accelerated to quickly get people back into homes following Cyclone Gabrielle, Minister Willie Jackson was told on a visit to Wairoa today. TÄtau TÄtau o Te Wairoa is seeking a Government commitment ...2 hours ago
- New Report: City Rail Link Project Throws Good Money After BadA new report published by the New Zealand Taxpayersâ Union exposes the bad decision-making that led to a 61% cost blowout in Aucklandâs City Rail Link and shows that the costs of the project now significantly outweigh any benefits. âThe City Rail Link: ...2 hours ago
- Immigration NZ allows anti-trans speaker into NZImmigration NZ has today confirmed that the controversial anti-trans campaigner Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull will be allowed into New Zealand for her speaking events this week. You can read our report here â and the full statement from Immigration NZâs Richard Owen to the media is below: âI can confirm that ...2 hours ago
- Confirmed: Anti-trans campaigner to be allowed into New ZealandImmigration NZ says it knows some people will be unhappy, but ultimately the threshold to bar Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull from New Zealand hasnât been reached. The British anti-transgender campaigner Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull, also known as Posie Parker, will be allowed into New Zealand this weekend, Immigration NZ has confirmed. Keen-Minshullâs ability to ...2 hours ago
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- The Tongan mÄfana energy takes centre stage in Red, White & BrassLike a Tongan Cool Runnings, with trumpets instead of bobsleds, Red, White & Brass is a feel-good movie based on an incredible true story. First-time film producer Halaifonua Finau tells Sela Jane Hopgood how he got it made. In 2016, promising new Tongan producer Halaifonua Finau was sitting in the ...3 hours ago
- Why do animals living with humans evolve such similar features? A new theory could explain âdomest...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Thomas Gleeson, Doctoral Candidate, Australian National University Luz Rovira / Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND In the 19th century, Charles Darwin was one of the first to notice something interesting about domesticated animals: different species often developed similar changes when compared ...3 hours ago
- Popular fertility apps are engaging in widespread misuse of data, including on sex, periods and preg...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katharine Kemp, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law & Justice, UNSW Sydney New research reveals serious privacy flaws in fertility apps used by Australian consumers â emphasising the need for urgent reform of the Privacy Act. Fertility apps provide a number ...3 hours ago
- USP still the âbedrockâ for Pacific regionalism, says university chiefThe Fiji Times âThe University of the South Pacific (USP) has been and continues to be a bedrock for regionalism. A resource owned by the region; for the region and a precious institution that needs to be protected in line with the vision of our forebearers.â This was the message ...3 hours ago
- PNG family kicked out of their home after 46 years â with 24-hour noticeBy Claudia Tally in Port Moresby A Papua New Guinean family who have been renting a property from the National Housing Corporation for the past 46 years have been served with a 24-hour eviction notice by a different owner who had obtained an eviction notice from the Port Moresby District ...3 hours ago
- Auckland Council contemplates quitting Local Government NZAuckland mayor Wayne Brownâs plans to cut back on spending could see the council quit Local Government NZ, the group that represents councils across the country. Stuffâs Todd Niall has reported that $400,000 would be saved by the move, with mayor Brown reportedly wanting to direct that money into other ...3 hours ago
- Does it matter what time I go to bed?Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frederic Gachon, Associate Professor, Physiology of Circadian Rhythms, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland Gregory Pappas/Unsplash Some of us love to be tucked up in bed by a particular time every night, ensuring a certain number of hours ...3 hours ago
- Love Better: Youthline relationship break-up support campaign launchesThe government has launched campaign to help young people navigate break-ups with the long-term aim of preventing family violence, believed to be the first of its kind. ...4 hours ago
- Giving trans kids a sporting chanceSports can be hugely beneficial for children but there are still many barriers for trans kids wanting to play, writes researcher Julia de Bres. Thereâs been a lot of talk recently about trans athletes in high performance sport, much of which derives from a broader anti-trans project rather than a ...5 hours ago
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- One womanâs battle to get back on the board | Back on the Board | The SpinoffAfter dedicating years to helping young women find their confidence in skateboarding, Amber Clyde must teach herself how to get back on the board after the birth of her second child. But balancing the realities of being a solo Mum with running her own business means that her time is ...5 hours ago
- GCSB spy boss Andrew Hampton to lead SISGovernment Communication Security Bureau (GCSB) boss Andrew Hampton has been appointed to lead New Zealand's other spy agency - the NZSIS. ...5 hours ago
- 25-million-year-old fossils of a bizarre possum and strange wombat relative reveal Australiaâs hid...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Arthur Immanuel Crichton, PhD candidate, Flinders University Relative of _Chunia pledgei_ named _Ektopodon serratus_ (top left), with _Wakaleo oldfieldi_. Reconstruction of the early Miocene Kutjumarpu faunal assemblage by Peter Schouten, CC BY-SA Imagine a vast, lush forest dominated by giant flightless birds ...5 hours ago
- Ratepayers' Alliance Urging Supporters To Give Budget FeedbackThe Auckland Ratepayersâ Alliance is urging its 27,000 members and subscribers to have a say on Auckland Councilâs proposed 2022/23 annual budget. Last week, the Ratepayersâ Alliance launched a new website to encourage public feedback. Backtobasics.co.nz ...6 hours ago
- NZ Olympian runner given eight year suspension for dopingNew Zealand distance runner Zane Robertson has been banned from all sport for eight years due to doping. Robertson, who is the holder of six national distance running records and a Commonwealth Games bronze medal, was tested at the UKâs Great Manchester Run in May last year. His sample returned ...6 hours ago
- Why didnât I simply wear a mask? Alex Casey asks a psychologist why she was too chicken shit to wear a mask during the flight that probably gave her Covid-19. In the live action replay in my head, I can basically see, frame by frame, the moment that one of those puny little Covid-19 Koosh balls did ...6 hours ago
- PSN Appoints New Kaitohu MatuaSocial services and health & disability provider Presbyterian Support Northern (PSN) has appointed Joe Waru as its new Kaitohu Matua (General Manager MÄori). The appointment will provide PSN with strategic leadership and advice as it seeks to ...6 hours ago
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- Money isnât everything â but it can be a significant stressorMoney isnât everything. But for most of us, itâs easier to deal with anything else in our lives if we know the bills are getting paid. So when household budgets come under pressure from cost of living increases â especially when that includes the mortgage that keeps a roof over ...7 hours ago
- National teases education plan and pledges to ârewriteâ curriculumThe National Party will announce the first part of its new education policy tomorrow in the prime ministerâs own stomping ground of the Hutt. Leader Christopher Luxon said the âTeaching the Basics Brilliantlyâ policy will see the curriculum totally overhauled, with a direct focus on reading, writing, maths and science. ...7 hours ago
- Academics Invited To Respond To Survey For Report On Academic FreedomIn conjunction with Curia Market Research, the Free Speech Union has distributed a survey on academic freedom to academics across each of the eight universities in New Zealand. Respect for academic freedom is a statutory responsibility for universities, ...7 hours ago
- Dunne's Weekly: Time To Look Again At Coastal Shipping?Thirty years ago, after a marathon Parliamentary sitting, the Bolger National government passed the Maritime Transport Act which deregulated coastal shipping by abolishing cabotage. Cabotage was the practice which restricted the operation of sea, air, or ...7 hours ago
- The Bulletin: Big drop in number of people on benefitsNew reports out from the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) this morning show that in the year to June 2022, 113,400 people came off a benefit, the highest number since electronic records began in 1996. From early 2020, at the start of the pandemic, there was a large increase in the ...8 hours ago
- Australia opens a fascinating new front in the fight for ethical investingA recent court action by Australiaâs financial regulator suggests âgreenwashingâ claims can expect far greater scrutiny â a situation likely to happen here soon enough, writes Steven Moe. Coal mining can seem like yesterdayâs fuel â a relic of the last century, in the coming age of wind farms and ...8 hours ago
- National Party plans to rewrite school curriculum if electedThe National Party plans to rewrite the curriculum for primary and intermediate schools if it wins at the next election. ...8 hours ago
- Lizzo heading to NZ for one show in JulyGrammy-winning pop star Lizzo will return to New Zealand in July for her first solo show on our shores. The singer, rapper and flautist (yes) will play Spark Arena on July 26 as part of her Special Tour. The last time she was in New Zealand, Lizzo was a festival ...8 hours ago
- New asteroid sample study offers further hints of space origin for the building blocks of life on Ea...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Trevor Ireland, Professor, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland MASCOT / DLR / JAXA How did life come about? The answer to this question goes to the very heart of our existence on planet Earth. ...8 hours ago
- Why is Australia buying hundreds of missiles?Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Dwyer, Associate Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, University of Tasmania Flying under the radar of last weekâs AUKUS submarine announcement was the revelation that the United States had agreed to sell Australia up to 220 Tomahawk cruise missiles. This follows Australiaâs ...8 hours ago
- Doctors may soon get official âendorsementsâ to practise cosmetic surgery â but will that prot...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Rudge, Law lecturer, University of Sydney Unsplash/Olga Guryanova, CC BY Disturbing reports about botched cosmetic surgeries and injuries in Australia â from breast augmentations causing chronic pain to liposuction leaving patients with lifelong injuries â have sparked concerns in ...8 hours ago
- New research reveals how forests reduce their own bushfire risk, if theyâre left aloneSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip Zylstra, Adjunct Associate Professor at Curtin University, Research Associate at University of New South Wales, Curtin University Shutterstock Fire management in Australia is approaching crisis point. Seasons such as the Black Summer three years ago showed how our best ...8 hours ago
- Species donât live in isolation: what changing threats to 4 marsupials tell us about the futureSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By William Geary, PhD Student, Deakin University Once abundant, woylies â or brush-tailed bettongs â are now critically endangered. John Gould, CC BY-SA Conserving native wildlife is a challenging task and Australiaâs unenviable extinction record shows us we urgently need more sophisticated ...8 hours ago
- The National Skills Agreement needs time in the policy spotlight and it must include these 3 thingsSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pi-Shen Seet, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Edith Cowan University ThisIsEngineering/Pexels , CC BY-NC Australia continues to grapple with acute skills shortages. Businesses are struggling to find workers with the skills they need. Meanwhile, workers struggle to get jobs because ...8 hours ago
- Trans people arenât new, and neither is their oppression: a history of gender crossing in 19th-cen...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robin Eames, History PhD candidate, University of Sydney Portrait of De Lacy Evans and his wife (1870) State Library Victoria This article contains references to anti-trans, colonial and institutional violence, and includes information about an Aboriginal person who died in the early ...8 hours ago
- New police minister wants to target âearly endâ of crime, defends prison statsThe new police minister has defended the governmentâs approach to dealing with crime, as new figures show just 32% of charges laid against young people last year actually resulted in a sentence. Ginny Andersen was promoted into the police portfolio on Monday after Stuart Nash was sent falling to the ...8 hours ago
- The climate report to rule them allThe final IPCC report was unequivocal in its call to reduce emissions immediately but the government has no further news on how agricultural emissions charging will work, writes Anna Rawhiti-Connell in this excerpt from The Bulletin, The Spinoffâs morning news round-up. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here. ...9 hours ago
- Government insists abuse survivor redress a 'top priority' after officials suggested delayPublic Service Minister Andrew Little has rejected the option mentioned in a briefing document, saying the work is high priority. ...9 hours ago
- A âclimate change electionâ in 2023? Hereâs what the polling tells usThe Greens say climate change will be integral to the big decision this year. Toby Manhire explores the data.  Devastating, global-warming-exacerbated storms. A new IPCC report laying out the calamitous fireball hurtling our way. And a prime minister jettisoning a host of climate-aligned policies. There is plenty of material for James ...11 hours ago
- Viral weight loss drug Ozempic has been approved for use in New ZealandMedsafe has approved applications for Ozempic to be used in New Zealand. How does this new drug work and why is everyone talking about it? What just happened? Last Thursday, New Zealandâs medical regulatory body Medsafe gave consent for Ozempic to be prescribed in New Zealand. The approval is for ...12 hours ago
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This is why our bank shareholders shouldn't expect such big returns â their risk is lower. ...12 hours ago - Beware of coconut oil salesmen
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They work in league with the agents to put in multiple offers under different names- the phrase they use in the sales contract where the name goes is ..
Ron Hoy or nominee ,Ron Fong or nominee
I’ve always wondered, does this use of nominees allow them to flip the property without ever having their names on the title?
I mean, can they quickly onsell during the settlement process and replace the name on the contract with that of the buyer?
Oh he’s a JP too. Pillar of the community. Probably gives generously to charity (and the National Party).
I cannot believe this example of pure capitalism has appalled NZ’s largest bank. Banks love it. They will be secretly rolling around in such abhorrent behaviour likes pigs in shit, chinking the champagne glasses together and calculating their next bonus.
I think they mistakenly believe that we as a country still have morals and so want to look like they are doing the right thing. We don’t or National would have been history a long time ago.
Disclaimer:
Please note that Auckland Property Investors Association (APIA) and its national body,
has nothing to do with bees (genus Apis of which its colonies or hives are called an Apiary). These are sometimes sold but not by members of APIA, who may be addressed however by many names starting with ‘B’. /sarc
Presumably it has nothing to do with Samoa either?
Samoa? What?
capital of…
Just parasites bottom feeding on the Auckland Housing Ponzi Scheme ?
Wow, serendipity! Just this morning I was driving down our street when I noticed a guy in a shirt and tie standing on the road talking to the very elderly fellow who lives a few doors up. I didn’t like the body language so I wound down the window and asked the old fella if he was OK and he told me the guy wouldn’t leave him alone and go away. I was disgusted, and told the guy to leave. At first I thought he was going to make an issue of it, then he just got in his real-estate company marked car and drove off.
Fucking ghouls and parasites!
Good work sanctuary
Name the company
Agreed name and shame.
I am thinking about it, but really it is my neighbours business.
Good point and fair enough.
They do the same when they have an exclusive agency and a buyer lined up for a vendor who thinks the price is too low.
Brow beat them into signing the deal, even if it takes hours. They do this sort of thing ( negotiation !)for a living while many people have had the same house for 15 years or more.
I read the first bit and thought it must’ve been David Seymour. Then I got to ‘real-estate company marked car’ and thought that it wouldn’t be him.
This shouldn’t surprise anyone. It’s the reality behind the slick facade that is the property market. Whenever I read advertising copy from real estate agents claiming they’re “motivated to find the absolute best price for our vendors”, I just roll my eyes. You’re motivated by your fat commission, and lying about it just makes you seem all the more obnoxious, especially when the same agent ends up on-selling it on behalf of the new owners. Given the number of cases before the REAA disciplinary tribunal in recent years, behaving like a greasy, smirking ethical wasteland is par for the course.
And if a complaint does ever make it to the REAA, and the agent is found guilty, they always get told “Gosh, you’ve been a naughty boy or girl! Don’t do it again.” They’re then let off with $500 fine which makes a huge dent in the $30,000 commission they’ve just earned from their fraudulent behaviour.
Forget any justice. The REAA is full of people like Aaron Bhavnagar, devoted Natz cronies. Like everything else the Natz have their fingers in these groups to make sure it’s dysfunctional and just a front for a pretend complaints procedure.
Years ago my partner and I got invited to a dinner party full of real estate agents. Rarely does ones prejudices about a whole profession get so amply and memorably fulfilled.
Reel estate –
Glengarry Glen Ross excerpt real estate film from 1992.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9XW6P0tiVc
Has anyone else twigged , whilst many are surviving on minimal pay increases of 0-2%, what pay increase have realestate agents received ?
when Auckland house prices have increased 10-20% pa over the last few years
https://www.barfoot.co.nz/market-reports/2016/april/auckland-house-prices
Even if future prices increase “only” 5% many agents are doing better than those working within the productive sector, and there’s is no increase to GDP, yet many of us are helping in out GDP growth for minimal recognition. đ
We are invaded every week by Realtors – there isn’t a week where we don’t have three homes at least on sale in our small enclave of streets – its harassment and an invasion of privacy. Because we are close to private schools and a university the immigrants just love the area. We are down to three families of the original who moved into the area twenty years ago.
I agree that the elderly are vulnerable and I think there should be a code of ethics for the Real Estate Industry. They remind me of vultures circling just waiting for a partner to pop their clogs and then move in for the kill. I tell them if they can get me twenty million I might think about it and to shove off. A persons home is not safe from these predators. I will give them one thing – they are bloody persistent to the extent they can’t take the hint and have thick skins. It’s getting worse every week we live here.
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The Real Estate Industry are a plague upon our houses. They just never give up and invade our privacy on a daily basis. Our area is always busy with houses being sold and then flicked on – we live in a transient society these days. Gone are the days of a neighbourhood where people knew one another. Being close to private schools and a university the area is known for being popular with new immigrants. They (the realtors) remind me of vultures circling just waiting for an unfortunate situation to arise or for a spouse to pop their clogs and then they will go in for the kill.
I would have thought if one wanted to sell their home then they would get in touch with a Realtor – not so these days, these real estate agents push their noses into our lives and positively make us feel like we are not wanted in the neighbourhood and that we should bugger off. I have told them time and time again if they are prepared to give me twenty million I might think about it – they think I am joking unfortunately, but I am not. Can a citizen get a trespass order out on them I wonder. The letterbox is stuffed with their junk and they hover around like a bad smell.
Shouldn’t there be a code of ethics for these pests – there needs to be.
Capitalism.
Our system rewards these behaviors financially, why are we surprised?
This is the dirty side of your Auckland house prices ticking up.
Nobody spook the horses.
There’s nothing new in all of this – this was normal thinking for real estate agents from my memory of associating with a group of them in the 80s
Well. When you have a Government which targets the poor, the homeless and the ill.
To benefit the wealthy and the greedy.
Real Estate agents are just following the example from the top.
Why “hope it’s a small subset”? This is the kind of behaviour capitalism rewards. The guy’s only crime is he ssaid it more openly than the rest of his crew. Owning a rental property isn’t a bad thing, but as soon as you thhink of yourself as ‘a property investor’ you’re well onthe slippery slope to slumlord status.
So, what’s new? This has been going on almost as long as there’ve been real estate companies. Just now, there are more of them and it’s become more blatant. The number of “Realtors” on the North Shore who made fortunes doing this scullduggery back in the 70’s – 90’s (as long as I was there, before I headed for the bush, far away) are many….browbeat, recommend a deflated price, bought up by a mate who was often another agent (he’d do the same for you), then flick it on at top dollar……easy money. Ethical? Moral? No – but that’s the way it often works. They have to pay for their Mercs and beach homes somehow………