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Signals from the edge of NZ proptech: Best Practices, advice, regulations and what to trust.

THIS WEEK

The disappearing UI: what the “SaaS apocalypse” debate means for NZ proptech

When AI agents work through APIs and connectors, dashboards stop being the product — and skills start mattering more than seat count

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Sep 11, 2026

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6 min read

CMA

Does your CMA have to be printed? What REA Rule 10.2 actually requires

The lounge myth that “writing” means paper — and how NZ agencies can stay compliant with durable digital appraisals

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Sep 11, 2026

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6 min read

NZ’s first property MCP connector for Claude and ChatGPT

Connect Claude or ChatGPT to checkable NZ property evidence — plain English for agencies.

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Sep 10, 2026

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4 min read

Feb 4, 2026

A one-page Gen AI policy for NZ real estate agencies

A practical template agencies can copy — aligned to REA Generative AI guidance

Nov 12, 2025

AVMs are a black box — NZ researchers want trust, not just speed

Cheung & Yiu on transparency, confidence intervals and AI auditing — and what that means for rule 10.2 CMAs

Sep 24, 2025

NZ property is split on AI — a third call it revolutionary, a third haven’t started

Yardi / Property Council NZ survey: the readiness gap is the opportunity for agencies

Aug 6, 2025

Don’t paste the LIM (or the vendor) into ChatGPT

Privacy Act + Code rule 9.17 meet Gen AI. A practical boundary for NZ agencies.

Jun 25, 2025

Your CMA still isn’t an AVM — and that’s the point

Rule 10.2 still requires your skill and judgement. Tools can draft; they can’t own the opinion.

May 14, 2025

REA’s Gen AI guidance: what NZ agents must actually do

The Registrar’s guidance is clear: AI doesn’t dilute your duties under the Act.

The Signal

A one-page Gen AI policy for NZ real estate agencies

AVMs are a black box — NZ researchers want trust, not just speed

NZ property is split on AI — a third call it revolutionary, a third haven’t started

Don’t paste the LIM (or the vendor) into ChatGPT

Your CMA still isn’t an AVM — and that’s the point

REA’s Gen AI guidance: what NZ agents must actually do

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