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THIS WEEK

Talk, don’t tap: Claude voice + connectors put live property work in an agent’s pocket

Opus and Sonnet in mobile voice, CarPlay on the dash, Newton as the NZ property layer. Live research without five SaaS tabs, with Comet for the CMA.

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Sep 24, 2026

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8 min read

CPD

REA’s 2026 mandatory CPD is about digital tech and AI — what agencies should do Monday

The one-hour floor is not a Gen AI policy. Governed workflows, privacy-aware research, and human sign-off for NZ agencies

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Sep 23, 2026

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5 min read

REINZ

When sales crawl, the CMA has to work harder

August 2026 REINZ: slow activity, elevated stock, regional divergence — and why thin appraisals fail when buyers have time

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Sep 18, 2026

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5 min read

Sep 11, 2026

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

Sep 11, 2026

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

Sep 10, 2026

NZ’s first property MCP connector for Claude and ChatGPT

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

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.

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

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

NZ’s first property MCP connector for Claude and ChatGPT

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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