About this Event
Theme: Fair Real Estate Transactions
Purpose: To enable connection between NZ Asian Lawyers members and REA to raise awareness of the real estate regulatory framework, share insights on the risks and issues arising in residential real estate transactions particularly from the perspective of the New Zealand Asian Community, promote REA consumer resources, and discuss how we can collectively support fair real estate transactions in New Zealand.
5.30PM - Arrival, attendees. Drinks and nibbles served.
6.00PM - Welcome and acknowledgements
6.05PM - Opening Remarks (Belinda Moffat, REA Chief Executive/ Registar)
- REA Overview and our role as a conduct regulator
- Role of regulator and lawyers to support fair real estate transactions and consumer protection
- Conduct data and statistics with focus on Asian community participation in real estate transactions
6.20PM - Key legal and regulatory issues ( Andrew Tringham, REA General Counsel)
- Key legal and regulatory risks and issues from the regulator’s perspective
6.35PM - Guest Speaker (Tina Hwang, Director at Queen City Law)
- What’s happening at the coal face with real estate transactions
- Risk, issues and trends from a lawyer’s perspective
6.50PM - Q&A Panel (Katie Solomon, REA Head of Education, Insights and Engagement - Facilitator)
- What NZAL and REA can do collectively to support fair real estate transactions for Asian consumers
- Panel: Belinda Moffat, Andrew Tringham, Tina Hwang, Kathleen Morrison
7.20PM - Closing remarks (Mai Chen, President of New Zealand Asian Lawyers)
7.25PM - Conclusion
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Meredith Connell (MC), 8 Hardinge Street, Auckland, New Zealand
NZD 0.00
