Overview
The Real Estate Continuing Education Programme helps reinforce your knowledge and addresses topical issues, trends and changes to legislation. Unitec provides Verifiable and Non-verifiable courses.
Our Verifiable Real Estate Continuing Education course, is a 10-hour block of training delivered to a group of Licensees by an experienced Real Estate Tutor on site at your own premises.
Our Non-verifiable Real Estate Continuing Education courses (Compliance courses), are provided on-line to Licensees.
You need to already have your Real Estate Salesperson Licence as a pre requisite for enrolling in the following courses.
Verifiable Real Estate Continuing Education
Course Number: BSNS S403
10 hours of Professional Development approved by the Real Estate Authority
- Unitec is a Real Estate Authority (REA) authorised provider
- Tailor your programme for your own needs
- Learn together with your team
- Discuss the issues with your tutor
- Your workplace is the venue
- Unitec tutor will come to you
- Unitec will verify your 10 hours to the REA
Non-Verifiable Real Estate Continuing Education (Compliance Courses)
A personal presence in the real estate market
Course Number: BSNS S404
Credits: 2
- Establish a presence in the real estate market
- Develop a marketing strategy to establish a personal professional presence in the real estate market
- Develop a marketing plan as part of a campaign to establish a personal professional presence in the real estate market
The Unit Titles Act 2010
Course Number: BSNS S417
Credits: 2
- Explain aspects of the Unit Titles Act 2010 for real estate personnel
- Explain terms used and/or defined in the Unit Titles Act 2010
- Explain the roles, powers, and duties of a body corporate in terms of the Unit Titles Act 2010
- Explain the responsibilities of an owner in terms of the Unit Titles Act 2010
- Explain the power and requirements of the body corporate in terms of maintenance in accordance with the Unit Titles Act 2010.
- Explain the results of non-compliance supported with reference to the sections of the unit Titles Act 2010
Law relating to land titles
Course Number: BSNS S405
Credits: 4
- Demonstrate knowledge of land ownership, transfer of ownership, and titles
- Explain property law terminology
- Identify Titles and explain registered interests
- Explain the law relating to the ownership and transfer of land
- Explain forms of co-ownership of land
The Law of Contract and The Law of Agency
Course Number: BSNS S406
Credits: 5
- Demonstrate knowledge of the law of contract and the law of agency
- Explain the law of contract in a real estate context
- Explain the provisions of the law of agency in a real estate context
- Determine appropriate signatories for different entities for contract in a real estate context
Consumer protection law
Course Number: BSNS S407
Credits: 4
- Demonstrate knowledge of consumer protection law related to real estate practice
- Explain the Fair Trading Act 1986 as it relates to real estate practice
- Explain the Code as it related to consumer protection
- Explain legal concepts and the implication of misrepresentation of the Contractual Remedies Act 1979
The Sale and Purchase Agreement
Course Number: BSNS S408
Credits: 5
- Demonstrate knowledge of the sale and purchase agreement and facilitate sale of real estate
- Explain the requirements associated with sale and purchase agreements
- Explain the requirements of the offer process and conduct an offer process with a customer in accordance with industry requirements
- Apply negotiation techniques with the client and customer to manage the sale of real estate
- Explain financing options for real estate customers
- Explain the requirements for oversea buyers to purchase real estate in terms of the Overseas Investment Act 2005
- Explain the licensee’s role and responsibilities between contract date and settlement date
Marketing plans for real estate
Course Number: BSNS S410
Credits: 5
- Develop marketing plans for real estate, qualify customers, and present properties for sale
- Explain marketing options for property
- evelop marketing plans and budgets to market properties.
- Complete and explain to a prospective client an agency agreement for a property
- Develop promotional material in accordance with industry requirements
- Explain disclosure obligations to customers
- Demonstrate knowledge of qualifying customers in terms of purchasing requirements
- Present property options that meet the needs, wants, and expectations of the qualified customer
Knowledge of legislation
Course Number: BSNS S411
Credits: 4
- Demonstrate understanding of legal matters affecting real estate licensees
- Explain the legal implication of the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 as they affect a licensee
- Explain the legal implications of the Fencing Act 1978 as they affect a licensee
- Explain the legal implication of the Fencing of Swimming Pools Act 1987 as they affect a licensee
- Explain the risks and legal implication of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 as they affect a licensee
- Identify, record, and manage potential hazards at places of work as a licensee in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
- Explain the legal implications of the Human Rights Act 1993 as they affect a Licensee
- Explain the legal implications of the Privacy Act 1993 as they affect a licensee
- Explain the rights of entry for a licensee in accordance with the Residential Tenancies Act 1986
- Explain the key provisions of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 in Accordance with industry requirements
- Explain the legal implication of the Secret Commissions Act 1910 as they affect a licensee
- Explain a licensee’s legal obligations regarding personal taxation
Knowledge of building styles and materials
Course Number: BSNS S416
Credits: 3
- Demonstrate knowledge of building styles and material for real estate personnel
- Demonstrate knowledge of NZ housing styles
- Demonstrate knowledge of different types of foundations framings, and floorings of buildings
- Identify and describe different types and conditions of building exterior wall and roof claddings
- Identify and describe different types of joinery, interior finishes, and insulation in buildings
The use of inspection and appraisal
Course Number: BSNS S412
Credits: 4
- Demonstrate knowledge and use of inspection, appraisal and agency agreement for real estate property
- Explain the inspection and appraisal process
- Explain appraisal methods and appraise properties in accordance with industry requirements
- Qualify prospective clients
Knowledge of licensing and Code of Professional Conduct
Course Number: BSNS S413
Credits: 4
- Demonstrate knowledge of licensing and code of professional conduct under the Real Estate Act 2008
- Explain the standards of professional conduct expected of a real estate licensee
- Explain the requirements to report unsatisfactory conduct and misconduct
- Explain the obligations of licensee to create awareness of the Act and Regulations
- Explain the rules for Client and customer care
- Explain the requirements for licensing
- Demonstrate knowledge of the requirements for supervision of Licensees
- Explain the complaints procedure as they affect individual licensees.
Methods for sale of real estate
Course Number: BSNS S414
Credits: 4
- Demonstrate knowledge of methods for sale of real estate in New Zealand
- Explain the auction method of sales for real estate
- Explain the tender method of sale for real estate
- Explain other common methods of sale for real estate in New Zealand
- Demonstrate knowledge of mortgagee sales
Resource management and building law
Course Number: BSNS S415
Credits: 4
- Demonstrate knowledge of the resource management and building law relevant to real estate licensees
- Explain the restrictions and controls imposed by the Resource Management Act 1991 and District plans
- Identify and interpret zoning information relevant to sit uses
- Demonstrate knowledge of how land sites influence building structures
- Describe property-related documentation held by a territorial authority
- Demonstrate knowledge of the Building Act 2004
Find out more
If you have any questions about any of these courses, please contact:
Mary Crotty 09 892-8805.
Fees
Real Estate Continuing Education Verifiable course – approximate fee is $230
Real Estate Continuing Education Non-Verifiable (Compliance) course – approximate fee is $209.