HomeRun
HomeRun
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Welcome to Homerun, the podcast that’s all about bringing you home! We take you around the bases—passion, perseverance, and payoff—with expert tips and tricks from the industry’s best in real estate, home design, and architecture.
Packed with success stories, bold strategies, and game-changing insights, Homerun inspires you to hit it out of the park and create the home and lifestyle of your dreams!
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The podcast covers a variety of topics within the property sector, including renovation challenges, real estate trends, and buyer psychology. Episodes feature discussions like those with Geoff Burton discussing the interplay of production and renovations, Nick Goodall analyzing market forces and interest rates, and Hamish Dodd sharing interior design secrets to enhance property appeal, all aimed at equipping listeners with valuable knowledge and inspiration.
Welcome to Homerun, the podcast that’s all about bringing you home! We take you around the bases—passion, perseverance, and payoff—with expert tips and tricks from the industry’s best in real estate, home design, and architecture.
Packed with success stories, bold strategies, and game-changing insights, Homerun inspires you to hit it out of the park and create the home and lifestyle of your dreams!
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Welcome to Episode 8 of the HomeRun Podcast! 🏠
In this episode, we sit down with Richard Hern, Partner at Wynn Williams and a top specialist in real estate and professional indemnity disputes. Law is evolving rapidly, and the ”general practitioner” model is dying out. When a real estate transaction fails, you don't just need a lawyer—you need a deep specialist who knows how to navigate the wreckage.
Richard pulls back the curtain on the dark side of legal tech, explaining how ”vexatious” litigants are now using AI to hallucinate sophisticated-looking, entirely fake legal arguments.
We also dive deep into the strict, unforgiving world of professional ethics. Think a verbal disclosure will protect you in court? Think again. Richard breaks down exactly why withholding property issues can cost real estate agents and lawyers their licenses—or worse, land them with fraud allegations.
Whether you’re an agent, a buyer, or a property professional, this episode is a masterclass in protecting yourself, your reputation, and your wallet.
📌 What We Cover:
The Specialization Shift: Why the ”GP” model of law is dead and why deep specialization matters when deals go south.
The AI Threat: How AI is being weaponized by frivolous litigants to generate ”hallucinated” case law, and why human emotional intelligence (EQ) is irreplaceable.
The Golden Rule of Disclosure: Why everything must be in writing and the catastrophic legal consequences of trying to hide property defects from lenders or buyers.
How to Handle Disputes: Steps to resolve conflicts internally, how to deal with the Real Estate Authority (REA), and how to act as a ”peacemaker” without accidentally admitting liability.
🔗 Connect with Our Guest:
Learn more about Richard Hern at Wynn Williams: https://wynnwilliams.co.nz/people/richard-hern/
⏱️ Timestamps:
0:00 – Introduction
02:15 – The Death of the General Practitioner Lawyer
07:45 – AI in Law: Useful Tool or Weapon for Fake Litigants?
14:30 – Beware AI ”Hallucinations” in Court
21:10 – The Hidden Dangers of Verbal Disclosures
29:35 – Hide a Defect, Lose Your License: Ethics & Fraud
38:00 – How to Navigate a Real Estate Dispute Like a Professional
45:20 – Final Takeaways with Richard Hern
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