Estate Agents in New Zealand
Real estate agents work on commission and sell most of the properties. Depending on their qualifications, their commission is a portion of the 1-3% fee, which is negotiated by their office and paid by the vendor. The balance goes towards maintaining the office, overheads and advertising costs. Although the agent is in effect paid by a vendor when he sells their realty, he will make appointments to take you out to see other properties. You don't have to stay with only one agent as some agents will know of houses that are about to come on the market and you may be the lucky first viewer. Other agents will have listings to themselves and no matter who sells the property he will receive a percentage (this doesn't affect you). If you purchase a property that another agent showed you at an earlier date he or she is entitled to the commission.
Real Estate Agent Directory
- L. J. Hooker (NZ) - www.ljhooker.co.nz. Property management specialists, providing searchable listings of residential, rental, rural and vacant land properties.
- RealEnz - www.realenz.co.nz. Official property directory of the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand. Features a property search, buying and selling information, and finance calculators.
- Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) - www.reinz.org.nz. Property news and statistics, articles, books and up-coming events.
- Bayleys Real Estate - www.bayleys.co.nz. Realtors in New Zealand with real estate and industrial property for sale as well as waterfront and residential investment property.
- Harcourts Real Estate - www.harcourts.co.nz. Offers a wide range of resources from more than 145 offices and over 1,200 real estate consultants nationwide.
- Property Council of New Zealand - www.propertynz.co.nz. Core business activities: advocacy, networking, information, and communication.
- Ray White Real Estate - www.RayWhite.net. Australian, New Zealand and South East Asian property network with over 530 offices throughout Australasia.
- Property Brokers Ltd - www.propertybrokers.co.nz. Sales in the Lower North Island. Database of properties categorised by type and location.
- Open2View.com - www.open2view.com. Property listing service with photographic and 360-degree virtual tours of various types of properties.
- New Zealand Property Index - www.nzpi.co.nz. A complete guide for buyers, sellers and investors, of New Zealand residential property with free software downloads, feature properties, hints and tips to make sound property decisions.
- FlatmatesNZ.com - www.flatmatesnz.com. Helps users find flats and flatmates in New Zealand. Search the database or place a listing free.
- Barfoot and Thompson - www.barfoot.co.nz. Features residential, rural and commercial listings in Auckland and surrounding districts as well as company information.
- NetHomes - www.nethomes.co.nz. Promotes real estate for sale in New Zealand. Online search facility.
- The Professionals - www.The-Professionals.co.nz. Ninety offices across New Zealand. All offices are privately owned and managed by experienced people who live in the area.
- NZ Property Resource Centre - www.nzpropertyresource.co.nz. An independent resource for property related information.
- Landlords.co.nz - www.landlords.co.nz. NZ's top Landlord and Property Investors resource. Property investment news, forms, letters, book reviews, users forum and chat.
- Valuers net.nz - www.valuers.net.nz. A property consultancy company covering New Zealand.
- Rural Real Estate - www.rural-realestate.co.nz. The place to buy and sell rural properties in New Zealand.
- Harvey Real Estate Ltd - www.harveys.co.nz. Focused on the North Island , searchable property database.
- Free Real Estate - www.freerealestate.co.nz. This site puts property sellers and buyers in touch with each other and provides help for those looking for New Zealand property resources on the web.
- New Zealand Commercial Property Brokers Ltd. - ww.nzcpb.co.nz. Investment properties. Information on New Zealand , immigration, New Zealand investments and property opportunities. Site in English and German languages.
- Fletcher Residential Ltd: New Homes - www.newhome.co.nz. New homes for sale listed by region. A subsidiary of Fletcher Challenge.
- Flatline.co.nz - www.flatline.co.nz. Provides a source of rental property for all of New Zealand. Free to search and find flats with a minimal fee to landlords for placing advertisements.
- Xtra's Real Estate channel page - xtramsn.co.nz.real estate. Provides nationwide searchable properties for sale or rent. A subsidiary of Telecom NZ.
- New Zealand Property Investors Federation - www.nzpif.org.nz. A resource for members of the NZPIF and information for property investors interested in joining a federation association.
- Propertystuff - www.propertystuff.co.nz. www.real-estatenz.com is a property guide for migrants and overseas investors focusing on Christchurch.
