What is the HomesEstimate? The HomesEstimate is our estimated market value, computed using a proprietary formula. It is not a formal valuation. It is a starting point in determining a home’s value. The HomesEstimate is calculated from public data, registered
How many years have you been in the industry? I have been in real estate for 15 years. My husband and father-in-law had a boutique real estate business and I started selling when I was 21 years old. My mother
Home staging is an important part of the selling process for an agent and vendors to consider when it comes to putting a property together for photos and open homes. Staging the home can affect the sale price of the
Life has changed abruptly in the past week where we now find ourselves again in a familiar place of an unexpected Level 4 lockdown. Fortunately, many businesses are equipped with the experience of being in this position before where working
Good Photography Professional photography will make your listing feel more luxurious while also benefiting from its features. Think about the style of the house and what is going to work best for it. Photos of houses at sunset or nighttime
A few weeks ago, we posted on our social channels about a listing where we saw the agent go the extra step. Amy Wildman personalised a strategic marketing program for the listing and employed help from a Disney designer to
Compare residential property turnover in the South Auckland suburb of Papakura with Wellington’s upmarket Khandallah and you’ll see a story of two New Zealands. One area is up and coming, ready to make its mark, while the other is well-established
I recently spoke with Erin Rush from Harcourts in Wellington City about her real estate business and the challenges she is facing in selling properties under the cloud of Covid. The Wellington real estate market that Erin operates in, like
Steve Koerber remembers the first home he sold in Remuera, it was 1998 and it changed hands for $750,000. Today he values it at around $5 million. Moving from the North Shore to the leafy suburb with its prime Auckland
I sat down with Niall Heeran from RentWellington to discuss the recently passed Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2020. Niall believes that good landlords don’t need new legislation to do what’s right, bad landlords will look for ways around legislation. When listening
We have recently seen in the media outstanding examples of auctions achieving premium prices for sellers and subsequently boosting profile for agents. Are auctions the domain of the ‘super agent’? Robert Tulp an independent auctioneer & Director from Apollo Auctions
I recently had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Bill Guthrie, a seasoned Residential Property Investor, who has been in the property investment market for close to 40 years. Over that time Bill has built a large residential
The catchphrase when starting out in real estate sales in the past was ‘fake it till you make it’, now the move is to ‘be authentic to make it’. People all around the world are now seeing through ‘fake’ with
Ailsa Dawson, Customer Success Manager here at homes.co.nz recently caught up with Mick Fay from Ray White Warkworth about expats returning home to buy property. Click below for an interesting watch!
Shane Coote from Central Realty, North Shore Auckland shares his insights into why he made the move from paper to digital. What prompted you to make the move from paper to digital? We do very little print advertising/marketing these days
