Selling a property can be a challenging and complicated process. It requires a lot of knowledge, skills, and expertise to navigate the complexities of the real estate market successfully. Our Team of professionals will work hard to get you the best result, while keeping the sales process as easy and straightforward as possible.
We are passionate about real estate and we want you to enjoy the sale process as much as we do. Our Team of professionals are extremely knowledgeable and highly experienced within their local markets. They enjoy helping people and being a part of each clients’ individual property journey. We will guide you through the entire sales experience so that you can feel at ease and have complete confidence that everything is taken care of.
Presentation is key to achieving optimum sales results. Our agents will help you present your property in a way that is more appealing to potential buyers. The general rule is neutral tones and uncluttered spaces, you want potential buyers to be able to envision themselves and their furniture in the home. Depending on the property and the target market, sometimes professional styling is used to better highlight the properties lifestyle appeal.
Our innovative technology allows us to create high quality advertising for your property. With a selection of online, social mesia and print options available, we will create a successful marketing campaign that attracts the right audience.
You can, however It depends on the terms of your purchase agreement and the reason for backing out. Certain situations like financing, an unsatisfactory building inspection, or a faulty title may allow you to cancel an agreement provided conditions have been inserted to deal with these situations. However, withdrawing without a valid reason may result in losing your deposit and facing other penalties.
Pay attention to the condition of the home, including the roof, foundation, plumbing, and electrical systems. Look for signs of water damage or mould, check the age of major appliances, and consider the layout and location. Don’t hesitate to ask about recent updates or any known issues with the property.
A Building inspection is an assessment of the property's condition by a licensed building inspector. It’s highly recommended because it can reveal issues with the home that may not be visible during a viewing. This allows you to consider repairs or adjust the purchase price before going unconditional on the sale.
A comparison with other properties that have recently sold in the area is a great gauge of value. This should form part of your research. A valuation, often conducted during the mortgage process will assess the value of the home to ensure it aligns with the price.
While it is possible to buy a home without a real estate agent, having one can be very beneficial. An agent can help you navigate the market, negotiate with sellers, and handle paperwork. Their experience can make the process smoother, especially if you are a first-time buyer.
There are two kinds of deposits spoken about in New Zealand.
The deposit on the contract is the amount that is paid on acceptance of the contract or once conditions are satisfied to secure the property. This is usually 10% but can vary up or down depending on the arrangements that have been negotiated.
A lender will have different requirements - this depends on your circumstances, the property and the bank's appetite and can be anywhere between 5% and 50%. This is something that you will discover in the pre-approval process.
Once you have chosen a home it usually takes around three weeks to satisfy all conditions (provided you don't have another property to sell).
Following conditions being satisfied it can take anywhere from 2 weeks to settle the sale.
However, the entire process, including finding the right home, getting a mortgage, and settling, can take a few months depending on market conditions and your specific circumstances.
The first step is to get pre-approved for a mortgage. This will help you understand your budget and show sellers that you are a serious buyer. A lender will assess your financial situation and provide a pre-approval which will help guide you as to what price range you should be looking in
We do not partner specifically with any international agencies at this stage. However fortunately for us our marketing partners do. Your property will appear on the following websites via Trademe:
Yes, we do run auctions and other non-priced marketing strategies. We work closely with Apollo Auctions https://www.apolloauctions.co.nz as well as other auctioneers. Speak to your agent about this further if this is a marketing strategy that you would like to know more about.
In most parts of the country we have more than one salesperson, meaning that there is someone who will be able to assist if for any reason your salesperson is unable to make appointments. Should there not be anyone from our agency in your region, your salesperson will arrange something with another licensed salesperson to assist.
Our agents have freedom to support the community at the ground level in their areas.
Here are some of the causes that our independent agents support:
Waipuna Hospice, Wish for Fish, Kind Hands Respite Care, Whangerei Malayalee Association, Stillwater Boating Club, Ronald McDonald house, Pink Ribbon Day, and Rescue Chopper Appeal, plus a range of local school and team activities and events.
As a general rule the answer to this is Yes. Our team are free to negotiate with other agencies, often in reciprocal relationships in order to help expose your property to the widest possible market.
All of our salespeople have some form of database of buyers, and when a property is listed they will contact these buyers.
If you take a look at our website you will see a small army of support people that are there to support our salespeople. In fact we like to say to our agents that they are ‘Independent but not alone’.
You want the right person to sell your house for you.
There is a lot of talk around ‘brand’ within the real estate industry, and big brands can provide all sorts of evidence of one measure called ‘market share’. Of course they can - they have huge offices that are full of salespeople!
But you would not choose a terrible agent from a great brand, would you? And have you ever seen a successful agent ‘shift’ brand and remain successful?
Simply put, ‘brand’ has more to do with attracting real estate agents to be a part of ‘something’, as opposed to encouraging buyers to come and look at your house.
We believe in local, we believe that the person that you choose to decide to sell your house is more important than brand.
So it is simple. Choose the person that you want to work with. Choose the person that you can trust. Choose the person that can get the job done without allowing ‘brand’.
That is why you do not need a big brand to sell your house.
The sales team at Independent Agent have been selected on a range of measures.
The first and most important is that they are suited to working outside of a traditional office. This means that they have experience in real estate, and usually in some other business as well.
By the very nature of commission based sales, the people who are not capable soon leave the industry. Only 1 salesperson in 5 who obtains their salesperson certificate lasts in the business for more than a year.
You want to know that your agent can get your property in front of the right people.
Because many of our team have individual ‘brands’ there is an argument that we dont have this elusive feature called ‘marketing reach’.
Just remember… while great exposure for the brand, sponsorship of rugby teams, expensive billboard campaigns are designed to get you (the vendor) to call the agency. This not designed to sell your home.
A local agent with the current local buyers in their database (you don't need exposure to a database of 50,000 buyers nationwide - they are not going to buy your home).
We can do that for you. You can be sure that we have the marketing reach to expose your property to the market.