useful property links

Buying a property involves making a lot of choices. These links might help to simplify the process. (Inclusion of a company in this section is in no way an endorsement by QV.)

Banks
Mortgage brokers
Real estate
Information
Professional associations
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Banks

ANZ

The bank that loves helping New Zealanders into a place of their own. We have a wide range of home loans to suit our broad range of customers. Whether you're buying your first home, upgrading, renovating or investing in property, we can put together the home loan package that best suits your goals and circumstances. ANZ lending criteria apply.

ASB Bank

ASB provides a range of bank services including mortgages.

Bank Direct

Bank Direct provides a range of bank services including mortgages.

BNZ

BNZ provides a range of bank services including mortgages.

Kiwibank

Kiwibank provides a range of bank services including mortgages.

National Bank

We provide a range of home loan and bank services, including a Home Buyers Centre - a comprehensive resource for first home buyers, those building, investing in residential property or anyone buying and selling a home. It includes tips, checklists, case studies, help with the buying process and home loan calculators.

Westpac

Westpac provides a range of bank services including mortgages.


Mortgage brokers

Mike Pero Mortgages

Mike Pero Mortgages can help your whether you are a first home buyer or a seasoned investor. They can arrange 100% finance as well as help people who are self employed. Mike Pero Mortgages negotiates with lending institutions on your behalf, frequently resulting in reduced fees and better interest rates. And because they do the shopping around for you, they can save you considerable time and hassle.

Mortgages By Design

Mortgages by Design maintains relationships with a wide range of mortgage lenders. We know our lenders products and with this knowledge and years of experience, we advise our client on their best mortgage options. Because our lenders pay us commission for mortgage business we present to them, our service is absolutely free to our clients.


Real estate

Trade Me Property

Trade Me Property in NZ's most popular real estate website, with both private and agent listings.

Harcourts

Harcourts has been in existence since 1888 and is New Zealand’s leading real estate group with 169 offices.  In 1997 Harcourts moved into Australia where it has close to 150 offices throughout Queensland, Sydney, Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania and Northern Territories.  Harcourts also has 10 offices in Indonesia and one in Fiji.

Open2view

View thousands of property listings with up to 20 high quality digital photos, or for some listings you can take a virtual tour.

Homesell

HomeSell is a New Zealand owned and managed company that assists home owners to buy & sell privately without any real estate commissions. With HomeSell's complete marketing package, home owners are successfully selling at a rate equal to or better than agency assisted sales. HomeSell's complete home marketing package includes 8 regional publications, website, photography, signage and brochures.

4 Private Sale

Empowering vendors throughout New Zealand to sell their real estate privately using, professional personalised signs & flyers, photography, websites including TradeMe and newspapers. One off cost, no fees when you sell. On hand support from Marketing Consultants, Negotiators, Lawyers and Mortgage Brokers.


Information

Nailed.co.nz 

Nailed.co.nz is NZ’s home for free information on renovating, building, leaky homes, DIY and property.

Hybrid Group

Hybrid are residential property investment experts. Hybrid can help you in a variety of ways including sourcing residential investment properties, free mortgage broking, building dwellings (rental dwellings are our specialty), consulting, mentoring, goal coaching and advanced education about the property cycle by Kieran Trass (author of "Grow Rich with the Property Cycle").

Change My Address

Change My Address (CMA) is an easy and free on-line change of address notification service that enables consumers who are moving address to let companies that mail them know their new address details.

The Shape of Money

The Shape of Money provides free, comprehensive and independent residential property investment information.

Propertytalk

Propertytalk provides property information and forums to discuss property issues.

Anzatea

Anzatea is a leading provider of websites at an affordable price to the Real Estate industry to enhance the online marketing of property for those buying and selling real estate in New Zealand and overseas.


Professional associations

ConsumerBuild

ConsumerBuild is a partnership between the Department of Building and Housing and Consumers' Institute. It is a website designed to help people who are building, renovating, or maintaining a home.

Building Research Association

The Building Research Association is the building and construction industry's research, testing, consulting and technology transfer organisation.

Master Builders Association

Master Builders helps you to find a Registered Master Builder.

Department of Building & Housing

The Department incorporates the functions of Tenancy Services and is responsible for administering the Residential Tenancies Act and the Building Act as well as a range of other building and housing related regulations

Property Institute of New Zealand

The Property Institute of New Zealand has some 3000 members who influence either directly or indirectly decisions made on New Zealand’s $400 billion property asset base.

NZ Institute of Building Surveyors Inc.

The NZ Institute of Building Surveyors provides building consultancy and expert appraisal, enabling buyers and sellers to proceed with confidence.

NZ Property Investment Federation

NZPIF provides information for property investors.

Property Council of NZ

The Property Council aims to take away the fear of investing in NZ property by giving you the best service, advocacy, research and seminars.