New Zealand Real Estate

Are You A New Zealander?

Or A Foreign Buyer or Investor?

1. Buyers who are New Zealand citizens / residents.
2. Buyers who are NOT New Zealand citizens / residents; commonly known as foreign buyers or foreign investors.

Depending on which group you belong to will largely dictate your process for buying property.

There is an Overseas Investment Office (OIO) that monitors all foreign investment in NZ.

If you are in group 2 (foreign buyers / investors) you need to check out their website and criteria.

Whether the OIO will be involved in your property purchase will depend on a number of factors including what you intend to purchase - so take the time to understand the rules...Overseas Investment Office

Real Estate Listings

You will find thousands of Real Estate listings for buying a house in NZ as well as house rentals.

TradeMe - NZ's most famous trading website. There is a large property section with properties for sale, house rentals, and some holiday rentals too.

RealEnz - New Zealand's official real estate website and the most comprehensive content of any real estate website in NZ - featuring over 119,000 listings for sale or rent.

Open2View - this site is renowned for its comprehensive photographs of the properties listed. Really helpful in getting a good starting overview of the property before you visit!

Plus there are obviously sites for the Real Estate Companies that operate in each region of the country. The easiest way to find these is to go a general web search that includes the name of the region, and a reference to Real Estate.

Cook Islands Real Estate has businesses , home and property deals that are waiting for those who are looking for a complete ‘Sea Change’ in their lives - you will be amazed at how easy it can be read more here...

- BUILDING? - learn about financing and building a house in New Zealand.

- BUYING? - buying a house is different in each country of the world. Get some starting facts about buying a property in NZ.

- RENTING? - find short and long term rental options in Cambridge, New Zealand and the world...

- GETTING MORTGAGE FINANCE? - understand how to get mortgage finance / home loans in New Zealand, including how to find and use a Mortgage Broker.

If you are interested in New Zealand real estate,
then you should probably also learn about New Zealand Home Loans