The top result for the week went to Ray White Mission Bay agents Vanessa Mowlem and Jono Barton who sold 29 Chelmsford Avenue, Glendowie, Auckland City, under the hammer for $4.47 million.
“The sellers purchased the original house when it was a small two-bedroom home, demolished it and built their dream family home on it in 2017,” Ms Mowlem said.
“The owners built it with family in mind - large living areas, TV room, outdoor entertaining area with fire place, flat lawn and swimming pool.
“The buyer was a local family who had been looking for years - they were just about to push go on their own renovation at their current home when they say this and decided to skip the reno and purchase this place instead.
Another stand out result went to Ray White Mt Eden agents Rachel Berry and Li-An Huang who sold 7C Orakau Avenue, Epsom, under the hammer for $1.68 million, $180,000 over CV.
The auction was brought forward due to keen interest, with four registered bidders and three active bidders.
The happy buyer was Jason, who was buying his first home in New Zealand after 20 years.
“I am very very happy to purchase the property successfully with the help of the staff at Ray White,” he said.
“I’ve been trying to buy a home for about a year. I hunted several properties but they weren’t ticking all the boxes for me.
“So that's why when I saw this property I wanted to make sure I secured it. This will be my forever home.”
Jason said this was his first auction.
“When I decided to attend the auction I had no experience at all. But I asked Li-An and Rachel for advice and they were very helpful.
“I had watched auction videos prior to the auction, but sometimes it seemed hard to capture the price. I was a bit nervous but Li-An helped me and made sure I knew the price, and it gave me a lot of confidence. I feel very grateful to Ray White.
“A lot of people say real estate agents are just for the seller, but I felt like Ray White was not just service for the vendor but me as a purchaser as well.
“Ray White was the right company to help me achieve my home ownership dreams.”
Ray White Carpenter Realty saw a 100 per cent clearance rate at their in-room auctions this week, equating to more than $7.5 million in sales.
With six properties sent under the hammer, the top result went to listing agents Jadyn Dixon and Dora Shen who sold 11 Churchhouse Road, Greenhithe, under the hammer for $1.94 million.
Another standout result went to listing agent Rochelle Brinsdon who sold 1/75 Birkdale Road, Birkdale, under the hammer for $970,000 with six registered bidders, five active bidders.
The sellers, Bradley and his wife, bought the home more than a decade ago as their first home.
Bradley said they immediately fell in love with it.
“It developed into our family home where we raised our kids. We've now outgrown it, but it was hard to say goodbye,” he said.
“My wife has always loved how sunny it is, it gets a lot of sun all day. We loved the wooden floors and the general character of it.
“What I grew to love about it was it was almost throwing distance to the local primary school. We could get to and from school in a five minute walk, or a three minute run if we were running late!”
Bradley said they had now bought and sold via auction.
“This was the first time we sold a property, we bought our new home via Ray White auction a few months ago,” he said.
“We were happy with the result.
“We knew Rochelle from years ago when we were buying our first house. She kept in touch and that’s ultimately how she ended up selling out home.”
Ray White Whangarei agent Justin Sims sold 1/15 Donald Street, Regent, Whangarei, under the hammer for $478,000. With three registered and three active bidders, the property received 24 bids in total, achieving a fantastic result for the vendor.
“Just want to say a big thanks to Justin for all his hard work,” the vendor said.
“Couldn’t have asked for a better result!
“Unfortunately I have to go back to work, but I will be celebrating tonight!”
