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Despite only launching its operations across the ditch back in April, the network marks a historic day in its New Zealand expansion with the opening of its 10th office in the island nation.
Barely three weeks on from welcoming five new offices under its New Zealand umbrella, Raine & Horne has entered the Kawakawa market. A historic community located in the heart of the country’s Bay of Islands region on the tip of the north island, the network’s latest outpost is led by experienced operator, Gerard Ponsonby.
Network executive chairman, Angus Raine, expressed delight that Mr Ponsonby – who in June added a trio of his offices into the Raine & Horne network – had decided to head up the group’s expansion. The agency’s top dog stressed that the addition of the network’s 10th office in five months will go a long way to “solidifying our standing as a real estate brand of choice in New Zealand”.
“This is a significant milestone for Raine & Horne,” he noted, touching on how the brand’s newest outpost “further extends our presence in the dynamically evolving Northland’s real estate market”.
Mr Ponsonby confirmed the office will deliver a full-serviced real estate operation to the largely agricultural community.
“We have sales and property management departments which we will seek to immediately grow,” he said.
He added Raine & Horne Kawakawa will possess a “dedication to excellence”, that Mr Ponsonby stressed will extend to “vendors, buyers, and investors” in the region.
In line with Mr Ponsonby’s other offices, a core component of the Kawakawa branch of Raine & Horne will be its utilisation of the network’s social media marketing platform, Amplify.
Singing the system’s praises, Mr Ponsonby noted “since joining Raine & Horne we have leveraged Amplify to market properties”. He explained this has led to increased property enquiries from all over the globe, a factor he heralded as allowing the office to “showcase Kawakawa properties to buyers worldwide”.
Casting his gaze towards the future, the experienced operator believes the upcoming New Zealand general election, set to take place on 14 October, is likely to delay the beginning of the traditional spring selling season because “in times of election, individuals tend to hold off on major economic decisions until they have a clearer picture”.
“This holds especially true for property transactions, given their significance,” he added.
However, despite a projected delayed onset to New Zealand’s spring selling season as the nation heads to the polls to decide its next leader, Mr Ponsonby believes lost time will be made up at the back end of the year, forecasting strong sales conditions to extend “until Christmas and into January”.
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