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Sarah Bentley - Harcourts Cooper and Co Real Estate Making the choice to sell your home or buy your dream property can be a huge life decision.

A Fantastic Opportunity for Downsizers, First-Home Buyers & Investors!Don’t miss your chance to secure this lovely, sunn...
08/10/2026

A Fantastic Opportunity for Downsizers, First-Home Buyers & Investors!

Don’t miss your chance to secure this lovely, sunny two-bedroom, one-bathroom unit on a corner site. Whether you’re looking to downsize, take your first step onto the property ladder, or add to your investment portfolio, this property is well worth a look!

📅 Deadline Sale: 29 October (unless sold prior)

📞 Contact Sarah today on 021 285 1898 for more information or to arrange a viewing. Don’t miss out!

06/10/2026

Your CV is not what your house is worth.

I get asked about this constantly and it is the first thing I have to unpick. The council has never set foot inside your house. They don't know you've put in a new kitchen, repainted throughout, replaced the flooring. A CV is land, floor area and an algorithm based on what has sold around you.

What a CV actually does is set your rates. The higher it is, the more you pay. So when someone tells me they want to apply to have theirs lifted, my first question is whether they have thought about that bill.

The only honest read on what your home is worth is recent comparable sales in your area, and what a buyer is willing to pay on the day.

If you're weighing up a spring sale, send me a message and I'll pull the comparables for your street.

Location Location! A short walk to the sandy shores of Orewa Beach and the town centre. Offering 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms...
05/10/2026

Location Location! A short walk to the sandy shores of Orewa Beach and the town centre. Offering 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and great separation, plus lots of parking.
Auction 22nd October (USP)

A spacious 2-bedroom, 1-bathroom home situated in a quiet, peaceful location surrounded by greenery.Asking Price $855,00...
05/10/2026

A spacious 2-bedroom, 1-bathroom home situated in a quiet, peaceful location surrounded by greenery.
Asking Price $855,000

Stunning 4-bedroom, 3-bathroom solid family home with swimming pool being sold by Auction 22nd October - don't miss this...
05/10/2026

Stunning 4-bedroom, 3-bathroom solid family home with swimming pool being sold by Auction 22nd October - don't miss this beauty!

29/09/2026

When you list with me, you get me. Not someone from my team.

In a team, the lead agent takes the listing and other people run the open homes, deal with the buyers and put the reports together. Then at offer time the lead agent steps back in to negotiate with a buyer they have never met.

I do all of it. Every open home, every buyer conversation, every report, and the negotiation at the end. Holding the relationship with the vendor and the buyer the whole way through is what builds trust, and trust is what gets an offer over the line.

The buyer knows who they are dealing with. So do you.

If that is how you would want your sale run, send me a message.

22/09/2026

Banks do lend on plaster homes, despite what everyone tells you.

I sell a lot of them, and the difference between a straightforward sale and a painful one is almost always the groundwork done before the house goes on the market.

If yours went up in the late 80s or early 90s, there is a good chance it was built without a cavity. That is not a death sentence, but buyers are more cautious about it, so you want answers ready rather than a defence.

Start with the property file and the LIM. Find out how it was actually built. Then get a comprehensive building report with thermal imaging so you know whether there is moisture anywhere.

If something does show up, you have time to fix it and get the report that says it has been remediated. Windows and roofs leak on every kind of house. Buyers are not asking for perfect, they are asking for evidence.

Got a plaster home and wondering where you would stand? Send me a message and I'll tell you what I would want to see before it goes to market.

Celebrating the vendor's success at 11 Laurie St, Red Beach, with a sale under the hammer and an exceptional result. It'...
16/09/2026

Celebrating the vendor's success at 11 Laurie St, Red Beach, with a sale under the hammer and an exceptional result. It's a reminder of what's possible!
With over 30 groups viewing the home, it showed strong interest. The new owner moving from nearby makes it even more special. So happy for all ❤️🎉

15/09/2026

If you're selling and buying in the same market, it is all relative.

The headlines are exhausting. Buyer's market, worst time to sell, then something positive the next morning. No wonder sellers don't know what to think.

Here is the part the headlines skip. If you bought at the peak in 2021 or 2022 and you sell today, you may well take a hit on that number. But you're buying in that same market. The house you move into is also cheaper than it was in 2021. What you give up on one side, you recoup on the other.

Whether now is your moment comes down to your situation and what you're trying to achieve, not what an article said this morning.

If the mixed messaging has you stuck, give me a call and I'll talk you through how it actually looks for your place.

08/09/2026

People ring and ask me what an appraisal costs. Nothing.

And having one doesn't mean you're selling. You're researching your own house, which you're entitled to do.

Here is what actually happens. I walk through the property, or if it's tenanted and I can't get in, I work off the details you give me and what I can find online. Then I go away and spend real time digging through sales I think are genuinely comparable. Apples with apples, not the biggest number on the street.

You get a written report. The comparables, why I think one property sits above yours or below it, and the range you would likely sell between if you came to market.

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923 Whangaparaoa Road, Manly
Auckland
0930

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+64212851898

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