Pōhutukawa House
42 Miss AI Lane, Mount Maunganui
Prepared for Anne and Dave.
Kia ora, Anne and Dave.
Everything in here comes from what you told me at the kitchen table. Flick through, and call me with anything that doesn't sit right.
"Kia ora Anne and Dave, it's Keira. Thanks so much for having me over this afternoon. I loved hearing about the rimu mantelpiece from the old villa, and the pōhutukawa you planted when your daughter was born. You've looked after this home for 31 years, and it shows. Have a flick through this appraisal. Everything in it comes from what you told me. I'll give you a call tomorrow to talk it through."
Drafted by Claude from the kitchen-table recording, in Keira's words. About 30 seconds. Filmed on a phone in the car, captioned in class 8, uploaded here.
I heard you.
Your home's story
The rimu mantelpiece from the old villa, and the pōhutukawa you planted the year your daughter was born. They lead the listing and the first photos.
The right buyer
A family who'll use the garden, not someone who'll do it up and flick it. Everything we market speaks to them.
Your timing
Settled before Easter, with Ōmokoroa lined up. The plan on page 9 works back from that date.
This page is collected from a voice transcription of your first meeting and the walk-through of the property.
The agent records the conversation, with your permission. Claude pulls out what matters to you, and the agent checks every word before it reaches you.
Your home, as I saw it.
- Bedrooms
- 4
- Bathrooms
- 2
- Living areas
- 2
- Section
- 650 m²
- Built
- 1990s, weatherboard
- Roof
- Iron
- Heating
- Gas fire, heat pump
- Parking
- Double garage
- Fencing
- Fully fenced
- Outdoor
- Deck, mature garden
Original kitchen, well kept. Bathrooms due for an update. A rimu mantelpiece that buyers will remember.
Morning sun on the deck, a quiet street, and a short walk to the beach and school.
As I walked through, I said what I saw out loud. Claude turned the recording into this form.
These are the same details the comparable sales are matched against, so you can see exactly what was compared. If anything's wrong, tell me and I'll fix it.
Tauranga is holding its value.
$895,000 Tauranga's median sale price, June quarter 2026. Up 6% in three years, and $139,000 above New Zealand's.
746 homes sold in Tauranga in the three months to June.
Source: Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport (formerly HUD), July 2026, CC BY 4.0. Grey bars provisional.
Rates are lower than two years ago.
4.97% the average one-year fixed rate, down from 6.31% two years ago. It bottomed at 4.43% and is edging back up.
price growth over the next year. The most cautious since July 2024.
Buyers can borrow more than they could two years ago, but they're careful. A home with a story, priced right, is what moves them now.
Rates: Reserve Bank of New Zealand, tables B2 and B21, September 2026. Buyer expectations: ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence, September 2026.
Homes like yours.
Tap to compare
1Driftwood Rise0.4 km · 4 bed · Aug 2026$1,295,000
Sold higher because
- Kitchen and bathrooms renovated in 2024
- In-ground pool
- North-facing deck off the living room
2Lighthouse Way0.7 km · 4 bed · Jul 2026$1,250,000
Sold higher because
- Bigger section, 810 m² against your 650 m²
- Three minutes walk to the beach
3Sandpiper Lane0.3 km · 4 bed · Aug 2026$1,180,000
Like yours because
- Same bedrooms, section within 10 m² of yours
- Original kitchen, like yours
- Similar garden, without established trees
4Tidewater Place0.6 km · 4 bed · Jul 2026$1,095,000
Like yours because
- Similar layout and age
- Slightly smaller section
- On a busier road, which held it back
5Seagrass Crescent0.9 km · 3 bed · Jun 2026$985,000
Sold lower because
- One fewer bedroom
- Small, paved back yard
- Roof due for replacing
6Shell Bay Road1.1 km · 3 bed · May 2026$940,000
Sold lower because
- Further from the beach and school
- 480 m² section
Tap a home to see why it sold where it did. Example homes and figures.
How we got to your price.
What gets you to the top of the range
- A strong first open home. Families back for a second look.
- Two or more offers by the deadline.
Four of the six comparable sales on page 7 sold above their rating valuation. Yours should too.
Four weeks to Easter.
Photos and launch
Garden shot in late light. The mantelpiece leads the listing.
First open homes
Saturday mornings, when families are out looking. Every group followed up the same day.
Second viewings
A vendor update from me every Friday, with every buyer's feedback.
Deadline
Offers in, you choose, and you're settled before Easter.
Meet the family who'll love it.
Sam and Priya, with two kids under seven
Moving down from Auckland for space and the beach. Finance approved, and they've been watching the Mount for six months.
- They'll fall for
- The garden and the trees
- They need
- 4 bedrooms, school zone
- They'll worry about
- The bathrooms
- So we bring
- A bathroom quote to the open home
Answer the worry before they ask, and it stops being a reason to offer less.
You'll talk to other agents. Here's what I promise.
homes in the last 12 months
of those 23
- A price I can prove. Written comparables, never a high number to win you.
- You'll never chase me. A reply within 24 hours, and a call every Friday.
- A live link to your campaign. Views, enquiries and open home numbers, any time.
- No AI that changes your home. AI helps me write and edit. It never touches a photo.
"Keira listened more than any agent we met." A past vendor · example
Track record and review are example figures. Sellers rank a clear plan and confidence in the price in their top five, and fees outside their top eight: REA Group survey of 1,000 Australian sellers, 2024.
More than the portals.
- Trade Me and realestate.co.nz
- Professional photos and floor plan
- Signboard
- A walk-through video from the garden
- A story-led social series: the trees, the mantelpiece, the street
- Three days of preview to my buyer list
- Every open home group followed up the same day
Saturday mornings, when families are out. The LIM and a bathroom quote on the table, so the worry is answered before it's asked.
Claude writes the hooks, the scripts and the captions from your home's story, and edits the videos I film. Every word is checked by me.
What it never does: change a photo, invent a feature, or pretend to be a person.
Listings with video get 43% more inspection requests on average: REA Group, Australia, May 2026.
Let's talk this week.
Read this through together, and tell me what to change.
Sign the agency agreement and the REA guide, and we book the photographer.
Launch in week one, settled before Easter.