Andrea Skews

About Andrea

Andrea brings 16 years of hands-on experience in the Wellington real estate market, backed by deep local knowledge and a straight-talking, practical approach. Born and raised in Wellington, Andrea understands the nuances of its suburbs, its people, and its property cycles — and she uses that insight to guide clients clearly and confidently through what can otherwise be a stressful process. Her focus is always on realistic advice, smart strategy, and achieving the best possible outcome, not just a quick sale. Beyond real estate, Andrea is deeply embedded in her community. She serves as Chair of both the Karori Residents’ Association and the Karori Community Patrol, roles that reflect her longstanding commitment to neighbourhood wellbeing, safety, and advocacy. These roles intertwine with local Council projects and panels she sits on, constantly growing Andrea’s knowledge, experience and connections across the city. This community leadership has also shaped her governance experience, including her role on the Real Estate Authority board, where she contributes a practitioner’s perspective alongside a strong focus on professionalism, ethics, and consumer trust. Andrea is also proud to support medical research through her ongoing commitment to the Gillies McIndoe Research Institute. She donates a portion of every commission she earns, with a personal goal of contributing $10,000 each year to support life-changing research into cancer and other serious illnesses. This commitment reflects Andrea’s belief that success should also create positive impact beyond property transactions. She was recognised for her wider contribution to Wellington with the Absolutely Positively Wellingtonian Award (previously Civic Award) — an honour that speaks to her values of integrity, transparency, and local pride. For Andrea, real estate is not just about property — it’s about people, community, and doing the job properly.

about 1 month ago

A delight to work with

Andrea was recommended to us as someone who would be able to understand, and work with our specific needs. Right from the outset we felt very comfortable with her warm, approachable manner. Her level of professionalism, market knowledge, communication and determination to get the best outcome for us confirmed that we had made the right decision to entrust her with our business. In particular she helped us navigate some challenging aspects of the sale and provided excellent advice especially given current market selling conditions. Her knowledge of the additional requirements for working with Body Corp sales proved invaluable. Over the years we've bought and sold a number of properties and experienced a range of sales agents. Andrea is clearly one of the top agents we've worked with. We would certainly use her again as an agent if the opportunity arose.

2 months ago

Attentive, Professional and Astute - nothing was a problem

Andrea is professional and efficient and knows her market well. She is very committed to her clients and goes the extra mile to ensure they have the information they need. A great listener, she goes above and beyond to make her clients comfortable every step of the way and ensures that there are no niggling concerns or misunderstandings. With her help we got a great result.

4 months ago

Great experience

It was a great experience working with Andrea. Andrea is a true professional, sets clear expectations, with great communication throughout. She is transparent and will give you good feedback. Highly recommended.

4 months ago

Selling Made Easy

I found Andrea to be a straight talker. She explained the current market conditions and buyer expectations with the huge valuation spikes of 2022. We discussed pros and cons of marketing winter verses spring all the while reminding me it was 'my decision' to make. She made suggestions about the way I could be present my property to buyers which I followed. We put an agreed plan in place and my house sold in 8 days.

5 months ago

Competence and communication

Andrea seemed to understand just how to present our home in a difficult market. Knowing we had a time limit, she pulled out all the stops and secured a number of reasonable offers within a few weeks, enabling us to move on. We would be very happy to work with her again.