About Polly

Joining WHITEFOX Dunedin, she brings a strong sales background, clear communication and the judgement to balance commercial priorities with the people behind them. Before real estate, Polly managed fast-paced retail teams across Australia and New Zealand. She completed her qualifications while on maternity leave in 2021, built her career at Tall Poppy, then helped establish a boutique agency from the ground up. The experience sharpened her skills across sales, marketing, people management and business growth. Her point of difference is empathy in action. When a campaign becomes complex, Polly balances competing priorities, manages expectations and keeps everyone informed without losing sight of the result. She brings calm coordination to sensitive conversations, protects her clients’ interests and treats every person involved with respect. Direct communication. Considered decisions. A clear path forward. At WHITEFOX Dunedin, Polly brings that same balance to every campaign. She believes strong marketing shapes both the property and the agent behind it, and is excited to grow the brand locally. Motivated, optimistic and loyal, she gives aligned clients her full support from first conversation to final result. Life in Pine Hill is full, with her husband, two children, Meow the cat, Ted the dog and one chicken. She resets on Dunedin’s trails, at Mount Cargill or in the gym, fitting in everything from Zumba to boxing before rugby or NRL takes over at home.

Polly's reviews

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Polly has 72 reviewsacross 31 different locations, showing 6.
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7 months ago
Polly Matena-Schaaf

Polly is very personable, confident and friendly. She appears very professional and knowledgeable about the regions market. I have found her to be open to any questions and her prompt response to queries is much appreciated.

7 months ago
100% Recommend

Polly is a great communicator kept us in the loop throughout the process, and presented us multi offers within the first 2 weeks of the house being on the market. The whole process was seamless and we will definitely be working with Polly again in the near future.

11 months ago
Excellent all round

We recently contacted Polly about potentially selling our property, and have been blown away by her knowledge, professionalism and support as we have moved through the selling process with her. She has made the process seamless with clear and regular communication, in depth local market knowledge and warmth and sincerity we have been so grateful for.

12 months ago
It couldn’t have been any easier!

Polly made what we thought would be a daunting task of buying our first investment property so easy and stress free. We consider ourselves so lucky to have brought a home through her.

about 1 year ago
Excellent realtors

We cannot fault both Polly and Chris at BeReal Estate. They were honest with our expectations, regularly communicated feedback and are both very down to earth, which we feel contributed to the sale of our house. 100% would use their services again.

about 1 year ago
Excellent and Totally professional

BE Real Estate made the sale of my property a very easy and stressless experience. From the first day on the market to the day in which the offer came in I was kept well informed of all options and procedure to the sale. Chris and Polly were absolutely brilliant to deal with, the way my home was marketed was very professional. I certainly recommend BE Real Estate.

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Polly's properties

Polly has 10 properties for sale and sold 15 properties in the last 12 months, showing 4, sorted by most recent activity

For Sale
For Sale via Auction Friday 27 Nov at 12.30pm
47 Kenmure Road
Belleknowes Otago
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2
3
House
SoldNov 1, 2026
For Sale
For Sale - Enquiries Over $649K
9 Baldwin Street
North East Valley Otago
3
1
2
House
For Sale
For Sale via Private Negotiation
2 Fifield Street
Roslyn Otago
5
2
3
House
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