Oamaru, Otago is home to 32 active real estate agents and 14 active real estate agencies. There are 2 agents who are known for their trustworthiness, and 14 agents known for being pricing experts.
Over the past 12 months there have been 79 active and sold properties, with 45 reviews in total. This is a 5% decrease compared to the previous 12 months.
Stephen knew the market well, he explained in detail all aspects of what we were purchasing. He made himself available and took me through the building on three occasions for me to be sure that it suited our requirement. He kept us informed of all aspects of the transaction and purchase in a very professional manner.
Jan has represented us in 2 of our house moves in Oamaru. We have much pleasure in recommending her to anyone selling their home. She is friendly, straight forward, honest,,knows the market in Oamaru. She communicates well to her vendors. Jan sits and LISTENS to your thoughts and desires in the marketing of your property, and gives you an honest assessment, as to what she thinks it is worth, and strives to do the very best to achieve that outcome. 10/10 from us. Gary and Maree Eggers
Heather is the consummate RE professional without any of the trappings of the highpressure style often seen as the mark of successful promotion. Heather takes time and care in checking that you are aware of the package and product on offer, its special features and its options. We did enjoy being able to gain insights from Heather re the retirement range of units and the distinction of the one we had under consideration. it was clear that whilst the unit had been on market for some months we came in at a time when interest was rising. Heather's well practiced signals and nudges re how we might achieve becoming the successful purchaser were appreciated. The one isssue we had which Heather sought to deal with, was that the vendor had not supplied operational details across the functional items we took for granted e.g. sink wastemaster. We have since discovered it pays to check venetian blinds, washing tub taps, below sink waste connections. Heather did advise that we engage a builder to do a warrant of fitness inspection and we relied on our own observations. Our mistake was compounded by a rain event, before we shifted in, which had not been equaled in recorded volume previously. Water flooded from front garden via the Unit front window with minimal damage to carpet. It would not have occurred if we had noted that the vendor had completely covered over the drainage of front garden with toploads of soil and mulch. Our builder has said it might not have been noticed by even an experiened assessor. Our conclusion is that Heather was right nonetheless to have arranged pre-settlement inspection which ensured wastemaster issue was rectified. Overall we feel we have been fortunate to have achieved a highly favourable purchase at a fair market price at the right time. For this we are grateful for Heather's support, advice and managing of due process.
Very friendly and approachable Could talk and understand what was needed to do. Willing to assist in the process of packing up the house and transporting goods.
Heather has great market knowledge & is a very professional Real Estate agent. She has a calm, caring manner & is very approachable. Her expertise & clear, prompt communications made the whole process relatively stress free. Thanks Heather, you were awesome!
Pip was great to deal with, especially as an out-of-town buyer. She was very accommodating and made the process very straight forward.
Pip was an amazing real estate agent with a wealth of knowledge and experience of the current property market. Pip was friendly, communicative and very fair to us and we thank her deeply for everything she has done for us.
Great Communication, Respectful and showed urgency when required to get things over the line.
Pip knew her stuff & was realistic at the same time. Unlike some agents she listed our house for a fair price and had us sold after 4 open homes. So happy to have given a young family the chance to get onto the property ladder. Even after sale Pip is helping us to now find our forever home in a new town. Coukdn't ask for more!
Cliff worked on selling our property in a very quick turnaround. He was responsive to our initial enquiry – listened to what we thought – and kept us well informed on what was happening all through the process. Can’t tell you how pleased we were to get the call – it’s unconditional. Professional, helpful, attentive and a good communicator.
80% of sellers reported being happy with their sale price in the last 12 months.
The median sales price for houses is down by 1% YoY making it a great time for buyers.
14 agents have earned the Price Expert badge - reflecting their ability to achieve a price that meets or exceeds their clients expectations.
Price and performance data by property type for Oamaru.
The median sale price for houses in Oamaru is $410k, down 10% over the last 12 months. The number of houses sold has decreased by 9% over the last 12 months.
Oamaru stands out for consistently delivering exceptional satisfaction and strong market results for homeowners.
This is based on voluntary sentiment collected from 24 reviews in Oamaru over the last 12 months.
Over the 12 months LJ Hooker Oamaru have sold 23 properties, which accounts for 33% of the property sales in Oamaru. This is followed by Harcourts Blackham & Co Oamaru with 13 property sales (19%) and Arizto at 10 property sales (14%).

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