Best NZ property websites for house hunting
New Zealand has four property websites worth your time, and they are good at different things. Rather than pick one, the smartest approach is to search on all four and compare what you find in a single place. Here is what each site does best.
The four NZ property websites, compared
TradeMe Property
The widest audience and the biggest mix of listings, covering residential sales, rentals, lifestyle properties, sections and new builds. Best for range and for finding rentals.
RealEstate.co.nz
The agent-backed portal, with detailed listings including rural and sold properties. Some listings hide their price — HouseHunter can surface those hidden prices on this site.
Homes.co.nz
Organised by address, with estimated values and a history of previous sales. Best for a value sanity-check on a specific property.
OneRoof.co.nz
Listings paired with suburb-level market coverage and insights. Best for understanding how an area is performing.
The problem with using several sites
Spread your search across four portals and your shortlist spreads with it: some favourites on TradeMe, an address saved on Homes.co.nz, a rural listing on RealEstate.co.nz and a suburb article open on OneRoof. Nothing knows about anything else.
A spreadsheet can pull them together, but only if you retype every price, area and bedroom count by hand — and update it whenever a listing changes.
Bring all four into one comparison
HouseHunter is a free browser extension that adds a comparison list to the sites you already use. Browse any of the four portals normally, click the icon on a listing, and it is captured into a single table. Then:
- Sort by price, land area or bedrooms across every portal
- Compare asking price, land area and floor area side by side
- See straight-line distances from a saved work or school address
- Export the shortlist to PDF or Excel
It is free, requires no account, works in Chrome and Firefox, and keeps your comparison list locally in your browser.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best website for house hunting in New Zealand?
There is no single best site. TradeMe has the largest audience and covers sales and rentals, RealEstate.co.nz carries full agent listings (including rural and sold), Homes.co.nz offers address-level estimates and sales history, and OneRoof adds suburb-level market insights. Use all four together for the best coverage.
Which NZ property site has the most listings?
TradeMe generally has the widest reach because it is a general marketplace as well as a property portal, and it covers both for-sale and rental listings. RealEstate.co.nz is the main agent-backed alternative and also lists rural properties.
How can I search several NZ property websites at once?
You cannot search all of them at once directly, but HouseHunter lets you save listings from TradeMe, RealEstate.co.nz, Homes.co.nz and OneRoof into one shared comparison table as you browse each site.
Is HouseHunter free?
Yes. It is a free browser extension for Chrome and Firefox, needs no account, and stores your comparison list locally in your browser. You can compare up to 50 properties and export to PDF or Excel.
Which site is best for checking a property's value?
Homes.co.nz is built around address-level estimates and past sale history, while RealEstate.co.nz provides rateable value and full agent detail. Looking at both gives you a better sense of value than either alone.
Compare NZ properties without the chaos
Free browser extension. Track listings from TradeMe, RealEstate.co.nz, Homes.co.nz, and OneRoof in one comparison table. No account required, and your list stays in your browser.