Herne Bay is arguably one of the very top residential locations in Auckland New Zealand. It is an area settled originally by the wealthy early merchants in the city, with substantial Victorian and Edwardian villas built on large, sunny, north facing sites, often with harbour views.

These villas were constructed from quality materials, had rooms of large proportions and had features not found in other homes constructed during the same period, such as extensively detailed fret work and stained glass windows.

For a period during the 1960s and 70s many of these homes were divided into a number of self contained flats, often let to low income occupants and students, or converted into boarding houses. This was a period where kiwis wanted new homes, with easy maintenance and easy heating. A result of the austere 1950s.

From the 1980s, the substantial quality of these homes and the proximity to the CBD, and harbour was ‘rediscovered’.

Today, Herne bay is a suburb of substantial homes which have benefitted from hundreds of thousands of dollars of remodelling and from the skills of heritage architects.

Those wishing to sell or purchase in the area require the services of an experienced estate agent, familiar with Herne Bay, Auckland homes and prices.

This is not an area for the enthusiastic newcomer. These homes start at around $2m NZD and can go to anything up to $20m NZD.

More importantly, an experienced estate agent in Herne Bay, Auckland will know what building styles and materials fit in with the era and what modifications to enable modern living are accepted by those choosing to purchase in the neighbourhood. What is acceptable in one neighbourhood may not be acceptable in another.

There are many professional salespeople within the Herne Bay area that can offer you the property investment guidance you need.

A seller, looking for the best advice including the options on marketing, timing and appropriate methods of selling, needs to be confident that they are dealing with someone with the depth of experience, knowledge and integrity to be able to trust and rely on the advice given.

A purchaser similarly needs to be able to trust and rely on the advice given, and be confident that the information given is based on depth of experience, rather than naive exuberance.

Those looking for property to buy in Herne Bay, Auckland should contact an experienced estate agent in Herne Bay today.