Best Real Estate Agents in New Plymouth

We assessed 44 real estate agents in New Plymouth and ranked the top 5 on public rating quality, review volume and how recent the reviews are. The businesses listed below hold 1,172 Google reviews between them. No business can pay for a place in these rankings. Last updated 22 September 2026. How we rank

Top 5 Real Estate Agents in New Plymouth

The top 5 real estate agents in New Plymouth are #1 Professionals Real Estate, #2 Collective First National, #3 Harcourts Team Taranaki, #4 Ray White New Plymouth, and #5 Harcourts Inglewood, ranked by Top5 Score.

  • 1

    Professionals Real Estate

    ★ 4.9 272 reviews Score 171
    Highest
    5★ 248 4★ 17 3★ 1 2★ 4 1★ 2

    Professionals Real Estate gets buyers and sellers through both straightforward and complicated transactions, covering first home purchases, tenanted property sales, and cross-border deals with clients managing the process from overseas.

    106-116 Leach Street, New Plymouth Central, New Plymouth

    Call 06 758 5632 Map Is this your business?
  • 2

    Collective First National Real Estate - New Plymouth, Taranaki

    ★ 4.9 266 reviews Score 171
    0.4 behind
    5★ 250 4★ 11 3★ 1 2★ 1 1★ 3

    Collective First National covers both buying and selling across Taranaki, with agents handling multi-offer campaigns, appraisal strategy, and guiding first-time buyers through every step to settlement.

    177 Courtenay Street, New Plymouth Central, New Plymouth

    Call 06 757 5101 Map Is this your business?
  • 3

    Harcourts Team Taranaki

    ★ 4.9 127 reviews Score 161
    10.0 behind
    5★ 123 4★ 3 1★ 1

    Harcourts Team Taranaki turns around property sales, first home purchases, and buyer guidance, with agents like Celeste, Carley, Zay, Tina, and Steph each noted for solving problems as they arise rather than leaving clients to manage them.

    51 Devon Street West, New Plymouth Central, New Plymouth

    Call 06 759 9160 Map Is this your business?
  • 4

    Ray White New Plymouth | Residential Sales & Property Management

    ★ 4.9 98 reviews Score 157
    13.7 behind
    5★ 91 4★ 5 1★ 2

    Ray White New Plymouth guides first home buyers to settlement and runs vendor campaigns covering pricing strategy, staging, and active buyer negotiation across the Taranaki market.

    219 Devon Street East, New Plymouth Central, New Plymouth

    Call 06 777 1105 Map Is this your business?
  • 5

    Harcourts Inglewood

    ★ 5.0 69 reviews Score 155
    16.2 behind
    5★ 69

    Harcourts Inglewood sells property and guides buyers through purchase, with Kasey and Lisa named across both sides of transactions, including off-market sales, first home purchases, and vendor campaigns that drew multiple offers within days.

    62 Matai Street, Inglewood

    Call 06 756 9059 Map Is this your business?

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Before you choose a real estate agent in New Plymouth

The agent who achieves the best price is not always the one who quotes the highest appraisal, whichever agency they work for. Ask agents about their recent sale prices relative to appraisal, their average days on market, and how they plan to market your specific property, not just their general approach.

The questions below are drawn from 180 customer reviews collected for this page.

What does a real estate agent typically charge in New Zealand?

Commission in New Zealand is structured on a sliding scale, with a common rate of around 4% on the first $400,000 of the sale price and roughly 2% on the remainder. On an $800,000 home that works out to approximately $24,000 before GST, so always calculate the actual dollar figure rather than focusing on percentages alone.

GST at 15% is added on top of the commission rate, which adds a significant sum to your final cost. The rate, the agency agreement type, and the duration are all negotiable before you sign, so do not assume the first figure quoted is fixed.

How do I check if a real estate agent is licensed in New Zealand?

Every person carrying out real estate agency work in New Zealand must hold a current licence under the Real Estate Agents Act 2008, regulated by the Real Estate Authority (REA). You can search the public register at rea.govt.nz free of charge to confirm an agent's licence class, current status, and any disciplinary history before you sign anything.

There are three licence classes: salesperson, branch manager, and agent, each requiring different qualifications and experience, so the register also tells you what level of authority the person actually holds. If someone cannot provide their licence number or their name does not appear on the register, do not proceed until that is resolved.

How transparent is the process when there are multiple offers?

Under the Real Estate Agents Act 2008, agents must inform all interested buyers that competing offers exist, but they are not required to reveal how many offers there are or the specific terms of any rival bid. The Real Estate Authority (REA) oversees agent conduct in these situations, and you can access plain-language guidance on your rights at rea.govt.nz or lodge a complaint there if you believe an agent has acted improperly. One review in this market noted a buyer feeling supported and confident through a multi-offer situation specifically because the agent communicated clearly and ensured they had the information needed to make quick decisions, which shows that agent conduct varies and communication quality matters.

What are the warning signs of a real estate agent you shouldn't use?
  • –Pressure to use a sale method you are not comfortable with, such as a deadline sale or price by negotiation, when you have clearly stated your preference for a fixed asking price.
  • –Marketing failures like missing photos from the listing, agreed advertising that does not happen, or open homes that are cancelled without adequate notice.
  • –Complaints being dismissed or handled dismissively by both the agent and the principal, leaving you feeling unheard at the point when support matters most.
  • –Accepting an offer well below your expectations without a clear explanation of what strategies were used to maximise interest or price.
  • –Poor responsiveness from the property management side, with maintenance requests taking weeks to resolve and tenants left without basic amenities like hot water.
  • –Vague or absent reporting after the property goes live, leaving you guessing about buyer interest, feedback, and where the campaign stands.
What should you ask before hiring a real estate agent?
  • –Ask how they arrived at the recommended sale price and what comparable sales they used, so you can judge whether the appraisal is realistic rather than inflated to win your listing.
  • –Ask for a specific written marketing plan, including which platforms will be used, who is responsible for photography, and what happens if agreed marketing does not occur.
  • –Ask how often you will receive feedback after open homes and viewings, and whether that reporting will be written or verbal, since multiple reviews here specifically praised weekly written updates.
  • –Ask how they handle offer negotiations, including how they will communicate between you and buyers, and what role they play once multiple offers are on the table.
  • –Ask who will actually be doing the day-to-day work, since some agents operate as a team and reviews show that knowing your primary contact reduces stress significantly.
  • –Ask what their process is if the property does not sell within the expected timeframe, so you understand how they will adapt strategy rather than simply waiting.
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About this ranking

What the 10 real estate agents listed above hold, at the 22 September 2026 check.

272
reviews held by the #1 ranked business
69
reviews held by the #5 ranked business
4.6
lowest rating among the 10 listed
1.5%
of their 1,172 reviews are one-star
How are the top real estate agents in New Plymouth chosen?

We build this page from Google Maps results for real estate agents in New Plymouth. Each one is scored on its public rating and review record, using the same published method on every page. Businesses outside the area, or whose reviews describe a different line of work, are left out. Every category and city is rechecked on a rolling cycle, about every two to three months. See how we rank for how rankings are made and who is left out. On specialist pages like this one, a business's reviews count in proportion to how many of them are about real estate agents, so a business mostly reviewed for other work cannot win on review volume alone. See the words we look for.

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