Introducing: Web Realty

Warkworth real estate agent Len McKeown believes the future of real estate sales is online and has started a web-based property business, Webrealty. Len started the business in April after researching how people buy and sell property.“The reality is that over 90 per cent of people head online to either Trademe or realestate.co.nz to look for property for sale,” Len says.

“They don’t go down to the real estate agents office on the main street anymore.

“Commission rates are also much higher here than in Australia and that is because most real estate companies have high overheads, with high-cost retail premises, staff and outdated advertising practices.

“Most of the job is now done online and I am able to operate without any staff or retail premises which means I can provide very competitive rates.”

Len’s interest in real estate grew out of his career in estate planning. He started his career in the Public Trust Office in Masterton and worked in a number of North Island locations before moving into the private trust sector in the 1990s.

His interest in property was developed while dealing with property sales through estate planning and trust administration. He has owned property in Mahurangi since the 1980s and moved to the area permanently six years ago. He started working for United Real Estate the following year and has been involved in selling real estate ever since.

“The negotiating involved in property transactions can be fun but can also be very frustrating – dealing with people from all walks of life is the part of the job I enjoy the most.”

Webrealty covers the North Shore and Rodney.