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A desire to work with people inspired Harcourts Tandem Realty North branch manager and director Amy Wagstaff to get into real estate. Now, 16 years after making that decision, she has opened up a third branch in Matakana, with her business partner Nick Langdon.
The Matakana resident already manages Harcourts in Warkworth and Snells Beach, and was keen to open an office close to home.
“I’ve been wanting to do this for about two years, but I only wanted to go in to an empty or former real estate premises. When this real estate office came on the market, it was the perfect opportunity,” Amy says.
Amy first started selling real estate in Indiana, after throwing in a job at a publication company.
“I got my degree in journalism, but was sitting at a desk all day in my first job. I wanted to deal with people, so I decided to get my real estate licence at 23.”
In 2005, she moved to Waitakere to do sales and, in 2013, went on to manage the Harcourts branch in Orewa and Silverdale, before buying into the Warkworth and Snells Beach branches.
These days, she concentrates on managing and leaves selling to her team, but she says working as a salesperson in the US gave her a great understanding of vendor and buyer relationships.
“In Indiana you can sell a property even if it’s listed with another agency. This means you can work with the same client over multiple sales and purchases because the whole market is open to you and loyalty is strong because of this.
“Over here you can’t be guaranteed to do that, but I make sure all of my salespeople are open and have the opportunity to bring buyers to all of our listings. This allows us to maintain a good relationship with buyers and get the best value for the vendor.”
Amy currently manages 18 agents across her branches and is looking for more to work in the new Matakana office.
“It’s a good market at the moment for us, so we have opened the new office. In the future, I would be keen to open another office. I’m always looking to grow the business.”
