Selling costs
Can I sell without paying marketing costs upfront?
What deferred payment means, what is covered and what to ask before signing.
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Every listing includes Trade Me’s best package — Platinum.
Explore the Platinum packageIncluded with every listing
Your property receives not one, but two full digital advertising campaigns across Facebook, Instagram and Google Ads (to Select Realty database and NZME database) plus a third mini campaign via Trade Me’s audience taking your marketing beyond the listing page.
Our advertising partners
We partner with NZME and OneRoof, extending your listing’s reach beyond the property portals.
Across New Zealand
HouGarden advertising includes Mandarin translations, connecting your listing with Mandarin-speaking buyers.
Beyond our borders
Every listing appears in the markets below. Through the Global Network we also tap into coverage across 122+ countries*, so overseas buyers can view listings in 15 languages and see prices in their preferred currency.
Australia
realestate.com.au
USA
realtor.com
Singapore
HouGarden.com
India
Housing.com
*Source: Adobe Analytics, Jul 2026. Global Network figures, not views or enquiries for an individual property.
Prepare your home for market with agreed advertising and presentation costs deferred until settlement.
See what's coveredBuyers submit and refine offers digitally, with your agent guiding the process and you choosing which offer to accept.
How it worksFrom presentation to promotion, we help prepare your property for its next owner — including temporary storage while you simplify and agreed cosmetic maintenance, from repainting and recarpeting to refreshed kitchens, bathrooms, heating or insulation. Agree your campaign with your agent and defer the agreed costs until settlement.
Full campaign spend fronted by us, not by you.
Professional styling so the property presents at its best.
Short-term storage while you simplify, so every room shows its full layout and space.
Buyer confidence, ready on day one.
Tidy, photographed and maintained through the campaign.
Presentation standard for every open home.
The small jobs that quietly cost you offers.
Funded as part of your agreed campaign: repainting, recarpeting, modernising kitchens and bathrooms, adding heating or upgrading insulation.
Exterior presentation that lifts first impressions.
No costs upfront means deferred payment, not free services. Agreed costs are payable at settlement; if you withdraw without selling, costs remain payable. Confirm inclusions and full terms with your agent.
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Property questions, answered
Selling costs
What deferred payment means, what is covered and what to ask before signing.
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What buyers can see, what a rank does not tell you, and why conditions still matter.
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Compare price, finance conditions and settlement timing without losing sight of your goals.
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