About Kara Niles

An investment property and renovations expert, Kara started out as a buyers agent and and soon got the selling bug. Nothing about property fazes Kara, she loves working with buyers and sellers and alike.

Originally from New York City, Kara moved to Auckland in 2011 with her husband Chris. Initially this was meant to be a temporary move to allow Chris to study, but after falling in love with New Zealand they decided to stay! Kara purchased her first apartment in 2015 and then got “the bug”, purchasi...

Serviced areas

Lake Tarawera

Ngongotaha

Lynmore

Mamaku

Fordlands

Hillcrest

Kawaha Point

Pukehangi

Utuhina

Fairy Springs

Kara's career overview

Skills

Customer Relations

Negotiation

Preparing your home for sale

Problem Solving

Sales & Marketing

Awards

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Reviews & Testimonials (11)

19 days ago via

RateMyAgentSeller Review

Kara came up with a strategy to sell our house quickly after we had made an offer on a new property. Her communication was clear and she guided us through the proces...

2 Pretoria St, Victoria

$832,500 5 3 1

3 months ago via

RateMyAgentSeller Review

Wow, what can we say other than Kara is amazing! Our house sold after a 3 week deadline sale. Right from the very beginning Kara was super cool to work with and alwa...

5B Devon St, Glenholme

4 3 2

5 months ago via

RateMyAgentBuyer Review

I had the pleasure of working with Kara, who helped me secure a rental property in Rotorua. From the very beginning, she was responsive and smooth to communicate wit...

293B Sunset Road, Sunnybrook

3 1 2

3 months ago via

RateMyAgentBuyer Review

I feel incredibly lucky to have worked with Kara Niles. I only viewed one house, and it turned out to be the perfect one. Kara’s understanding of the local market ...

5B Devon St, Glenholme

4 3 2

4 months ago via

RateMyAgentSeller Review

It can be hard to sell a secret for a decent price in a soft market but a silent listing is what we wanted to minimise disruption for our tenants. Kara was able to t...

11 Isobel St, Fairy Springs

4 2 2

8 months ago via

RateMyAgentBuyer Review

We started our property investment journey feeling pretty prepared—we’d read the books, done the training, and thought we had a good handle on what to expect. But on...

2 Corilin Place, Mangakakahi

$800,000 4 2 3

Kara's properties

Here you can see all of the properties Kara currently has for sale and has sold in the last 12 months on trademe.co.nz. It may not contain off-market and private sales.