Whangamata Real Estate Limited

What Whangamata Real Estate Limited does

Whangamata Real Estate Limited (doing business as Whangamata Open Real Estate) operates a real estate listing and marketplace platform at realestate.whangamata.co.nz. The platform enables property owners and agents to publish listings of residential and commercial properties for sale or rent (hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, or longer-term), and allows prospective buyers and tenants to search inventory via filters such as city, property type, price, square footage, and bedrooms, with results displayed in block, table, or interactive map views. The underlying technology is the Open Real Estate software platform developed by MonoRay Studio, a third-party web-based real estate CMS that the company deploys rather than develops.

Name

Whangamata Real Estate Limited

Legal name

Whangamata Open Real Estate Limited

Website

https://realestate.whangamata.co.nz

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Whangamata Real Estate Limited operates a real estate listing marketplace at realestate.whangamata.co.nz, powered by MonoRay Studio's Open Real Estate software, serving property owners, agents, buyers, and tenants across sale and rental transactions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Marketplace

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312), Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (53121)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Seller Representation & Listing Services (BPAJAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Residential Real Estate Brokerage (Buy/Sell) (FSAEAJAA), Land & Development Site Brokerage (BPAJABAG)

Keywords

• Real estate marketplace
• Property listing platform
• Online property search
• Rental booking platform
• Property classifieds portal

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Property Listings: Platform enables property owners and agents to list properties for sale or rent. Revenue appears to come from listing fees charged to property owners/agents who wish to publish their properties on the platform.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The company operates an online real estate marketplace at realestate.whangamata.co.nz where private property owners and real estate agencies list properties for sale or rent, and prospective buyers and tenants search and contact listing owners directly. The platform supports multiple property types (apartments, houses, commercial real estate, hotels, land plots, garages), provides map-based and tabular search, and includes a booking function for short-term rentals.

Product overview

Whangamata Real Estate Limited operates a single unified product offering — the Open Real Estate Platform. This platform provides real estate agencies and individual realtors with a website solution for listing properties and connecting with prospective buyers and tenants. The platform supports property search with map views, listing management, booking requests, and multiple property types (apartments, houses, commercial real estate, hotels, land plots, garages). Property listings can be searched by city, property type, price range, square footage, number of bedrooms, and viewing preferences. The site is powered by Open Real Estate software and appears to be customized by MonoRay Studio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Open Real Estate Platform (Whangamata) Online real estate marketplace platform enabling property owners and real estate agencies to list residential and commercial properties for sale or rent, and supporting prospective buyers and tenants in searching, comparing, and booking properties. Supports multiple property types (apartments, houses, commercial real estate, hotels, land plots, garages), map-based search, multiple listing view formats, booking for short-term rentals, and a member dashboard for managing listings and favorites.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• MonoRay StudiocoreTechnology or IntegrationMonoRay Studio developed the Open Real Estate platform and website for Whangamata Open Real Estate. According to their description, they produce websites that are search-engine friendly and refreshingly easy-to-use for admin and for users, building websites from the ground up for real estate agencies and realtors.
• Open Real EstatecoreTechnology or IntegrationOpen Real Estate is the software platform that powers the Whangamata Open Real Estate website. It provides the core technology for real estate listing, search, booking, and user management functionality.

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• Property Finder: Leading property portal in the Middle East/North Africa. Comparable marketplace model for listings, rentals, and sales with map-based search, though serving a different geography.
• Daft.ie: Ireland's dominant property listing platform for sale and rent. Comparable product (sale + rental listings with map search) but serves a different geography than Whangamata's NZ base.
• Yandex Real Estate: Major Russian real estate classifieds platform with listings concentrated in Moscow and other Russian cities. Relevant because Whangamata's actual sample inventory is in Moscow, suggesting a comparable regional listing audience.

Broad incumbents

• Rightmove: UK's largest property portal supporting both sale and rental listings with map-based search. Comparable as an established listing marketplace serving both consumers and agents.
• Trade Me Property: New Zealand's largest online marketplace with a leading property vertical for listings, rentals, and sales. Comparable as a national-scale real estate listing platform operating in the same .nz market as Whangamata.
• Idealista: Leading property portal across Spain, Portugal, and Italy covering both sale and rental. Comparable marketplace model with map search, multi-property-type support, and direct lister/buyer contact.
• Zillow: U.S. residential real estate marketplace with listing, search, map-based browsing, and booking/contact flows. Broadly comparable product surface to Whangamata's Open Real Estate platform.
• realestate.co.nz: Major New Zealand residential property listing portal aggregating agent listings nationwide. Directly comparable in product (residential listing/search) and geography, though at significantly larger scale.

Emerging players

• Flatfox: Swiss real estate marketplace focused on transparent, agent-friendly listings. Comparable as a smaller-scale, self-serve listing platform with map-based search and direct lister contact.

Direct peers

• OpenRent: UK online letting platform that lets landlords list properties directly to tenants, bypassing traditional agents. Comparable in self-serve marketplace model, disintermediation value proposition, and listing-fee monetization.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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