We started OpenKey because we'd been on both sides of the table — and we knew there had to be a smarter, fairer way to sell a home in New Zealand than handing an agent $25,000.
Two property people who think you should keep more of your own money.
Glenn has owned and managed investment properties for years, and builds the technology behind OpenKey — the AI bot, the dashboard, the lot. He's seen first-hand how much of a sale price vanishes in commission, and how little of the work actually justifies it.
Pavla shares the same passion for property and the same belief: selling your own home shouldn't mean going it alone, and it shouldn't cost you a fortune. Together we've built the service we wished existed when we were selling.
We've owned investment properties, sold our own homes, and watched friends hand over $20,000, $30,000 — sometimes more — in commission for a job that's mostly photos, a listing and a few open homes. The tools to do it yourself already exist. What was missing was someone to put them together, host the open homes, and give you proper software so it feels effortless and professional — not a second job.
That's OpenKey. We do the marketing and the legwork; you stay the owner and make every call; your solicitor handles the contract, exactly as on any sale. You keep the commission. We just charge one honest flat fee.