"It was awesome," he said.
"It was good not having to sit around and wait for things to happen. I thought it might take a month or two. To sell in under a week was fantastic and it went for more than what I thought."
He said the property market at the moment was "pretty hot".
"Every other day we'd have a different agent dropping their leaflet in our mailbox."
One homeowner, who did not want to be named, said he was surprised at how quickly his Lynmore home sold in August.
"We knew it would sell becauseit was in a good area, but not as quickly as it did," said the man, who has since moved out of the region.
"We had planned for an auction a month out but it sold within two-and-a-half weeks. It was a big weight off our shoulders.We're pleased it sold as fast as it did."
Ray White Rotorua co-owner Anita Martelli said it was the best month she had seen in her 10 years in real estate.
"I've not seen the market like this," she said.
"It's good for Rotorua. It shows that people are seeing what great value we have here.
"Now we're trying to get the stock. People are wanting to move here but getting the stock is getting hard.
"We've got the buyers."
Ross Stanway, chief executive of Realty Services, which operates Eves and Bayleys Real Estate, said they had noticed an increased demand throughout the Bay of Plenty.
"Rotorua is featuring in that and that's down to recognition there's really good value for money," he said.
"There's definitely some of the Auckland effect that has been publicised.
"That's featuring in terms of shorter days on the market and we're seeing that in our operation. That's a great boost for Rotorua."
McDowell Professionals sales manager Phil Hereford said August had been a strong month "both for the company and the city".
"It's a huge jump from July and long may it continue."
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