Trade Me Property has become the first New Zealand company to launch inside ChatGPT, allowing buyers to search live property listings without leaving the chat.

The new integration means users can describe what they are looking for in plain English and view matching properties on an interactive map, all within ChatGPT.

It follows OpenAI opening its ChatGPT App Directory to third-party developers in late 2025, with apps rolling out globally from early 2026.

Trade Me Property says the tool is designed to make searching and comparing homes simpler.

Instead of adjusting filters across multiple screens, buyers can refine their search through conversation, narrowing by location, budget, property type, or features as they go.

The launch places Trade Me alongside a small group of early partners inside ChatGPT, which is operated by OpenAI.

The directory gives users access to external services directly inside chat, rather than sending them out to separate websites.

For Hibiscus Coast buyers, this could change how early-stage searching happens.

Someone looking in Orewa, Millwater, or Gulf Harbour can ask for an overview of the current local market, then drill down to specific streets using the map view.

The tool can also explain what current pricing means in practice and flag common checks buyers often miss.

Trade Me notes the experience is intended for shortlisting, not final decisions.

Listings should still be opened and reviewed in full, with buyers doing their usual due diligence around flooding, access, noise, and title structure.

The company says users should expect follow-up questions in chat to narrow results and clarify trade-offs, rather than a single fixed search.

Trade Me has not said if it will build ChatGPT apps for other parts of its marketplace, but it positioned this launch as a move toward conversational, AI-led search.

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