Settlement Gifts forNZ Real Estate.
Most real estate settlement gifts in New Zealand are wine, a plant, or a hamper. Which is generous, and gone by month's end. The alternative — the version that produces referrals and word-of-mouth for years — is a considered gift that stays in the home the client just bought. Your gift becomes part of their first year in the house. Then part of every year after.
Four settlement gift options that stay in the home
- Night Sky print of the property's address on settlement day. The Night Sky Personalised Star Map Print renders the actual constellations over the exact address at the settlement hour. Framed for the wall, delivered with the keys. The client's new home, held in a form they now literally own.
- Tide Chart print for coastal properties. The Tide Chart Print — the rhythm of the coast on the settlement date. For seaside homes, holiday houses, and coastal Aotearoa. Colour palette can be matched to the interior.
- Moon Phase print for the settlement night. The Moon Phase Print — quieter than the Night Sky, often chosen for restrained or minimalist interiors.
- Pounamu for high-value settlements. Pieces from Objects That Remain. For above-median settlements, first-home buyers, or long-time-coming purchases where you want the gift to carry cultural weight.
The reason a Night Sky print is the strongest settlement gift: it becomes part of the home the moment they hang it. Your gift is not consumed, forgotten, or re-gifted. It stays on the wall. Which means every family member, every visitor, every year they own the property — sees the piece your agency gave them. This is the highest ROI corporate gift in NZ real estate.
How to run settlement gifting at scale as an agency
Standardise the brief. Every settlement over a defined threshold triggers a Night Sky print order — property address as coordinates, settlement day as date, chosen medium (framed timber A3 is the recommended default). Handled centrally by the agency.
Bulk pricing. Contact EMBER for bulk-order pricing across an agency. We produce and ship each print with a personalised A6 cotton story card explaining the coordinates, and can include the agency's compliments card if desired.
Deliver with the keys. Present the framed print at handover, or courier to the property in the first week. The gift lands during the emotional peak of the settlement — when the client is most likely to talk about it.
Referrals compound. Two years later, when their friend is buying, they mention your name. Because your gift is still on the wall in their hallway, quietly remembered every day.
Settlement pieces fromEMBER
The Night Sky of the property. The address, held. Bulk pricing on request.
Night Sky Print of the property
Real astronomical data. Any address, any hour. Framed timber recommended. From $95.
See the print →Tide Chart for coastal properties
Real oceanographic data. Any coast in Aotearoa. From $95.
See the print →Pounamu — Objects That Remain
For high-value settlements. With whakapapa.
Browse the collection →Agency bulk enquiries
Bulk pricing and standardised brief for agencies.
Contact us →Settlement gifts, honestly answered
What is a good settlement gift for real estate clients in NZ?+
A Night Sky Forever Print of the property's address, rendered for the settlement date and hour. Framed and delivered with the keys. Made in Aotearoa. The gift the client hangs in the new home and remembers you by, quietly, for years.
What do the best NZ real estate agents give as settlement gifts?+
Personalised, considered gifts that stay in the home rather than being consumed. Forever Prints of the property's Night Sky, Tide Chart or Moon Phase are the current stand-out — they produce compounding referrals because the gift is on the wall, in the home, for the entire ownership period.
Do you offer bulk pricing for NZ real estate agencies?+
Yes. Bulk pricing available for agencies running standardised settlement gifting programs. Contact us via the corporate page — we can set up a repeatable brief with address, settlement date and framed-timber medium as defaults.
Can the settlement gift arrive with our compliments card?+
Yes. The agency's compliments card can be included alongside EMBER's A6 cotton story card explaining the coordinates. This keeps your brand present with the piece.
What sizes and framing options work best for a settlement gift?+
A3 framed timber is the recommended default — large enough to feel like a considered gift, ready to hang without the client needing to frame it themselves. White, black or raw oak timber options. Larger sizes available for premium settlements.
Is pounamu appropriate as a settlement gift for high-value transactions?+
Yes. For above-median settlements, first-home buyers, or long-time-coming purchases, pounamu with whakapapa carries the cultural weight the moment deserves. EMBER's Objects That Remain collection is sourced with cultural integrity.