- Former Warriors star Addin Fonua-Blake sold his Auckland home for $1.35 million, below his purchase price.
- The house in Flat Bush was initially listed at $1.475 million but faced tough market conditions.
- Fonua-Blake aims to buy a property in Sydney after joining the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.
Former Warriors star Addin Fonua-Blake has finally found a buyer for his Auckland home – after he dropped the price tag to below what he paid for the five-bedroom house three-and-a-half years ago.
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The Australian NRL player, who quit the “Wahs” and New Zealand at the end of 2024 to join the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, bought the house on Bellagio Way, in Flat Bush, with his wife Ana in 2022, paying $1.46 million, just below its current RV.
Fonua-Blake first listed the “Vegas-style” home at the end of 2024, but tough market conditions saw him drop the price from $1.475m to $1.395m before pulling it from sale in May 2025.
Ray White listing agent Logan Swann told OneRoof in February that Fonua-Blake had decided to give the market another go, in the hope of uncovering “some new buyers”.
Fonua-Blake in action for the Warriors. He has since left the Auckland side for a position with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. Photo / Getty Images
Addin Fonua-Blake and his wife Ana upgraded the home after buying it in 2022. Photo / Supplied
Swann’s listing for the swish, concrete home made no bones about Fonua-Blake’s intentions to meet the market. “Overseas Vendor Says Sell!” said the listing headline on OneRoof. “Selling below what the owner paid in 2022. Act now and enquire today!!” it adds.
Swann finally got a sold sticker on the property late last month after the price dropped to $1.35m. He said the house got close to the asking price.
The agent told OneRoof in February that the property was a standout home in Flat Bush. “It’s in a league of its own when you consider the type of properties that have been built in and around Flat Bush. This is quite different to anything else you’ll see through there. Solid concrete home, a hop, skip, and a jump to the Mission Heights school.
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“It’s in a beautiful position, you’ve got the park across the road, and it’s on a corner site. It offers so much as well. So, bang for buck, yeah, really good value for money.”
He said Fonua-Blake had got a decent offer to play with the Sharks and was “thoroughly enjoying everything that Australia has to offer, but he just wants to get this property sold so he can move forward with purchasing a property of his own for his family in Sydney”.
“We had the property listed for a while [but] the market wasn’t there to support a sale at the level required, so we’ve decided to give it a rest. Hopefully, we can uncover some new buyers."
Fonua-Blake, he said, would be entertaining offers well below the RV of $1.475m.
Bellagio Way, in Flat Bush, hosted more than a few sports stars. Photo / Supplied
OneRoof profiled the house when it first hit the market in 2024 and spoke to Fonua-Blake about it. He said he and Ana liked the architecture, the entertaining deck, and the fact that it was 400m from a primary school, meaning they could walk their kids to school.
“The houses looked a lot better when I went out to Flat Bush, and a lot of my friends and family said that Flat Bush is a good family area and nice and quiet,” he said.
“We’ve had a few dinners up on the roof terrace. It’s a good spot for barbecues when the sun’s out,” he said. Guests included his former teammates. “Not all of them at once, though. They might have fallen through the roof,” he joked.
Swann told OneRoof in February that after that “first article, we did have quite a few Warriors fans reach out”. Those who were actively in the market looking to buy a home, they definitely came through and because of the home ownership details with it being Addin’s property.
Swann, who played 195 times for the Warriors, often provides real estate services to the team’s players. He’s also helped a Hollywood A-lister buy a home in New Zealand, although he’s sworn to secrecy.
Warriors chairman Ken Reinsfield and his wife Danya have listed their five-bedroom retreat at 36 Queen Street, in Auckland's Northcote Point. Photo / Supplied
Back in 2024, he said: “I reach out to the [Warriors] from time to time, especially when there are new marquee players coming across. Nine times out of 10, I get players engaging and asking, ‘Could you help me out?’”
Fonua-Blake's former boss is also testing the market. OneRoof reported earlier this week that Warriors chairman Ken Reinsfield and his wife Danya were selling their Auckland home – less than two years after paying $3.25 million at auction for it.
The couple had flown in from Sydney to buy the five-bedroom waterfront spread in June 2024, after it was listed for sale by the outgoing CEO of Chorus.
They told OneRoof they were selling 36 Queen Street, Northcote Point, to move closer to family. They have bought two homes nearby and plan to create a multi-generational compound.
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