My Husband and I chose to go with Anne Duncan Real Estate, as we liked the idea of using a local agency with a particular focus on character houses. Friends of mine who had worked in real estate strongly recommended them also, and we had noticed properties in our neighbourhood listed with them had sold quickly.
Greg presented us with two offers a week to the day after our house went on the market. Photos, website listings and open homes were organised swiftly and with a minimum of fuss. We accepted the higher of the two offers, and our house went unconditional within 2 weeks of going on the market. Greg offered really good advice on preparing the house for sale, and was very easy to deal with. He kept us informed well and obtained a better price than we had hoped for. We would strongly recommend Greg as an agent, he is trustworthy and a nice guy.
Rebecca and Jamie Whitburn
We wish to extend to you our sincere appreciation for your hard work, dedication and enthusiasm in relation to the sale of our property at 3 Maybeck Rd, Mt Albert. We were naturally very delighted with the final outcome, which we understand from your set new sale price records for the Mt Albert area.
In particular we wish to acknowledge the flexibility you demonstrated and the quality and depth of your advice and interaction with us which we found not only very professional but refreshing for the real estate industry. We felt we shared a positive and rewarding business partnership.
John, it was a pleasure dealing with you and we would have no hesitation listing other properties with you or recommending other people to you.
John Lincoln - Lincoln Peterson
My name is Angela Cavanagh and we just purchased the unit in Oliver Street, we would just like to let you know that your agent Josh was one of the best agents we have come across in many years. We regularly buy and sell property and have not encountered an agent that completey goes out of there way to help as much as Josh did.
We met Josh at an open home in Alberton Ave put in an offer on the property, we didn't get it but that didn't stop Josh he turned up to our house with a list of properties that may have suited us the very next day. I had my feelers out with many different experienced agents through Mt Albert but none of them worked like Josh, we were very impressed!
We will keep Josh very much in mind in the future should we want to buy or sell property. We know he's new to the real estate industry but he is definately a little gem!
Angela Cavanagh
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We are writing to say how impressed we were with Josh Powell at Anne Duncan Real Estate, during the sale of our house.
However, after a couple of unsuccessful months and a huge learning curve, we realised that we still didn't have the necessary skills and could't reach a big enough market. We then decided to go with an agent.
During that time we had numerous agents contacting us wanting to sell our house. Anne Duncan Real Estate stood our from the rest, firstly because it's a local company and secondly because Josh has a friendly, no-pressure manner, which we appreciated.
Josh had more people through the first open home than we had managed in the two months prior. And after one and a half weeks we were presented with an excellent offer. We would happily recommend Josh Powell to anyone considering selling or buying in the area.
Tracey & Misha Bosman
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We are writing to say how impressed we were with Greg Whitta at Anne Duncan Real Estate, during the sale of our house.
To start with, we were sceptical of agents and attempted to sell our house privately. However, after a couple of unsuccessful months and a huge learning curve, we realised that we still didn't have the necessary skills and couldn't reach a big enough market. We then decided to go with an agent.
After one and a half weeks Greg presented us with a better-than-expected offer. His support with negotiations resulted in an excellent outcome for both parties.
We would happily recommend Greg Whitta to anyone considering selling or buying in the area.
Tracey & Misha Bosman
After 43 years of living at 20 Hillview Avenue, New Windsor we decided to downsize to a smaller home. To this end we contacted Vincent Barnao of Anne Duncan Real Estate. Never before have we sold and bought a home so the telephone call was made with reservations. Vincent was wonderful from start to finish and never, at any time during the entire process, made us feel as if we were "dumb." His advice to us as to whether or we should sell "with an advertised price" or go to auction was discussed at lenght, with the decision to auction - this being the correct choice in the finish. His attention to detail was superb and the presentation to clients on Open Home days was spot on, the Power Point Demonstration at the auction was so good we felt as if we should be staying at No. 20. All in all a wonderful result was obtained for us by Vincent and should we ever have to sell again we will certainly be contacting him. We can certainly recommend him as a Land Agent.
Jan and Bob Fulton
"This is note to express our appreciation to Greg Whitta for selling our property. We were impressed both by the speed of the process (3 weeks) and the excellent price achieved by Greg. We would not hesitate to recommend Greg, Anne Duncan and the rest of the team."
Damon & Sarah Butler
Recently we had the good fortune to sell our property in Sandringham with Anne Duncan and Greg Whitta. We cannot speak highly enough of their dedication to service and wonderfully professional approach to marketing and selling our property. Only ever a phone call away, Anne, Greg and in fact the whole team were friendly, supportive and helpful from start to finish. We highly recommend Anne Duncan Real Estate and will definately by returning if we choose to sell again. Thanks Anne & Greg!
Laurel & Aaron Brinsdon
With reference to the recent purchase of our new home and sale or our existing property we write to express our sincere thanks for the work undertaken.
It had been 12 years since we last purchased/sold our family home so there was a lack of current market knowledge in how things are done, despite working in the property industry. We did however have our theories on what would/wouldn't work.
With all the media attacks on the residential real estate profession at the present time we can confirm our 100% advocasy for professionals such as yourself who know their market and without doubt can, and did, exceed the expectations of your client. This included correctly advising the realistic sale price, targeted marketing plan and excellent negotiation skills.
Similarly, the hype surrounding private sales is, in our opinion, just that. There is no way we could have expected to achieve the price we did for the sale of our property and it more than paid for the cost of having a professional carry out the work for you. With a young family and work commitments selling privately would have serious stress and time constraints - leaving this to a professional was in our view money well spent.
From commencement of the process through to completion we were well advised with an honesty and integrity that is only seen in the best sales environments. It should be noted that you have continued to maintain a relationship with us from the sale of our first home 12 years ago - a long time to wait for repeat business!
Thank you to John Covich for all your efforts, and those of your team, and we will willingly recommend you to all those requiring your services in the Anne Duncan Real Estate "patch".
KC & FL Newton
We recently sold our house at 101 Valley Rd, Mt Eden. The marketing representative was Vincent Barnao. We would like to congratulate Vincent on his professional manner through out the whole process. From the initial discussions with Vincent through to the Sale & Purchase agreement being signed, he was superb. His attention to every single detail, such as excellent advice on preparing the home for sale, promoting our house in the Herald Supplement and the Property Press all contributed greatly to the house being sold. His energy, dedication, enthusiasm, friendliness and his attention to detial were a real strength. He kept us informed through out the whole process on all aspects of the sale, the number of people who enquired about the property, who visited the property, or had seen the property on the website. He also gave us constant feeback, both negative &positive comments, always delivered with professionalism. The advice he gave us with was always delivered in a manner so as not to make it appear "he knew best" but rather we were working together to one common goal. We were indeed fortunate that we had Vincent as our agent.
Don Graham & Tricia Wilkinson
"I sold my Mt Albert home through Anne Duncan. She was fantastically supportive and helpful throughout the entire process. She was only a phone call away and always kept in close contact. My family have done business with Anne over many years and will continue to do so. She is professional and hardworking and my lawyer loves her too."
Judy Bonny
"We would like to commend John Covich on the quality of his services with respect to the sale of our home. John was professional at all times, acted with the utmost integrity and, even better, he is a pleasure to interact with. John kept us fully informed and whenever we had a decision to make John would explain both the pros and the cons of any particular action. We have no hesitation in recommending John as vendor agent for anyone wishing to sell their house professionally, get the best price, and even have some fun along the way."
Peter Gudsell & Joanna Waddington
"Everything from start to finish has been totally awesome from Anne Duncan Team Advantage. Thanks for a job well done."
Peter Horan
"I recently sold my mothers house through your real estate agency with John Covich as my agent. I was very impressed with his professional approach and manner. It was a difficult time for my family, due to my mothers passing away, but John provided me with confidence and very sound advice. I was exceptionally happy with the outcome and put this down to John's wide knowledge of real estate and the excellent marketing plan he put together for me. I would not hesitate to recommend John Covich to anyone in the future."
Maureen Agnew
"I would like to put down on paper my sincere thanks to the Anne Duncan Team. Anne's team were totally professional and have what I beleive is good solid real estate knowledge. Something that stood them in good stead when it came to advising me on my sale options, marketing packages, and money. But they went along way beyond that. It was the personal touch, support and genuineness we don't see very often. Quite simply they treated me like I was part of part of the family. I really cant thank the team enough - it's hard to put down on paper. Suffice to say this letter is totally unpromted by the team - I wanted the chance to thank them."
Carla Thomas
"Just a quick note to say a big thank you for all the hard work you and the rest of the team are putting into tring to sell my house for me. I really appreciate the kindness you have all shown and the way you all work as a team together going that extra mile. Thanks again."
Suzanne Ireson
"Just a quick note to say how pleased Helen and I are with the sale of both the properties in Kitenui Ave this year. Your advice to auction was spot on and we feel the prices we got were great. This now makes it 6 properties you have sold for us over the past 5 years - I look forward to the next six selling with "Anne Duncan Team Advantage". Good luck with your new agency and the team."
Steve Hames
"We highly recommend Anne Duncan to any prospective vendor, in fact you would be a fool not to consider her if you were selling a property. Anne has extensive local knowledge of Mt Albert, and has a proven track record of achieving record prices. Her honest and open manner meant we were kept well informed at all stages of the sale process, and Anne went that extra mile to achieve the final
result."
Rachel & Leon Yurak
Thank you John for your extremely professional service in selling our Mt Albert home. Your advice was on the spot and we enjoyed a very quick sale at a price we were happy
with, which demonstrated your in depth knowledge of the area and market. I would not hesitate to recommend you to anyone either purchasing or selling a property.
Dave & Lynn O'Kane
During the marketing of my property in Walmer Rd, Pt Chevalier Vincent Barnao was totally committed to selling my house and obtaining the best possible price.
I thoroughly enjoyed working with Vincent and because of his integrity and communication skills would not hesitate to recommend him to anyone considering buying or selling.
Judy Cordier
Thanks to her great efforts Miriam Fan has sold 4 of our properties to cash buyers in a matter of days. We found her to be professional, hardworking, courteous, and extremely helpful, not only when dealing with my husband or myself but with potential buyers.
Sinajko & Maria Alach
Thank you Greg for the great job you did in marketing and selling our home. We felt that you were constantly putting our property to the forefront of prospective purchaser's minds and you kept us in the picture with weekly written reports and phone calls with personal updates. We would be happy to recommend you as you have an outstanding professional approach to your work and still retain a sense of humor, which is always appreciated.
Jenny Denning-MacKay
My husband and I recently used John's services to sell our home in Mt Albert. At all times we were impressed with his professionalism, integrity, honesty and enthusiasm. I would highly recommend him to any person thinking of buying or selling real estate.
Tracey Lloyd
I have dealt with Vincent Barnao as both a purchaser and vendor. Vincent?s personality, communication skills, integrity and sense of humour shine through; he is definitely an asset to have on your team.
Nicki Antonievich
During our dealings with Anne we found her friendly and open, with good advice on the property market. In particular Anne is the most straight forward real estate agent we have dealt with in contrast to many."
Andrew Drummond
Vincent's professionalism during all our dealings with him, his commitment to finding the best buyer for our property, his salesmanship and marketing, and his tremendous sense of
humour, are a credit to your company.
Denise Cooper & John Flett
We appreciated John's straightforward approach, he was a pleasure to work with and we would highly recommend his services to anyone contemplating selling their home.
James & Susan Woods
Just to thank you and your team with the sale of my home. A very big thank you is for having Greg take care of everthing. He has done an excellent job, so professional but with such a pleasant nature, he made it all "stress free" for me and I felt relaxed about it all the way threw.
Margaret Hare