testimonials

When looking around for an agent to entrust with the sale of our house, we met with Conal Martin and another agent. Whilst we were very impressed with Conal’s straightforward manner and obvious experience in our area, we decided to engage the other agent. After a failed auction and several very disappointing months on the market, we called Conal back and asked him to take on task of selling our house.

Over a number of years we have sold several houses and thought we had learnt a few lessons. We learnt them again. Big flashy advertising campaigns primarily benefit the real estate agent by promoting their profile with huge colour lift-out in the Real Estate sections of the expensive weekend papers. What we had previously learnt was, every serious home hunter reads every ad in the paper for the area in which they are searching, including the small classifieds. There is no need to run full page colour ad to sell a house. Besides, most enquiries these days originate from the internet. The series of small classifieds placed by Kingfisher Realty with our open inspection times attracted as many, or more lookers, than the thousands of dollars worth of half page ads that we were convinced to provide for the first agent.

After a short hiatus to allow the house to ‘cool off’, Conal re-launched the marketing of our house and sold it after 4 weeks. We felt that Conal was very much tuned into our house and understood the benefits that it had to offer the market that it suited. Unlike the previous agent who consistently attempted to lower our price expectations from very early in the campaign, constantly telling us, “the market says it’s too small, not enough bedrooms, there’s no pool.” Conal simply told us, “it’s a beautiful house and we will achieve your price”.

Well, ultimately we would have liked more than we finally achieved, however it is a tough market. Throughout the process Conal and the team at Kingfisher kept us well informed of all activity. They are a very professional company, we won’t hesitate to engage Conal and Kingfisher Realty when we are ready to sell our next house.

Greg and Gerri Smith

Bill and I wish to thank you for the expert manner in which you conducted the sale of our property. We liked the way you presented our house and the presentation on the internet, also the fact that we were informed by email of the other properties you were showing. We also felt that you were totally honest with us and kept us informed of the progress of events.

We have no hesitation in agreeing with my sister in law and her husband, Margaret and Jack Want’s recommendations of your handling of their contract after your successfully sold their property in Dunlin Drive.

Foolishly we first gave a contract to another agent despite them urging to “ring Conal”, as a result we wasted over two months with only three inspections whereas when we contacted you we not only had quite a few people interested but three prospective buyers in as many weeks.

We would also like to thank the staff of Kingfisher Realty for their kindness and attention. Once again, thank you for your professional approach and expert marketing.

Bill and Betty Chant

A big thank you to Conal Martin and the team at Kingfisher on the successful sale of our property. In such a currently sow market the team at Kingfisher maintained a confident and enthusiastic attitude during our property listing.

All the staff at Kingfisher Realty have been extremely polite, friendly and very easy to approach with a professional understanding of our particular needs.

We wish Kingfisher Realty all the success in the future and would not hesitate in recommending them as an agent to anyone.

Raymond and Jayna Meuwissen

As always Conal is the master at matching buyer and seller. Thank you Conal and Juliana for such a smooth selling process.

Lisa Spencer

I chose Conal and Juliana to help me sell my home because they were friendly and had a very positive energy about them.

They made the process very easy, photos had been taken and the property was on the market in no time. Conal knows the Burleigh area extremely well and helped me uderstand the current market and what to expect from it.

Juliana is very friendly and approchable, and although there were quite a number of similar properties for sale in my area at the time, she managed to find a buyer within 4 weeks that was willing to pay an excellent price.

The Kingfisher team seem to have that extra personal touch when it comes to dealing with their clients. They seem very interested in the overall happiness of the client, not just the ability to make the sale.

I definitely made a great choice with Kingfisher, I can’t thank them enough for their help, and highly recommend them to others to help buy or sell your home.

Hayley Sernecki

We are really happy with the result, Conal and his team negotiated our complex sale and purchase in a highly professional manner.

I doubt another agent would have got us over the line the way Kingfisher Realty did.

Thanks a million.

Mick, Jo and family

We listed our place for sale with Conal and Juliana from Kingfisher Realty in February 2011. Within a very short time of listing our property we had a terrific level of interest and to our delight it sold inside of three weeks. Juliana was superb, she listened to our concerns and went the extra mile. Juliana could see the type of buyer that would match our property and she quickly went to work to make things happen.

Thanks for all your help and good luck in the future.

Greg and Trudy McCabe

We wanted to express our appreciation for your help with the sale/purchase of our house.

Throughout the entire process you really helped us out by your genuine honesty and open communication.

The purchase of our first home was a fantastic experience because of you!

We cannot thank you enough.

Angie and Paul

Juliana Gomes from Kingfisher Realty managed the sale of my property in a most professional manner.

Juliana was very helpful, hardworking and realised a sale price above expectation.

I would happily recommend Juliana to anyone requiring a Real Estate service.

Pearl Grayson

Thank you for believing that we could achieve an amazing price for our house, especially in this market, and you did! You have always been positive and worked totally for us to obtain our goal. Your honesty is very refreshing.

You and the team at Kingfisher Realty kept us well informed of all activity. You are a very professional team, always friendly and approachable.

John and I wouldn’t hesitate to engage, or recommend, you and Kingsfisher Realty again.

John and Jennie Stewart

I am very pleased with Kingfisher Realty, from the start I felt that we were a great team and we always worked together.

After trying different agents, I am amazed how Conal and Juliana were able to achieve a really good price for my house especially in this market.

I would definitely recommend Kingfisher Realty to anyone who is thinking about selling their home.

Pauline Campbell

We were extremely pleased with the results achieved for us by Conal and Juliana.

In an apparently slow market we had over 45 appointments to inspect our home in a relatively short period of time.

The positive energy and level of professionalism we experienced throughout the whole process made it a pleasure to deal with Conal, Juliana and all of the staff at Kingfisher Realty.

We would have no hesitation in recommending them to friends, family or anyone intending to sell a property. Conal and Juliana almost felt like family, the children already miss them!

Angie McGrail

We would like to express our appreciation for the outstanding effort put in by all the members of Kingfisher Realty in the recent sale of our property.

The sale was achieved in difficult market conditions with no expensive advertising, no open house and not even a sign outside our property. The only sales tools was a professional internet presentation and the expertise of Conal and Juliana.

Conal’s enthusiasm and dedication to achieve a sale was outstanding and Juliana was extremely helpful and approachable during all stages of the sale. The complement each other with their positive attitude and personal approach.

We have no hesitation in recommending Kingfisher Realty to anyone thinking of selling their property.

Once again, many thanks to all.

George and Barbara Cunningham

We found that the service and professionalism of Kingfisher Realty to be of the finest order.

Michael Lowing

Thank you Juliana and Conal for all your hard work you did in the process of selling my property.

The team at Kingfisher are very friendly and honest always keeping you informed, and really did a fantastic job negotiating both my sale and purchase.

I would have no hesitation in recommending Kingfisher Realty.

A big big thank you Juliana, you are a gem.

Di Rosenberg

We wish to congratulate you on picking such a pleasant, knowledgable and through sales person in Juliana Gomes. She achieved the almost impossible in selling our property at 24 Seville Circuit, Burleigh Waters during the recent downturn in sales. She kept us fully informed every few days and was very professional in her duties. We sold in 7 weeks which was wonderful. We can’t thank her enough and hope you realise what a gem you have in her.

Shirley and Ken Grant

We have recently purchased our dream family home in Burleigh Waters through Kingfisher Realty and have had a very positive experience in dealing with Conal and Juliana. As we are relocating from Victoria and did most of our communication over the phone or via email, we felt well represented and received the right level of communication to keep us well informed and comfortable through the whole process. Conal and Juliana are also great ambassadors for the Burleigh area and we look forward to enjoying the lifestyle they promote.

Kurt and Shannan Sosinski

Kingfisher Realty have been an absolute pleasure to work with and we found Juliana to be exceptionally attentive and always available whenever we needed her. I would definitely recommend Kingfisher Realty to anyone looking at buying or selling their home.

Denny and Amanda Edwards

The house has been sold and I would highly recommend Kingfisher Realty to anyone thinking about selling their house. I was very pleased with the short amount of time the house was sold in. Conal was great and very professional and I hope to do business with Kingfisher again soon.

Adam Essery

The team at Kingfisher Realty were a pleasure to deal with. They sold our house in 7 days when other agents had it on the market for over four months.

Everyone was really friendly and easy to get along with and I would definitely recommend them to anyone looking at buying or selling their home.

Thank you so much for everything and I will be sure to call you in the future!

Hans Brune

If you’re looking for a real estate agent who’ll think out of the box when selling your property then I can highly recommend Conal Martin of Kingfisher Realty. He’s a Burleigh local through and through and under the relaxed & friendly façade, a very sharp business man… a definite plus in this tough market.

If you’ve sold before then you’ll be aware of the usual agent spiels and emotional play involved in achieving a sell price, never a pleasant experience. We didn’t get this ‘chain store’ experience with Conal and although we made concessions with our sell price I feel we achieved a good end result without the not-so-subtle negativity you receive from a lot of agents in regards to your property’s perceived value.

All in all, a relatively smooth & easy experience (as much as selling can be) with a result that I am happy with. If I were selling again in the Burleigh area then Conal would be my agent of choice.

Caren Leotta

We would like to thank you for your wonderful service to us while selling our home. Our dealings with you were very brief due to the extremely fast sale of our house, but during this time we found you, Juliana, Blarnche and the rest of the staff at Kingfisher Realty to be very professional and approachable. Any queries or problems we had were dealt with quickly.

We would very much recommend Kingfisher Realty to any prospective seller or buyer

Helen and Phil O’Neill

To Conal and the team at Kingfisher Realty. We wish to express our sincere thanks and satisfaction in regards to our recent purchase through Kingfisher Realty of a unit in Burleigh Street, Burleigh Heads.

We were pleased with your enthusiasm, professionalism and regular communications.

Your friendly and positive approach was very refreshing and helped to make the stressful process of buying a property a pleasant experience.

We would not hesitate in recommending your services and wish you and your team great success.

Mark and Maree Vormister

Conal has sold our property at Burleigh. We have dealt with Kingfisher Realty before and found them very easy to deal with.

This time we went Sole Agency with them and the inspection rate went up 100% more then when it was an open listing. Offers came almost immediately after .

We were very happy with the price he achieved as well and thank the whole team.

Mark and Sharon Maycock.

Thank you so much for all you did for us in selling our property at Rhode Island.

We wouldn’t have done so well if it wasn’t for you

Russell and Sue Otto

Many thanks to Juliana & the wonderful team at kingfisher realty for quick and very professional sale of my home at Currumbin.

Kate Whitehead

We had searched for months for a home. After discussing our needs with Conal Martin he took us straight to the home of our dreams, we made an offer and Conal made the deal for us.

No issue too big or too small, available at ridiculous hours and making contact just to say ‘Hello, How are things going?’

We could not be happier with the team at Kingfisher Realty.

Arthur and Diane Abrahams

The time had come, our little son was too big for our beach side oasis and we needed to move. We have bought and sold numerous times on the southern end of the coast before but always with a friend who worked in the real estate game. Having experienced the boom and subsequent correction in the market it was important for me that I form a relationship with a company that not only understood the market but also the needs of both its clients and buyers.

That is what you get with Kingfisher reality a relationship. From the outset Conal and the team were open, honest and supportive. Selling a house is said to be an extremely stressful time, well whoever penned the phrase has never worked with Conal before. Communication and feedback was excellent without being over bearing. We were informed of things we needed to be aware of and not some tied old industry lines. Conal and the team don’t just walk people through your house they match buyers to homes thus creating the best result for all parties involved in the short and long term. Thanks mate to you personally and Kingfisher Reality your genuine interest in your clients is not only refreshing but sets a bench mark few agencies would attempt to replicate.

Craig and Tara Alexander

We’re extremely happy with our investment property purchase through Conal at Kingfisher Realty.

At all times Conal was always honest and very straight forward in his dealings with us.

We feel confident that we’ve obtained the best deal possible, in the right area for future growth and investment.

Marlene and Jim Dartnell

Conal was great to deal with and the sale process of the property was quick, efficient and professional. Considering it was our first home purchase this side of things was all relatively easy.

Stephen and Karyn Williams