Client Testimonials

We have recently sold our home on Pickmere Lane, Kerikeri through the “Real” Estate Agency with Steven DeRuiter as the agent acting on our behalf.

The market has been particularly difficult in the last few months, but Steve has tried many many different options to find us our buyer without once revising his initial valuation of our home or putting any pressure on us to reduce our price.

He has been very friendly, empathetic with our desire to move on, kept us informed as to progress and kept our spirits up when progress was slow in this tricky market.

The actual process following the sale agreement was very professionally dealt with and Steve has gone out of his way to make sure it has gone along without a hitch.

We would not hesitate in recommending Steve and the “Real” Estate Agency to use when selling your home.

Hope things go well for you.

I highly recommend REAL estate agency, as excellent agents for buying and selling properties.
I like the way they work as a team and the profit from sales is divided among the whole team.
The commission they charge covers ALL marketing costs.
Apart from the financial aspect I have found their agents to be very helpful and considerate to both buyers and sellers.
The other aspect I admire is their amazing support and sponsorship of Hospice to assist their staff in their wonderful work.
I wholeheartedly recommend the REAL Team.

My husband and I recently purchased a property with Pete Bestwick. We would like to compliment Pete with his professionalism and also the service provided to us as purchasers. We received a beautiful gift bag and also two days complimentary use of Real Real Estate's furniture trailer. If anyone is planning a sale of their property or purchasing, we highly recommend Pete and his team.

Vince was extremely helpful during the whole process of purchasing my property. Always responded promptly to my many queries. Very professional and personable.

Terri is the perfect balance of professionalism, adept understanding of the legal/financial requirements and Kerikeri charm! Nothing was too much trouble for us 'out-of-towners' to purchase. She met us at the airport, showed properties to meet our brief and followed through with excellent communications. We are very happy customers and purchased a great house with no fuss. Terri is highly recommended.

Pete has been absolutely amazing and always went the extra mile which was a godsend as we were living out of town. Pete has great knowledge of Kerikeri and the market and was transparent with us through the whole process. We would highly recommend Pete and the team at REAL

Following several stressful months trying to sell our home, we were most grateful to REAL for their imput which resulted in an efficient and timely sale.

Great personal and attentive service!

After having spent some 48 years in the property business from real estate sales, to auctioneering to managing 6 real estate offices and finally to property development as a Project Manager. Therefore, I have been involved in property advertising in all its forms and I have no hesitation in commending the REAL TEAM for putting together some of the most effective and creative advertising and promotional material to ever come across my desk.

In the case of Heritage Retirement Villas, the TEAM put together an imaginative marketing program which has resulted in substantial enquiry and most importantly, sales. I would have no hesitation in recommending this TEAM to anyone considering selling property.

We were well and truly out of our depth when it came to putting pen to paper. The team atmosphere at REAL gave us a sense of warmth and security that we were in the right place.
The way the staff went above and beyond to help us find our dream home, as well as guide us through every step of the way was amazing.

The job REAL did for us has guaranteed that we never have to go anywhere else for a better service.

Thanks REAL!

Just a note to convey our heartfelt thanks.

Driving up from Auckland, our time always felt limited and rushed and you were always available smoothing the way flexing effortlessly to our changing requirements.

You respected our foibles, listened and gave honest responses to our questions.

We really enjoyed our time with you.

Your continual contact in person and follow ups by phone were just so appreciated. All the extra visits back to specific properties helped so much. Someone from your Team was always available.

Thank you for all the time and effort you, as a team, put into the sale of my property. The end result was great, I am very happy.

From the greetings in reception through to the sales team, they made us feel welcome, relaxed and nothing was a problem.

We have been very impressed with the friendly and professional attitude of REAL. Personable, professional, organised, great listeners, good sense of humour and quickly get a feel for what the customer is wanting.