Barfoot & Thompson - Whangarei
Jack Atherton

Jack Atherton

Barfoot & Thompson - Whangarei

Whangarei Licensed (REAA 2008)

021 739 655Show
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About

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My personal conviction that, whatever you do in life you should do with passion and total commitment, led me into real estate.

After a successful 15-year career in landscape gardening and horticulture, I joined the industry in 1999. I had a long-held interest in real estate after renovating and landscaping several of my own properties, so moving into this sector was a natural and very satisfying fit.

I take great enjoyment in matching the right people to the right homes while at the same time helping vendors achieve their goals. After my first 12 months in the business, my career change was validated when I received the ‘Rookie’ of the Year award. This gave me the opportunity to embrace the job that I felt passionate about and further impress my clients with my tenacity, dedication and outstanding marketing and negotiating skills.

While often challenging, my objective is always to strive to get the best possible price for my vendors as well as ensuring the process is as pleasurable and stress-free as possible. I get great satisfaction from strategically crafting the best marketing plan for each individual property.

I love being part of the Barfoot & Thompson Whangarei sales team. As a New Zealand-owned family business, the company has a proven reputation founded on strong family values. The strong leadership and supportive professional environment the business provides, enhances the service I offer. As a result, a large percentage of my client base now comes from referrals and repeat business.

After living in the Ponsonby area for several decades, my partner and I decided to make the move to our second home located at the beautiful Whangarei Heads. This has now become our permanent home and we couldn't be happier. I feel privileged and humbled to live and work in this wonderful part of the country where I have a reputation for being honest and hardworking. I strive to live up to my clients expectations.

Testimonials

Jim Castiglione

"We’ve just sold our home in Remuera with Jack and Sherryl and are completely happy with the outcome. I was immediately impressed by Jack's no-nonsense, straight talking and down to earth style. He introduced us to Sherryl, who was equally down to earth and measured. They were prompt and cut to the chase on our property’s realistic value and what we needed to do to sell our property at a price we’re happy with. Jack and Sherryl immediately took the reins, and made the process enjoyable and fun. They gave us frank advice on the need for home staging furniture and putting in place additional plants to lift the look of our garden. Jack and Sherryl were in contact almost daily and always happy to take our calls. By the second weekend, we had 4 registered buyers. This is where Jack and Sherryl’s judgement and strategy really paid off. Jack and Sherryl helped shepherd the buyer through their finance by introducing them to a finance broker who they’d worked with and arranged a building inspection on the Sunday before the auction. Once the inspection came through without any concerns, Jack and Sherryl recommended the buyer make a pre-auction offer that afternoon which they did. The pre-auction offer was a great result and one we were happy to accept. The auction was brought forward. In short, we’ve had a fantastic outcome with Jack and Sherryl. They worked for and with us and we had to do very little ourselves. All vendors want a smooth, motivated and successful outcome without stress. You’ll get that by working with Jack and Sherryl."

Donna Marshall

"Jack’s advice and expertise was a constant reassurance to me right through the sale process. He was always honest and showed a lot of respect for both me as the vendor and the purchasers. He gave me the right advice about preparation and presentation of our property and helped me organise the various tradesmen that we needed to tidy the place up. He even went as far as opening the house up and supervising some of these tradesmen when I couldn’t be there. During the sales weeks his communication after open homes was excellent and very detailed. He clearly worked really hard with the potential purchasers to get them ready and managed to have 5 there on auction day. As a result the auction moved along really well without pausing or stalling and we got a price we were very happy with. Since the sale he has continued to offer support. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Jack to friends and family. His knowledge, integrity and support made what can be a very stressful time so much easier."
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