Testimonials

Our apartment sales experience with Sharene Temple! Right from our initial phone call to ask if we could discuss possibly selling our apartment with Sharene, our whole experience was fabulous! Sharene carried out the complete process with utmost professionalism, taking every care and consideration for ourselves and our property. The photo shoot was a breeze due to Sharene being present and assisting the photographer to gain the best from our property. Resulting in a stunning presentation for all advertising mediums and attracting many interested open home attendees. At all times with the negotiations between the purchaser and ourselves, Sharene discussed and listened with complete professionalism, guiding us to reach a wonderful sales result. The complete process from signing the agreement to list, photo shoot, open homes, becoming unconditional, selling, then moving (despite not having yet purchased) took 3-4 weeks! An incredibly swift time frame yet as we were committed sellers we relished the challenge and Sharene was right there with us every step of the way ensuring a smooth journey. We confidently refer Sharene to anyone who is wishing to sell a property without a moment’s hesitation as we know they will be so well cared for, be it a leasehold property, apartment, unit, house or hotel which is to be sold!!! Thank you Sharene, you are a property sales Angel!

My words are not sufficient to express my gratitude. Your efficiency, your availability and professionalism were much appreciated during the weeks my leasehold apartment was on the market for sale. You have been fully dedicated to this sale and I recognise the time and energy you put into this, thank you again.

Sharene Temple of New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty acted on our behalf as sole agent for the sale of ten apartments that we owned in the Viaduct Harbour of Auckland City. On Sharene’s advice, we structured the marketing of those units over a 14 month period, which lead to the successful sale of all those apartments over that time. Her in-depth knowledge of the property market proved invaluable, advice that I valued immensely and for which I am extremely grateful. I would have no hesitation in referring to Sharene to others and would describe her to them as being honest, reliable, easy to understand and someone that does not place undue pressure on you, she listens to what you have to say about your circumstances, analyses that, then provides advice and recommendations to suit. We will continue to utilise Sharene’s services when the need arises in the future.

Sharene Temple was the agent that helped me purchase my apartment at the Sebel Hotel. I found her services outstanding, with attention to detail, prompt responses to phone calls, text messages and emails and a fantastic personality to help make the stressful process cheerful. She kept me informed throughout the process and also had a great follow up post sale going the “extra mile” to help me. Her knowledge of the apartment industry was excellent and Sharene was able to answer any of my questions relating to the sale and purchase as well as questions relating to the actual building itself. Having purchased a number of houses and buildings over the last 15 years, I found Sharene to be at the top of her game and would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone interested in purchasing an apartment.

Sincerest thanks on behalf of Andrew and myself for all your wonderful and expert help and input into the successful sale and purchase process of the Princes Gate Hotel in Rotorua. As you know, we at Carnmore Holding Ltd, were charged with the responsibility of conducting the negotiations and the due diligence requirements for the purchase of the property on behalf of our client, and having your absolute commitment to assisting us in whatever matter arose or presented itself made all the difference in the world. I know it can be said that you were only doing your job but as far as we are concerned you went the extra mile all the way through and we are delighted to have met you and to have had the pleasure of conducting business with you. I have no doubts at all that we will work together with you again when we are ready to look for our next hotel property.

Conducted a real estate purchase transaction where Sharene Temple from Sotheby’s was the selling Realtor. Sharene’s response to my initial enquiry was prompt, courteous, and informative. She then followed up my initial enquiry after a few days to see if I was interested in pursuing the purchase. After that, we had several exchanges involving questions about the property. For each of my questions, Sharene replied very quickly and completely, and was always professional and courteous. She also offered useful information that I had not thought to ask about. When I decided to make an offer on the property, Sharene was very good in helping me understand the process required and facilitating that process. Although she was clearly representing the vendor well, at no time did I feel that she was trying to be “tricky” or overly “pushy”, as many estate agents tend to be. As a buyer, this made me feel more disposed towards working with her to find a mutually agreeable price than I have felt with other agents. Post sale, Sharene continued to help me to facilitate the process of renting the property. To me, this illustrates her understanding of good customer service, and the importance of connections and contacts. To illustrate the difference, at the same time I was looking at a similar property through another agent. I had to resend my initial enquiry twice before getting a limited response. I then asked further questions and got only partially complete responses. After those exchanges I didn’t look at that property further because it was too difficult, even though I would have happily purchased it. The property through Sharene came on the market about a month later. Most importantly, I was never contacted again by the other agent, and haven’t been now, over three months later. That property has not sold yet. In my view, Sharene provided excellent communication and customer service to me as the buyer in our transaction. I believe that is critical to achieving an optimum sale result. Because of that I wouldn’t hesitate to list a property to sell through her.

We recently appointed Sharene Temple from Sothebys for the sale of our boutique Hotel located in Rotorua. Hotel sales by their very nature are complicated combining not only land and buildings, but an intricate business requiring specialised skills in this area. We chose Sharene as she has a solid background in hospitality and also is very much aware of the commercial nuances of maximising a sale of a successful Hotel Freehold Going Concern. Throughout the sales process Sharene went to great lengths to keep us updated, and always looking to actively seek new potential buyers. She has integrity, but also the ability to make both ourselves as well as prospective purchasers feel very much at ease and in safe hands. We are simply delighted to recommend Sharene Temple, so much so that not only is this our second transaction with Sharene, but we have already started to use her services to search for new real estate opportunities. The combination of the Sothebys brand and Sharene’s background is an unbeatable combination!

We have dealt with Sharene in recent months as purchasers of two apartments in the Auckland Viaduct area. We started off looking at one apartment and ended up buying two! Throughout this time we have found Sharene to be an absolute delight to deal with both in a professional and a personal capacity. She understands the Auckland apartment market very well and was able to provide caring and helpful guidance. She has warmth and empathy and carefully listened to our needs. Sharene’s service was well beyond our expectations and we totally recommend her to other purchasers or vendors.

My dealings with Sharene Temple involved the purchase of a car park in Quay West, from the first meeting until the final handing over of access keys. In all the conversations, email’s, correspondence to solicitors etc, I found Sharene to be professional, informative and a pleasure to deal with and have no hesitation in recommending her to any prospective purchaser or seller and look forward to dealing with her again if the occasion arises.

I wish to say that Sharene has done a wonderful job in helping me achieve an excellent result in the sale of my carpark. Sharene was extremely helpful during the process and has excellent people skills and very easy to communicate with plus awesome attitude. So professional and understanding, everything communicated clearly. With the sale exceeding my expectations and the results that I wanted, I would definitely recommend Sharene to anyone and everyone wanting to buy or sell their properties and or carparks.

I wish to say that Sharene has done a wonderful job in helping me achieve an excellent result in the sale of my carpark. Sharene was extremely helpful during the process and has excellent people skills and very easy to communicate with plus awesome attitude. So professional and understanding, everything communicated clearly. With the sale exceeding my expectations and the results that I wanted, I would definitely recommend Sharene to anyone and everyone wanting to buy or sell their properties and or carparks.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Sharene Temple for her assistance, hardworking and friendly manner in helping me to sell my carpark. Sharene imprinted a very professional manner on me since the first day we met to discuss the sale also she was very considerate when working around my schedule and I really appreciate your efforts. And I would happily recommend her in the future to friends, family or colleagues.