Dennis Dunford
Mission Bay Branch
101 Tamaki Drive Mission Bay
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Dennis commenced his successful Real Estate career in Remuera in 1997/98. Since then, he has firmly established himself as one of the Eastern Suburbs most successful Real Estate Salespeople. He is consistently ranked amongst Barfoot & Thompson’s most highly thought of Salespeople since joining the company.
Dennis shares the vision and unparalleled levels of service that have become synonymous with Barfoot & Thompson’s brand. He thrives on the negotiation process and prides himself on going that extra mile for his clients.
Dennis is a consummate professional with an instinctive understanding of Real Estate. He is highly regarded and has an impressive proven track record for achieving outstanding results.
Dennis is a person with exceptional interpersonal skills and incredible passion for Real Estate. He inspires confidence, and has earned a reputation for his honesty, integrity and work ethics. This, together with his extensive knowledge of the Eastern Suburbs is reflected in his impressive sales success.
Dennis’ Real Estate achievements over the past 13 years include…
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Real Estate Institute of New Zealand Award
In 2001, Dennis achieved recognition from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand with a “Certificate of Excellence” award for outstanding achievement in Real Estate sales.
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Barfoot & Thompson’s "Top Twenty Five" Salespeople Awards
20th in the company - Year ending 31st March 2010
15th in the company - Year ending 31st March 2009*
5th in the company - As at 30th September 2008*
17th in the company - As at 30th September 2005*
8th in the company - Year ending 31st March 2001*
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In excess of 1300 salespeople employed by Barfoot & Thompson.
When it comes to selling real estate in a fast, efficient and enthusiastic manner, Dennis Dunford has the market covered. Remember, it takes an experienced agent to know how to successfully market a home, realise its true potential and accentuate the positives, ensuring the end result is a sale that you, the vendor, will find financially rewarding in all respects.Testimonials
The Manager
Barfoot & Thompson
Re: Letter of Reference for Dennis Dunford of Barfoot & Thompson
30 Harapaki Road, Meadowbank
We went to Dennis Dunford of Barfoots because he had put flyers in the letterbox many times over the years. He knew just what to do to sell our family home of 58 years. He looked at the property, liked it, checked with Auckland City Council and confirmed that it was zoned 6a Residential for possible multiple housing, and knew just what do to.
Dennis said it would take 3 weeks to sell, and would probably get above CV. We were somewhat apprehensive about the 3 weeks, but he knew what he was talking about. He waited until the best time to start the process, then put a good display in the Property Press and on their website, showed the Barfoot agents through, and went through the steps he knew worked up to Auction day.
On Auction day we couldn’t believe what happened. He and his colleagues had lined up 7 people interested in bidding. Enough that we could even stand down the 2 who wanted longer settlements. The bidding was amazing. Dennis was on he phone to Australia bidding for a client, and the bids came thick and fast. The property sold for $111,000 over CV, which in this climate we considered a very good result.
We found Dennis great to deal with. Always courteous and friendly, never negative.
So many agents start off by trying to beat you down before you have even started to think about a price, telling you all the things wrong with the property. This is very depressing to deal with. Dennis was always positive. He was confident it would sell in the 3 week process, and we felt we could leave it to him. He arranged good photos, checked with us about the script and layout, and we felt totally confident in his ability and desire to get a good outcome for us, the vendors.
We would certainly go to Dennis again. And we now have confidence in
Barfoot & Thompson’s auction system. It worked for us.
Kind regards
June & Colin Webb
February 2012
The Manager
Barfoot & Thompson
Re: Letter of Reference for Dennis Dunford of Barfoot & Thompson
131E Selwyn Avenue Mission Bay
1) Dennis's professionalism and enthusiasm are outstanding
2) He knows his market and he knows the buying process.
3) He was able to deliver a great sales experience for us.
4) We have never known an agent who can close a sale as well as Dennis.
5) We would HIGHLY recommend him to any seller and we will use him again!
Steven & Shirley-Anne Evans
"Recently my wife and I had the pleasure of dealing with Dennis Dunford whilst purchasing our first home. Dennis was brilliant. He respected our circumstances and was open and honest throughout the whole process. He was always happy to accommodate us and more than willing to put an answer to our stupid questions – of which there were many. I shouldn’t think we’ll need a new house anytime soon but if we do, we’ll give Dennis a call for sure."
Yours sincerely
Simon Vicars
"My wife and I recently sold a property in Remuera with the help of Dennis Dunford of the Mission Bay branch.
We had an excellent experience and would highly recommend Dennis.
Because we were in the procees of making a conditional offer on another property we wanted an accurate appraisal of what our property was worth
and how long the sale process would take.
Dennis turned out to be spot on with his appraisal on both counts. During the sale process we felt confident that Dennis was accurately and honestly representing our property to prospective purchasers.
Yours sincerely
Rob Mitchell
7 Mahoe Ave
Remuera
Auckland
Barfoot & Thompson
50 Kitchener Street
PO Box 4078
Auckland 1010
28 October 2009
For the attention of Garth Barfoot or Peter Thompson
Re: - 7 Mahoe Ave, Remuera (Dennis Dunford, Mission Bay, Barfoot and Thompson)
We write with reference to our recent house sale and thought that it would be interesting for you to get some feedback from a customer view point of the realty market and comparison between two companies and two agents during our listing.
We decided to sell our house after many years of renovating with special care and paid attention to detail to ensure a high grade finish at our house 7 Mahoe Ave , Remuera.
We assumed (first lesson) that the realty companies would know their business, the market, the buyers opinions, the pluses and the negatives of our property. We invited three companies to discuss the possibility of the listing; these were Unlimited Potential, Barfoot and Thompson, and Bayleys. During this review process we were hounded by a certain double act from UP, they were very persistent and very confident of their ability to sell our house and get the best possible price, they moved and communicated at a fast pace and in the end back tracked on comments they made (second lesson). In reflection our fist meeting with Dennis Dunford one of your company’s team members was a completely different experience, his listening skills to us as the client, his attention to detail and his track record pedigree should have been enough for us to sign the listing there and then with him. We unfortunately did not at that time back in August, and instead ran with the double act at UP. We handed over marketing costs, auctioneer costs, photographer costs, board costs etc and entrusted the sale to UP.
Well after the first weekend of viewing the feedback from UP was that the market would pay only 1.1M for our house, this was 400K short of their pitch to get the listing, obviously we were somewhat at odds from what they were saying now, and to what they said to get the listing “expect $1.4M to $1.6M” lesson three. As the three weekends for open home came and went with around 90 people through our house, we constantly got the communication from the UP double act of the negatives of our house being the frontage garage, the steps up to the property, the bedrooms downstairs, and the lack of out door flow. These were all there when the estate agents viewed to get the listing and it seems to us that the estate agents compete and say just about anything to get a listing (lesson four). All the positives of the property were being lost in the communication, and what we have seen in the market, our quality and attention to detail in the fittings throughout the house was clearly in our benefit and being overlooked by the UP representatives.
We went to auction on the 22nd September and got one bid of $1,175,000 after being told that there were four buyers going to bid on the property, this never materialized and we found out later that some of the buyers were not even ready from a financial point to make an offer, we would have thought our UP agent would have clarified this much sooner and should have advised to cancel the auction (lesson five).
The sale did not go through and our communication and relationship with UP was strained. We waited until the listing time limit expired and did not hesitate in contacting our original choice of agent, Barfoot & Thompson; Dennis Dunford.
Dennis handled the situation perfectly, he listened to our needs, he advised true market values, he provided a clear plan of action, and his professional manner and behaviour was if I say typical Remuera. Always get some one who knows the life style in the area to sell your property (lesson six).
Dennis persuaded us to invest again in a marketing campaign, but he would refund any money not used. This was a welcome change and his style was endearing.
Our property sold at $1,232,500 after one weekend of viewing, Dennis was diligent and caring in the process and during the negotiations we felt he acted for us the vendor. We would highly recommend him to any future vendors. It goes without saying that he has restored some credibility to the realty market through our eyes, following our experience with UP.
Final lesson, when he need to buy or sell a house use the best and Barfoot and Thompson are the benchmark for others to reach. You can be proud of your employee Dennis Dunford; he represents your company extremely well.
We take this opportunity to thank Dennis and Barfoot & Thompson for their speedy result and wish Dennis continued success for the future.
Yours sincerely
Alistair Dickie
General Manager
Hilti (New Zealand) Ltd
To: The Manager
Re: Dennis Dunford
Over the years we have sold several residential properties, but until now I have never felt compelled to write a testimonial.
Dennis provided a level of skill coupled with excellent service that moved us to express our appreciation. Dennis, from the first phone call, was prompt in actioning any requests we made of him.
He most importantly never failed to communicate as soon as possible with us the result of any request or follow-up that arose. This gave us great confidence and a true sense that he was working to the best of his ability for us.
We particularly found his approach to selling through focusing on a small selection of properties at any one time through the open home programme to mean that he was committing the time necessary to attract buyers to our property.
When it came to the time to negotiated with the prospective buyers, he impressed us with his dedication and skill, which ensured we achieved a great result. The home sold in two days, when all the media indications were that the market had slowed.
We didn’t feel at all stressed through the process, a true reflection of Dennis’ skill and can honestly recommend him as the best and most professional salesperson we have ever had work for us.
Yours sincerely
Maryann & Ross Thompson
We have only known Dennis Dunford for a short period of time, but what a lasting impression he has left with us. To be honest we had heard, or at least seen his name through the many letter box drops he has done in our area promoting the properties he was marketing.
We contacted Dennis for a marketing appraisal on our home as we had purchased elsewhere and wanted this property sold. We had seen Dennis market some very nice properties with big price tags and thought he might no be that excited about our mid $300k home But he was! He arrived promptly one Tuesday evening and spoke to us like we were good friends. He was very professional and answered all our questions without hesitation and with excellent responses. We thought this was too good to be true so we shopped around and asked another real estate agent to present a proposal to us. Dennis left them in the dust.
Within 8 days we were on the market; on the well presented Barfoot & Thompson website and with a large colour sign standing proud at the front of our property, in a half page spot in the Property Press and with a 6,000 flyer mail drop throughout the area featuring our property. Needless to say 12 days later we received an offer. Perhaps this is when Dennis’ work commitment to us increased even further, because throughout the course of the four day conditional period he was in contact with us every step of the way and I’m sure the new owner would say the same.
We would recommend Dennis to anyone who would want a person you could call your friend, yet a person who will act with an exceptional level of service and commitment and just be so straight up.
Dennis we look forward to working with you again.
Yours sincerely
Kay Smith & Steve Victor
Dennis Dunford has done it again.
We first meet Dennis in 2006, after receiving regular flyers in the mail and he sold our house within two weeks with two offers to choose from.
This month with a softening of the market looming, we again chose Dennis to be our salesperson and sell our recently renovated home. In spite of the soft market, Dennis again had two offers within two weeks and with his superior sales skills managed to successfully present a purchase price close to a recent valuation.
We find Dennis to be a true professional and would recommend him to work very hard for the vendor.
Thank you Dennis for our second success.
Yours sincerely
M & M W
Right from our first meeting we were impressed with your professional approach to clients and felt we had established an immediate rapport which instilled in us a strong feeling of trust and confidence in your ability to sell our property in Liley Place. Although we had already booked a cruise holiday and were thinking of delaying putting our house on the market, you convinced us that the time was appropriate for selling and that we should go ahead with an open house in our absence, knowing the property would be in your very good hands.
You advice proved to be correct, as on our return you had three cash buyers lined up, and all this took place within the first week the house was advertised in the Property Press. Your guidance as to how the property should be promoted and the suggestions that a professional photographer be used for improved visual presentation all helped towards and quick and very satisfactory sale and we couldn’t be more pleased with the result.
“D” may be for Dennis and for Dunford, but it also stands for dedication, diligence and dependability, all of which apply to your good self.
We wish you all the best for the future in your real estate role and may we once again say a big “Thank You.”
Yours sincerely
Helen & Harry Hall
We wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for assisting us in the sale of our house.
Our decision to sell our property through you was based on our impression of you at our first meeting. We were looking for someone who would be working for us, not the buyers and who had an open and honest approach to selling. You fitted the bill exactly, even having similar ideas to us in terms of the way we wished to market our property.
From the start we felt confident we had made the right choice and that we could trust your extensive local knowledge and expertise. The property was well marketed, showing its true potential and the first week of the open home was testament to this - with more than 28 interested parties coming through.
What amazed us even more was that five days after the house had gone on the market, we had two offers on the table! You had promised us that you track record for getting these homes sold was quicker than the market average, but this was amazing! As a result of the two conditional offers, we ended up with an unconditional offer only a week later and the satisfaction of seeing a sold sticker up on the board outside. The total process from the house going on the market to it being sold was 13 days.
Thanks to you and your team at Barfoot & Thompson for all the hard work and dedication that went into achieving the desired outcome - it is much appreciated and we wouldn’t hesitate to recommend you to anyone we knew who was planning on selling their home.
Yours sincerely
Nicole & Luke Searle
In recent weeks, Dennis acted for us, and successfully sold our house. We carefully evaluated competing proposals from a number of agents before selecting Dennis, who gave us confidence that he would sell our house quickly, and at the best price. He was the only real estate agent who did not propose selling by auction, telling us instead that he would get as good a price much more quickly than if we went to auction. I should add that other agents made special offers of fee reductions and the like, but Dennis again stood out by refusing to lower his stated fees, giving us an early impression of his top notch negotiating skills!
Our confidence was not misplaced. By the end of the first weekend we had three offers, two of which were at the top of our price expectations. We accepted one of the offers and the sale went unconditional within a week of our property going on the market.
It should be noted that we sold at the peak of a vendors’ market, in which demand for quality homes outstripped supply. Nevertheless, we still consider Dennis’s performance to be outstanding. It was clear that the prospective buyers put in their best offers from the outset, and what had been a somewhat daunting task in the end became very easy for us. Thanks largely to Dennis’s energy, enthusiasm and professionalism. Further evidence of this is that the sale price set a new record for our street.
I have no hesitation in recommending Dennis Dunford to anyone wanting to sell his or her house. I am also happy to supply a verbal reference and can be contacted on 027 483-1010.
Yours sincerely
Phil Ogilvie
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