Exceptional Real Estate Team – The Perfect Blend of Preparation, Sales Expertise & Interior Elegance!

Working with Mark, Lorna, and Loretta was an absolute pleasure! As a dynamic trio, they each bring their unique strengths to the table, making the entire selling process seamless and stress-free.

Mark was invaluable in getting our home market-ready offering expert advice on garden enhancements and small fixes that made a huge difference in presenting our property at its best. Meanwhile, Loretta is an outstanding salesperson, effortlessly connecting with potential buyers and providing deep knowledge of the New Zealand real estate market. Her expertise in negotiation and understanding of the buying and selling process gave us complete confidence that we were in the best hands.

Adding an extra touch of sophistication, Lorna worked her magic on the interior design, creating a chic and inviting atmosphere that truly elevated our home's appeal. Her keen eye for style and attention to detail transformed our space, making it even more desirable to potential buyers.

Together, they created an exceptional selling experience and achieved a fantastic result for us. If you’re looking for a team that goes above and beyond, I highly recommend Mark, Loretta, and Lorna for your real estate needs!

What can I say about Team Muller other than how incredible they are! Mark and Lorna held my hand through my first New Zealand home purchase and then again selling that same home a mere two years later so I could move back home to the US after suffering a devastating family loss.

Their advice was always fair and balanced and I never once doubted that they had my best interests at heart. They clearly explained both ends of the process and expertly led me through each and every step.

Words cannot describe how thoroughly pleased and appreciative I am of their support. I simply could not have navigated the New Zealand real estate market without them. They hold a special place in my heart and should I return to New Zealand in the future, there's no other team I'd consider engaging.

While away on holiday we decided it was time to put our rental on the market. Our biggest concern was the market had collapsed and would we get our price. After an initial phone call with Lorna & Mark from Barfoot & Thompson, they gathered the data and comps to back up their recommendation for pricing and a great marketing plan to get it sold quickly. This was our main requirement, getting it sold quickly as we had just purchased our final retirement home overseas. They quickly set the wheels in motion to make sure we had what we needed to have our house in perfect showing condition with a few quirks here and there. Lorna & Mark exceeded expectations throughout the entire selling process and were incredible through every stage of selling our rental. They were an ally, friend, and advisor who helped us navigate a difficult time to selling a house! We felt like we were constantly “ahead of the curve” in every step of the process, which was entirely due to their thoroughness and dedication. We always knew Lorna & Mark had us covered.

Lorna & Mark are THE BEST real estate agents we have ever worked with. In fact, since working with them in our last two house sales and purchases, we would never use anyone else. Their professionalism and knowledge of not only the area, but of construction, negotiation, and style is unparalleled. To say they are patient and kind is an understatement. WHAT A PLEASURE! And, they sure know the real estate market. They always took or returned calls and answered every question that we had.

We have NO hesitation recommending Lorna & Mark as an agent for anyone. It is almost impossible to put into words the exceptional service that Lorna & Mark provided us and we hope that you pass this testimonial onto them so they know every minute they spent helping us sell our rental in such a tough market was appreciated and worth the effort.

Lorna and Mark were recommended to us by a friend, who had recently used them to sell a house and they spoke very highly of them both. So we organised an appointment to meet with them both as we were interested in selling our rental. Upon meeting them, we knew straight away that we wanted to work with them.

We are so glad we did, as Lorna and Mark went above our expectations with selling our house. It was a long time since we had last sold a house and they guided us through the process, making sure we understood everything, making it stress-free and we knew that they had our best interests at heart and wanted to help us achieve the best price for our house.

They both exceeded our expectations assisting us in getting our house ready for sale. With Mark being onsite when we needed, assisting us with whatever needed doing from water blasting outside, to plastering, painting, to many more tasks. Lorna even helped clean the grout in the kitchen tiles. We honestly can’t thank them enough for all their hard work in helping us sell our house. They are both friendly, honest, reliable, trustworthy and an overall great team together, we can’t recommend them enough.

I fully recommend Lorna and Mark Muller. Throughout the sale process, they were totally committed to achieving the best result for us.

Their ideas and the work they put in preparing our property for sale exceeded our expectations and went a long way to maximising the value of our property , resulting in the great result we had at the Auction.

I contacted Lorna when we were looking at putting our house on the market and not knowing where to start.  Within 24 hours, Lorna met with my husband and I and within 72 hours, we had an action plan of the way forward. We had a mammoth task of trying to get our house market ready and sold within a timeframe of four weeks before we relocated to Melbourne.

Lorna and Mark got to work. They assisted with everything from changing light bulbs, to painting the house inside and out, to walking our dog during Open Homes.  They really did go above and beyond the call of duty and really exceeded our expectations. We were very fortunate and lucky to have found Lorna and Mark, as we knew that we were in good hands.  

We were well looked after and even after the house sale went through (within a week of going to market), Lorna and Mark still kept in touch with us and made sure that we had settled in well in Melbourne. We feel that Lorna and Mark's warm and nurturing natures will continue to serve them well in their careers and Barfoot & Thompson are lucky to have them as representatives of their company and brand.

If you have any queries, please feel free to contact me.

AMAZING!!!

Being a US expat less than 10 years and not understanding a single thing about NZ real estate transactions, I absolutely could not have purchased my house without the expert advice and friendly guidance of Team Muller. They held my hand through the entire process and provided straightforward feedback on the houses we viewed. I would never dream of having anyone else in my corner in my future journeys through (and up) the real estate ladder. HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION!!

We sold our house with Lorna & Mark Muller earlier this year. It was a huge relief to find salespeople we felt we could trust completely and who really had our best interests at heart.

It was a challenge for us to ensure the property was ready for open homes and Lorna & Mark took a very proactive role in ensuring it was looking great. They exceeded our expectations throughout every stage of selling our home. They both went above and beyond what was expected of a salesperson. They even spent numerous hours helping with the many projects we needed to finish - including plastering, painting, tiling, cleaning and water blasting.

Lorna and Mark are both friendly and honest and are excellent negotiators. They were invested in getting the best outcome for us and worked hard to achieve the best sale price. They helped make the process easy and stress-free for us in such a tough market. One thing we really liked about them is that they were easy to communicate with, were not pushy and respected our decisions. They provided guidance and assistance all the way. We were blown away by their commitment.

It was a real pleasure working with Lorna and Mark. We are so grateful for all the hard work they have done to help us sell our home (and all their help after the sale). They have a very strong work ethic. We couldn’t recommend Team Muller more highly enough!

Lorna and Mark were recommended to us. Our experience was that they delivered a very professional package, going that extra mile, well above and beyond other salespeople, and really exceeding our expectations.

If you are wanting to sell your property, we would highly recommend this amazing team to you.

"Where do we begin. There are no words to express our thanks to Lorna & Mark for all you have done for us. Under the most difficult, and at times very stressful process of trying to sell our house during the COVID Lockdown period, you have not only remained very professional but been a calming influence when we were dealt very difficult situations. It takes a very special person to handle things the way you both did with such ease during these trying times. Our time to sell was cut short by the Lockdown but you still managed to not only sell our house but also get our sale price. Due to your hard work, determination and commitment, we incurred no penalties and were able to meet our settlement date on the new house. We have no hesitation in recommending Lorna & Mark to not only sell your property but also find your new home. They definitely went above and beyond the call of duty. We are very blessed to have you as our salespeople, and now as personal friends."

I have had the best experience ever with Lorna and Mark, selling both my rental property and more recently the family home.

The rental property was totally renovated last year prior to selling and Mark oversaw the whole thing. He did a lot of the non-compliance work himself as he is an extremely talented handyman. His attention to detail and his determination to keep costs within my budget were outstanding. Due to their hard work, Lorna and Mark managed to get me a fantastic price at auction for the rental.

The next big project was the family home. The contacts Team Muller have, ensured all renovations were done expertly and expediently and of course, within my budget. Once again I was extremely happy with the price we achieved at auction.

The last, and perhaps biggest job, was finding me a new property. The auction market is a tough one and we missed out on a couple of properties. However, Team Muller did not give up on me, and we found the perfect house in the perfect location for the next chapter in my life.

Mark and Lorna are what I call "salt of the earth" people who I feel lucky enough to now call firm friends.. They are honest, have integrity and above all wanted the best outcome for me. They both worked tirelessly performing tasks that not many salespeople would do all for free e.g. waterblasting, painting, cleaning, weed spraying and much more.

I highly recommend this wonderful partnership and would not hesitate to do so verbally as well if ever the need arises.

Kind regards

In the middle of 2020, my wife and I wanted to downsize our family home, in Dannemora. It wasn’t an easy decision to make as our family had lived in the house for about 17 years!

From our past experience in the housing industry, we felt that Barfoot & Thompson had a great network in the real estate industry and their fees were competitive. It was an easy decision to engage Barfoot & Thompson as our selling company. It so happened that around that time, our neighbour further down the street was selling their house and they had a Barfoot & Thompson sign at front of their property! I drove past and noted down the mobile numbers of Lorna and Loretta. I thought they must be working as a team. Initially I had wanted to ring Lorna directly. Eventually I rang the Howick office and from there I made an appointment to meet up with Loretta and Lorna. It was a stressful period for my family and I during the downsizing process. Do we sell our house first or do we buy first? Do we have open homes whilst living in the house or do we move out and stage the house? Loretta and Lorna explained the various options available to us. We took time to consider the options, their advice and at the same time we knew we had potential Covid restrictions to deal with. We talked through with Loretta and Lorna and came up with a plan.

We decided to buy first, move out and then auction our family home before Christmas 2020. Even though we like to think that we had looked after our house very well whilst we were living there, including proper maintenance, there were things that could have been improved upon. Loretta and Lorna introduced Mark to us. Mark has a building trade background and he was an immense help, in terms of getting the house presentable for sale. Throughout the buying and selling process, the team of Loretta, Lorna and Mark had worked very hard for us. They were very helpful during our search for a house to buy. Eventually we did buy a house! Their input into getting our family home ready, staging, photography, advertising and auction were much appreciated. Personally, I thought they each brought their own expertise into the team. Nothing is too hard for any of them and I find them a great team to work with.

We sold our family home at auction just before Christmas 2020. Everything pretty much went according to plan. If you are looking to sell your house in East Auckland, I would definitely recommend this team involving Loretta, Lorna and Mark. Between them, they have a lot of experience in East Auckland. They provided valuable insight into the current housing market, the selling process and just quietly, Mark is their secret weapon.

After unsuccessful attempts with three different salespeople over the course of the last two years, we decided to engage Lorna and Mark Muller from the Howick branch of Barfoot & Thompson real estate. From the outset, we felt really confident with them as our salespeople. After guiding us through different options, we, along with them, decided to try a three-week campaign of open homes which then went on to lead to a successful auction.

Their point of difference from other salespeople is the absolutely unbelievable service they offer.

Mark, an ex-building inspector, is able to offer tidy up jobs such as plastering or painting, to help get the house market ready, both of which he helped us with at our property. What awesome support that was to us.

Lorna is an exceptionally trustworthy salesperson, who believes the client comes first and for us, and I would go as far to say, our buyers too, it has shown through from start to finish.

We cannot thank them enough for their care, kindness and professionalism.

We believe anyone considering selling or buying property should engage Lorna and Mark Muller, as not only will you get trustworthy salespeople, but exceptional salespeople who are prepared to put their all into working for you.

Absolutely outstanding service from Lorna and Mark Muller. I cannot praise them enough! Lorna and Mark Muller were outstanding operators from start to finish. Their attention to detail, common sense approach plus amazing personal support and assistance was very much appreciated. My rental property was totally renovated and they personally did so much work to the property to help get it ready for the market. Their advice was the best and we secured an awesome price at auction.

Selling our family home seemed a daunting task due to the complexity and compliance standards now required by a vendor and the associated liability that comes with selling a house today.

Then we meet Team Muller-Mark & Lorna and they not only guided us through the process, they even helped project manage the contractors to make sure a high level of workmanship was obtained, as the contractors could see Mark and Lorna were experienced and knew what they were talking about.

Team Muller comes with a huge amount of experience to help the vendor through this process. Mark has 30 years of construction experience, as well as seven years as a house inspector before he became a real estate salesperson.

This was invaluable and gave us a huge sense of security that we had someone we knew what they were doing. Mark and Lorna were able to show us in detail what was needed to get our house ready for the market and it was all done within a time-frame and well within our budget. They even bought tapware back from Australia while they were on holiday that we couldn’t source in New Zealand. How many real estate salespeople do that for their vendors?

The process that Mark and Lorna follow was specifically designed around what would work for our property. Team Muller are a special couple and are not your usual real estate salespeople that we have met in the past. They come with a stunning value proposition where they put you first and are not afraid to get in and help where needed.

When it came to marketing our home Mark and Lorna did it with the utmost professionalism.

After every open home we were informed as to how many groups had visited the open home, and they then followed up with every buyer. Each Monday they presented us with a full and comprehensive report on what the feedback of all buyers were.

Team Muller kept in touch on a daily basis until a sale was reached. They were also very conscious of the security of our home and ensured every door and window was shut and the alarm was activated before leaving our home after every visit.

We can’t thank Team Muller enough, they were absolutely superb with all they did for us and are outstanding representatives of Barfoot & Thompson.

We highly recommend that you call them to discuss any aspects of real estate so that they can put a personalised plan of action in place for you.

"I brought my home from Mark & Lorna and they made the whole experience simple and easy. Their personalities are very friendly and welcoming and their communication was above and beyond to make me feel important and informed. Dealing with this duo felt more like family than realtor and client which made my experience a good one. If I was ever to sell and purchase another home in the future, I would happily request this awesome team again. Thank you Lorna & Mark."

My estate agents, Team Muller (Lorna and Mark) were absolutely superb and are outstanding representatives of Barfoot & Thompson. They assisted me through every process and procedure necessary to market and sell my home and did so with utmost professionalism, integrity and honesty. Selling my family home seemed a daunting and overwhelming task for me but Lorna and Mark were with me every step of the way and offered their guidance and assistance willingly, patiently and with a great deal of kindness. Nothing ever seemed too much of an effort for them and they were always friendly and caring to both myself and my family. I cannot thank Lorna and Mark enough for the many hours they have devoted to helping me and I totally recommend them to anyone who is wanting to sell or buy a home.

My wife joins me in thanking you both very much indeed for selling our investment property for us on Wellington Street in Pukekohe in August. As you know, we had previously commissioned two other real estate companies to sell the property. The first company took on the listing for three months from August to October 2018 and were unable to entice a single offer. The second company took on the listing from December 2018 until they did finally secure one solitary offer in June 2019, over six months later ($10,000 less than asking price). Unfortunately this offer fell over due to a poor building report based on hairline settlement cracks and we were most disappointed that this company did not advise us how to prepare the building's exterior for a report pass.

Consequently we took the property off the market to have a break, rethink and then decided to bring you guys on board, predominantly due to your previous building inspector experience and knowledge of monolithic cladding. This proved to be a fantastic decision for us because your whole approach to the property's marketing was a breath of fresh air for us. You advised us to renovate more inside, you personalised the marketing effort by including self-interviewed videos and most importantly, showed us in specific detail how to bring the building up to spec to pass a typically stringent building inspection of this nature.

We were then amazed when within the first Open Home weekend in August 2019 you secured two offers, one of which was asking price!!! It was breath-taking and very much compensated for all the previous years frustrations with the other real estate companies failures.

We thank you wholeheartedly for your swift and effective efforts in such a short time and I can confirm that I will have no hesitation in choosing Team Muller to sell my property in the future in Half Moon Bay. Although this property has plastic cladding I have no doubt you will know what and how to get this swiftly over the line also, and for top dollar!

Well done guys. you are truly amazing !

Most sincerely,

Lorna and Mark Muller are the best real estate agents I have ever had the privilege to sell one of my homes through. From the first time they came into my house I could see how knowledgeable, honest, extremely friendly they were and I didn't find them pushy at all, in fact quite the opposite. They sat down and spoke to me first as they had already done a lot of research around my area and knew what had sold and the prices they had sold for. They walked around my property and pointed out anything they felt needed attention in order to get the best price before the house would be ready to go on the market. I had done some research of my own and learned that Lorna and Mark, before going into real estate, had in fact brought and sold a lot of homes themselves so they had a lot of expertise in buying and selling. Also Mark had previously worked as a building inspector for quite a few years so he knew a lot about what's required by law to sell or buy a house. I wouldn't buy or sell a house now without Team Muller at my side .
They go well beyond what would ever be expected of a real estate team from helping with painting, fixing things up and even feeding my cat on a weekend after open homes while I was away Talk about hands on! They also know of really good contractors should you need one that is honest, reliable and doesn't charge exorbitant prices.

So if your looking for the best, friendliest and honest real estate agents, go direct to Team Muller. They go all out to make sure you sell your home for the best price possible!

We met Lorna and Mark when we bought a property they were marketing in February. We then decided to engage them to sell our property, as Lorna has a very natural style and Mark, a wealth of property knowledge and technical knowledge. We found when buying the other property that they worked hard for their vendors, so we knew that they would do the same for us. Lorna and Mark went out of their way to make us feel very comfortable about the auction process, and regularly updated us with feedback. Lorna was very considerate of the security of our property and made every effort to present our property at it's best, which is why I think we got such a great result at the auction, selling after only 12 days on the market. What we initially thought was going to be a stressful process was made easy with Lorna and Mark, and we have come away with a great result, and a great feeling. We highly recommend Team Muller, who will go above and beyond for you, and who you can trust to put your interests first.
Kind regards,

Recommending Lorna and Mark Muller- Any day!! Our journey started in March 2018 at a house viewing - not what we were looking for, but we were extremely lucky to meet Lorna (we didn't know it at the time...). Next day Lorna called me to follow-up, 'another agent expanding their contact list', I thought, but NO! This call was different, she listened to what we were looking for and took it to heart, made it her mission to help us. She remembered our children's names and where they go to school. And so our journey started.....

Both Lorna and Mark went above and beyond what is expected from an estate agent, accompanying us to auctions - even in their own time for other agents when they had nothing to gain. Took us to see numerous homes. Please note - our wish list was BIG, our deposit not so much...

When we were ready to give up, they persevered, never once allowing us to settle for anything less than ideal. Eventually we gave up and put our money in a fixed term deposit... thinking that's it. But then #teammuller found us the perfect home - ticking every box on our list and negotiated the right price for both the vendor and us!!

Again they surprised us with assisting in an extended settlement date to get our deposit released and for the vendor to have a relaxed move. Not only that, but also helping us to get in touch with 'tradies' for the renovations we wanted. Mark even did some of the work himself. I can go on and on about what they did for us!

I want to commend Lorna and Mark on their honesty and integrity, and for never allowing us to give up. THANK YOU!!

Count yourself lucky if your path cross theirs...
Regards

We are finally settled in our first house. My husband and I did not have much knowledge of the process. Lorna has been extremely helpful and patient, given us very honest and genuine advice. And also a big thank to Lorna's husband Mark who also gave us great support. We had a great experience with Lorna and Mark.