After owning my own business for 15 years (Kirsten's Fantham Greenery - Garden Centre) followed by five years farming, I decided it was time to head in a new direction.  In late 2009, I took the plunge into real estate and joined Hawera's First National team, specialising in Residential and Lifestyle sales. I have since achieved my National Certificate in Real Estate (Salesperson) Level 4, as well as completing Risk Management 101 through the Real ITO.  Real Estate comes down to quality service and having owned my own business, I know how important service really is.  So, if you want someone who will work for you, whether buying or selling, give me a call today! Testimonials for Kirsten Kiernan: "We recently sold our family home with First National Real Estate agent Kirsten Kiernan. We found her to be very professional when selling our home. She offered a very quick service and was always available to talk if there was an issue with our house. At no point in our sale of our home did we ever feel mislead or misguided. She has a very honest approach and has a passion for what she sells. She made us feel like we were her 1st priority and that we mattered. We also bought land with her and over the summer she went over and beyond to help us secure our purchase. I would highly recommend her to anyone that is wishing to sell or buy and we would list her as our agent again in the future." - Michelle and Ross Glover "When we found Kirsten after buying our previous house we knew if we were to buy or sell again Kirsten would be the agent. We asked her to sell out house and help us buy the home of our dreams. Not only did Kirsten sell our house, within a couple of weeks we had found and brought the home of our dreams. The whole experience was easy and stress free. Any questions we had were followed up and answered asap. I would recommend Kirsten to anyone wanting a fantastic agent to sell or buy their house" - Megan Naylor "We are very happy to recommend Kirsten as a Real Estate Agent. We ourselves had Kirsten recommended to us when we mentioned to our daughter and son-in-law that we were going to put our flats on the market. They had been very impressed by her when she sold them their first property. Kirsten was overseas herself when we first tried to contact her, and as we were going away ourselves we thought we would wait till we got back to contact her. Two days before we left Kirsten was on the phone to us, to arrange an appraisal. She established a great Experience Steve has been in sales for 20 years his vast experience is balanced with, a building background. Steve has great market knowledge as he lives and went to college in this area.  He has many community contacts, including being on the board of the Johnsonville Community Centre, he has also renovated properties in the area with his father who was a local builder.  Steve believes in spending wisely and not paying for something that is not needed. Every property has something special about it. That means every property will have a unique way to market it. We will go through all the options to maximise the selling price of your home.  Steve has proven sales skills here and in London, his negotiations skills will impress, his job is to achieve the best price for your home he will achieve it. With his personal five hour point of difference, Steve stands apart from any other agent working in the area. He will personally ready your home for market by fixing fences, water blasting and painting, or whatever is needed to increase your home presentation.  Steve will certainly add value and make the sale process of your home a smooth one. Qualifications - Steve is a Licensed Agent under REAA 2008.  Testimonials: 13.9.17 From Mark & Cheryl Davis - Vendors - Beazley Ave. I was thoroughly impressed by how Steven did his job. From his first “ interview” by us to allow us to consider him through to the staging , the pre-going to market stage to the best way to sell ( tender) , open homes, feedback, follow ups and finally getting the tenders done, there hasn’t been a foot put wrong by him. He will be my recommendation to all that I speak to until the die I die. Professional – Fun – No stress, honest in his conversations over what we needed to do prior to sale – offers to tidy and cut trees and water blast helped us to get the price we did. No doubt about it!!! He has a different approach to others who have tried to market our home, not your “run the mill” person and that’s what we needed. He put a lot of effort into our sale and I have worked and owned homes in the North Wellington area for 30 years. It is an area I love and know well. Naturally, over this time I have built up an excellent base of local knowledge, not only of properties but also the people, who live, work and operate business in this area. After some years spent as a secondary school teacher I have been able to use my skills in dealing with a wide range of people and enjoying matching them to the variety of real estate available in the area. My teaching skills are put to good use helping first home owners and investment buyers and running seminars to enable them to make successful purchases. My personal philosophy is one of putting people first and I believe in only ever doing my best in whatever I undertake. It is important to me to be part of an experienced and supportive team, all working to do their best for our clients. Testimonials: I would like to thank you for all your support, I have been viewing houses for 3 weekends and you are the only one who offers comprehensive services and I felt very pleasure to talk and email you.  Referenced received from David Yang  Margaret was extremely helpful and knowledgeable throughout the process of selling our house. We are very happy with both the quick time period which it sold and high price obtained, especially given we have a toddler restricting viewing times. She was always available to answer our questions and went the extra mile for us. Reference received from G & D Nowak Margaret represented us during the sale process of our property which she did in an extremely professional manner. Margaret kept us well informed at all stages of the process by providing regular updates which was very much appreciated. Her personable approach and friendly demeanor eased any concerns we had. In an overall sense, we would not hesitate to use Margaret again in which to act as our real estate agent. Reference received from Robert & Linda Burgess  Dealt with Margaret for a number of years. Has always proved to be professional and helpful. Achieved a very good result for us. Have recommended Margaret several times. Reference received from Don McKenzie and Stephanie Wenman Margaret offered good practical and sound advice about presenting the house for sale. Provided a realistic assessment of sale price expectations. She was readily available to discuss all aspects of marketing the property with obligation. Enthusiastic, professional and reliable. Reference received from John and Kathleen Clayton Margaret's attention to detail when advising on marketing presentation is great. Her feedback on outstanding maintenance issues also proved to be spot on. I appreciated her no nonsense approach with potential purchasers and the efforts she made when we were purchasing Reference received from Kerry Williams/Stuart Colquhoun Margaret is a wonderful “Sales Agent” who managed the whole process of selling look so simple and easy for us, that we are really delighted. She provided us a very professional and friendly service. Highly recommended for future services. Reference received from Araun and Sangeeta Arora I am pleased with the service provided by Margaret. I have dealt with Margaret in the past and it is thanks to her selling skills and experience that I decided to contact her again. I would recommend Margaret to potential sellers/buyers. Thank you for the hard work and dedication to your job. Reference received from Kaw tar Tani  This has been our first foray into purchasing an investment property and Margaret has very ably guided us thru all the things we needed to know. Her advice has been a huge help to us, not to mention saving us significant money and stress. (No property manager) Even after the sale has been finalised and paid, she is still helping us. I have no hesitation in recommending Margaret to either Vendor or Purchaser and know she will do her best. Reference received from Michelle & Ross Dennison It took us quite a long time to have sold our house differently from our expectation at the beginning and as much as our concern became greater she always delivered exact information on which way the winds blew in the market. As an advance guard point she advised of changing customers behaviour's and how the market moves currently and in the future to come. So, she was trying to take a more proactive approach to the matter of selling our house which led to success. Reference from A & J Lee Won.  Margaret has acted on my behalf in four separate transactions and each time her professional attitude, helpfulness, cheerful disposition, 24/7 availability and success in achieving the best possible results for me as her client are outstanding. As a single woman I felt she had my best interests at heart. Reference received rom Lenore Duffy Margaret was OUTSTANDING. Always pleasant to deal with no matter what time or day. There were a number of people involved and if it wasn't for her organisation and dedication it wouldn't have happened. Highly recommended! Reference received from K McBride Margaret's local market knowledge, thorough preparation and strategic approach enabled her to give excellent advise and led to a very good sale Reference received from Tom Berthold