John and Michelle van Lienen

Unrivalled Sales Experience

MICHELLE VAN LIENEN

+64 27 249 8361

michelle.vanliene@nzsir.com

John and Michelle van Lienen’s real estate prowess is deeply seated in their unrivalled experience and understanding of the Manawatu and its people. They have skillfully transacted over 6,500 property sales to date, proof of their undeniable success and dedication to their clients.

Their approach to real estate transcends mere transactions; it is characterised by dynamic energy, humility, and integrity. They have proven ability to navigate all markets and economic conditions with a high level of innovation and experience to get their clients properties sold effectively.

John and Michelle’s impressive credentials in the real estate industry include a 15 year tenure as proprietors of the award-winning boutique agency, JVL Prestige Realty, which they successfully sold in 2014.

Family is the cornerstone of John and Michelle’s life. Their son Jake graduated with an aviation degree from Massey University, and their daughter Gorgi was awarded a soccer scholarship in the US, where she completed her business degree.

John has contributed a decade of service to the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand, participating as a committee member for the Manawatu-Whanganui region and on the advisory board for Michael Sheargold's Real Estate Results Network throughout Australasia.

John’s expertise as an auctioneer is peerless in the Manawatu. He has been honoured twice as the Australasian Auctioneer of the Yearby the Real Estate Results Network and has also served as a judge for the REINZ New Zealand Auctioneer of the Year. His distinctive auctioneering style, refined through his background in livestock auctions, has led him to conduct thousands of successful property auctions, solidifying his status as a true auction professional.

Today, they are backed by a formidable team, including Sales Associate Kristen Lowndes and Administrator Tracey Eagles, who enhance the team’s high level of client services. JOHN

+64 27 446 4683 john.vanlienen@nzsir.com

+64 21 457 116 kristen.lowndes@nzsir.com

Would you like to know more?

The following pages outline examples of properties sold by John and Michelle, what their clients say about them, proof of their negotiation skills, their real estate process, and how the backing and reach of New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty will work for the sale of your home.

John and Michelle van Lienen’s real estate experience is unrivalled. During their tenure in the real estate business they have successfully sold over 6, 500

PROPERTIES

This remarkable achievement underlines not only their unwavering dedication but also a thorough and deep understanding of the Manawatu’s unique real estate dynamics.

THE KEY BENEFITS OF WORKING WITH JOHN AND MICHELLE

1. EXPERIENCE

You will be working with the most experienced selling partnership in Manawatu with a tenure of over 35 years in the local real estate market.

2. THE TEAM

Lead agents John and Michelle van Lienen are backed by licensed Sales Associate Kristen Lowndes and Personal Assistant Tracey Eagles.

3. NETWORK

John and Michelle’s long-standing database of over 5000 clients are a continual source of buyers. Added to that their business connections, local, national and global referral networks and you are already one giant step ahead.

4. DOMINANT MARKET SHARE

For higher-end and lifestyle property, John and Michelle hold the dominant market share of properties sold in the Palmerston North area.

5. AUCTION EXPERTISE

The most experienced auction team in Manawatu. John’s background dating back to livestock auctions in 1978 and successfully auctioning property since 1987 along with countless auction awards - including being awarded Australasian Auctioneer of the Year twice - instill confidence in the auction room.

6. SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY

Listing with Sotheby’s elevates your property above the competition, thanks to the inherent prestige our name carries. Our superior marketing channels and referral networks stretch across New Zealand and beyond, attracting buyers both locally and globally.

What our clients are saying

Great service. Easy to deal with. Good communication.

CRAIG AND

NATALIE

BARNETT | VENDORS

We would like to thank John and Michelle for their outstanding work in selling our property.

John went above and beyond to present our property to its best advantage, and Michelle was consistently positive and determined to sell our property at a difficult time in the market. The A team of property sales with the ability to really connect with people.

PAUL AND LORRAINE | VENDORS

I have used your service twice in the last 12 months to sell two properties of mine and can’t fault it. 10/10.

DAVE MCFADYEN | VENDOR

Excellent and efficient service! We would highly recommend John, Michelle and their team to anyone looking to sell their home.

MATTHEW AND VENUS DOWNING | VENDOR

John, Michelle & Kristen helped make our lifestyle dreams come true.

Working effectively in both the purchase of our new lifestyle block and the sale of our existing city home.

A great outcome, achieved by professionals.

BLAIR & REBECCA MCDONALD | VENDORS & PURHASERS

From the moment we spent time with John and Michelle at the house which will soon be ours we knew we wanted to sell our current place with them too. John is approachable, and honest and goes above and beyond to get things to happen! He is passionate about what he does, is a people person, really gets a feel for the house he is selling and gets to know the people he meets. It was a great experience to buy and sell with them both and their team. We highly recommend John and Michelle and we would happily buy or sell with them again in the future.

BRYAN AND ANNA OUSEY | VENDORS & PURHASERS

Great communication, Prompt response, knowledge of property and market. Pleasure to deal with.

HAMISH TREADWELL | PURCHASER

The advice given to us was practical and given in our best interests. Their experience and professionalism was obvious, and they are lovely people.

ALISTER AND MANDY PHILLIPS | VENDORS

Thank you to the team at Sotheby’s Palmerston North.

It has been an absolute pleasure to have you to sell our family home. Such patience and compassion has won through and we so appreciate the huge effort you put in to get us the result we so wanted. John, your professionalism showed us that you were ultimately the best real estate company in Palmerston North to sell our house

FAY MCSWEENEY | VENDOR

Elmira Avenue, Hokowhitu

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SELLERS' GUIDE

Selling your home: the process

Appraisal

You have decided to sell and move on to your next adventure. An appraisal time is organised, we will visit your home and inspect the property. Expect to be asked lots of questions about your home.

Presentation

We will prepare an appraisal document for you by researching similar properties that have sold recently, to support our appraisal range. We will organise a second meeting to present our findings to you, along with suggestions of marketing, fees and target market for the property. Remember, these are always open to discussion; we will work for you and create a tailor-made campaign that best suits you and your home. Allow around an hour for this meeting.

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Paperwork

We will complete the listing paperwork. Please have your solicitor details ready as well as all the chattels/ details of the property. If this is completed with as much detail as possible, we will be prepared for any questions that buyers ask. We will also require copies of your ID and address verification, to comply with the AML Act 2008. We will provide you with information on what documents we require. We will create a marketing calendar for the campaign. We will also ask for a spare key, to have access to your property during the campaign.

Photography / Videography

Once listed, we will start preparing you and your home to come to the market. First, photography and videography. We will also write the advertising script. Before going live, these will be sent to you for approval.

Preparing buyer documents

A Property Information Memorandum with details and photos of the home is prepared; title, rates, council photos of boundary, rental appraisal and more. This is a great source of information to have ready to give to buyers. Sometimes, a Land Information Memorandum is also required; we will discuss ordering a LIM from the council. Our administration team will create a Sale & Purchase Agreement that will be sent to your lawyer for approval.

Before launch day

Open home times are finalised. Throughout the campaign, there is likely to be private viewings on top of the open homes. We will be in regular contact with you to organise these, whilst making it as smooth and stress-free as possible for you.

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Team viewing

On a Tuesday or Wednesday morning, we will invite the team through your property, so they know the property well before sending it to their database.

Launch day

It's launch day! You will be sent a link to your property live on the websites.

Weekly vendor reports

We will contact all open home attendees to understand their interest, feedback and price feedback. We will report this back to you in a vendor report weekly. This can be emailed to you, or if you prefer we can meet to discuss it. The report will also include online enquiry numbers, upcoming advertising, and all the feedback/interest from buyers.

End of campaign

We will be working more closely with the buyers to get them to put their best foot forward, as well as facilitating any due diligence such as builder's reports or final viewings.

Unconditional / Conditional

Once an offer has been accepted, the offer will be sent to both the purchaser and vendor's solicitors. If there are conditions that need to be satisfied, the contract is 'conditional'. Once all conditions have been met, the property will be 'unconditional' (sold). Once the agreement becomes unconditional, your lawyer and the purchaser's lawyer prepare documents for the property to transfer from your ownership to the buyer's. Your lawyer will be in touch with you. We will organise a SOLD sign to be put up and notify social media it has sold.

Deposit

We will collect a deposit from the purchaser that will be held in a 'non-interest' Sotheby's trust account for 10 working days. Communication will now slow down, however, you may call at any time. You will hear from us over the coming few weeks to talk about keys and pre-settlement inspection.

Pre-settlement inspection

The buyer will be instructed to conduct a pre-settlement inspection, which we organise with you just prior to settlement. Please make sure the home is thoroughly cleaned before settlement. We will also require all keys for the property including any garage door keys and remotes.

Settled / Sold

On the day of settlement, we will get a notification from the lawyer to inform us that it has been settled and the keys can be released to the new owners. Congratulations, you have officially sold your home!

Setting the standard in the art of real estate brokerage

SINCE 1744, SOTHEBY’S HAS EARNED A STRONG REPUTATION FOR ALL THINGS FINE. THIS REPUTATION IS BUILT AS MUCH UPON EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE TO CLIENTS AS ON THE FINE POSSESSIONS THAT PASS THROUGH SOTHEBY’S OFFICES AROUND THE WORLD.

Established in 1976, Sotheby’s International Realty® was founded on the same commitment to exceptional service and has become the world’s leading premium residential real estate brokerage. The Sotheby’s cachet gives our vendors the best-in-class exposure they deserve and assures buyers they are working with a globally-trusted partner.

A significant percent of our purchasers come from outside our regions, whether that be people moving from global locales or from New Zealand’s major cities.

We take pride in having elevated real estate standards in our regions, consistently securing outstanding outcomes

for our vendors. Specialising in distinctive properties within the mid to high-end market, we cater to discerning buyers locally, nationally and globally. This premium positioning enhances property profiles and distinguishes them in the market.

We provide tailored advice and strategies on the optimal marketing channels, ensuring properties captivate the right audience at local, national, and international levels.

Sotheby’s International Realty® in New Zealand

OUR NUMBERS WORK FOR YOU

$1.71 Billion 30 220+ 85+ NATIONWIDE SALES 2023 OFFICES AGENTS SUPPORT STAFF

Our reach brings the world to your home

ONLINE EXPERTISE

Our website offers an immersive digital experience for today’s real estate consumers, with state-of-the-art technology and website best practice. This is where your home will get the attention it deserves.

IN 2023, NZSOTHEBYSREALTY.COM REPORTED:

2.1M 1.76M

VISITS - APPROX. 190,000 VISITS EACH MONTH PROPERTY PAGE VIEWS

Our connections become your connections

SOCIAL MEDIA

We craft compelling social media content for our national channels and to date have achieved over 14M impressions via our mix of digital and social marketing. We have strong engagement from our online community with over 400,000 direct engagements in the past 12 months. Add to this our agent network of over 200 social media channels and our message reaches an impressive audience of highly relevant and engaged individuals.

National reach, local strength

SUPERIOR DATA DRIVES EXCEPTIONAL RESULTS

The backbone of a successful agency is the quality and depth of its database. The more quality clients you have the more enquiry and interest can be generated in a property, which drives up the end value.

At NZSIR we have been building our database since 2003 to what is now over 180,000 high quality clientele from around New Zealand, Australia and the world.

A CULTURE OF COLLABORATIVE TEAM WORK

With over 220 agents operating nationwide, including many of the country’s most experienced top performers, you have the benefit of your property being exposed to each of these agent’s database contacts. This directly assists in driving more buyers to your property. More buyers competing for your property leads to the best possible sales outcome - your benefit from choosing a high performing team of collaborative experts.

This combination of an industry leading database, a team of exceptional professionals, and the world’s best real estate marketing and referral network, is why we have the largest market share in residential sales above $1.5M and have set the most residential records across New Zealand.

180,000+ $1.5M+

NZSIR DATABASE LARGEST MARKET SHARE IN RESIDENTIAL SALES ABOVE $1.5M

Put your property in the

PROPERTY STYLE MAGAZINE

Published five times a year, Property Style is our national lifestyle and property magazine. Each issue features an engaging range of content showcasing high profile influential New Zealand creatives and entrepreneurs, as well as the very best nationwide properties.

This combination of carefully curated content backed by New Zealand’s premier real estate company and distribution across all channels to our exclusive clients, gives you unprecedented access to the most desirable audience for your property.

Exclusive residential property listings receive a quarter page ad, free of charge.*

EBOOK

The eBook link is sent to NZSIR’s qualified client database of over 180,000, promoted to NZSIR’s social media audience of over 14,000+, and linked on every single email sent by the NZSIR team.

20,000 14,000+ 180,000+

DIGITAL COLLECTION

Collection is our on-line flip-book publication featuring all current listing throughout the central North Island. Distributed monthly to our exclusive databases of over 34,000 people engaged in buyer or selling properties. Wider distribution is received via our company and agent social media networks.

No one can draw more eyes to your listing

Our marketing expertise gives your property a powerful advantage in the competitive real estate market. Our command of the traditional promotional channels such as print media, promotional flyers and property signage lead the industry.

This is matched by our mastery of promoting your property in the digital space - online display advertising, property eBooks, video, and virtual tours.

Combined with our real estate website partnerships - Trade Me, OneRoof, realestate.co.nz and homes.

co.nz - you can be sure that your property marketing is targeted, compelling and effective.

Manawatu

Your international advantage

OUR WORLD IS YOURS

Sotheby’s International Realty® is the only truly global luxury real estate brand with over 26,500 Sales Associates working in more than 1,115 local offices across 84 countries and territories. Our brand’s white glove referral program is a key differentiator, allowing network members to connect millions of buyers and sellers on a truly global scale.

Your exclusive listing with NZSIR will also ‘cascade’ onto approximately 100 Sotheby’s International Realty® affiliate websites, maximising international exposure and reaching highly-qualified global clients at no additional cost.

UNRIVALLED ASIA PACIFIC CONNECTIONS

The relationships we have with our APAC offices is particularly strong. We are regularly conducting international presentations into these markets via our APAC offices and their valued databases. Most recently, our affiliate offices in Sydney, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Los Angeles have been providing our exclusive properties in New Zealand with high net worth buyer clientele.

This relationship has resulted in global referred sales across our network of NZD$7billion in 2023 and is a direct result of the Sotheby’s International Realty® brand being known and trusted by high net worth clientele in these markets.

This is something no other residential real estate agency in New Zealand can provide to vendors.

NZD$ 231B

GLOBAL SALES 2023

NZD$ 7B+

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Sotheby’s is more than just our name

A UNIQUE COLLABORATION

Over the last two centuries, Sotheby’s auction house has built an iconic brand with unparalleled prestige. Today, we are all one brand with the same elevated standards and exemplary service. We harness the global power of the Sotheby’s name and its proprietary database of over 700,000 clients to create unique opportunities and introduce your property to the most qualified buyers all around the world.

The properties represented by our network are exclusively promoted to the affluent clients of Sotheby’s auction house through events, signature publications, digital newsletters and The Collection program, which showcases a curation of notable and private listings.

Our world is yours.

GLOBAL MEDIA PARTNERS DRIVE TRAFFIC TO YOUR LISTING

• The exposure and worldwide reach of our listings sets us apart. Our global media partners include the most authoritative news, lifestyle, and financial voices, as well as real estate-centric websites.

• When you list with us your property is showcased globally on sothebysrealty.com and syndicated to a number of international media powerhouses such as The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times and Luxury Estate, to name a few.

• With these unparalleled connections, if there is an expat looking to return home or an international prospect, we are far more likely to reach them than any other New Zealand based real estate company.

ONLINE EXPERTISE

• Our global website sothebysrealty.com attracts over 4 million visitors each month, immersing them in your home through rich content such as high-resolution photography, ultra-high-definition videos and virtual reality tours.

• Listings from around the globe can be accessed seamlessly on any device.

• The rich and relevant content enables our global website to achieve the best ranking positions in search engines like Google, maximising the chances for a buyer to find your home.

OUR CONNECTIONS BECOME YOUR CONNECTIONS

• The Sotheby’s International Realty® brand creates exclusive content on multiple social media platforms and engages with more than a million followers each day.

• Our award-winning YouTube channel has more subscribers than any other real estate brand.

OUR REPUTATION IS YOUR ADVANTAGE

• Our press office fosters relationships with leading media outlets who send buyers to our website and your property. We are the most profiled luxury real estate brand in the news.

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WEBSITE VISITS PAGE VIEWS PROPERTY PAGE VIEWS VIDEOS PLAYED

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SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS

John van Lienen SALES ASSOCIATE

+64 27 446 4683 | john.vanlienen@nzsir.com

Michelle van Lienen SALES ASSOCIATE

+64 27 249 8361 | michelle.vanliene@nzsir.com