Testimonials

“Tanea was great to work with, she was very professional and went over & above what she needed to do to support the vendor & us as the purchasers.  I would always recommend her particularly as she did everything she said she was going to.  Thanks Tanea.”

To the Team at Haven Realty.  We wish to thank you all for the way the sale was handled.  A special thank you to Tanea Collier for the way she handled the sale of the property – a job done with excellent professionalism.  Many Thanks.

“I recently conducted the sale of my late mum’s property via Tanea. I fielded assessments from Haven and two other agencies. Tanea’s was the most clearly presented and her price estimate the most realistic/accurate as it turned out. She conducted the whole process, from advertising, conducting open homes and final negotiations with the purchasers with total professionalism.

Communication was clear and fast. The sales process is a little more complex than I had remembered, but she walked us through it with ease.

I have no hesitation to recommend Tanea to anyone considering listing their property.”

We loved dealing with Tanea.  Very professional and helped us deal with any problems efficiently.

Excellent service again.  Tanea takes time to listen, provides sound advice when asked and treats everyone with the utmost respect.

I would have no hesitation in recommending Tanea Collier for any position where sound professionalism is required.

It is a pleasure to comment on Tanea Collier’s professional work which I experienced both as a potential buyer and seller of real estate.

From the outset I was impressed with her gentle and respectful approach.  She never put me under any pressure and I later learned her mantra was “to treat others as she would like to be treated”.

It works!!

She is thorough, energetic, an effective communicator, responds promptly to issues raised, is sincere, punctual and very engaging to interact with.

Her integrity is always evident.

I recommend her professional services.

For myself, selling the property was hard to let go but the process was comfortable as Tanea understood my feelings.  Gently guiding my decision making when I lost direction.  Having been in the community for a long time I recognised in Tanea a partner of similar experience.

I am very grateful and delighted that we have achieved the most satisfactory end of a sale.  I unhesitatingly recommend Haven Realty as being well led and hardworking in your best interest.

Tanea Collier is an exceptionally talented and successful real estate agent.  We have used Tanea’s expertise on two occasions to sell properties in the Nelson region.  From the initial contact to establishing the asking price, means of sale and commission, we found Tanea to be very professional, honest and very easy to relate to.  Tanea ensured we were continually kept up to date with any prospective buyer visits, their comments on the property and the changing state of the property market.  Tanea has a lovely manner with people.  We unreservedly recommend her.

We engaged Tanea as our real estate agent, to sell our beloved home of 42 years.  While we acknowledge that our property wouldn’t be everybody’s cup of tea – a 20ha lifestyle block in the Aniseed Valley with a 2 storied large family home and over 1ha of parklike gardens – it has been a very special home to us.  Tanea strongly believed that there were buyers out there who would fall in love with our property.  She was right.  Her tenacity paid dividends.  She navigated her way through multiple and very complex contracts, to get us the best possible result.  We are exceedingly happy, and so are the purchasers.  Tanea’s the best!   We strongly recommend her services to any future clients.

Tanea is the best real estate agent I have actually ever come across. She is more than an agent!!! She goes out of her way to help with anything she can. Even to the extent of trying to find a house suitable for me to move to, when Haven didn’t have anything on their books. This involved making arrangements with other real estate firms, and agents to view the properties, and actually come with me to the viewings. She also attended an auction for a property I was interested in.

Tanea always goes the extra mile and is an exceptional lady. I know that an agent must have a good firm behind her and Haven Realty is that firm.

I have sung the praises of both Tanea and Haven to everyone I have come across, and will continue to do so.

Selling a home that you have owned for 27 years, seen your own children grow up in – the years of the teenage parties and busyness and then the arrival of grandchildren who have loved the expansive backyard, the deck and the sandpit, is a very emotional and difficult business.  We needed a real estate agent who understood this and empathised with us.  Tanea fitted the bill perfectly – the first time we approached her we got right to the brink of going on the market and then pulled out.  She handled this situation with clam understanding.  A year later, when we decided we really must sell there was no question about who to approach.  Tanea is so good at building relationships and that for us was crucial.  All difficulties that arose were handled with skill – she was so good at giving us the space we needed to work things out, skillfully guiding us with her very professional advice.  We found her to be an excellent communicator and she proved herself to be utterly trustworthy.  She has a wonderful blend of friendly warmth and total professionalism.  We highly recommend her to anyone buying & selling a house.

Toni Chittenden bought the buyers to the house who ended up buying the property – she also ran some Open Homes for Tanea.  Her enthusiasm for our property helped to buoy us up when it wasn’t selling quite as fast as we had hoped.  She too has that lovely blend of friendly warmth and professionalism.

Thank you Tanea and Toni, both very professional and efficient and lovely warm human beings.  Selling our home was a very emotional time for us and these two agents, with their professional skills and human warmth made it all as easy as it could be.  THANK YOU.

It is with pleasure we submit this agent reference.  We have found Tanea to have at all times displayed professional behaviour in a most respectful manner.

Having experienced several real estate transactions, in the past, in different parts of the country, as well as in Queensland, Brisbane, I have to say that Tanea really does take time to listen and consider any options clients may be looking for.

Tanea is honest and very easy to deal with.  She is solutions based and is always eager to help clients move through any issues that tend to crop up.  She has a unique gift in being able to make you feel special.  Throughout our property selling process Tanea has kept us informed.  She is a fabulous communicator.

We would have no hesitation to recommend Tanea as an excellent sales agent.

Tanea was not only thorough & professional throughout the sales process, but she repeatedly went above and beyond what was required to mitigate & resolve challenges that arose due to vendors health issues.  Thank you so much Tanea.  I wouldn’t hesitate to engage Tanea in future property transactions & would very highly recommend her to anyone.

We first met Tanea when we were looking as prospective purchasers and I was taken with her friendly, helpful but non “pushy” approach. When we came to sell I initially hesitated wondering if Tanea’s apparent low key personable manner might not suit our property but how she proved me wrong! Tanea ended up selling not only our property but a neighbouring property as well and also secured the sale of our purchasers’ property enabling our sale to proceed. Even though we had a good contract which seemed likely to proceed Tanea wasn’t happy to rest on her laurels and secured a backup just in case.

I will certainly recommend Tanea to friends and contacts as a fantastic agent with a ready smile and helpful manner which endears her to vendors and purchasers alike.

The Sale & Purchase of my recent house was made a pleasure due to Tanea’s professionalism.  She showed great patience and compassion which at my age is very much appreciated in this modern world.  I cannot express enough gratitude Tanea’s showed during my business dealings with her.

We both found Tanea easy to work with during the stress of selling one’s home.  She explained everything in an understandable way, was very calming and understanding.  This cheerful soul was a complete champion.  Thanks Tanea.

We enjoyed dealing with Tanea, who was always cheerful and pleasant.  She always followed up on any queries we raised in relation to the property and even went that extra length by driving out to measure up the fridge/freezer space, as we were in Auckland and needed to know if ours would fit into the space.

Russell & Pauline

This is the second home I have bought and sold with Tanea as my Agent.

She is well informed – goes the extra mile – nothing flusters her.  I have never felt pressured into buying or selling my homes, and would use her as my Agent again without hesitation.

** Added value is her cheerful and helpful fellow Agents and front line staff!

Sue