“I met Dayle when I was at an open home. I was immediately struck by the smile and the ready laugh. It is important to establish a good relationship with your agent and Dayle worked very hard, always came back with feedback, responded to every trivial question promptly and best of all made sure her buyers knew about my house. It sold after the first weekend having had a pre-auction offer and an auction 5 days after going on the Harcourts internet site. We couldn’t be happier. “
Sue
“I was fortunate to be introduced to Dayle by friends of mine. I gave her my brief of what I required in a property, along with a property I had seen that I wished to view. Dayle was upfront about my options on this property and told me honestly my chances of purchasing it, based on my current situation. When I said I still wanted a viewing she was more than happy to take me through. She also presented another few houses so I had some good comparisons. I had a great morning viewing these properties with Dayle, and never felt rushed or that I was wasting her time at any stage.
She had a good knowledge of the area and of the properties she presented me. When I decided on the property I wished to pursue Dayle was very obliging in bringing contracts to me for signing and giving me great advice to ensure a successful outcome. I was ecstatic to purchase a property that I am very excited to move in to, and thank Dayle for all her help.”
Jocelyn
“We were nervous about upsizing in the current market. We went to Dayle because we knew her and trusted her to look after our interests. After a short but intense period of marketing, Dayle managed to get us into a position where we could buy and sell at the same time. This was our ideal scenario at the outset and gave us the confidence we needed to take the plunge. Thank you again.”
James
“Dayle was relentless in her follow through of the sale of my property – not a straightforward matter, having to liaise with two sets of tenants as well as crossing town each time for open homes and meeting potential buyers. The property sold after 3 months – for the asking price and without an auction – both my preferences as expressed to Dayle at the outset.
I respect Dayle’s energy, enthusiasm and tenacity in the sale of my property and will certainly recommend her services to either seller or buyer I know of in future.”
Larry Stead – March 2017
“When considering the various Real Estate Companies that could represent our property we were drawn by Dayle Candy to work with her team at Harcourts. The prime reasons were Dayle’s description of the Harcourts Team’s process and her confidence that she could ensure we met our goals. Our experience showed that our decision was the right one. Dayle as Team Leader ensured everything happened as it should and displayed a confidence and enthusiasm that refused to be dispelled by the incessant spring rains. We did our bit as Vendors, made sure the property was always well presented and always welcomed buyers to our home, portraying it as well as we could. But Dayle did the hard yards and made sure the buyers were there on the day, and spectators with about 40 turning up for the auction. The final team member then made his entrance.
Harcourt’s auctioneer, Sam Walmsley, was recommended to us by Dayle – young but determined she said. He did a great job of promoting the property, negotiation and finally ensured Harcourts not only met but exceeded our goals. Thank you Dayle for your efforts and organisation, and thank you to Sam and the rest of the Harcourts team for your efforts on our behalf.”
Trevor & Jill Ammundsen – October 2016
“Dayle Thank you for going above and beyond in helping us finding our first home.
We couldn’t have done it without you. BEST AGENT EVER!!!!”
Feb & Mel
“I would like to thank your agent Dayle Candy for her help in selling my property in Kaiwaka. I have known Dayle for several years now and believe that due to her getting to know her clients made this a very easy transaction.
I also believe Dayle’s use of new information and technology platforms such as Twitter, Whatsap and Facebook was fundamental in completing a prompt sale and communicating with her as there is a 12-hour time difference to New Zealand from where I currently live. I also strongly believe that due to her willingness to listen to local people in Maungatoroto and Mangawhai as to what properties in the local area were selling for versus the Harcourts database, resulted in a sale price of 13 percent higher than any recent sale.
The result of the sale of this stunning block of land has increased the purchase price in the area by some $80000 which is no small feat, in an area where there are few sales. The drone technology, which I also believe will soon become the norm, if the same protocols used on my sale are spread across the Harcourts group of companies, sales like this will be made quicker as people can see what is around behind and above them and could make Harcourts a leader in advertising so people know what they are getting.
In a world where people are now time poor, this was essential to achieving this sale as the property was a 2-hour drive, from the Milford office for both Dayle and the purchaser, so people knew what they were looking at before they arrived. I look forward over the years to maintain Harcourts as a corporate client, and would like to nominate Dayle for real estate agent of the year. I am sure the purchaser will say the same should they be approached.
I am sad this had to be sold but Dayle’s compassion and understanding why the property had to be sold was incredibly helpful.”
Mike Chainey
“Selling a property can be very stressful and going through a very acrimonious marriage split makes the process all the more stressful, however meeting and listing with Dayle was all I needed to alleviate the situation. She took a load off my shoulders and from the beginning handled the situation very diplomatically. Extremely professional, enthusiastic and creative, Dayle worked tirelessly for us and went above and beyond the call of duty. Nothing was a problem and no obstacle too great.
The results achieved for us were incredible – she obtained more than the best price on auction day. She certainly lived up to her reputation as a very good agent and we couldn’t recommend her more highly to anyone considering selling ….. We wouldn’t go with anyone else!”
P Soppit
“For a long time Dayle had been keeping us current on the state of the market in Castor Bay and Milford with her regular reports so when it came time to put our home on the market she was an obvious choice as listing agent. And the decision to sign with her proved to be the right one. In putting together the sale paperwork, Dayle found that our Strata Title contained an out-of-date Flats Plan and began an exhaustive process to identify how this had happened in the 1990s and who had been involved. She worked tirelessly over a six-week period to trace the original surveyor, searching records of the current and two earlier North Shore councils, and liaised with our lawyer and surveyors to achieve a successful fix. All the while, she was staging open house sessions and setting up potential buyers for private viewings. Pressure mounted and the auction date had to be postponed by a fortnight, but Dayle maintained her priceless sense of humour, keeping us in the loop and giving us confidence in a successful sale with her daily calls or visits. Auction day came and Dayle and the Harcourts team used their negotiating skills to deliver an excellent result for us. We would have no hesitation in recommending Dayle to anyone seeking an agent with empathy, expert advice, good communication skills and positivity.”
Kevin & Lynn Blackford
“I wanted to write and thank Harcourts and in particular Dayle for the excellent service I received when selling my house during July. I know this is some 6 weeks after the sale but with last month consumed with packing, cleaning and moving this is the first opportunity I have had to Email. I had initially approached Mike Pero in Browns Bay as I know Pehi Johnston and also Ann Emerson from Ray White as she had sold us the property some 16 years ago, this was prior to my ex-wife introducing me to Dayle who she had approached about finding a property for herself. After an initial meeting at my house and then a subsequent meeting at your offices in Milford it quickly became apparent that Dayle was far and away the best person to engage for the sale of our property. Dayle’s confidence, knowledge and ability to calmly and clearly articulate the process and options, plus answer the numerous questions we had, instilled a confidence that she would truly have our best interest at heart and that Harcourts would provide the required support and backing. This confidence in Dayle was well and truly justified when from day one she went the extra mile in helping me with not only advice but also the physical staging of the house for the month of open homes. (living on my own had meant that this was seriously at risk of looking like a 4 bedroom Man Cave prior to Dayle’s intervention) Throughout the month of the home being on show, Dayle kept me informed constantly and willingly took my numerous calls around other agents wanting afterhours access, etc. The in depth reports on potential buyers along with Dayle’s ability to ask the direct questions to sort out the serious bidders from the “tyre kickers” was refreshing and very informative. This all culminated in a very successful auction, with Sam (Walmsley) providing a well-run, sometimes light hearted but always focused sales process where he navigated the bidders to what I thought was an extremely good price. So a very big thank you to Dayle in particular but also to the wider Harcourts team for a truly professional, and greatly simplified process to what can be a harrowing time for anyone. I will continue to advocate using Harcourts and in particular Dayle’s services to anyone I know who may be interested on selling. I have ironically continued my support of Harcourts, in that I have recently successfully concluded the purchase of a townhouse from Jen Bird in your Takapuna office. Thank you once again to the Harcourts team.”
Wayne James
“The first time I phoned Dayle to enquire about a house price, she responded in a lively and enthusiastic manner, which was followed up with good information, advice and visits to similar properties for sale. It was refreshing to encounter such openness and willingness to engage, which I had not previously experienced in any of my numerous enquiries. As a result, I asked Dayle to sell my home for me and was continually impressed by her energy, organization, commitment and communication. She went far beyond what could be expected, on every level of the sale campaign. Always delivering to the highest standard while maintaining warm, empathetic communication as well as revealing excellent and in-depth understanding of all aspects of the property market. It has been a privilege and an absolute pleasure to have had Dayle sell my property and I cannot recommend her highly enough.”
Adriana James
“We were lucky Dayle contacted us. We had met her in an Open Home a year earlier at one of the properties she was selling and she had stayed in touch. We had failed to sell our house unconditionally with another company. We were impressed because she thought of our needs more than the dollar. The Harcourts team got behind our property after it was listed with them and in the caravan at least 20 agents from all over the shore came through the home. We thought Dayle’s level of communication to us was exceptionally high bearing in mind we had an earlier experience. Nothing seemed too much of an effort and we liked the way she creatively thought about re-inventing the marketing to present the property in a different light and she assisted with presenting the house for us at no extra cost. Using her knowledge of what was going on in the market, Dayle bought us an unconditional offer within a few days of it going live. The certainty and surety of the situation for us from that time on has allowed us to move on and we can’t praise Harcourts’ efforts enough.”
Aaron & Rachel Brown – June 2016
“We met Dayle two years ago after she sold a house we were interested in but failed to view because it sold so quickly. Dayle established our needs, ascertained for us what our house was worth and worked with us for two years to find a house that was suited to our lifestyle, our growing family, was within our budget and in a location that worked for us. In a timely, structured and well organised way utilizing the strength of the Harcourts brand, Dayle was able to sell our property at market price within the time frame of our purchase our new home leaving us secure throughout the process.
Dayle has a very good appreciation of the market, works well with buyers and sellers alike and has a highly tuned team focused on delivering good communication. She works extremely hard for her clients and no request is too hard. We found her a creative problem solver, a good negotiator and a tireless worker on our behalf. We would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone to assist in real estate.”
Craig & Jo Buchanan – May 2016
“We expected professionalism but were really impressed with the energy Dayle and Melanie put into in our marketing campaign.
Behind the scenes Dayle and Melanie skilfully drew together many interested buyers. Using these skills and experience they turned a large number of those buyers into potential bidders at the auction.
The whole process resulted in an excellent sale for us.”
Val and Peter Edwards – March 2016
TWICE AS NICE!
“We first made contact with Dayle and Melanie months before we finally bought our family home in Milford. At the time they took the time to get a clear understanding of what we were looking for and kept us abreast of relevant opportunities in the market as they arose.
Dayle called us regarding a house in Milford which ticked many boxes for us and which we eventually bought, through negotiation, a few weeks later.
We valued the time and care they took when dealing with us and we were especially grateful for their role in the negotiation where they presented an innovative solution regarding the settlement process which suited the vendor and ourselves and led to a swift signing of the sales and purchase agreement.
Subsequently the ‘dynamic duo’ sold an investment property for us in quick, fast time and with an outstanding result.
Having dealt with Dayle and Melanie through both the purchase and sale process, we can confidently recommend them to prospective buyers or sellers in the market.”
Adrian & Linda Pickstock – March 2016
THE SERVICE DIDN’T STOP!
“Dayle worked with us to develop a clear marketing strategy to sell our house, that captured exactly how we felt about the property. We knew exactly what to expect and were kept informed during the entire process. We found Dayle to be very honest and upfront and see her key strengths as her ability to talk to everyone. You know where you stand with Dayle and most importantly, she always did exactly what she said she would. We also loved the fact that the service did not stop the day our house sold at auction, Dayle has continued to support us on our quest to find a new home.
We highly recommend working with Dayle to anyone wanting to sell or purchase property.”
Jo and Emmet McAteer – July 2015
HARD WORK GREAT RESULT
“I have absolutely no hesitation in recommending Dayle Candy to anyone wishing to sell their home.
With her advice I was able to prepare my property well, maximising our advantage both with respect to the timing of the listing and our potential at sale time.
During this stressful process Dayle helped me keep my sense of humour with wise words and common sense. She worked very hard on my behalf talking to prospective buyers and other agents always in an open and honest manner, keeping me fully informed along the way. All of this showed in the great result at auction which exceeded expectations.
Thanks Dayle!”
February 2015
IN SEINE-LY HAPPY VENDORS
“Listing and selling with Dayle was one of the best decisions we ever made. Her energy and enthusiasm was second to none, and that ensured a fantastic result for us on auction day. She is professional, but also brings a warmth and honesty that is comforting during a potentially stressful time. We were kept well informed throughout the whole process, and Dayle was fantastic at providing regular updates.
We were impressed with Dayle’s knowledge of the local market, and she made sound decisions with the marketing of our home.
We would have no hesitation in recommending Dayle to any prospective sellers.”
Dave and Sara – February 2015
SOLD IN 2 DAYS for BEYOND EXPECTATION PRICE
“We had an amazing result listing and selling our house with Dayle Candy. Dayle’s seamless management of all the logistics like having photo’s taken, developing the marketing package and ensuring the full benefit of the Harcourt’s brand was applied to our listing, ensured that we were incredibly well positioned to maximise market interest in our property.
We found Dayle to be warm, personable and easy to deal with, which made our pre-auction negotiations run smoothly and efficiently. We also felt Dayle had our best interests in mind the whole way through the process. We would have no hesitation in recommending Dayle to other would be sellers.
We also valued the input and advice from Kristina Marmont, who leads the local office and found her vast experience and straight-shooting style helped us to make the right decision.”
Melanie and Scott Highet – October 2014
“Dayle was successful in selling our house and we commend her with enormous respect for that, as our property sits directly next to the motorway and it had proven to be a problem sale. Previous real estate agents could not sell it despite their best efforts.
Dayle got to work putting the sale plan into action demonstrating excellent marketing skills, then along with her charismatic personality and endurance she eventually but undisputedly secured an unconditional sale for us. Dayle showed natural genius as she drew from experience using a mix of logic, creativity and patience to formulate and present a decent and successful package to the buyer.
Dayle is a friendly and happy person with a great attitude towards life, who brings out the best in others and treats people with kindness. My wife and I appreciated the chance to freely make our own choices and even openly suggest some ideas throughout the process. We have developed a good friendship with Dayle that will certainly last for years to come.
We highly recommend Dayle Candy as a professional sales person, I personally guarantee she will succeed in selling your property or help to buy your dream house (because she never gives up!!)
Dayle’s positive personality will quite simply leave you feeling on top of the world.”
Rob & Val Edwards – August 2014
“Sometimes selling a house takes a little longer than you’d like… A little persistence, sellers that believe you can, and a great team! Thanks Dayle Candy awesome job!”
Tony White – June 2014
“We couldn’t recommend Dayle Candy highly enough! My partner and I had been looking for our first home for around 4 months with no Joy. We bumped into Dayle at an open home that she was marketing, later that evening she called and asked if we were interested. After a discussion about what we were looking for she decided to ‘take us under her wing’. Within 2 weeks we were standing at an auction, signing a sales agreement, it seemed that Dayle took a genuine interest in the whole process and was almost as excited as we were when the hammer came down! We were impressed how Dayle spends time with her clients trying to understand their needs and then how hard she works to fullfil them, without trying to push any properties which are not ‘right’. I honestly think without bumping into Dayle that day we’d still be spending our weekends trawling through open homes and auctions getting increasingly stressed and frustrated, so many thanks for your help and guidance through this stressful time!”
Graham and Michelle – May 2014
“It was our worst day certainly mine when dad died, followed by a Maori funeral called a Tangi throwing us into a state of panic for a fortnight and a stress of funds disallowing the family the grief process. When the dust settled our mother a 75yr old pensioner was distraught.
And along came Dayle Candy (salvation or not, we think so). Through a casual conversation with my cousin who sold the home quickly with little stress to family for what they wanted.
I was explaining our dilemma with selling, when my cousin stopped me saying I must talk with Dayle who was dynamic and real. A phone call later and we were in an upward cycle of home selling.
Dayle led the charge taking all the stress and most of the doubt out of the journey, setting achievable tasks and managing us in outbursts of panic. Led by her sanity and calming quality, Harcourt’s took a 6 week period down to a week and met and surpassed our expectation financially giving my mother her grateful wish of being debt free.
Do we love Dayle and happy we met her, Yes! Do we recommend you do the same and have our experience, yes of course!”
Stewart Porter – April 2014
“Dayle is a very warm , friendly, happy person. From the first day we met her we felt very comfortable with her. She has a very nice personality and makes people like her. She is a very good salesperson who lets the buyer make their own choices about the property. We felt no pressure and trusted her. We were very appreciative of her help from the time we meet her to leading up to auction. She also made the owner very happy and that helped our relationship with them after the purchase. We would highly recommend Dayle as an independent salesperson. Her character, personality and people skills are very good. We all love her laughing which is her special quality. Her laughing comes from her heart and it is obvious that she likes to make people happy.”
Jason and Kathy Yan – April 2014
“Hi Kristina,
Just a quick note to thank you once again for your help with the sale of Jackie’s house .
It has been a stressful few weeks for her but from the moment you and Dayle took over all seemed to fall into place. I hope Dayle can find her a new home so she can start afresh and hopefully start a new life for herself after many years of putting her life on hold.
I was so impressed with the professionalism shown by both you and Dayle and would not hesitate to recommend you both. Once again thank you.“
Kathy Antonelli – March 2014
“It is my absolute pleasure to recommend Dayle Candy to anyone that is contemplating on selling their home. Having never sold a house, I was completely in the dark about what I may expect. As it was my family home I was selling, I was feeling rather nervous about what was to come. After
meeting Dayle, my worries soon disappeared. She was a breath of fresh air, confident, kind and intelligent. This lady very quickly had my nerves at ease. I can’t thank Dayle enough for all her hard work, and for being there for me any-time I needed to talk. I often asked the same questions twice, and Dayle was always happy to explain everything to me again. Dayle was always available any time I needed her, which to me is extremely important when selling a home. I made the right decision in trusting Dayle. Right from start to finish, she put me first in every way. My family and I wish you all the very best!”
Jackie Rudolph – March 2014
“As an investor I was very impressed with the way Dayle knew what was available on the market, including recent sales, prices and where the prices sat in regard to current market values. Her knowledge was incredible. She kept in regular contact with me, communicated very effectively and kept me thoroughly informed at all times. I would highly recommend her.”
Daryl Roycroft – March 2014
“Hi Dayle,
We would like to thank you for your wonderful work recently to assist us with securing the beach road property. We have been looking for a long while in this competitive market and missed out on a number of properties. We appreciate how quickly you established our criteria and narrowed down our search to a few key properties. Thanks to your efficiency and follow up when processing our offer on the property this resulted with our successful purchase.
You were a pleasure to work with and we hope to have the opportunity to work with you again.
Thank you & Kind Regards”
Mary & Belinda – March 2014
“Dayle was absolutely wonderful to work with – she was funny, but completely serious about helping us find a new home. She was always punctual, and she followed up on everything she said she would do, going well beyond what we asked of her. Within three weeks of starting to work with Dayle, we bought our new home at auction.
She is very intuitive and obviously enjoys people. We very much enjoyed working with her.”
Jennifer Plummer – March 2014
“Another very happy family in Forrest Hill.”
Jeremy & Kathleen Langbert – January 2014
“Although we never managed to purchase with Dayle (darn Auckland market!), she was a shining light on a sometimes a very dark journey of purchasing on the North Shore! Dayle constantly kept looking for us and offering suggestions. She made herself so readily available to us to view houses, and she was just a lovely, positive person to deal with. I thoroughly recommend Dayle as she was honest and kind and the way that real estate agents use to be!”
Tracey and Jason Paver – 2013
“Hi Dayle,
I would like to thank you and the team for your handling of the marketing and sale of 12 Morton Ave.I particularly appreciated the short, targeted marketing campaign and number of open homes as well your feedback and frequent communication. I was impressed by your ability to network with and bring in the number of agents, with buyers, present at the auction.
The amount realised at the sale far exceeded my expectations and I am in no doubt that the hard work, enthusiasm and understanding you personally contributed to the whole sale process was the reason. Thanks a million, point one zero four.
I wish you, and the team at Harcourt’s Milford, many future successes.”
Jeff Le Poidevin – 2013
