We believe in working hard and putting in as much effort as possible to ensure we obtain the best possible outcome for our clients.
Michelle first started in real estate in 2002, that is a long time!
Commercial Real Estate Specialists, our areas of expertise are:
Commercial Investment sales including buildings and land.
Project Sales | Commercial Leasing | Office leasing | Retail Developments | Warehouses & industrial | Off Plan sales and pre-leasing.
Also we do "Residential upon request", which is currently quite a bit.
We also offer strategic development advice with an emphasis on Commercial awareness; Commercial Landlord/Tenant relationships; Negotiation; Risk management; Project planning; and Project progression. Michelle has been with James Law Realty since its first year of incorporation and has been an integral part of the company's rapid growth. James Law Realty is New Zealand's fastest growing , creative, innovative real estate company. All James Law Realty brokers are educated professionals, many speak more than one language, and they are immediately accessible via advanced communications in their automobiles, including phone, fax and email. In fact, JLR agents can print an offer or agreement right in their cars and fax them immediately to prospective buyers or sellers.
James Law real estate agents have special connections with a number of different countries and cities in the Asia- Pacific region, among them, China, Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia, Japan, Thailand, Australia and of course, New Zealand.
Previous to being with James Law Realty Michelle was with the Auckland based Bayleys team and Kim has held senior management positions within some of New Zealand's largest retail groups.
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AWARDS
2014 Number 1 in Company "Top Commercial Broker" based on settled gross fees
2014 North Auckland Branch, "Number 1 Salesperson" based on settled gross fees
2014 Third Position in Company "Top Residential Broker" based on settled gross fees
2014 James Law New Zealand "Long Service Award"
2015 North Auckland Branch Number 1 "Top Commercial Broker"
2015 Number 2 in Company "Top Commercial Broker" based on settled gross fees
2016 Kim and Michelle - 1st & 2nd in Company "Top Commercial Brokers" January - March / April - July 2016. 2nd in Company for the Year.
2017 Kim and Michelle - 2nd in Company for the first quarter 2017.
2017 Kim and Michelle - 1st in Company Gross Settled Commission, 1st in Company Commercial, 1st in Company Residential. July to September.
2018 Kim and Michelle - 1st in Company Commercial Sales for 2018, 2nd in Company Lease Award for 2018.
2019 - 1st in Commercial Sales (first quarter) & 2nd in Commercial Leasing
1st in Commercial Sales & 1st in Commercial Leasing (second quarter)
1st in Commercial Sales 2019 Annual Awards, 3rd in Commercial Leasing Annual Awards.
2020 - 1st in Commercial Sales & Leasing in Company.
3rd in Residential Sales in Company.
2021- 1st in Commercial Sales/Leasing - Annual Awards
2022 - 1st in Commercial Leasing and 3rd in Company Project Sales
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REFERENCES
Both yourself and Kim were absolutely marvelous to deal with. We think that you both went over and above what we expected to ensure that our purchase of Brightside Road was easy and transparent. The fact is you both made our lives easier considering we were moving from Wellington and could not do things like a house measure or even extra photos and you guys did it for us was awesome. We are extremely lucky that you were the agents and will definitely use you again with any future property purchases
Thanks so much
Grant and Toni Hamlin
Purchasers of 7 Brightside Road, Stanmore Bay
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Michelle Kennedy and Kim Diack - Awesome Team. Great People. Great Advice. Made selling our home stress free.
Well planned & Great Result.
We would recommend them to anyone looking to move to a property and / or buy one.
Many Thanks Kim & Michelle, we appreciated the Top job you both have done helping us.
Graham and Ann Cull
7 Brightside Road, Stanmore Bay.
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We were very impressed with the professional and enthusiastic way Michelle took our properties to market. We have been in association with Michelle over the past few years. Four years ago Michelle marketed and leased one of our retail properties. Michelle recently marketed our one another property for sale. Believe it or not in a couple of weeks Michelle achieved a great result for us.
Michelle is superb in keeping us informed and in the loop at all times. This was much appreciated, and made us feel very comfortable and confident in the whole process. A great result was achieved by a very professional person . We would highly recommend Michelle to anyone who is looking for leasing or selling or buying a commercial property.
Dr.GB Pillai and Dr.Jalaja Pillai "
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I would like to thank you very much for looking after us for all these years. You have been the most diligent and helpful of all the agents. Certainly my go- to agent . I will be recommending you to clients.
Alan Hall (Commercial Property Director, Auckland)
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I have used Michelle & Kim twice now in the last 5yrs to sell my properties.
I have found them exceptionally professional.
They have got me the best results both times.
They go above and beyond their duties as agents. Including mowing lawns.
I found they both have fantastic communication skills. This was always particularly helpful with existing tenants & organising viewings.
I look forward to using them again in the future if need be.
Sincerely
Heidi Lutz McMillan.
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Thanks very much for all your help selling Mums house
Certainly made the task easy for us.
I thought you guys were very thorough and helpful throughout the process.
Regards
David Winchester
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"Dear Kim & Michelle
I just wanted to thank you both so much for the fantastic effort you put into selling our bach.
We were impressed with your professionalism, commitment to us as a vendor & you were totally dedicated to the Open Homes with a great outcome.
Your continued support & co-ordination throughout the levels of Covid to finally plan a moving date was really appreciated. "
Many thanks, J-A & Roger (Family Bach Vendor, Manly, Hibiscus Coast)
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"I would sincerely like to thank Michelle & Kim for the effort you put into recently selling my Mothers house. I was most impressed with the time you invested and for always keeping us up to date with the process.
I would have no hesitation in recommending your services to anyone.
Best wishes and thank you both."
Lorraine Brooke - Family villa sale, Glenfield, Auckland
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Thank you for much for all you have done to help us lease this wonderful warehouse/office/showroom. People like you are a real treasure!
All the best
Jo and Vincent (Tenants at Unit 2C/3 Emarili Road, Silverdale)
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To whom in may concern
A few weeks ago I had a situation arise where I needed to relocate my office. This is the first time I have had to look as I have always worked from home. I searched the net, met up with some agents and looked at a few offices around the Northshore of Auckland. I had seen an advertisement for an office space in Albany online so made enquiries.
I spoke with Michelle Kennedy from James Law property. Michelle explained that the office I was enquiring about had been taken however she may have something suitable for me in a different area. Michelle rang me back on the same day and gave me a premise to look at in Birkenhead. I was pleasantly surprised that the office Michelle had suggested was perfect for my nutrition business! The lease was drawn up by the following day and within 2 days it was all signed, sealed and set to go!
I found Michelle to be honest, timely, efficient and a superb communicator! Nothing was a problem for Michelle and she worked around my availability with my work commitments.
I recommend Michelle Kennedy to anyone who is wanting help finding suitable property in the future or help with relocation as I did.
Giselle McArtney
Owner/director Fuel for Bodz Ltd
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Michelle Kennedy is a person that looks for solutions and looks often outside the box. I have found her advice invaluable as have my friends that have looked to here for solutions in the real estate market.
She is also passionate about Silverdale and i can personally recommend her to you.
Phil Bennett
President
SILVERDALE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION.
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Hi Michelle and Kim
I have managed to put together a review for you and Kim. It is my pleasure to do so. The thing that impressed me the most was your thinking outside the square with marketing as well as your continual hard work. Also your effort over and above what would normally be expected helping me with issues regarding settlement when I was overseas. Thank you both.
"I highly recommend team Michelle and Kim for selling your property. My property was a Commercial/Residential mix unit, not always easy to sell. Michelle worked tirelessly, thinking outside the square, using her experience to target the right markets. Her technique and expertise resulted in the quick sale of my property. As a team, I found Michelle and Kim to be extremely proactive in their work, delivering results any client would wish for. Very professional. Thank you Michelle and Kim".
Margaret Law
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Buying a House in Auckland - Huge Stress
Most people try to have only one stressful thing at a time with John and I we had multiple things happening at once. We are very grateful to you both for your calm presence through-out the process of purchasing our home.
As with most people our view of Real Estate Agents was do not trust them they are like sharks. It was very refreshing to find that you were both anything but honest, helpful and straight talking.
For people under pressure it is exactly what you need calm reassurance and being fully informed at each step.
We are forever grateful to you both for our slice of paradise it is truly our sanctuary and we are enjoying making it our home. We are now those people who cannot stop staring at their home and pinching themselves that we got more than our Wish List.
Kind regards,
John and Davina Williams
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"Thank you again Michelle & Kim for selling our section at 8 Hobbs Road, an excellent extremely fast result. Yourself & Kim as a team delivered everything you said you would, much appreciated.
Our circumstances dictated a fast result, you guys achieved this without compromising on our asking price.
To potential clients, we would highly recommend Team Michelle & Kim!
P.S thanks again for the bubbly, very nice."
- Steve & Christine Woodall
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"Diligence, honesty and perseverance – Kim and Michelle capture the essential traits of dedicated agents who work consistently to gain the acknowledgement and gratitude of those around them. Similarly Kim and Michelle’s honesty and dependability is precisely conveyed through their strict and organised work ethic as well as their reliability as Agents on multiple occasions.
Being a client with Kim and Michelle I can confidently affirm their admirable personalities and it is a pleasure to have known them throughout this occasion."
- Mary Yao
Retail Development Landlord, Albany, Auckland
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"Recently Michelle Kennedy and Kim Diack acted as Agents to sell our property at 108 Commercial Rd, Helensville. The property is an old BNZ building. I am delighted to say both Michelle and Kim really worked hard to sell our property. I remember Michelle saying finding the buyers was like *finding the needle in a haystack*. They persisted for over a year and now the property is sold. At all times they were optimistic, cheerful and always professional. They kept in contact throughout the entire time our place was on the market and were much more positive than us. I am happy that we made contact with Michelle and Kim and that they were the Agents who sold the property. This letter is to let you know you have two gems working for you.
- Lauren Lysaght
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"Kim and Michelle are nice, patient, professional and always willing to help. They gave us important and useful information to help us make decision on buying our lovely apartment. Highly recommended."
- Ming Zhang
Tenor Apartments, Albany
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"Thanks so much for all your help Michelle. I really appreciate the way you 'made it happen'. So thank you for that...
I am really excited about moving in and so is my assistant.
Thanks again, and I will happily recommend you to others if the opportunity arises..."
- Fiona Clark
BreakThrough Business Solutions
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"Michelle worked tirelessly in her endeavours to find us the perfect space and liaised closely with the owners of the property, as well as keeping us fully informed of the progress at all times. Michelle worked really hard for us, always following up with emails and telephone calls which made the process so much easier.
Michelle has been a pleasure to deal with - very efficient, honest, approachable and friendly. Nothing seems to phase her and this has resulted in us finding an awesome space.
We would definitely recommend Michelle to anyone looking to lease their property or someone looking to lease space.
If the opportunity arises again, we will definitely be looking to Michelle for her expertise.
Thank you Michelle!"
- Charmaine Allen
Printer Services Limited
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"Many thanks for your efforts in finding me a tenant so soon and also finding me a possible tenant for the corner shop.
Over the years I have had virtually no success when listing my commercial properties for lease, so having an agent so proactive is a pleasant change."
- Cliff Andrews
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“In what can be a very stressful task, selling your home. Michelle left us with a pleasurable, effortless and memorable experience. Not only did she fetch a record price for our home, but she changed our attitudes towards the real estate industry. How many people can say that about selling their home? Michelle continued her support right through to settlement and long after the sale had closed. She blew us away....”
Nikki and Sheldon Vibert
Formerly of 53 Kensington, Gulf Harbour
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“We would have no hesitation in recommending Michelle to anyone who is considering the sale of their home. Michelle kept a very positive attitude all through the selling progress and eventually after a short time procured a sale. Her wonderful attitude to selling is so passionate and we have no doubt she will continue to be successful.”
Alan and Valerie Steer
Formerly of 53 Tindalls Bay Road, Tindalls Bay
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“We found Michelle to be professional and dedicated to the needs of the vendor, kept us informed at all times, and was totally supportive and understanding. She has a thorough knowledge of the local real estate market, which inevitably leads to a successful conclusion”
John & Barbara Reckin
Formerly of 52 Brixton Road, Manly
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“The upbeat positiveness you portrayed throughout the sale process was gratefully accepted, the end result we all wished for came to fruition. We appreciated the way you kept us informed, each step of the way, never putting down or devaluing our home, we believe the manner in which you selected and then introduced the appropriate prospective purchasers to our property was very professional.
Rob & Jo Toebosch
Formerly of 2/19 Tindalls Bay Road, Tindalls Bay
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“I would like to take this opportunity to firstly thank Michelle for her assistance in helping us find and purchase a house in Tindalls Bay.
I have sold Commercial Real Estate for some time and looking for a property in a prime location with future development was of utmost important to us.
I found Michelle to be an extremely efficient Real Estate Consultant. She instinctively knew the style of home we were looking for. We had been searching for a property for some time and only had two meetings with Michelle, when she showed us the wonderful investment property we brought through her and are going to develop further.
She was patient, knowledgeable and obliging. I would definitely recommend Michelle as an agent.
Dallas Piper
22 De Luen Avenue
