Jono Barton

Vanessa, Jono and their team are by far the best agents we have worked with so far. They advised clear and logical strategies for achieving the maximum sale price for our house. They worked hard to exhaust every possible sales avenue and provided transparent reports which communicated what had been done and why. Their level of communication and service is second to none and extremely professional; making the sale process a breeze for us. They always put our best interests first and put the importance of closing the sale second. It would be very difficult to find a service that cares more about their clients than these guys. Even with the extremely high demand for properties at present I am convinced that the price achieved was the highest possible that it could have been due to the work put in by this team. Obviously I highly recommend.

We would like to thank you for the most professional attention to the process of selling our family home for us. From your first presentation to us of a marketing strategy and right through the three weeks of open homes, the level of feedback and communication has been so reassuring. Vanessa, your calm guidance to us in setting the home up for sale was perfect. Jono, your patient explanation and knowledge helping us navigate the required paper work was just brilliant. The Team was completed with Tahlia and Rae looking after the advertising and keeping us informed throughout the time the house was on the market and following the sale. Finally we must mention Wayne Maguire, the lively auctioneer who presented his process before the auction and proceeded to demonstrate that his experience gave us the best possible result on the day, including a nice light touch of humour which made it an enjoyable experience. Thank you all for your hard work,10 out of 10. We are both very happy to recommend this Ray White Team to anyone.

We could not recommend Vanessa, Jono, Tahlia and Rae highly enough to anyone navigating today’s housing market. Our journey started with a card being dropped in our letter box at the same time we had made the big decision to sell after 20 happy years in Glendowie. From our first intro, we found them to be extremely knowledgeable, professional, realistic and…. good fun! It was an easy decision to sign with them. We were guided on how to prepare for market and thrilled with our house staging and the quality of photos for the marketing campaign. Our road signage seriously stopped traffic. Because of their extensive database we had good attendance at Open homes, weekly reports were thorough, some buyer feedback was a little hard to swallow but the market spoke, we listened. Once we accepted an early conditional offer, it was put in their back pocket, and they upped the ante to find us a backup buyer. Selling a house is more emotional that we thought, but their honest open communication smoothed the ride - our group chat was often uplifting. They may have lots of listings and be the #1 team across our suburbs – but we felt as if we were their only listing and they only worked for us. Many Thanks team – we are thrilled with the result, it’s been a wild ride, but one we are pleased to get off!

Working with Vanessa, Jono, Tahlia and Rae throughout the sale process of our property was absolutely seamless and they made a usually stressful process, easy! I would highly recommend working with them for any property requirements in the future. I specifically enjoyed the warm and caring nature of each of the team and the open and frequent communication. Thank you so much again.

“Team Vanessa & Jono are consummate professionals. From our introductory meeting through to the very successful conclusion of our auction, we always felt like we were in safe hands. Vanessa, Jono, Tahlia and Rae work exceptionally well as a team, complementing each other’s skills and working together seamlessly to deliver the outcome we needed. It is true that buying and selling houses is stressful but Team Vanessa and Jono worked tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure our experience was as smooth and successful as we could have hoped for. We are very happy with the result.”

From buying at auction the night New Zealand found itself back in full Alert Level 4 lockdown, to preparing our existing home to sell on a condensed timeline, our experience could potentially be described as a rollercoaster. With Vanessa and Jono guiding us every step of the way, it was, in fact, quite the opposite. They gave us practical advice about where to focus our efforts in preparing our home for sale in a hurry, set our expectations in terms of value and outlined a clear marketing, open home and auction schedule to fit our now COVID-impacted timeline. As it turned out, we didn’t need any of that, because Vanessa and Jono had been working with their network of buyers throughout Alert Level 4 and presented us with two offers on day one of Alert Level 3. Amazing!! Vanessa and Jono put our minds at ease over the tight timeline we had in which to sell and gave us every confidence of a successful outcome, which is exactly what we got. We couldn’t be happier with the result and with the level of care we received from Vanessa and Jono throughout the engagement and we would thoroughly recommend them to anybody wanting to sell their home.

We had the pleasure of working with Vanessa, Jono, Tahlia and Rae recently in the marketing and sale of our property. We were very impressed with the professionalism of this team and the clear communication all the way through the process up to and post the sale of our property. We would highly recommend them as a team and would definitely use them again on any future sales.

After visiting an open home a few years ago Jono kept in touch, “just checking in”, consistently. This level of interest and commitment led us to believe that Vanessa and Jono (and team) were the right agents for us when it came time to sell. Through out the sales process the team showed empathy and concern for our situation and took every step possible to remove any stress. This team is highly professional but very “human” at the same time. We would definitely recommend them to anyone wanting to sell their home.

If you are looking to sell your property we highly recommend Vanessa Mowlem and Jono Barton of Ray White Mission Bay. Backed by a highly professional team, Vanessa and Jono helped us through what could have been a very stressful house sale process. They listened to us, were empathetic, communicated with us on a timely basis and provided professional expert advice and guidance when required. They are the consummate professionals who worked hard to promote our property and most importantly delivered on their promise to get us the best price they can. Our thanks to Vanessa, Jono, Tahlia and Rae for all the hard work.

We cannot recommend Vanessa, Jono, and their team enough. We had the pleasure of working with them on the recent sale of our unit in St Heliers. They went above and beyond and made the process stress-free and enjoyable. They were great at keeping us informed every step of the way and made us feel very comfortable with the entire experience. We highly recommend the team and looking forward to working with them again in the future.

We had the pleasure of having Vanessa and Jono market our house for us in St Heliers, with the end result truly exceeding all our expectations. The entire process felt seamless and their communication through the entire process kept us informed and consistently up to date. Their passion, honesty and ability to move with the market is very admirable. Our campaign went live whilst in an alert level three, and not once did we feel like we had to stress about the situation because of how professional their approach was. The experience of the whole team is second to none, including auctioneer Wayne who knew exactly how to tailor the auction on the day. We would recommend the team to anyone looking to sell, and truly cannot thank Vanessa and Jono enough. We cannot wait for the next time we get to work with you.

Team Vanessa lived up to their values, giving us peace of mind and gave a stella performance in selling our house. We found the team highly motivated and consistently professional and efficient displaying full trust and caring. They made it hassle free for us by keeping us informed quickly through the process with quick responses as needed with solutions. There was good sense of humor (Tahlia/Jono) which also alleviated a stressful auction online. We highly recommend this Team.

I would happily encourage all my friends and family to use Vanessa and Jono to sell their properties. As you would expect they and their team were utterly professional throughout the process. More importantly they were approachable, warm and caring and at all times we felt we were in good hands. Their constant calm and positivity allayed many of our fears as we went through the ups and downs of trying to sell our home in level 3 lockdown. Out virtual auction went seamlessly and we ultimately sold at a price we were initially hoping for but to be honest had begun to believe was unachievable. They know what they are doing and you can have faith that they will do everything they can to deiver a successful outcome.

We have just had the pleasure of having Vanessa and Jono market our apartment in Mission Bay. Over the years we have had a number of top agents from a variety of real estate companies sell properties for us ,but we have never experienced the level of professionalism that Vanessa, Jono and their team gave us.Selling and buying a home is a very stressful time and Vanessa, Jono, Tahlia and Rae made our marketing and sale a very stress free process. And not forgetting Wayne Maguire a very focussed and talented auctioneer. We cannot recommend them enough and we would not hesitate to have Vanessa and Jono sell again for us in future. An amazing team that gets results.

Vanessa, Jono and Tahlia - thank you so much for doing a truly amazing professional job selling my home. The combination of Vanessa’s extensive experience in selling homes along with Jono’s law background and Tahlia’s superior marketing experience was the winning combo for a successful sale. Special mention needs to be made for Wayne Maguire and Ray White’s new offices/auction room in Mission Bay - outstanding facilities and outstanding auctioneer. Thank you guys, I will definitely be coming back to you again xxx

When you place your most valuable asset in the hands of someone else to sell for you, you need to take a leap of faith. We went with Ray White's Jono Barton and Vanessa Mowlem, not just because they had an appropriate track record but also because we felt confident we could develop a positive and effective working relationship with them - and we could trust them to represent our interests well. This absolutely proved to be the case. We dealt mostly with Jono who ultimately found a suitable buyer for us and we were pleased to be able to conclude a sale. Throughout the sales process Jono kept us well informed, and provided timely, honest and professional advice, with good support from his team. We would happily use Jono's services again and would certainly feel comfortable in recommending him and Vanessa to anyone else selling their house in Auckland's Eastern Bays area.

I loved their knowledge of the area and the fact that they clearly had a huge amount of experience behind them. They picked up on some tricky paperwork details very early which could have turned into a headache if we hadn’t been able to get ahead of it quickly. Even our previous lawyers had missed it! I felt like they’re an awesome team and they covered all bases between them. I found them by far the most helpful agents we have come across. When it came to finally selling there was no question to use them too. I couldn’t recommend them more, and already have to friends & family. In fact I would recommend getting in touch with them even if you are considering selling or buying in the future - with their knowledge and experience you could get onto things early to help prepare, and make things easy and hassle free.

We cannot recommend Vanessa and Jono more highly. We experienced such true professionalism right from the first contact and this continued right through to sale and beyond. We loved the way they worked so beautifully as a team and showed empathy and true respect throughout the process of what can be a tough time for sellers. They made everything so easy for us and their communication was outstanding and beyond what we have ever experienced with an estate agent. We couldn’t be happier with the entire process and they come with our very highest recommendation.