Genuine nature

We had the pleasure of working with Glenn Collins to sell our house, and we couldn't be more grateful for his outstanding service. Glenn managed to sell our home incredibly quickly. What truly set him apart, though, was his genuine nature and deep understanding of our difficult situation.

Glenn was not just a real estate agent. he was a constant source of support throughout the entire process. He listened to our needs with empathy, provided honest advice, and guided us every step of the way. Even after the sale, he continued to help us find the perfect property to purchase, showing the same level of dedication and care. We highly recommend Glenn to anyone looking to buy or sell a property. His professionalism, sincerity, and commitment are unmatched. Thank you, Glenn, for making a challenging time so much easier for us!

Doris Liu

You are truly commendable

We first met Sonia when we were seeking to purchase a new home 10 years ago. We went to countless 'open home's that Sonia had - this was at a peak time when the residential market was booming, just never found the right one. After several weeks Sonia called us, saying she had a new listing and was sure it was what we were looking for! Yes it was. In all our dealings with Sonia she was patient with us, extremely professional, very approachable, extremely good communicator and an amazing agent in every way. Sonia explained the buying procedure, the contract procedure and was so reassuring.

9 years later we have decided to relocate to the South Island, and we had absolutely no hesitation in getting Sonia to sell our house. She comes across very professional from her presentation, right through her viewing our house, listing the property and marketing it. We had no doubt we chose the best agent. Sonia explained all what was going to happen with the house just listed, with advertising, photos, for sale signs, open days etc. We were left with no questions, no doubts and felt Sonia had it all under control. Property was sold within 5 days.

Sonia kept in touch about agents bringing clients through the house and their feed back up, contacted us prior to and after open days. Her communication was impressive. Sonia instills great confidence and reassurance. She understood the feelings we had and apprehension with selling the house. Its a huge undertaking, but it was so much easier, being able to leave it all up to Sonia and we sure got the desired result.

Sonia you were truly wonderful to deal with. Thank you for all your input and hard work.

You are truly commendable and where we can, we sure recommend you to others. Thank you again for your professionalism and total dedication to your clients.

We wish you continued success - you sure deserve it.

Shane & Peter

Thank you so much for the great job in selling our property.

Your brilliant service and knowledge matched your reputation. You pitched the price perfectly and not only did we get an amazingly quick sale but your marketing strategy meant we got more than the asking price in a buyers’ market. That takes some skill!

Thank you again to you and your team.

Kay

It feels like a dream how Sonia was able to facilitate the sale of our house so quickly and achieve an unbelievable result. Some might say it was luck or a competitive market, but we know that Sonia’s experience and expertise was a major contribution to that success. And just when we thought she couldn’t be any more amazing, days later Sonia then helped us navigate, negotiate and secure the purchase of our new home. Sonia made it an amazingly life-changing experience. Sonia truly is an incredible person that connected with us instantly. Never once did it feel like Sonia was our real estate agent, but a friend that was helping us to achieve our goals. Sonia was open and honest from the start and provided clear and consistent communication throughout the whole process. Sonia’s approach alleviated all of the worries and fears that we had of the house selling and buying process. We are truly grateful to have had Sonia by our side every step of the way. We cannot thank and recommend Sonia enough.

Andrew and Jasmine Ahmu

We originally met Sonia when looking to move from Auckland to Hamilton. She was the only agent we could find who would give us the time to view many houses, in a sellers-market, in 2006.Fast forward to 2019 and after researching other agents she assured us of a higher value for our home and what we could hope for. We put up a challenge of six weeks only. By that evening photos had been taken and our home was up and listed. It was sold conditionally at her estimated price in four weeks, settled four weeks later. Sonia is honest, real, diligent, responds with lightning speed, has vast contacts and reach, kept us in the loop always, handled all the challenging conversations, did everything promised and more without pressuring us. We highly recommend her, she keeps her promises and builds confidence without exaggeration. We would work with her again. Give her a go.

Don and Dorothy Oliver

Sonia and Glenn are simply the best real estate agents we have dealt with. They have a no nonsense and practical approach. If they make a commitment it is kept. The signing on process was straight forward and the communication with the agents was regular and almost instant. You never had to wait for a reply when an enquiry was made. We have every confidence that Sonia and Glenn have the client's best interest at heart and we also have ever confidence they will get the desired result for you. 

Dianne and Neville Ferguson 

Dealing with Glenn made our purchase pretty painless. Concise and direct, he listened to our needs.

I had heard that selling and buying a house is  one of the most stressful things you will do in your life . Well selling and buying through you as our agent was totally stress free .A huge thank you for the effort and professionalism you displayed in marketing the sale of our two properties and advising us through the purchase process of our new home .The sales results you achieved with our two properties was outstanding , with one property selling above listed price and the other achieving the highest ever sale price , by some margin , of any property in our street . Both property sales exceeded our expectations . Your fantastic level of communication kept us fully informed during the whole purchase and sale process so we were never in doubt about what was happening .The advice you gave us while purchasing our new home , which we are really enjoying, enabled us to buy what we believe is the best value home in the price range and area we were looking .You were a pleasure to deal with and we certainly would recommend you to anyone looking for an exceptional agent .

Grant & Ann Collins

Huge thanks for all your work in the sale of our home. From when we first contacted you about listing our house, right through to auction day and afterwards, we found you to be so helpful, professional, friendly and approachable. Your communication was outstanding. You always made us feel as if nothing was too much trouble, and we are very grateful for the advice you gave us and your high level of expertise when it came to making decision about how to get the best outcome. Thank you especially for the outstanding result you achieved for us!!It far exceeded our expectations. We certainly wouldn't hesitate to recommend you to anyone looking for an exceptional agent, and should we be looking to buy or sell again in the future we will definitely be calling you first! We just can't thank you enough!

Kyla and Ryan Kerby

WOW! What a team! Each time we have sold out homes through you, you guys have outdone yourselves in achieving amazing results for us. Thanks for the fantastic communication throughout, and your motivation and enthusiasm towards both selling our homes and finding just the right house for us to buy.

Steve and Dallas

We cannot speak highly enough about Sonia. It was a real pleasure working with her, and if the opportunity to buy or sell in Hamilton ever arises again, we would have no hesitation in contacting Sonia and Glenn.

Carol & Mike Noone

Sonia has been extremely helpful and very easy to deal with and also very professional. Many thanks go to her and Glenn for a fantastic sales/purchase experience. They have been a pleasure to deal with.

Ray & Jenni

Thank you, Glenn, for all your help in selling our home. From listing to unconditional sale in 10 days was great and took all the stress out of selling.

Dawn & John

I found my agents to have the highest of all attributes; professional, informative, friendly and integrity. Sonia and Glenn offered a great service and we will continue to work with them in the future.

Anon

We are writing to convey our warm appreciation for the outstanding service that Sonia Christison and her partner Glenn Collins have provided in relation top the sale of our previous home and purchase of our new one in St James . . . we would highly recommend the partnership to either sellers or buyers of Real Estate.

Ron & Alison Reynolds

I cannot thank Glenn and Sonia enough for selling my home within 2 weeks of listing! Glenn & Sonia work hard for the vendor by ensuring you have the right marketing plan for your property, that you are kept informed regularly on progress and on matching the right potential buyers to the property. As a vendor you have a choice of which agents to use, prior to signing up with Glenn & Sonia, I spoke to another Real Estate Company, had I gone with them I would be down $30K. Great result from a great team.

Natasha

We were delighted to have Glenn sell our property for us. His advice was always sound and he had a great listening ear, along with the determination to achieve the results we expected. He kept us fully informed and up to date with progress and was always available. He has excellent negotiation skills and is a pleasure to do business with. We would highly recommend him to anyone wanting to sell their property.

Jan and David Harrison

We wish to thank you for the assistance you have given to us to enable of this property to be enacted.You will understand the difficulty we experienced with another agency which showed very little movement and no prospect of a sale. Sonia coming to our assistance was like a breath of fresh air showing enthusiasm on our behalf and encouraging us when the dry patches came. You had real confidence that we should sell and such is the case.We have no hesitation in recommending you to those who are looking for a suitable agent to bring about a sale of their property.

Allan Tong

Glenn and Sonia were recommended to Graham and I by a work colleague, from start to finish they were professional, friendly and made the process of our house on the market stress free. Our house was on the market for only nine days and we sold for $25,000 more than we thought we could achieve. The best Real Estate agents we have ever worked with.

Graham and Leora Duggan

Sonia Christison and Glenn Collins were the Lodge Real Estate Agents for marketing and selling our family home in June 2014.Their service was highly professional and at all times informative and thorough. So much so that we were very satisfied with the successful results at Auction.We would have no hesitation in recommending Sonia and Glenn to any prospective vendors.

David and Lynne Taylor

Thank you so much for marketing and selling my house, it was a fantastic outcome and exceeded my expectations. Your calm, professinal manner Glenn, and excellent communication made the whole process so easy and stress-free for me and I really appreciated it. I would not hesitate to recommend your services to any of my friends or family.

Fiona Goodrick

We recently sold our house through Lodge Real Estate, with Sonia Cristison and Glenn Collins as our agents. They are a great team and we have nothing but praise for the way they handled the marketing and sale of our house. We mainly dealt with Sonia and her advice regarding the marketing and sale at auction was very much appreciated. The open homes were well run by both Sonia and Glenn and they gave us immediate feedback after each open home and everything went very smoothly, including the auction. We would have no hesitation in recommending them to other potential sellers as they are both very experienced and very pleasant to deal with.

Ross & Rosslyn Johnson

After recently deciding to list our home we approached Glenn and Sonia. Glenn advised a marketing strategy which suited and the follow up and constant communication were infallible. This resulted in a sale within 5 days of our initial meeting with them and a sale price higher than we had initially expected. We cannot fault their work ethic as they worked to get us the best result. We would strongly recommend them to anyone wishing to list their property. A big thank you to you both and your team.

Ross & Lynn

Sonia acted as my agent in both the purchase and sale of my current home and quite simply, I couldn't recommend ger enough. Her expertise is second to none and it was immediately clear that the sale of my home was in a trusted pair of hands. She is professional, extremely informed, and truly has her clients interests at heart. Her communication is outstanding and the entire process exceeded my expectations. Sonia made what could have been a stressful time stress- free. I highly recommend Sonia to any prospective client.

Sharon

Huge thanks to you for the amazing sale of Mum and Dad's property yesterday - will certainly recommend you to others.But more importantly an even bigger thank you for your compassion and understanding in dealing so kindly with them. It's always a big deal making big life decisions and this one was huge for them - your kindness and attention to detail is hugely appreciated by all the family.

Sue Ballantyne

As you can imagine it was with amazement and excitement that I watched the auction on your facebook livestream on Wednesday. None of us expected the final sale price and obviously are rapt for Mum and Dad. I would like to thank you for the time you took to ensure the process for them was as positive and inclusive as possible - from our first meeting when you were so patient in explaining any and all questions around the procedure right through to sale day. What could have been a time fraught with worry, fear, stress and confusion has instead been honest, open and reassuring. The great result was the icing on the cake! Thanks for the time and consideration you showed Mum and Dad - and us all - as this has helped the times ahead feel manageable. I hope that at some stage you take some downtime to enjoy the fruits of all your ongoing hard work!

Jan Hiha

Glenn was excellent to work with and made the sale of my home so easy in these very tough times. Kept me updated all the way. Thanks so much.

Rebecca

Sonia’s understanding of my requirements and also my ability re pricing and timing. Great experience.

Jack

10/10 for Sonia for her honesty professionalism and personal attention.

Ellen and Terrence

Quick sale, efficient agents

Joanne

Glenn and his team recently listed our Harrowfield home. Glenn was open, honest, knowledgeable and very professional at every step of the process. Glenn was always easily accessible and in regular contact with us. As a result of his outstanding knowledge and professionalism, our property sold in under a month and he was very much a key factor in getting us into our next property. We have no hesitation in recommending Glenn and his team when either selling or purchasing your property

Colin & Vicky Downey

Working with Glenn selling two houses was a pleasure. I could have constructive discussions with him at every step. He kept everyone in check and was very calm and collected with everyone involved across the numerous discussions. Without going into details, he went above and beyond to make the sale happen and make it work for both me, the vendor and the buyer.

Neil

Glenn and Sonia were excellent to deal with, when selling our home. Their communication was great, Glenn gave valuable insight and pointers to help prepare the house for sale. Their approach to open homes and viewings was flexible and based around what suited the family. They never over promised but certainly over delivered. We would have no hesitation in recommending Glenn and Sonia.

Tony and Angela

Dear Glenn and Sonia, Thank you for all your hard work and support. You have made this process so smooth and easy for us even while having a baby in the middle of campaigning, You guys are truly the best agents.

Much love, Zoe and Jared Monk

Professional, friendly & efficient

From Betty in Rototuna

Hi Glenn, Thank you very much for all your fantastic help guiding us through the process of owning our home. This was very daunting for us, although exciting, without your assistance, humour and professionalism we may not have made this transition as easily. Please call to visit us at any time, always a welcome hand. Thank you very muchly.

Jan and Neil Tapp

The best part of my experience was having the real estate agent Glenn Collins and my family felt we had his trust to guide us through the process of house selling. With Glenn nothing was too much trouble and he followed through on all communications and details. Glenn was recommend through friends and I will highly recommend Glenn to others.

Have already recommended Sonia to a work colleague. She was/is very helpful and supportive.

Thank you so much for the great job in selling our property.

Your brilliant service and knowledge matched your reputation. You pitched the price perfectly and not only did we get an amazingly quick sale but your marketing strategy meant we got more than the asking price in a buyers’ market. That takes some skill!

Thank you again to you and your team.

Kay