Testimonials
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Amelia Lu |
Landlord - Weinan
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Wendy Lam |
Buyer - Genevieve
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Phillip Clarke |
Buyer - T K
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Phillip Clarke |
Vendor - Monique
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Phillip Clarke |
In the past 50 years I have sold 12 residential properties and this last sale was handled by the best real estate agent I have used over that period. Phil is a very experienced professional agent who started by discussing my objectives in terms of price and timing, and then giving me the benefit of his knowledge of the market in my area and in my apartment building where he has sold several other properties. He gave me a price range which I agreed with and we sold the apartment within 8 weeks within that price range. This has been during the coronavirus pandemic when buyers have been scarce and concerned about prices falling, yet we achieved the highest price ever in this apartment building. Phil went beyond the call of duty to solve problems and was available at all times to discuss progress with me. He exceeded all my expectations and I highly recommend him to anyone who needs an excellent real estate agent, especially in the Sydney Lower North Shore area.
Vendor - Curtis
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Catherine Hawkins |
Vendors - Audrey & Tony
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Louise Barton |
Buyer - Davide
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Louise Barton |
Vendor - Ann
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Jacqui Mulligan |
Elizabeth D. - Owner
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Catherine Hawkins |
Vendor - Dinah M.
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Louise Barton |
Buyer - Nicola
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Allan Sikorski |
I cannot speak highly enough of R&W North Sydney. They take lots of the hard work out of owning my investment property. Over the many years they have been my agents they have helped me with so many different problems. I wouldn't consider using anyone else. Allan my property manager is always a delight to work with and exceeds my expectations.
Christine
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Catherine Hawkins |
We have bought and sold many properties over the years and can honestly say we have never encountered an agent as amazing as Catherine. We live interstate and Catherine was a real gem organising everything from the staging of the apartment and small repairs through to some difficult negotiations during and at the end of the auction process. Catherine is extremely knowledgeable in all areas of real estate, knows the market extremely well and was spot on with her expectations and guidance regarding the final selling price for our property. We felt in such good hands the whole way and are really delighted at the final price achieved. As well as all that Catherine is a very stylish lady and has a calm and re-assuring manner. We are actually sorry that we soon won't have need to chat with her on a regular basis. She feels like a friend.
It is no surprise to us that Catherine won North Sydney Agent of the Year 2020. She truly deserves it. Thanks so much for everything Catherine!
Vendor - Bob & Chris H.
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Catherine Hawkins |
We believe your experience, timing, direction and understanding of the market place were crucial to the successful result you delivered... particularly in that difficult market. Your timing to place us in the market was perfect! Your very considerable communications and management skills throughout the process were also noted and appreciated along with your extensive local knowledge.
Sincere thanks Catherine and we look forward to working with you in the future.
Vendor - Eddie & Chris
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Samantha Boecker |
Daniel T.
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Phillip Clarke |
Vendor - PJ
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Phillip Clarke |
Buyer - Mora Rao
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Catherine Hawkins |
My experience with Catherine has been very positive right from the start. She has shown great professionalism and acute up to date knowledge of the market. She is very caring and compassionate and provides very personal communication throughout the process. She always made sure I knew exactly what part of the process we were up to and I actually learnt a lot about the property market and it’s workings through Catherine. I would highly recommend Catherine to any seller/buyer and I hope to work with her again in the future.
Vendor - Shirley
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Catherine Hawkins |
Catherine was attentive to every request made in the lead up to the auction- I have found over time that that is not always the case with other agents I have dealt with.
All the information provided was accurate and very timely, providing the support that lead to a successful purchase.
I would happily recommend Catherine to friends and family.
Buyer - David
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Jacqui Mulligan |
Kenneth P
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Catherine Hawkins |
Vendor - Margaret
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Phillip Clarke |
Phillip is very professional, punctual, friendly, sincere, honest and, great to work with. He has been sensitive to our needs as a vendor and was balanced and correct in handling the buyers needs.
We could not recommend him more highly.
Vendor - Edhem
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Allan Sikorski |
Ashish P.
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Samantha Boecker |
Daniel S.
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Allan Sikorski |
I believe Allan has gone above and beyond to not only save costs for myself and the tenant, but also in his relationship management. He has impressive skills that have managed to successfully negotiate between myself and my tenant a 12 month lease and, despite a range of issues, he has always been honest with the tenant and myself and been proactive and offered solutions the minute any issue was raised.
I have been pleasantly surprised at the level of management from a new property manager that I have yet to meet.
Kareela H.
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Jacqui Mulligan |
Adrian C.
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Phillip Clarke |
Phillip's extensive knowledge and experience in the sale of real estate in the area is immediately apparent and invaluable. Philip's enthusiastic professionalism, efficiency and courtesy in all his dealings with me over many years is very much appreciated . In the instance of this sale there was an unusual complication which Phillip handled with skill and authority. I reside outside of Sydney and Phillip has enabled this sale with his willingness to attend to small details as well as the overall transaction.
Vendor - Ellen
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Jacqui Mulligan |
Emily Wynter
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Catherine Hawkins |
I have no hesitation in recommending Catherine to prospective vendors. We were kept up to date with progress of the sale of our little studio apartment at all times, she coordinated inspections well with our existing tenant in place, price point was realistic, and our sale was concluded in a timely and professional manner. The few bumps along the way (purchaser requests and such) were dealt with professionally.
We'll certainly be in contact with Catherine for our next sale in the area.
Vendor - Steve
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Wendy Lam |
Wendy understood the market very well and having listened patiently of our expectations provided reasonable appraisal of the property. She provided regular update to us with visitor feedback, value added with suggestions on how to handle tenant and prepare the place for inspection. Handled both overseas and local buyers well. She provided honest opinions to both buyers and sellers I felt. The final agreed price was ideal end of the vendor range.
This was a great outcome and we felt we always had good support from this agent.
She also communicated regularly with my lawyer on paper work.
Vendor - Jack
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Catherine Hawkins |
I have no hesitation in recommending Catherine Hawkins to prospective vendors. We were kept up to date with progress of the sale of our little studio apartment at all times, she coordinated inspections well with our existing tenant in place, price point was realistic, and our sale was concluded in a timely and professional manner. The few bumps along the way (purchaser requests and such) were dealt with professionally. We'll certainly be in contact with Catherine for our next sale in the area.
S.M. - Vendor
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Catherine Hawkins |
Catherine Hawkins is the Real Deal!!
She is the best agent we have ever dealt with. Catherine is highly professional and experienced with extensive local knowledge. She did an exceptional job providing almost daily feedback on the progress of the campaign. We achieved an amazing result with the apartment comfortably exceeding the reserve.
Catherine is a highly ethical agent that treats everyone fairly, unlike other agents that play games with the price guide to attract more interest.
If your looking to sell your property, I would strongly recommend using Catherine Hawkins as your sales agent.
Jacqui Mulligan
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Phillip Clarke |
From private dwellings to rental properties, Phil has been straight, experienced, capable both within and outside his local area. He has been most reliable and dependable, always punctual and courteous. Particularly valuable when dealing with aggressive and dubious purchasers.
He has been a stand out for us amongst other agents with whom we've dealt.
Vendor - Suzanne & William
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Catherine Hawkins |
Catherine was a great real estate agent, couldn't ask for more. She is highly professional, polished, and has fantastic local knowledge. Her communication is second to none and she is very friendly without any R/E hype. Our McMahons Point unit sold seamlessly in less than 3 weeks and Catherine managed and respected the existing tenants wonderfully. You can't go wrong having Catherine manage your sale.
Vendor - Terrie
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Catherine Hawkins |
Catherine's market knowledge was extensive, her first hand knowledge of the local area and market dynamics were much appreciated.
Catherine was always available to follow up any queries in a timely and prompt manner, which made for a smooth transaction process.
Buyer - Andrew
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Phillip Clarke |
Phillip Clarke is an excellent real-estate agent and a pleasure to work with. He sold our apartment in North Sydney at the price we wanted before auction. Throughout the whole process he was courteous and helpful. He has an unparalleled knowledge of the North Sydney market. Even though we had owned the property in question for 20 years, he knew more about than we did, especially about construction in this rapidly changing area. Phil kept us fully informed all the time, reporting immediately on all offers and results of viewings. What we liked especially about Phil is that he tells it as it is. Unlike many other agents, he is straightforward, honest and reliable. We couldn’t have wished for a better agent and can recommend him wholeheartedly.
Vendor - Barry & Alena
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Phillip Clarke |
Vendor - Thomas S.
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Catherine Hawkins |
I have recently purchased an apartment through Richardson & Wrench, North Sydney. Right throughout the process, I have found Catherine to be an excellent communicator and efficient in emailing information and contacting me by phone. She has gone above the call of duty in assisting with information which has been invaluable. I have no hesitation in recommending her. Highly professional!
Buyer - Jackie F.
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Phillip Clarke |
Hi There,
Nadine and I found Phip at another open home in Kirrabilli,he went out of his way to show us through another apartment that more suited our family needs.
We brought this unit paying more than I expected.
Excellent local and market knowledge willing to go out of his way.
We would definitely recommend and if we were to rent or sell in the future we would contact Phil.
Regards
Warren and Nadine
Buyer - Warren
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Catherine Hawkins |
Catherine provided great customer service in the sale of our property. She is highly professional and has great communication and people skills. Catherine helped us through the whole process and managed the leads and sale very well. Thanks to Catherine, we achieved a great sale price within four weeks of listing. We would highly recommend Catherine for the sale of your property.
Vendor - Bill G.
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Phillip Clarke |
Phil was the agent that I bought the apartment from. When it became time to sell, I chose to work with him again. He is a tireless professional, and he delivered a great result for me. He has always given very good advice, and I would highly recommend him!
Vendor - Lukas
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Wendy Lam |
From the first handshake Wendy was personable and engaging, not only with us but with everyone at the apartment inspection. Unlike other agents we’ve experienced, we were ushered from the concierge to the apartment, garage and pool facilities in the building and upon returning we were thoroughly but not overwhelmingly shown the property. We were understood as being a genuine purchaser early in the process and negotiations were considerate and honest.
Once she had completed our purchase, Wendy personally streamlined our letting process which was an unexpected service and a pleasant surprise to us from a sales agent not once trying to offload us to her property management department. She maintained herself as our link with R&W North Sydney and she oversaw the prompt leasing of our purchase through to completion at a rent that we were extremely pleased to be achieving. Wendy updated us of everything in this process as it developed.
We are very happy to be writing this review of Wendy.
Buyer- Bradley S.
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Catherine Hawkins |
Phil was the main agent but our dealings were mainly with Catherine, however Phil was the decision maker to our knowledge and treated us very fairly when we made an immediate offer at the asking price. We found Phil to be honest and direct.
Buyer - Tim & Elizabeth
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Phillip Clarke |
From the outset, it was a pleasure to work with Phil, as apart from his affable manner, he had a clear strategy around the marketing and sales process for the apartment. Living in Europe meant that having an agent with a good communications focus was always going to be very important and Phil did a great job of reporting back on the enquiries he'd received, the viewings he had undertaken, so that I always had a good overview of where we were in the process and how things were going. Even in a slow market, he never lost his focus and actively pursued every single enquiry. Once we had a potential buyer, Phil was also very proactive in pulling together the paperwork and related reports in order facilitate a quick and smooth closing of the sale transaction. There was genuinely no part of the process which wasn't handled with the highest level of professionalism.
Vendor - Thomas S.
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Catherine Hawkins |
catherine really sold us walker street and then sold webb street.
she gave us early access to what we had wanted to buy and then calmly evaluated and guided us through our sale on our terms (we didn't want an auction or to spend money on upgrades, we wanted to sell "as is")
she accurately assessed the sale price, humoured us when we asked to put in on the market for more and managed the whole process with us overseas. she told the first person to make an offer what we would accept and short circuited any haggling. she is great.
Vendor - Tim & Elizabeth
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Phillip Clarke |
We purchased our first home through Phil @ R&W. The experience was very pleasant: Phil was open and transparent with all aspects of the property and purchase. He also had a good understanding of the market and the history of the area we were purchasing in. Communication was clear and prompt through the purchase process.
Buyer - Dayne & Srishti
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Wendy Lam |
Vendor - Iver
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Phillip Clarke |
Phil works really hard to ensure the purchase process is easy and successful for both seller and buyers. His depth of experience, integrity, energy and attention to detail are obvious which allows him to build trust quickly.
Vendor - Gilbert E.
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Wendy Lam |
Vendor - Amy
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Catherine Hawkins |
Catherine managed the selling of our North Sydney flat. She was very professional and efficient and communicated very well with us from start to finish. She has also gone beyond by seeking updates from external bodies (City Council) on our behalf as well as covering items we could not address as we live abroad.
This was a great and easy selling experience!
We would definitely recommend using her service.
Vendor - Yann & Jenna
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Phillip Clarke |
During the exchange process he was very efficient dealing with us and the two solicitors. It went very quickly and smoothly!
Buyer - Sylvie
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Catherine Hawkins |
Great communicator.
Always available.
Great market research undertaken and sensible approach to price point.
Extremely engaging and easy person to work with.
Good understanding of the market.
Always well presented and very professional.
Overall a pleasure to deal with.
Vendor - Philip
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Catherine Hawkins |
Our experience with Catherine was one of the most professional, efficient, friendly, and smooth transactions in real estate one could hope for. In addition to an outstanding and committed attitude to see the sale finalised for both vendor and purchaser, Catherine proved herself to be an honest, hard working and warm person. We would highly recommend Catherine for future real estate needs and thank her again for the easy and open communication in which she provided. Exceptional service and seamless transaction.
Kate & Phil C.
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Catherine Hawkins |
Catherine Hawkins was successful in selling a property for me 12 years ago and I was then most impressed with her expertise and professionalism. Therefore, when I decided to sell this present property, I didn't hesitate to ask Catherine to market it for me, which she did with a most satisfactory outcome. Her knowledge of the real estate market conveys a sense of confidence and security to her client, all with a caring and friendly manner.
Maureen H.
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Jessica Moore |
You were always 100% professional, always honest and upfront with me and at times very patient with me!!
You dealt with all enquiries immediately and had tradesman on site promptly to assess and fix any issues.
You provided clear and concise answers to any queries or advice I required, to the best of your ability, and in-line with your role as Property Manager.
Once again, thank you Jess.
Lara - Cammeray
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Jacqui Mulligan |
Alex N.
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Wendy Lam |
Terry - Berry St, North Sydney
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Catherine Hawkins |
I have dealt with several real estate agents, both as a buyer and purchaser in numerous locations. Catherine is the absolute best. Why? She honestly represented the vendor, who changed their mind on pricing, after the property was placed on the market and supported their rationale. She was knowledgeable about the building the apartment was in and provided honest open responses to my queries as a potential buyer. She followed up with the vendor and the tenants during the sale process to ensure the actual sale process and tenant notification processes went smoothly. This required considerable effort due to some poor performance by the vendor's conveyancing agent. She is knowledgeable about likely costs of renovations in the broader North Sydney area and so helped me determine what expenses I could incur to renovate the apartment. This has been a fabulous help given I have no previous experience in that part of Sydney. Further, she was prepared to share her broad knowledge of potential trades personnel and assist me in engaging them and facilitating access given I simply could not move in till work was done. In summary, Catherine was not only a thorough and honest agent for the vendor but has provided outstanding 'after sales service' to the buyer. She would be my first port of call if I had property to sell in her area of operation.
Helen - Doris St, North Sydney
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Phillip Clarke |
Lisa - Darley St, Neutral Bay
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Tim O'Halloran |
Client Testimonial
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Tim O'Halloran |
Client Testimonial
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Jacqui Mulligan |
Sharon - Tenant
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Jacqui Mulligan |
Geeta - Tenant
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Catherine Hawkins |
Margaret - Vendor
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Wendy Lam |
Graham - 2105/77 Berry Street, North Sydney
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Wendy Lam |
Nancie - 1501/77 Berry Street, North Sydney
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Catherine Hawkins |
Tomoko - Vendor