Getting to know Debbie Aldred

Thank you for taking the time to check out my new Blog page, Rodney Property Pulse.

 

My goal is to provide you with quick, easy read updates on the Rodney Property Market. These updates will be based on my observations while out and about doing what I do best...selling real estate. This involves speaking with real people; real sellers, real buyers, real landlords and real tenants. I will also attach local news articles, market reviews, and newsy local articles that you will genuinely find interesting.

I guess the big question is…just who is this Debbie Aldred, who seems to have just blown into town? Hopefully this little article will give you the answers!

 

Yes, I am the fresh face in real estate around the Rodney District. In saying that, my family have lived here for the past 20 years, so I am certainly not new to the area! I was actually bought up on farms in Dairy Flat, and after my sisters and I left home, my parents, John and Judy Carmichael, moved to Matakana.

I recently returned permanently home to New Zealand after spending several years in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Real estate has always been a major part of my life having been born and raised by a family of property investors. I purchased my first property of many in Cairns at 17 years of age and always dreamed of being a real estate agent…I was just waiting to grow up I guess...   

I have enjoyed a most interesting and challenging life, both professionally and personally. A wife and proud mother of 4 gorgeous sons; I am an avid property renovation and restoration expert. I have owned several truck and courier transport businesses, had a career in fashion design and manufacturing, modelling, interior decorating, landscape design, and an underwater diving instructor. I was a Justice Of The Peace in Queensland for some 15 years and a keen Barramundi fisherman and writer for various recreational fishing magazines. I became one of the youngest females in Australian history to become a Grade 1A Marine Captain aboard multi-million dollar prawn vessels working in a male dominated industry in northern Australia. So you see…I will try my hand to anything!

 

 

 

 

 

 

I now reside on my Mum's estate of ‘Tongue Farm’ in beautiful Matakana with my partner, Les Marsh. We are here to ensure Mum never has to leave the farm when she gets old (if she ever does!). Cattle and sheep, for those who will ask the question.

 

We have just finished a restoration of our beloved yacht, ‘Shadow’ and love to go sailing and fishing in Kawau Bay whenever we can. Les and I are both involved with the Sandspit Yacht Club too.

 

Now…the real estate side of things!

I have been an elite level residential and marketing professional in Australia for some 16 years. I have a pretty impressive record of listing and selling property, and am proud to have an excellent reputation for impeccable vendor and client services. Since beginning my real estate career in Queensland with Ray White, I have consistently been one of Queensland's top 1% of performing salespeople and previously ranked in the Top 100 in the world under the RE/MAX banner. I was Principal and owner of two Ray White offices from 2006 with a team of 28 specialising in residential sales and property management. We sold the businesses in preparation for our move back to New Zealand and joined the RE/MAX Group in Cairns in 2013. Click below to see my Cairns promo video:(p.s. I hate talking to cameras!)

 

 

 

 

Through my extraordinary life and experiences, I have developed a distinct ability to be able to really understand and listen to the individual needs of my clients. I see my role in real estate as a solver of problems and consultant. The sale of property is really a by-product from helping people. I can think quickly on my feet and, after dealing with an extremely stressed real estate market in Queensland during the Global Financial Crisis, I pride myself on having the creative ability to reinject enthusiasm into properties that have gone stale on the market for one reason or another. I have always pushed sale prices to new heights by challenging market conditions in the quest to get the highest prices possible for my clients. In the past 10 years, I have come across from Australia regularly to train with elite New Zealander real estate agents. Your New Zealand market cycle always seemed to be running at least 6 months ahead of ours in Queensland so I was always back on one foot ready for market changes.  I have been told a thousand times, I am a work-alcoholic. I eat, sleep and breathe real estate; always have, always will.

 

 

Why do I work under the RE/MAX brand? That is simple. After working with other real estate brands, there is no comparison in my mind. Operating since 1973, the RE/MAX network has over 100,000 agents in nearly 100 countries. RE/MAX China is among the dominant regions, and it will take countries like New Zealand into an exciting new frontier. The global.remax.com property search site has helped connect this powerhouse network even more closely, offering buyers a central place to search for listings in dozens of countries, in their own language and currency. What does this mean for our Sellers? Your property is exposed to over 100 different nationalities with over 100,000 real estate agents being able to refer buyers to your property. That’s powerful! Click on the picture below and check it out:

 

 

 
RE/MAX, by the way, is an abbreviation for 'real estate maximums'. RE/MAX is run by a New Zealand master franchise with truly, a wonderful corporate team; more like a family. The brand is built with an agent-centric approach, designed to attract and retain the best-performing and most experienced agents. I have huge flexibility in the way I run my business. I do not have advertising quotas to fulfil like many other brands, I am an Independent Contractor and have the freedom to be creative in every aspect of selling properties.

I am proud to have joined up with the Re/Max Realty Group in Warkworth; independently owned and operated by well- known local identities, Ben and Nola Kloppers. Was I excited to see the RE/MAX office open in Warkworth?...You bet Great things happen when driven individuals come together and treat real estate as a profession. And that, in a nutshell, is why I am with RE/MAX.

You'll find our brand new office on Baxter Street in Warkworth, opposite the library. Enough about me, I want to hear about you! Feel free to drop in and introduce yourself any time. I would love to meet you!

 

Cheers for now!

Debbie Aldred
021 406 967