With the prices that were occurring in Burleigh Heads at the time I feel that Conal priced the house too low and he could have easily placed another 50, 000 on it. I was disappointed about the way the estate agency handled the negotiations, saying that I had to sign Sunday night or there wouldn't be any deal. Ray White show the seller some offers on a sheet of paper and negotiate between seller and buyer which is more honest. When I spoke to the buyer after they moved in the buyer had never placed that stipulation that I had to sign the contract in one night of receiving it. Even though Julianne came to chat to me the next day I felt that the agency/estate agent had made an incorrect decision on how much the house was worth, rather than pressuring the seller into selling the home asap was more the goal. Would not recommend this agency to anyone in Burleigh I feel they are too greedy for the quick sale and couldn't give a toss about the person that they are working for - the seller. Sorry Conal for giving you this criticism but I just ignored the first email thinking it would be better to say nothing, but you have sent it again and so I wrote something. I hope you will be able to improve on some of these aspects in the future. Kind regards Kim Cassidy
We chose Conal to be our Agent as we had noticed the excellent results he was getting in our area. He did not disappoint! Conal was open with his communication, fair in his appraisal and feedback and easy to access with any queries. As well as this, he runs a very efficient office and his staff were able to provide excellent backup in a timely and efficient manner.
Conal Martin and the Kingfisher team have taken a sincere and deep interest in our personal circumstances and are working with us to achieve our real estate goals within a realistic time frame.
I chose Conal to sell my home because I believe he is the best agent in Burleigh. He was the agent we bought the house off 7 years prior and I was impressed by his work ethic and specialised knowledge of the Burleigh area. He is honest and will say it how it is, whether you're a buyer or a seller. I would definitely buy from and sell with Conal in the future as a trustworthy agent.
Conal and all his team at Kingfisher Realty would have to be the most knowledgable and friendly Agents on the Coast.Conal knew exactly what we were looking for and as soon as this property came up he was in there negotiating a deal in which both buyer and seller felt comfortable. My wife's dream of moving to Burleigh has come true and the kids can't wait.Thankyou Conal for the professional manner in which you conduct your business and look forward to bumping into you and your fantastic staff around Burleigh. Phil Heath.
With us timing was of the essence and Kingfisher's timing was perfection just like their service.
Outstanding on all areas performance, advertising, communication, delivering the best possible outcome. We will definitely use Conal Martin in the future and highly recommend him to others.
After a failed auction campaign with a previous agent, we began the process of finding another agent to take over the selling of our house. After thoroughly vetting a few agents and conducting what were more like job interviews, we finally settled on Kingfisher realty in general, and Conal Martin in particular. Conal proved he not only had good knowledge of the area, but was a skilled negotiator—a critical skill for any agent but not always easy to find—and furthermore he understood that his job was to listen to, and serve the clients' interests, not his or the buyers' interets. We have 165,000 reasons to recommend Conal, everyone of them representing additional dollars that I got from having Conal sell my home compared to what my previous agent recommended we sell for. Unlike our previous agent, Conal did not conduct a single open house (compared to the previous campaign when we endured two open houses every weekend. The result—plenty of tyre kickers traipsing thorough our home with no real interest nor capacity to buy at the price we were prepared to sell) and not a single bid at auction. With Conal we only ever had qualified buyers come through the house, sourced from the right target market segment. We have no hesitation in recommending Conal Martin and Kingfisher Realty to anyone who values a stress-free, value-for-money marketing campaign with just the right amount of communication and feedback leading to the best possible sale outcome. No empty promises, no endless bombardment of unqualified 'buyers', no wasted marketing efforts targeting the wrong market segment, no trying to talk down the price just so he could make a quick sale. With Conal you get what's written on the box—someone who will work for you and who takes obvious pride in getting the maximum sale price for your home. You can't ask for more than that.
Conal was very helpful with all aspects of the sale, he made the settlement stress free. I will definitely be using Conal when I decide to sell.
Conal as stated was the vendor's appointed agent. He is very polite and knowledgeable in regards to Burleigh Heads real estate. He and his staff are extremely helpful and proactive with enquires relating to properties under consideration. Upon confirmation of purchase when there is nothing further to be gained by the agent Conal and staff have gone out their way to source information relating to the property we purchased.
We have been looking for a home to buy on the Gold Coast for about 18 months. Having searched many areas and being shown through numerous properties by an array of agents, we finally decided on the area in which we wanted to settle. Coming from Sydney four years ago, we had become a little skeptical of some agents on the coast and their lack of integrity and honesty. We were shown through a few homes by Conal Martin and found none of these attributes could be found in him or any of his team. Conal's knowledge of the local area and indeed the whole property market was exceptional. He understood what we were looking for and within a matter of weeks we had purchased our new home. We would recommend Conal to any vendor or purchaser as a true professional with great communication skills and passion for what he does. It has been a pleasure to deal with Conal and the rest of the team at Kingfisher Real Estate.