
The Local Team is a real estate partnership which focuses on high a level of client and customer satisfaction.
Their philosophy: to provide an unparalleled quality of service.
Having lived, worked and invested in Ellerslie and Mt Wellington for well over a decade, Eugene and Joanne have a comprehensive “Local’s” knowledge of the area.
They have a clear understanding of the critical nature of time on all real estate transactions and the importance of closing a deal for their clients. They also know that this can be achieved while still providing their vendors with a low-stress process and producing exceptional sales outcomes within their required time frames.
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What our clients have to say about us…
“Craig and I just wanted to say thanks again for being so incredible throughout the sale of our house. Your integrity, vendor centricity, determination and willingness to go above and beyond was exceptional – we honestly could not have been in better hands. You worked so hard to make it as stress free as possible for us (no easy task considering the number of unexpected challenges we faced) and ultimately this led to a great result on Auction day. We will absolutely be recommending you both to anyone looking to sell!”
Nina and Craig Haslip
“Thanks so much for all your help with selling our house. You’ve done an amazing job running the campaign. With your super organisation, great attitude and ability to always keep smiling. It’s been a pleasure to work with you! Do come and visit when you make it to the Taranaki.”
Jessie and Rodney
“We had the absolute pleasure of dealing with Jo when selling our property. Her customer service and expertise of the market was outstanding. Nothing was too much trouble and she did things for us that weren’t expected. An excellent Agent.”
Tracey Church
“Eugene is such a bright, cheerful character who is very easy to work with. When I was searching for a property, I was coming through a very stressful time and Eugene was extremely helpful, reassuring and most certainly went the extra mile. I wholeheartedly recommend Eugene as an agent and if I move again, his will be the first number I call.”
Paul and Kelly McLuckie
“Thank you, Eugene, for your excellent assistance, preparation and marketing for the sale of my home in Avondale. Our price was achieved at Auction after only 3 weeks of marketing with a great turn out. We would not hesitate to recommend Eugene, and Barfoot & Thompson to any future clients looking to sell their homes. Thanks again and Cheers.”
Steve Taylor
“What impressed us most was the confidence we had in knowing that you were working for us (the vendor) & we were completely assured from day one that you had the ability to negotiate the best possible price & to actually close the deal. As it turned out, you exceeded all of our expectations, selling the property after only a week on the market at a price that was significantly above our expectations.”
Daniel and Vanya Warman
“I would like to extend to Eugene Yamamoto a lot of praise because when I put my house up for sale he was there all the way. He was great with the people who came through my house. He picked me up on the day of the auction and I have found him to be a very personable person. He is positive and did a fantastic job at selling my house. I feel that Eugene deserves my praise.”
Jane Robertson (Mrs)
“We would like to take this opportunity to thank Eugene for the tremendous effort he made in helping us sell our home. His professional manner, down to earth approach, cheerful enthusiasm and total commitment to us as clients has been exceptional, nothing was ever too much trouble for him. We found Eugene to be a skilled and experienced real estate professional with a refreshingly direct and responsive approach.”
Jingyi and Jie
“Joanne and Eugene were fantastic to deal with on the sale of our property. They are approachable, personable and trustworthy, and they gave us good advice about how to present our property to get the best outcome. Their hard work secured a result for us that we were really happy with, more quickly than we expected, so we were delighted! We’d happily recommend them to anyone looking to sell in our area.”
Paul and Rachel

