About Blair
Achieving a great result from the sale of your property does not happenby chance.
Few real estate professionals understand the residential property marketas well as Blair Cranston.
He will ensure your transaction is well organised and as stress free aspossible. You will get the very best advice and total commitment, from a personwho understands property, who negotiates strongly on your behalf and iscommitted and motivated to achieve a great result for you.
Blair has developed an outstanding reputation for service delivery andclient satisfaction, resulting in being awarded the Client Experience Award forBayleys in the North for 2019, 2020 and the Top Salesperson Award for Millwater2021.
One walk through a property and he can advise precisely what is neededto raise it to the required standard and maximise value. He has an eye fordetail and is acutely aware of the need for good product presentation.
A qualified quantity surveyor, Blair has extensive experience insubdivision development, town planning, feasibility studies, architecturaldesign, resource consents, building consents, construction, sales and marketingand contract law.
His vast construction industry experience provides a unique skill setand service in the marketing and selling of plaster clad and challengingproperties, offering vendors pragmatic advice on how to prepare and add valueand achieve the highest possible sale price for their property.
A local resident of 30 plus years, Blair has extensive local knowledgeand a wide range of contacts. He has a keen interest in Surf Lifesaving andserved as a Director of Surf Life Saving Northern Region for 9 years. He hasreceived awards for service to Red Beach Surf Life Saving Club and to Surf LifeSaving Northern Region.
He superbly markets properties inSilverdale, Orewa, Red Beach, Stanmore Bay, Arkles Bay, Manly and Gulf Harbour.
Testimonials
Huge thank you for everything that Blair has done tohelp us sell my Mum's house - he was extremely professional and helpful thewhole way through. Would totally recommend Blair - thank you so much.
Amanda Prendergast
Blair Cranston from Bayleys was a key player when webought our first home. He took time to explain and elaborate every step of theway like a teacher and gave us ideas as a mentor. Communication was prompt andsimple. Witnessing Blairs passion and valuableexperience through the process gave us a transparent, confident and strongunderstanding of what decisions are we going to make.Before liaising with Blair wejust couldn't make those decisions confidently, leaving a lot of potential riskand mistakes on the table that would keep us far back in the queue.Can't beat the combination ofpassion and experience.We cannot thank BlairCranston enough.
Tom B
Blair was very professional, having to deal with anestate sale. Extremely kind to my elderly parent, explaining the process thewhole way through and to us. He literally travelled miles to get a positive andexcellent result.
Charleen Crutchley
"We have worked with Blair Cranston. We have been searching for aproperty for more than a year and then we met Blair at an open home. Althoughthis was not the property we bought and exactly what we were after he took thetime to listen what we were after and went out of his way to help us find ahome. He has been so supportive from day one through to this day. He wasinstrumental with his advice on the auction up to this day where we are alreadyliving in our house and still checking up. He is highly professional andcaring, I would highly recommend him to anyone. Thanks Blair."
Chris Booysen
"Blair acted for us on the sale of a family property in Red Beach.After 40 odd years in the property development and investment business you getto recognize the good and the bad and Blair represents the best. Ably supportedby Lily they did an outstanding job on the marketing and sale of the propertyand always dealt with humility and understanding backed by good industryknowledge and a quiet professional determination to succeed with a good saleand a happy client. I would unreservedly recommend both Blair and Lily toanyone seeking an experienced and talented broker for their residentialproperty sale."
Colin Reynolds
"Blair was knowledgeable about the house and surrounding area, andfollowed through quickly with any questions I had. He helped and explained theauction system and made it seem easy and straightforward. He was always mostpleasant to deal with and I’d contact him first if I ever had need of a RealEstate Agent."
June Lamont
"From the start of the sale process Blair kept me fully informedand up to date with all aspects and progress of the sale. He regularly updatedme regarding feedback from viewings. When the negotiation process took placeBlair explained the pro's and cons of each offer and explained in detail theconditions of each offer and consequences of same. I actually did nothing tofacilitate this sale, Blair took care of every detail, I didn't have to worryabout anything at all. Blair made this a painless and easy process. Thankyou."
LM Thomson Trustee Company Limited
"Blair has been great throughout the process. Our property had anumber of issues with leaks. His knowledge was very helpful and on point. He isa great communicator and worked really hard to get a sale over the line. Wewould absolutely recommend him, especially to anyone who has a problematic propertylike ours. He was able to realistic about what was possible but optimistic andencouraging. His experience really helped to find the right buyers. He wasprofessional and respectful at all times and we really felt we found the rightperson to work with during a trying time."
Karen and Brian Ferris
"Good first impression the moment we met Blair. Very warmpersonality, which makes you feel welcomed to the open home. Aftercorresponding with him regarding the property, he was informative and quickwith responses. We appreciated his help and would recommend to otherpeople."
Rhyno and Candice Barnard
"Blair is highly professional, experienced and knowledgeable. He istrustworthy to leave with your property and has excellent interpersonal skills.He made the sales process as least stressful as possible. I would highlyrecommend his services to anyone wishing to buy or sell a property. Bestwishes, Kathleen & Rod Schubert"
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