Kara Barnston Real Estate

29/04/2026

Set Sale. 4 week campaign. 4 open homes with 40 buyers through. 12 Private Viewings. 14 email enquiries. TRADEME 49,479 clicked through to the listing. SOCIALS, campaign reached 12,000 who viewed the ads 41,500 times.
CONGRATULATIONS to my owners and my buyers 🥂🏡🎉

24/04/2026

Thank you for your sacrifice 🥹💔

02/04/2026

Happy Easter from my family to yours 🐣

18/03/2026

05/03/2026

Looking for space, privacy and flexibility in Birkenhead?

Set on 1163m² of private, flat land, this beautifully renovated home offers:

• 4 bedrooms
• 4 bathrooms
• Multiple living areas
• Potential home & income configuration
• Quiet position down a tree-lined driveway

All within walking distance of Highbury Mall and minutes from the CBD.

📍 194 Onewa Road, Birkenhead. Enquire today!

28/09/2023

Happy Seller, Happy Buyer - call me ☎️

JUST SOLD | 7/63 Brighton Road, Parnell NZ

24/09/2023

There’s always plenty of commentary around what the market is or is not doing. Having just had a very solid week of sales, we can again attest to changing sentiment in and around the residential market. Like the weather, it is warming up.

This article is a good readhttps://www.tonyalexander.nz/wp-content/uploads/Tonys-View-14-September-2023.pdf

Given our current experience we would advise buyers to not wait any longer. So often life comes down to moments in time. To us this feels like a moment of transition. Similarly for those homeowners waiting for the right time to go on the market – this is it! The latest CoreLogic report further confirms our observations https://www.corelogic.co.nz/news-research/news/2023/rising-sales-and-low-new-listings-will-tighten-buyer-choice

We are having a lot of success selling for vendors who had attempted earlier in the year. If that’s you, let’s talk. I can have you back up in lights within days at no cost.

07/09/2023

The numbers don’t lie. Our sales numbers, here at UP, for August 2023 outstripped August 2022 by 40%! Yes, we are working hard and have a great team, but you would have to say there is a ‘rustling in the bushes’ of the housing market. We wonder if buyers are looking to purchase using existing loan offers before having to deal with firming interest rates. We note strong activity in the first home buyer market and a return to more normal levels of activity in the higher price brackets.

Of note, about now we normally experience a level of standoff as the nation heads towards election day. Not so much this time around! It feels as though both buyers and sellers are anticipating change and making decisions now and projecting their lives into the new year.

It’s a big weekend for sport with the start of the Rugby World Cup. Go the ABs!

04/09/2023

So fabulous! Call Me ☎️

30/08/2023

If you’re ready or just want to chat … call me ☎️🏡☎️

Ready – set – sell!

Because you only get one chance at a first impression, regardless of the market conditions ensuring you present your home well is critical to optimising your final sales result.

It’s often said, perception is reality, that’s why at UP we focus so hard on your home’s presentation, the better it looks, the more perceived value we can build into it. What some homeowners overlook is the fact that they are competing against a range of homes in the same price category. Beyond that, because we are selling a home we are also projecting the feeling of space in its spaces. You cannot under estimate the power of ambience.

We have compiled a comprehensive guide where we examine the steps that you should take to ensure you are positioned to extract the maximum value from your sale. Contact me anytime, I would be happy to get you a copy, and if you would like, we could to take a look together at what you may need to do prior to going on the market.