Francine comes from a strong Farming, Tourism and Teaching background. Born and bred in rural South Taranaki, Francine did her Tertiary studies at Auckland University and North Shore Teachers College, before moving to the Waikato where she has lived for the past 37 years selling real estate since 1987. Francine is happily married to Bill, a Telecommunications Engineer who was born in the regional Waikato. With a sharp eye for detail, Francine is passionate, experienced, street-smart, a no nonsense straighttalker with finely honed negotiation skills. Francine is fun, totally down to earth, providing personal and outstanding service to both sellers and buyers. Francine has extensive and expert knowledge of Hamilton City and its outlying areas. She has personally built and renovated homes, invested in property and dabbled in land development. Francine has built strong lasting relationships over the years and treats many of “Her People” like close friends and family. Francine came to Harcourts with great respect in the market place. Francine has nurtured a loyal knowledge base of legal professionals, building inspection specialists and home staging people to make your tough real estate transitions easy ones . The Complete Professional Francine was a complete professional. Her years of experience in real estate gave us confidence in the process, particularly in areas that were new to us as sellers. She communicated clearly and regularly. We always knew what was happening and where things were at. Her guidance was invaluable and in the end it resulted in a property sale for a price we were happy with. Stacey Watene & Hector McKenzie A+ Grade Service We came to Harcourts because of Francine’s professional service and her integrity in regard to our sale and purchase. We feel we got A+ grade service from her. Francine was very hands on with our sale and our purchase and kept us informed all the time. Paul & Sandra Watene Excellent Communication Throughout the Sale We put our house on the market through your Harcourts Agent Francine Fairhurst. Her marketing and presentation proved to be the key to our success in the successful sale of our house. Excellent numbers attended our open homes and weekly in depth reports from Francine gave us a good indication for a good result on auction day. Francine’s straight forward approach with excellent communication throughout the sale gave us confidence that we could achieve a good result. We have no hesitation in recommending Francine to prospective buyers or sellers in the future. Jean and Keith Baker Exemplary Service Just to say a big thank you for Francine’s exemplary service in selling our home, and also assisting us to purchase our new one. Francine is a rockstar. Thank you so much. Steve and Jenny Cameron Energetic and Focussed We found Francine to be an energetic and focussed salesperson who supported us beyond unconditional date to ensure our successful transition into our new home B Grainers Guided us Through the Minefield Francine guided us through the minefield of buying in a strange city. M and G Eagle She Dealt with the Council Francine was a pleasure to work with. She made an effort in all aspects of our choice of home and in the purchase. Even when we were getting a bit flat with the legal process, Francine was on task removing the hassles/distractions, and in the process gave us a bit of training on how to deal with the council and LIMs etc.. Thanks !!! PM Dawson Goes the Extra Mile A friend recommended Francine. She was the right agent for me. Francine went the extra mile. Colleen Nolan Efficient and Informative Francine was very efficient and informative throughout the process. We found her to be very pleasant to deal with, and appreciated that she wasn’t pushy when selling. Betty Jarm Looked after our interests Francine went beyond the call of duty in promoting our home and looking after our interests. Norman & Jenny Gainsford Gave us confidence with auctions Francine’s dedication, knowledge and advice gave us the confidence to purchase our first house at Auction. There were no surprises and we would happily recommend Francine to anyone. Aarad and Kim Russell