Rural Real Estate Whakatane
Following gaining his Salespersons Certificate in 1996, Maurice continued to study and is fully qualified with AREINZ status and is a Licensed Real Estate Agent under the REAA 2008.
For the last seven years (2005 to 2012) Maurice has achieved Top 2% - rated amongst the top two percent of real estate practitioners in the Professionals Group throughout New Zealand.
He has also achieved;
No 1 Salesperson for Waikato Bay of Plenty in 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-2010, 2010-2011 and 2011-2012, plus No1 Rural Salesperson Waikato Bay of Plenty 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, and 2011-12.
Maurice has a background in rural employment and small business having gained experience and qualifications in the Stock and Station Industry, worked as a Stock Agent and has also been a Dairy Farmer in a share milking position. He has owned and operated five retail businesses including Fruit and Vegetables, Grocery and Fast Food outlets.
Throughout his real estate career Maurice has specialised in rural property building up a large data base of clients and a long list of successful sales in all categories, including dairy, lifestyle, horticultural and coastal properties. He has also handled a wide variety of rural subdivisions in the Whakatane District.
Together with his wife Lee-Anne and two children he lives in the rural district of Awakeri where they run a small dry stock farm. He has an excellent understanding and knowledge of the local market and has the confidence, ability and experience to successfully promote and sell all types of property.
Maurice is supported by a very well managed and successful company, ‘The Professionals Real Estate Partnerships Ltd, Whakatane, plus an excellent team of administration staff and a group of very experienced sales colleagues.
In 2009 Maurice became a co-owner and Director of the Company. Clients can be assured of his 110% commitment to handling their real estate needs.
TEAM APPROACH
Maurice Butler, Kevin Richardson and Lee-Anne Butler form the Professionals Rural Sales Team. They regularly transact over half the total number of rural properties sold by real estate companies in their area of operation.
For the last seven years – 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006 the Team has won top Rural Office for the Professionals Waikato/Bay of Plenty Region.
With over 40 years of real estate experience in rural property, the team are committed to ongoing professional education and training. They are fully supported back in the office by an experienced and dedicated administration team.
The Professionals is the longest serving real estate company in Whakatane, with over 53 years in business. The company is owned by Kathryn McKay and Maurice and Lee-Anne Butler. Maurice is also a Company Director.
As well as Maurice’s extensive rural background, Kevin also has a rural farming background. Kevin has also spent over 40 years as an Artificial Insemination technician as well as being a veteran of over 20 years selling rural real estate.
Lee-Anne is a licensed salesperson, has a Bachelor of Management Studies and is a qualified Chartered Accountant, these skills compliment her role in the rural team.
Through their life experiences to date, Maurice and Kevin have built up solid and extensive contact networks in the rural sector with Lee-Anne also maintaining a professional network in the Accounting field. Lee-Anne is also a shareholder in the Company.
