Team van Lienen

176 Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North
  •   5   (7 reviews)

Our sales performance at a glance

See how Team van Lienen has performed in the last 12 months on RateMyAgent*

8
Reviews
9
Properties for sale
37
Sold properties
$1.1m
Average sale price
$39.4m
Total sales value

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Meet the team

Get to know the agent at Team van Lienen.

John van Lienen
John van Lienen

Sales Associate

  5   (8 reviews)
About John

John currently has 13 active property listings and 36 sold property listings over the past 12 months.

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About us

With over 6,500 property transactions, John and Michelle van Lienen are real estate experts, supported by their outstanding Team JVL - Kristen Lowndes and Tracy Eagles. Born in the Manawatu, John and Michelle started their careers in 1986. Their passion for real estate has only grown, now combining with a new level of professionalism that consistently delivers impressive results. John began with Property Brokers in 1986, becoming the company’s top salesperson before transitioning to management. Michelle started as an administrator the same year, quickly moving into sales and becoming number one at Unique Realty, followed by Property Brokers. In 1999, they established JVL Prestige Realty, known for its innovative marketing and benchmark property prices. At its peak, the agency employed 32 staff and was named Australasian Boutique Real Estate Agency of the Year by the Real Estate Results Network in 2012. After 15 years of success, they sold JVL Prestige Realty to Bayley’s Corporation in 2014. From 2014-2019, they returned to sales with Bayley’s Manawatu as Team JVL, becoming the region’s top agents and ranking in the top 20 for Bayley’s New Zealand. In 2020, John and Michelle seized the opportunity to introduce New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty to the Manawatu, recognising the region’s growing international workforce and demand for a higher level of service. They believe local sellers deserve more than just national exposure, making Sotheby’s truly global reach an invaluable asset. John van Lienen +64 27 446 4683 john.vanlienen@nzsir.com Michelle van Lienen +64 27 249 8361 michelle.vanlienen@nzsir.com Kristen Lowndes +64 21 457 116 kristen.lowndes@nzsir.com

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Our reviews

  5  
8 reviewsacross 6 different locations, showing 6.
Our qualities as told by our client reviews: clear communication.
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Seller review
Experienced, professional and fantastic to deal with.
20 days ago
Experienced, professional and fantastic to deal with.

John, Michelle and Kristen are a wonderful team to work with. They are extremely professional and made the whole process very easy and streamlined. They gave good feedback and advice during the sale process.

John van Lienen
Seller review
Everyone Loves A Winner
about 1 month ago
Everyone Loves A Winner

Team van Lienen are the Elite Core Group in their field. Without a doubt, their professionalism, communication skills and style are second to none. I’ve had the utmost confidence and privilege in doing business on 3 seperate occasions over 2 1/2 years with John Michelle and Kirsten. Their success, my success comes through their strong commitment and ability to listening to the Vendor, understanding the market and doing the hard yards.

John van Lienen
Seller review
The team had a clear vision and were able to execute the plan very effectively
about 1 month ago
The team had a clear vision and were able to execute the plan very effectively

Our property had been on the market for 5 months without a sale prior to Team van Lienan getting involved. John & Michelle gave us real confidence that they saw what was special about our property, and how to present it to the market. With a clear vision and strategy agreed the photos and video were done with some small tweaks to some rooms, and complete layout changes in other rooms. John, Michelle, and Kristen were moving the furniture, doing the heavy lifting, and we were very impressed. The people who came to view the property seemed to arrive with a pretty good idea of what type of a property they were coming to consider, and while it wasn’t for everyone I believe the marketing had delivered with serious interest and not really any tyre kickers. We had to wait a while longer for the sale but team van Lienan remand committed to the extent they ran open homes on the Sunday and Monday of Kings birthday weekend just in case it would get us the result we were all looking for. Many thanks to Team van Lienan and particularly Michelle who really put in the leg work with the open homes, following up all leads of enquiry, chasing the Lawyers along, and ultimately got us the result.

John van Lienen
Buyer review
Friendly and professional
about 1 month ago
Friendly and professional

When we purchased our house we found Michelle helpful and open at each stage of the process.

John van Lienen
Seller review
WE WERE INCREDIBLY IMPRESSED BY JOHN'S EXCEPTIONAL MARKET KNOWLEDGE AND OF MARKET TRENDS.
about 2 months ago
WE WERE INCREDIBLY IMPRESSED BY JOHN'S EXCEPTIONAL MARKET KNOWLEDGE AND OF MARKET TRENDS.

THE TEAM VAN LIENENS COMMUNICATION, INTEGRITY AND WILLINGNNESS TO LISTEN ALLOWED US TO SELL OUR PROPERTY AT EASE. THEIR OUTSTANDING SERVICE, DEDICATION TO CLEAR AND OPEN COMMUNICATION MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE. THE ENTIRE TEAM WORKED DILIGENTLY TO ENSURE A QUICK AND EFFECTIVE SELLING EXPERIENCE. FROM NEGOTIATING THE PRICE TO HANDLING PAPERWORK, EVERYTHING WAS STREAMLINED RIGHT UP TO AUCTION DAY.

John van Lienen
Seller review
Wonderful supportive experience with perfect results
about 2 months ago
Wonderful supportive experience with perfect results

John and his team included me in all aspects of the sale. They were always available to answer questions and listened to what was important to me in the sale of my heritage home and twenty acres. The team was tireless in their support and kept the momentum intense. They had their fingers on the pulse leaving no stone unturned. As a result my property sold quickly at a great price to the perfect buyers and I couldn’t have wished for more.

John van Lienen
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Our properties

Team van Lienen has 13 properties for sale and sold 37 properties in the last 12 months, showing 4, sorted by most recent activity

SoldJul 16, 2026
Price not available
12 Huffington Place
Feilding Manawatu-Wanganui
3
2
2
Other
For Sale
Price by negotiation
16 York Street
Feilding Manawatu-Wanganui
3
1
1
Other
SoldJun 10, 2026
$1,000,000
96 Clifton Terrace
Fitzherbert Manawatu-Wanganui
4
2
2
House
For Sale
For sale by tender, 25 Jun
10 Spring Street
Foxton Manawatu-Wanganui
3
2
2
Other
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