For years, Jackie Parker and Kristina Marmont operated in the same real estate landscape on Auckland’s North Shore, often just minutes from one another.
Both had strong reputations. Both had strong opinions. And both had a quiet awareness of the other.
In an industry where competition is constant, that proximity does something interesting. It builds respect - not just professional acknowledgement, but the kind earned from watching how someone works under pressure, how they treat the people around them and how they carry themselves through the highs and lows of a long career.
Ask either whether they are competitive, and both will likely smile before answering. The answer is yes, but in their case, competition was never about ego. It was always about standards.
While their personalities are distinct, their values are remarkably aligned. Both are known for high standards, fearless leadership and an unwillingness to do things halfway. Outside of real estate, they share something equally grounding - a genuine love of life, strong family values and deep loyalty to the people closest to them.
Today, they represent exceptional residential property under the Sotheby’s International Realty banner, a natural environment for two professionals whose careers have been shaped by decades of experience, discretion and an understanding that property is ultimately about people.
A global perspective with a designer’s eye
Jackie Parker’s path into property began in the United Kingdom more than two decades ago. Before entering real estate, she built a professional foundation in interior design, a background that continues to influence the way she views and presents homes today.
That early training instilled a refined understanding of space, proportion and the subtle ways people interact with the environments they inhabit.
It is a perspective that distinguishes her approach.
Where others might focus on measurements or surface presentation, Parker reads a home in a more layered way. She considers how natural light moves through the property during the day, how interior spaces connect with the landscape beyond and how a home might evolve with the people who live there.
Clients often notice this difference early.
She sees possibilities others overlook. Balance. Flow. Perspective.
A home, in Parker’s view, is not simply a structure. It is a composition.
Her design background allows her to recognise the deeper qualities that elevate a property beyond its surface features. It informs how she advises vendors on presentation, how she communicates the story of a home to buyers and how she positions a property within the wider market.
Alongside this design sensitivity sits another defining strength.
Negotiation.
Across her career Parker has been involved in thousands of auctions and competitive sales environments where composure and judgement matter enormously. Those experiences have sharpened her ability to read buyer behaviour, understand market psychology and guide negotiations with calm authority.
Those who work with Parker rarely describe her style as forceful. Instead they speak of quiet confidence. She listens carefully before she speaks and when she does her words carry clarity and purpose.
Much of Parker’s work has centred around waterfront, coastal and lifestyle properties where land, outlook and long term value intersect. Years of exposure to these environments have given her a sophisticated understanding of what makes a home genuinely exceptional.
“You have to understand what you are standing on,” Parker explains.
“The setting, the view lines, the way light moves through a property and the way people will live in it. Those things matter far more than surface features.”
Deep roots and generational relationships
If Parker brings global perspective and design sensitivity, Kristina Marmont contributes something equally powerful: deep local knowledge and relationships built over generations.
Marmont grew up on Auckland’s North Shore, where property and community have always been closely connected. Her parents, Lorraine and Wayne Marmont, were respected figures in the local real estate market, and she began her career working alongside them. Those early years shaped a philosophy that still guides her work today.
Reputation matters. Relationships matter more.
Watching her parents conduct business in a close-knit community instilled a clear understanding that every property transaction carries lasting consequences. People remember how they are treated during important life moments, and they remember the honesty and guidance behind the advice they receive.
That philosophy has remained central to Marmont’s approach throughout a career now spanning more than two decades.
During that time, she has guided thousands of families through significant property transitions, including upsizing, downsizing, relocation and major life changes. In many cases, she has worked with multiple generations of the same family, something she considers one of the most meaningful parts of the profession.
Families she once helped purchase their first home often return as their lives evolve. Sometimes years later. Sometimes decades later. As children grow, circumstances change, or new opportunities arise, Marmont frequently finds herself guiding the same clients through the next chapter of their property journey.
People often remark on her ability to make complex property decisions feel manageable. Her calm manner and attentive listening allow clients to feel understood long before contracts are discussed, while her industry knowledge and understanding of compliance ensure every transaction is handled with precision and care.
“Real estate is rarely just a transaction,” Marmont says. “Often it is a moment of change in someone’s life. My role is to guide people through that moment with confidence and quiet assurance.”
Clients return not simply because she achieves strong results, but because they trust her to manage the entire process with honesty, patience and sound judgement.
When alignment becomes inevitable
Where Parker brings global perspective, design intuition and negotiation expertise, Marmont contributes deep community relationships and decades of local market knowledge. Together, they offer something rare: international perspective combined with generational trust.
Alongside them, Deanna Barber as brand and marketing manager and Alona Winstanley as operations manager bring their own expertise and commitment to everything the partnership represents. It is a team built on the same principles that define Parker and Marmont’s client work - precision, care and an unwavering attention to detail.
Their work centres around Auckland’s most desirable residential environments, properties that require thoughtful representation and clients who expect guidance, strategy and discretion from the people entrusted with their most significant assets.
For Jackie Parker and Kristina Marmont, those expectations are not aspirational. They are simply the standard.
Jackie Parker
021 505 520
jackie.parker@nzsir.com
Kristina Marmont
021 2765 100
kristina.marmont@nzsir.com
Sotheby's International Realty, Takapuna
159 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna
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