About Geraldine Hermens

Geraldine, together with Peter and Amelia, is defining a new era of real estate in Dunedin. Built on a foundation of collaboration, performance, and trust, the team is widely recognised for delivering exceptional results and an elevated client experience. With over 30 years of industry experience, Geraldine brings leadership, insight, and a steady hand to the group. Surrounding her is a high-performing team of like-minded professionals, each committed to raising the standard across every stage of the real estate journey - from strategy and marketing through to negotiation, sale and settlement.

 Together, the team, focuses on what matters most: achieving outstanding outcomes while making the process seamless and stress-free. Their approach is refined, forward-thinking, and deeply client-focused - ensuring every interaction is handled with care, precision, and professionalism.

Geraldine & the team’s results are backed by an impressive track record of national and local recognition. This consistent success reflects not just individual performance, but the strength of a unified team working toward a shared vision, delivering excellence for every client, every time. Calm, capable, and solutions-focused, Geraldine and her team approaches every property with clarity and confidence, ensuring clients feel supported from start to finish.

Awards:

No.1 Salesperson LJ Hooker New Zealand 2022 – 2026.

No.1 Salesperson LJ Hooker Dunedin 2021 – 2022; 2024-2026

No.1 Auction Marketer LJ Hooker Dunedin & New Zealand since 2014.

Runner-up, No.1 Salesperson (Most Properties Sold), LJ Hooker New Zealand (2020, 2021, 2023-2026)

Member of the Elite 500 Club (2014 - 2026) 

Platinum Life Member of LJ Hookers Captains Club

Platinum Life Member of the Multi-Million Dollar Chapter 

Ranked in the Top 2% of Elite Salespeople for LJ Hooker in New Zealand.

“Excellence is never an accident. It is the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution.” -Aristotle

Testimonials:

95 Doon St, Vauxhall

Simply the Best Dunedin Agent- Geraldine Hermens is the Dunedin agent with expertise, experience, knowledge, a calm demeanour, excellent communication and a totally positive attitude which worked brilliantly for the sale of our family home. No hype or drama with Geraldine, she just gets the job done calmly and professionally. The Hermens Group of L J Hooker have successfully sold two properties for me without a hitch. Smooth and seamless with no negative feedback was our experience. There is no question I will be using Geraldine and her team next time. Our Family highly recommend Geraldine and Team Hermens for the Sale of your property. Thank you so much .

25 Coolock Crescent, Waverley 

Total commitment to the sale of our home with a great result - Geraldine was a pleasure to work with and provided us with regular feedback and marketing updates during our sale campaign. In what could be described as a "lull in the market" this did not deter Geraldine in achieving a wonderful result for us; we are so grateful to have engaged someone with this level of professionalism and expertise to reach our goal. Geraldine brings confidence and knowledge to the table and we would highly recommend Geraldine to all vendors wanting the best price for their property. Many thanks Geraldine

349 Highcliff Rd, Waverley 

Best in Dunedin - Geraldine , Amelia & all the staff at LJ Hooker were amazing from the minute we thought about listing until possession date. They communicated extremely well with us in a very professional manner & always had time to talk to us at any time during the sale of our house. Geraldine & Amelia are both very experienced in the Dunedin market & with all aspects of selling giving us great advice & guidance making this experience very easy & stress less. In my opinion they are the best team in Dunedin & I would highly recommend them to sell your house.

28 Barling Street, Macandrew Bay 

Geraldine was excellent in all aspects of our house sale. Highly recommended - Geraldine gave us considerable confidence from our first meeting with her that she was the right person to market our house. We could not fault her communication, knowledge, endeavour and guidance through what can be stressful process but which she made very straight forward and minimally intrusive. Her considerable experience in the real estate business was evident throughout. The fact that we sold our house at a good price in our first attempt was proof of her effectiveness and her skill as a negotiator.

39A Bayfield Rd, Andersons Bay 

Cannot recommend Geraldine and her team enough - Geraldine is an exceptional real estate agent. Her team's communication was clear and proactive. We never had to chase updates or wonder what was happening even when we were living in another city; she kept us fully informed at every stage, which made an inherently stressful process feel far more manageable. Her market knowledge of Dunedin and especially Andersons Bay is outstanding and one of the key reasons we chose her team to sell our beloved family home. She understood the local landscape in depth, guided us with confidence, and provided spot-on advice. Geraldine’s team's negotiation skills and professionalism were equally impressive. Thanks to their expertise, we achieved a great outcome. Her team took so much of the stress out of selling our family home and now we can move onto our next chapter. We are incredibly grateful for the support of Geraldine and her team and recommend them without hesitation.