Entries by Marketing

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Le Race Sponsorship

Once again Harcourts Holmwood are offering a $500 prize to the first man and first women that break the current race records in the upcoming Le Race event, Saturday 23rd March. Le Race is a 100km cycling race with mixture of challenging hill climbs, fast flats and exhilarating downhills that travels from Cathedral Sqaure in […]

Kate Sheppard Christchurch House Sold

Historic Christchurch Property has Sold Kate Sheppard’s former Christchurch home has a new owner, five months after it went on the market. The sprawling villa with more than 4000sqm of land in Clyde Rd, Ilam sold. Built in 1888, it was Sheppard’s home for 15 years and was the base for her suffrage campaign. The villa passed […]

Christchurch Real Estate: February Update

Update on the Christchurch real estate market by Jim Davis As Christchurch rolls into the traditional post Christmas busy period, it is pleasing to see that the recently released January sales statistics still show a continuing strong steady Christchurch marketplace. The release of the REINZ stats for January indicate that there were 397 recorded residential […]

Jamin Marshall & his Team Join Holmwood

We are delighted to welcome Jamin Marshall and his team to the Merivale Office. Jamin is supported by Licensed Sales Consultant, Tim Harris, and Personal Assistant, Johanna Adams. Property is in Jamin’s blood. Both his father and his grandfather were successful real estate agents and it’s something he’s genuinely passionate about. He blends that passion […]

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Holmwood Sponsor the Mission’s Christmas Lunch

Harcourts Holmwood has a positive and long-term commitment to the Christchurch community. This year we have taken another step up! Not only are we contributing to the Christchurch City Mission’s ‘Walk of  Stars’ but we are also as a major sponsor of the Mission’s Christmas Lunch. The Christchurch City Mission is one of those institutions […]

Do Harcourts Really Charge More?

There are lots of different commission structures The reality is that real estate companies are all different and will charge differently for our services, which is great from the perspective of the vendor, as it gives you huge choice. Price should of course be a consideration when you list, but there are lots of other […]

Christchurch Real Estate: December Update

Harcourts’ South Island Regional Manager, Jim Davis, comments on the Christchurch real estate market. As we move into the festive season and the inevitable slow down of Real Estate activity that occurs in late December and over the early January period, it is interesting to read that the market commentators are now caught up with […]

Easing of LVR: Great News for First Home Buyers

The Reserve Bank says risks to New Zealand’s financial system have eased over the past six months and it is time to reduce restrictions on mortgage lending. Loan-to-value restrictions (LVRs), set by the Reserve Bank, determine what proportion of new lending can go to people with small deposits. From January 1, up to 20 per […]

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Christchurch City Mission: Walk of Stars

The Walk of Stars is a chance for individuals and companies to show their support for the Christchurch City Mission by sponsoring Hollywood Walk of Fame inspired stars. The stars will be placed along Oxford Terrace (which is set to be one of the best spots in the city this Christmas) for all of December and […]