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St Albans Property Management REINZ Finalists

Last week the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) celebrated the success of their members and colleagues at the 2017 REINZ Awards for Excellence.

Our St Albans Property Management team achieved 2nd place in New Zealand for REINZ Small Property Management Office of the Year. The team, consisting of Mandy Shaw and Melissa Peeke, consistently deliver premium results for their clients and are delighted to receive this impressive accolade.

Landlords wanting to have the confidence of this first class service should contact the team today.

142 Sherborne Street
P: 03 377 0377

Mandy Shaw
M:+64 275 382 275

Melissa Peeke
M:+64 27 202 0160

Real Estate: Home is Where the Heart Is

Tony Jenkins CEO of Harcourts Holmwood discusses their new purpose built real estate office on Ilam Road.

Nearly a month in the new building Tony, is it fair to say it has met expectations?

Absolutely! I am really delighted with the reaction by all the team as they settle into their new environment. I am even more thrilled by the comments of visitors who can see that this is all about creating a great place to do real estate business. I get real satisfaction out of seeing our team talking with their clients in one of our many meeting rooms and I just can’t wait to see the auction room in full swing. I know we will really be finished when I can sit down and have a coffee in the café at the front of our building.

You mentioned the auction room, can you tell us a little bit about it?

I am so proud of the fact that our weekly auctions are such a vital part of delivering outstanding results for our clients and I was determined to make our auction room state of the art. Having two brilliant auctioneers and a well-trained auction team in support, was an extra incentive to provide facilities that include online streaming capabilities. We wanted it to be an auction room where our sellers and buyers could know what was happening, where they could talk away from the crowd and where they could bid with confidence and I know it will do all of this brilliantly.

Your philosophy about real estate: tell us about it…

In some ways this building is a lot about what I think of real estate. I have always said the most important people in our company are the public that we serve everyday. With that in mind, I have worked with the team to create a truly client focused business. That means easy access, great facilities and a positive atmosphere where clients can meet with consultants to work together to achieve great outcomes. Upstairs we have built fabulous offices for our team because we really believe in looking after them. Our commitment to training, not just when they start their careers with us but on a continuous basis, is reflected in the specialist facilities we provide our in-house training manager. Downstairs we have our own marketing team delivering great print media and digital marketing.

Christchurch real estate. Harcourts Holmwood
You talk a lot about your team what are the opportunities for people to join Holmwood?

We are always happy to talk to anyone, whether they are an experienced consultant or just thinking about getting into real estate. We have opportunities in some of our offices and either I or one of our managers would love to talk to you about a future with Holmwood. We recently held a very successful career evening for professional women who wanted to know more about our industry and we will continue to hold a door open for those that want to talk about this amazing career.

Tell us Tony, what do you see in the future for Holmwood

I am incredibly proud of the Holmwood franchise and that makes me feel so positive towards the future. I am also aware, as I have said so many times before, our clients and customers are who we serve and they are what keeps us going and to be quite honest I don’t see that changing much. Although the building, our training and our team are really important, what matters most is our clients and customers and I will not negotiate on our service to them. Certainly we live in a digital world these days but houses are real and so too are relationships with people. I can’t see a time when talking to people face to face will be replaced. Technology is in every aspect of our new building and we use it to the full everyday but I keep on believing that service will always remain the cornerstone of Holmwood.

For further information please contact:
Tony Jenkins
Harcourts Holmwood CEO
027 432 2896
tony.jenkins@harcourts.co.nz

Harcourts is Home to NZ’s Top Auctioneers

Our very own Mark McGoldrick was crowned REINZ 2017 National Real Estate Auctioneering Champion Runner-Up with Ned Allison, from Harcourts Grenadier, taking out the top spot.

This result comes after two days of intense competition held at Auckland’s Alexandra Park Function Centre, where 21 competitors in the senior heats were part of this annual competition.

Auction competitions involve a simulated auction, where competitors are thrown the most difficult bidding sequence imaginable and complicated legal questions. They are required to call their auction with wit, charm and confidence whilst keeping under a strict time limit.

It’s unlike any real-life auction you will ever go to, with every element designed to test the knowledge, skill and cool-headedness of the auctioneers.

The idea is, if you are prepared for an auction competition, you are more than prepared for the toughest auction you will ever face.

Harcourts CEO Chris Kennedy says auctions can be unpredictable, but they tend to get the vendor the best price the market is prepared to pay.

“That is why Harcourts places huge importance on auctions as a marketing choice for clients. It is also the reason why the Harcourts group trains, mentors and is home to the best auctioneers in the business.”

Both Ned and Mark will go on to represent New Zealand at the Australasian Auctioneering Championships held in Adelaide in September.

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Harcourts Cancer Society Ball raises over $200,000

A record amount of money has been raised at the annual Cancer Society Ball in Christchurch. The glitzy event, attended by many of the city’s elite, was held at Horncastle Arena on Saturday. A total of $208,000 was raised, $38,000 more than last year.

Organiser Margaret Morgan said it was important to deliver record results each year for such a worthy cause.

The money would go towards sustaining services for people undergoing cancer treatment, including accommodation for out-of-town patients and driving assistance to and from hospital appointments, Morgan said.

Funds were also allocated to cancer research and prevention education in schools and the wider community. The event, hosted by comedian Ben Hurley, included a 30-dancer live performance, music and a three-course meal created by local chefs.

Cancer Society Chief Exe

cutive Elizabeth Chesterman said the ball was “invaluable for the Cancer Society”

Real Estate Christchurch: We’re Coming Home!

Holmwood Real Estate Christchurch is close to opening it’s new flagship office in Ilam.

Building demolished, tick, foundations laid, tick, steelwork in place, tick and so it went on until now that is…..An amazing new purpose built real estate structure is just about ready to open its doors. Upstairs plenty of extraordinary offices, downstairs, superb auction rooms, the latest technology and an exciting new café – as any reader can see we are so excited!

But we all know that it’s the people that make the difference and here at Holmwood we have many of the very best. That difference shows itself in many different ways, for example, it has just been announced that yet again Harcourts is New Zealand’s most trusted brand for the fifth year running – as we say in our industry ‘everything speaks’. That plus our dominant market share in real estate Christchurch assures owners that in choosing us they are in the very best of hands.

Harcourts Holmwood is proud to provide the North West with the very best in real estate service and irrespective of who in our team you are working with, it’s an honour to serve.

For more information contact:
Tony Jenkins
CEO, Holmwoood Real Estate Christchurch
M: 0274 322 896
E: tony.jenkins@harcourts.co.nz

Harcourts Named Most Trust Brand

For the fifth consecutive year, New Zealanders have voted Harcourts their Most Trusted real estate brand. Reader’s Digest has announced its most trusted brands for 2017, and Harcourts has come out on top in the real estate category. It is the fifth time real estate has been voted on, and the fifth time Harcourts has been voted Most Trusted.

Harcourts CEO Chris Kennedy says it is incredible to be supported by the people of New Zealand, and the Most Trusted award is treasured by everyone who works for Harcourts.

“It’s what we are always working towards. Our people try to give the very best service and honest advice to every client, so for New Zealanders to choose us again as their most trusted is very humbling. In the past year, Harcourts New Zealand has listed over 33,000 properties for sale and managed over 21,000 rental properties.

Kennedy says Harcourts’ challenge is to keep living up to the trust Kiwis place in it.

“We know the decision to sell your home is incredibly important and one of the biggest financial transactions you will ever make. We don’t take that lightly, and will continue to work extremely hard to deliver you the best possible price and the kind of service that will make you choose us again.”

Holmwood Celebrates 25 Years

For a quarter of a century the team at Harcourts Holmwood has been an integral part of the Christchurch community.

Harcourts Holmwood has cemented itself as one of Harcourts’ most successful franchise groups. The Fendalton office has been named Harcourts’ top Canterbury office several times over the years and many of the sales consultants across Holmwood’s five Christchurch offices are regularly featured among Harcourts’ top 100.

Holmwood CEO Tony Jenkins says he is extremely proud of the way the business has grown over 25 years to take its place among the best of the Christchurch real estate market.

“It’s a fantastic landmark for this business.”

Jenkins, who co-owns the business with Lynne MacDonald, says that success is down to many factors, such as a willingness to adopt and use new technologies, but crucially it’s down to the team of people who’ve worked hard to make the business a success.

“A lot of our sales consultants have been with Holmwood for their entire real estate career. That’s great for us, but it’s even better for our clients. It means those people have a huge level of local knowledge to share and they’ve seen some of our clients through several home sales and purchases through different stages of their lives.

“They really know their clients as well as the market,” he says.

Beyond the business of real estate Jenkins, who was inducted into Harcourts Hall of Fame in 2015, is also proud of the role Holmwood has always taken in the Christchurch community. The business has had a long-term relationship supporting Nurse Maude, and more recently is a major supporter of the Christchurch City Mission.

“That’s a huge part of who we are as a company. We really believe in giving back to the community which has helped us grow over the past 25 years,” he says.

Harcourts NZ CEO Chris Kennedy, who launched his own real estate career with Holmwood, says the franchise group sets the bar for the rest of the Harcourts team when it comes to outstanding performance and customer service.

“Led by Tony and Lynne, Harcourts Holmwood epitomise what it is be people-focused. At Holmwood I learnt people should always come first and nothing is more important than client experience.”

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Holmwood House & Garden Tour 2017

The 2017 Harcourts Holmwood House and Garden Tour was a chance for the public to visit some of the outstanding homes and gardens in Christchurch, while giving back t0 the community. All proceeds from the event went to the Fendalton Open Air School’s pool rebuild.

At Harcourts Holmwood we are honoured to be one of the sponsors behind the fundraising of the School’s pool rebuild. It’s a fantastic cause for us to be involved with and this summer we have been solemnly reminded of the importance of water safety.

 

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Holmwood Renew Commitment to Nurse Maude

“Harcourts Holmwood has been with us every kilometre of the way for more than nine years now, raising tens of thousands of dollars for Nurse Maude through its sponsorship of our Nurse Maude cars. We’re proud to take the Harcourts Holmwood name across Canterbury” – Sue Bramwell, Nurse Maude General Manager Marketing

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$10,000 Donation to the City Mission

This morning we were absolutely delighted to present a $10,000 cheque to Gray Crawford of the Christchurch City Mission! The City Mission does so much for the people of Christchurch and we are thrilled to be able to contribute!