Over the past 2 months we are been collecting donations for the Christchurch City Mission.
What a rewarding morning we had packing up and delivering them to the Mission. Great to see so many other Christchurch people out supporting the community as well – what a wonderful city we live in!
Early this afternoon Holmwood and the Harcourts Canterbury franchises sent a helicopter full of supplies up to the Kaikoura Plunket. The staff and families in need were brought to tears by the donations received. We are extremely delighted to be able to assist some of the many victims of the recent earthquake.
After 3 months of anticipation we drew the winners of the Harcourts Canterbury Travel Incentive and last night they found out their exciting destinations!! The Harcourts Canterbury offices are delighted with the outcome of the incentive and congratulate all 7 winners! We hope you have a fabulous time!!
Holmwood was lucky enough to have 3 winners and we couldn’t be happier for our vendors who will be heading off to Fiji, Paris and New York!
In accepting his induction Tony Jenkins, who is the majority shareholder in 12 Harcourts Holmwood offices in Christchurch, Gore and Invercargill, paid tribute to his committed and talented team of 106 sales consultants, 17 property management staff and 46 support staff.
“It is a huge honour to be inducted in to the Harcourts Hall of Fame and I’m grateful for the support I’ve had from my family and my sales teams and the wider Harcourts family.”
Tony has been in the real estate profession for 27 years, and with Harcourts for 24 of those. He is a former award-winning sales consultant who was consistently in Harcourts New Zealand’s top 10 during his selling career – an impressive achievement given the comparatively low average sale price in the Invercargill market where he commenced his real estate career. Tony’s best year saw him named the number two sales consultant in New Zealand and the top auction lister.
One of the founding partners of Harcourts Invercargill office, established in 1991, Tony also opened an office in Gore, and took over the Wanaka office before entering the Christchurch real estate market via the St Albans office. In 2009 Tony took over a controlling share of Holmwood Real Estate, which operates five real estate offices, one commercial office and four property management offices in Christchurch.
Harcourts New Zealand CEO Hayden Duncan says Tony’s proven business success and his level of industry knowledge are a major asset to Harcourts, as is his commitment to supporting his local community. “Add to that the fact he’s hugely passionate about what he does as well as keeping his businesses and his people engaged, committed and excited about what they do, and you can see why he has become such a valued member of the Harcourts family.”
Holmwood CEO Tony Jenkins is delighted to donate $1500 dollars to the worthy Halberg Trust. This great organisation aims to enhance the lives of physically disabled young people, their families and communities, by enabling them to participate in sport.
What sort of person makes a great real estate agent? How do you choose one?
Choosing an effective real estate agent is often an issue for sellers. There seem to be so many different things to consider when making that vital decision. For some it will be a simple decision: Who has the best track record among the agents I know? For others it will be more about asking: Is this a person I feel comfortable about giving my house to sell?
Generally speaking good real estate agents display a set of common characteristics which include an ability to work hard and with focus. Good agents carry a history with great testimonials and references. Willingness to listen and act on instructions is very important, as is the need to be both ethical and honest in the feedback to seller or buyer.
A good agent is one that keeps you informed, that you can trust to do the job, that pursues the necessary detail and has the integrity and courage to admit when they don’t know something.
When a person starts their real estate career, they have much to learn but also the qualities that they bring to the vocation are so very important.
Working in real estate offers people of all ages, gender or cultural background an opportunity to build their own business under the umbrella of a supportive office or franchise. The industry now offers more diversity of opportunity from commercial to residential, from rural to property management and beyond.
All this is happening at a time when the industry legally requires an ever increasing level of training and adherence to professional standards.
They now have a complex array of technology and software which provides valuable business tools.
For anyone considering real estate as a career, the opportunities are significant.
There are various ways to do the qualifications and to become licensed. Once qualified a salesperson may be under supervision for the next six months.
The real question is what sort of person makes a good real estate agent? To this questions the are many and varied answers but certain qualities or traits stand out. The most obvious ones are: A desire to succeed, a passion for working with people and a commitment to work hard, being ethical in the way you work; and the ability to listen and to act on what you hear.
Harcourts Holmwood is one of the best in Christchurch Property Management companies and provide both tenants and landlords with exceptional service.
When people buy an investment property, some think that they will save money by managing the property themselves. But there are many reasons to use a property manager.
Let’s start at the beginning – advertising for a tenant. Exposure for your property is far greater when you appoint a property management company because they have access websites that the public cannot advertise on. The more exposure the owners have, the more viewers and potential applicants. Tenant screening and the tenancy agreement are imperative to the process and need to be right from the word go.
Why sell your house at auction in the Christchurch Real Estate Market?
The number of homes being auctioned has grown enormously over recent years. We have a distinctly unique marketplace in Christchurch real estate. Post-earthquake life has skewed the balance, resulting in a limited supply of good homes for sale while demand is robust.
This environment means there should quite easily be more than one buyer out there eager for your property.
The auction process assures that you sell to the best buyer at the time – and you will never be wondering if you did realise the true market value for you most prized asset.
