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NZ Real Estate Scholarship opens the door to more jobs
Last week marked the official launch of The New Zealand Real Estate Scholarship Programme across the country.
The programme is part of a national drive to offer job opportunities to those who have skills in business, wish to change career or are looking for a chance to retrain and ‘earn while they learn.’
Supported by New Zealand’s largest real estate company, Harcourts, select offices nationwide have jumped on the chance to upskill and provide employment for professionals who may have had a career in another industry such as teaching, nursing, in a trade, or maybe even the police force.
Harcourts Group Chief Executive, Hayden Duncan says this is an opportunity to provide careers to skilled professionals and to continue to extend the quality of the real estate industry.
“Lately there have been reports in the media about the lack of employment, and skilled professionals unable to gain employment in their…
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Challenging Kokoda for Charity
Come April, a group of 20 ordinary people will embark on an extraordinary journey as they attempt to conquer the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea on the 70th anniversary of the Anzacs in an endeavor to raise money for BeyondBlue.
The majority of the 20 participants are from the Harcourts real estate group, including Cathy and John McLeod of Harcourts Inner East, the catalysts behind the extraordinary challenge.
By the end of the challenge, the trekkers hope to raise over $100,000 for BeyondBlue, Australia’s national depression initiative, through fundraising, sponsorships and donations via The Harcourts Foundation.
The group will depart from Brisbane on the 20th of April, travelling to Port Moresby before embarking on the eight day Kokoda trek, and returning on the 29th of April.
The participants from across Australia began training for the eight day trek in dense jungle in hot,…
Insurance bottleneck foils rebuild after quake
The first multi-level property planned to be built in Christchurch’s central city red zone since the earthquakes is in doubt because of insurance problems.
Rob McCormack, owner of several Harcourts real estate franchises in the city, is ready to build a new headquarters on the site of the “Grenadier Castle”, his five-storey flagship building demolished after the June earthquake.
But his longtime insurer, QBE, and Vero did not want to offer cover for the rebuild and Mr McCormack said the quote from Lloyds was many times the normal cost.
“Everyone is talking about a Christchurch rebuild. I was going to get [Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority head] Roger Sutton to meet me on the site and hammer in the first surveyor’s stake but here’s my dilemma, I don’t have insurance.”
“I’m the first with a building consent, with a pile consent and with a building contract for a multi-level building in…
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The Harcourts Foundation Reaches $1M Milestone
At the annual Harcourts Conference, it was announced that the company’s charitable arm, The Harcourts Foundation has achieved a massive $1 million in donations since its launch in August 2008.
Harcourts International Managing Director, Mike Green is incredibly proud that The Harcourts Foundation has reached such an important milestone.
“I’m so proud of the way the Harcourts team has embraced and supported The Harcourts Foundation over the years and achieving this significant milestone is a testament to their generosity and goodwill,” Mr Green said.
“Raising $1 million for charity is an amazing achievement and it’s all down to the support The Harcourts Foundation has received from our team and clients. We hope to keep adding to this total over the coming months and years.
“Being able to support our local communities is incredibly important to Harcourts as those communities have supported us so strongly over…
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Landmark and Harcourts Announce Memorandum of Understanding to Establish Real Estate Joint Venture
Landmark and Harcourts have announced that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding the establishment of a joint venture business for the marketing of rural and regional real estate in Australia.
Subject to completion of establishment agreements, the joint venture is due to commence operations on the 1st of April 2011. The joint venture will bring together two businesses, each having well in excess of 100 years of experience in the real estate sector, who combined represent over $20 billion in property turnover annually and operate from over 380 locations around Australia.
In announcing this agreement, Harcourts International Managing Director, Mike Green said the combination of the two entities would bring great benefit to both clients and staff, including improved scope to grow the business.
“Partnering with Landmark brings a depth of experience in rural markets, along with immediate brand recognition in…
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Harcourts Launches eCampaign for iPad
International real estate group, Harcourts have added to their already impressive technology suite with the launch of their latest innovation, the eCampaign application for the iPad.
The application, which was officially launched earlier this week, is designed to be used by Harcourts Sales Consultants and their clients to review current and recently sold comparable properties, design in-depth personalised marketing campaigns, and view a selection of videos.
eCampaign can present and save multiple personalised property presentations while automatically synchronising photos, property details and maps from the company’s internal technology suite, Harcourts One.
The application includes an interactive calendar which allows agents to create and manage their marketing schedules, as well as the ability to view all surrounding comparable property listings on the market using Google Maps.
eCampaign also allows the Sales Consultant and their client to view, select and design tailored marketing plans from a selection…