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Harcourts NSW Shows Support to Local Kids
September 3rd, 2010
Ria Oxburh of the Starlight Children's Foundation with Harcourts NSW CEO, Chris Stephandellis
The Harcourts Foundation has recently granted funding approvals totalling $4,000 which will be donated to two New South Wales-based children’s charities – the Starlight Children’s Foundation and the Rainbow Club Australia. This amazing figure was raised by Harcourts staff and clients from all around New South Wales.
The Starlight Children’s Foundation, who aims to brighten the lives of seriously ill and hospitalised children and their families throughout Australia, has received a funding grant of $2,500 from The Harcourts Foundation.
The programs run by the Starlight Foundation are delivered both in and out of hospital with the aim of providing positive distraction to sick kids in their time of need.
The grant provided by The Harcourts Foundation will go towards upgrading four hospital-based ‘fun centres’ across the country which provide a unique and much needed service to seriously ill children. The upgrade…
The Stars Shine at Harcourts Superstars Event
September 2nd, 2010The stars of real estate group, Harcourts came out to shine last week for the company’s New South Wales state conference, Superstars 2010.
Held at the St George Motor Boat Club in San Souci on the 26th of August, the half-day event attracted almost 100 Harcourts delegates from across New South Wales.
Harcourts New South Wales Chief Executive Officer, Chris Stephandellis was proud of the turnout and of the event overall.
“It was fantastic to see so many people from the Harcourts New South Wales team in attendance and to listen to some fantastic speakers from both within and outside Harcourts,” said Mr Stephandellis.
Three key speakers addressed the group including international author and trainer dedicated to the study of behavioural change in the corporate market, Merion Lees, Head of Specialist Divisions for Harcourts International, Julianna Forsyth, and Head of Real Estate Operations for Harcourts Australasia, Bryan Thomson.
Each speaker addressed the group individually and delivered…
Harcourts NSW Stars Shine at Quarterly Awards
August 19th, 2010Harcourts New South Wales recently held its Quarterly Awards night and the state’s real estate superstars were recognised for their achievements.
The event, which celebrates real estate achievement over the April to June 2010 quarter, was held at Dalton House, Jones Bay Wharf in Pyrmont earlier this month.
The individual and office award winners competed against 40 other real estate offices and over 100 sales consultants to win their highly coveted awards.
Chris Stephandellis, Harcourts NSW CEO, is extremely proud of all the winners and their efforts.
“I am extremely proud of the winners and believe that their achievements are a testament to the amount of hard work and dedication they have put in over the quarter. These results display the fantastic team we have in New South Wales” said Mr Stephandellis.
The winners included:
| Top Exclusive Lister | ||
| Place: | ||
| 3rd | Mark Dowling | Harcourts Advantage |
| 2nd | Garth Makowski | Dougmal Campbelltown |
| 1st | Michael Garside | Dougmal Harcourts Dapto |
| Top Auction Lister | ||
| 1st | Andrew Chrysanthou | Harcourts Unlimited |
| Top Sales Consultant – No of Settled Sales | ||
| Place:… | ||
Harcourts NSW to Host Exciting Careers Night
August 18th, 2010Harcourts New South Wales is set to host an exciting Careers Night for existing members of the real estate industry and those who are interested in a future career in real estate.
CEO of Harcourts NSW’s State Office, Chris Stephandellis hopes that the Careers Night will attract well over 100 current and future real estate professionals.
The event aims to provide attendees with information on everything Harcourts, plus general details on the real estate industry, in a fun and informative manner.
As well as being informative, the event will double as a recruitment drive for Harcourts with many outstanding career opportunities available to those in attendance. Harcourts are currently looking for Sales and Property Management professionals.
“We are pleased to be able to offer this Careers Night for our next generation of real estate professionals in Sydney’s North West and the Hawkesbury region,” said Mr Stephandellis.
“Harcourts and Dougmal Harcourts is a growing real estate…
Brand new Harcourts office for Murwillumbah
May 17th, 2010Real estate franchise company, Harcourts is excited to announce the opening of its new office in Murwillumbah.
Harcourts Murwillumbah Principal, Peter Reading was born in Murwillumbah and has been an integral part of the local real estate industry for more than 13 years. Peter is highly experienced in all aspects of real estate, especially applied to his local Murwillumbah area.
“I have been looking for a while at other franchises and training groups, and after seeing how Harcourts is run and the people in it; we decided that this is what we are looking for. The systems are great and the training looks good as well, which is very important,” Mr Reading said.
“Our aim is to establish the Harcourts name as the number one real estate office in town.”
“I have always focused on our exceptional service and developing our team, so that all clients are receiving the best possible service for their…
Harcourts New South Wales reports sales up 43 per cent
May 6th, 2010Harcourts New South Wales has reported the company’s sales are up more than 43 per cent in its residential sales for March, 2010.
Harcourts New South Wales CEO Chris Stephandellis said preliminary figures showed total sales achieved in March was $19.3 million up from $27.5 million in the same month last year.
“As we continue into 2010, we are seeing prices climb, showing no signs of stopping,” Mr Stephandellis said.
“This could be because of the increasing lack of supply, which means there is serious competition between home buyers and investors for listed properties.”
“Quite simply there are not enough properties for the number of buyers and that is reflected in the number of new housing loans been created.”
Recently REINSW released the median house prices for the New South Wales’ local government areas for the October to December 2009 quarter.
In the immediate Wollongong area, the median house price has gone up 18 per cent…
Harcourts NSW sales up 82 per cent
April 1st, 2010Harcourts NSW has reported the company’s sales are up more than 82 per cent in its residential sales for February, 2010.
Harcourts NSW CEO Chris Stephandellis said preliminary figures showed total sales achieved in February was $36.5 million up from $20 million in the same month last year.
“In addition, in the last 12 months alone we have brought on seven new offices around the state, which have definitely contributed to our massive increase in sales,” Mr Stephandellis said.
“Despite market jitters surrounding interest rate rises, sales figures indicate buyers still have confidence in the market.”
“While these dramatically increased sales figures indicate Harcourts’ growth in the area, they also show how strong the NSW property market has become over the last 12 months.”
Harcourts’ report is a confidence boost for NSW property investors; however Mr Stephandellis warns buyers to plan carefully when entering the market.
“While conditions are strong, NSW has major issues with housing shortages in…
Tags: Chris Stephandellis, Harcourts New South Wales, Market comment, New South Wales property market
Baulkham Hills shines at Harcourts awards – Castle Hill gains new star
February 26th, 2010Recently at the Harcourts quarterly awards night, the Harcourts Baulkham Hills office was proud to receive the award for top office in terms of gross revenue.
On the back of the offices success, business owners Andrew Drane and Chris De Celis are launching a new office in Castle Hill next week.
Owner Andrew Drane said the awards evening was a fantastic showcase of Harcourts’ strength in the New South Wales market.
“I am proud of Harcourts Baulkham Hill’s achievement. Our office has achieved a 20 per cent increase in revenue over the past 12 months despite tough conditions, which was an amazing feat in itself,” Mr Drane said.
“I think this award gave us an added confidence about expanding into Castle Hill,” he said.
“The business model used for the Baulkham Hills office is incredibly successful, so we wanted to emulate this in the Castle Hills area.
“Our new office will open next week, and is…
Tags: Baulkham Hills, Castle Hill, Chris Stephandellis, Harcourts New South Wales, Market comment, prestigious industry awards
Campbelltown home to real estate star
February 26th, 2010At Harcourts’ recent quarterly awards, Campbelltown’s Garth Makowski cleaned up, receiving four awards for his excellence in the real estate industry.
Garth was awarded top exclusive lister, two awards for top sales consultant (one based on settled sales, and the other based on income to office), and he also received the award for top marketing budget.
Garth said it was a real honour to receive these four awards, and it was a tribute not only to his success but to the stability of the Campbelltown market.
“I have been in the industry for 18 years and have been a Principal of the Harcourts Campbelltown office for several years. I want to continue achieving these dominating results in the years to come,” he said.
When asked how he maintains his motivation, Mr Makowski said, “Since 2006, we have been recognised locally by the people in the Macarthur as the number one agency, winning the Campbelltown…
Tags: Campbelltown, Chris Stephandellis, Garth Mackowsky, Harcourts New South Wales, prestigious industry awards
Harcourts Unlimited opens in Blacktown
February 25th, 2010Harcourts is proud to announce the opening of its newest office, Harcourts Unlimited in Blacktown.
Harcourts Unlimited has been opened by the very experienced real estate local, Andrew Chrysanthou.
Andrew Chrysanthou commenced his real estate career in his home town of Blacktown in 2003, in an office that rebranded to Harcourts. In a very short time Andrew worked his way from real estate rookie to the number 1 spot, awarded Sales Consultant of the year for 2005, 2006 and 2007.
In 2008, Andrew joined Harcourts NSW Head Office as Franchise Development Manager and worked hard to grow Harcourts offices from 22 to 38 offices in just one year!
In early 2009, missing his home town and wanting to get back to his first love, real estate sales, Andrew again started selling property in the local area, working closely with another local Harcourts office. This month Andrew has opened the doors of his own office, Harcourts Unlimited…
