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Harcourts announces expansion into the USA
June 23rd, 2010Harcourts International Managing Director Mike Green has announced the launch of Harcourts in the United States of America through a joint venture with California-based Altera Real Estate.
Entry into the US market is Harcourts’ biggest ever undertaking, with joint venture partner Altera having 23 offices and 700 salespeople in total – 21 offices in California, one in Oregon and one in Hawaii.
From left, Harcourts International Chairman Paul Wright with Dennis Badagliacco and Gary Thomas from Altera Real Estate and Harcourts International Managing Director Mike Green.
Starting out in New Zealand in 1888, Harcourts is a long-standing brand that has gone from strength-to-strength in the industry, entering its first foreign market in 1997 (Australia) with eight additional countries, including the USA, since then.
Mr Green said in just over a decade Harcourts has established itself as one of the top three real estate groups in Australia and expanded into South Africa, China, Indonesia, Zambia,…
Tags: Altera Real Estate, America, California, Colleen Badagliacco, Dennis Badagliacco, Gary Thomas, Harcourts International, USA
Harcourts VIP inducted into Hall of Fame
June 4th, 2010One of the most important people in Harcourts’ history to date, Harcourts International Executive Director Paul Wright, has been inducted into the group’s prestigious Hall of Fame in recognition of the huge contribution he has made to Harcourts’ domestic and international expansion.
Mr Wright, who is one of two shareholders in Harcourts International, has been instrumental in the growth of the Harcourts group, which now includes more than 630 offices and over 4000 sales consultants in nine countries, with plans in place to be in 25 countries by 2014.
The newest member of the Harcourts Hall of Fame, Paul Wright, with members of his family from left, daughter Sally, Mother Peg, wife Jill and daughters Claire and Jacqui.
One of only a few honoured with membership of the Harcourts Hall of Fame, Mr Wright has progressed from sales consultant to senior management and ownership during his lengthy career with the growing real…
Tags: Australia, Christchurch, Collins Real Estate, Executive Director, Hall of Fame, harcourts, Harcourts International, New Zealand, Paul Wright
Harcourts surpasses $20b sales and gets set for USA
June 1st, 2010
Harcourts International Managing Director Mike Green speaking at Harcourts 2010 Conference
The growing Harcourts real estate group has achieved two exciting milestones – surpassing $20 billion in written sales in the past financial year and entering into a new joint venture that will see the launch of Harcourts in the United States of America, Harcourts International Managing Director Mike Green has announced.
In his opening address of the annual Harcourts conferences in New Zealand and Australia, Mr Green announced the Harcourts group, which now includes more than 630 offices in nine countries along with over 4000 sales consultants and a growing property management team, had completed sales totalling $20.4 billion in the year ended 31 March 2010.
He also announced the next major international step for Harcourts – a joint venture with a 23 office, 700 sales person Californian-based real estate group.
“The United States’ property market is just beginning to show signs of improvement and we…
Harcourts launches search for new NZ CEO
May 3rd, 2010Harcourts has commenced an extensive search for a new CEO for Harcourts New Zealand, the largest real estate group in the country and a key part of Harcourts’ growing global network, following the internal promotion of former NZ CEO Bryan Thomson.
Harcourts International Managing Director Mike Green says Harcourts, which is now in nine countries and is aiming to be in 25 by 2015, is utilising its global network and social media as part of the search, in addition to advertising the role in New Zealand.
“We are looking for an outstanding professional with exceptional skills and a strong track record of success, including at senior management level within the real estate industry, and in order to get the best possible candidate we are using a range of channels to reach potential applicants.”
The new CEO will report to the Board of Harcourts New Zealand, which includes the newly appointed Head of Real Estate Operations…
Tags: Bryan Thomson, CEO, Chief Operations Officer, Harcourts International, harcourts new zealand, Jo Clifford, Mike Green
Harcourts appoints new head of Australasian operations
April 20th, 2010
Bryan Thomson, new Head of Real Estate Operations for Harcourts Australasia
Harcourts International Managing Director Mike Green has announced today the appointment of Bryan Thomson, Harcourts New Zealand CEO for the past eight years, to the new role of Head of Real Estate Operations for Harcourts Australasia.
Mr Thomson will now be responsible for the operation, growth and success of Harcourts in Australia, New Zealand and Fiji, Mr Green said.
“This appointment will enable other members of the Harcourts International leadership team to increase their focus on achieving the goal of growing Harcourts’ global presence from nine countries now to 25 countries by 2014,” Mr Green said.
“Working directly with the Australian state CEOs and New Zealand, along with the CEO of our new commercial joint venture company NAI Harcourts, Bryan’s objective is to ensure Harcourts continues to increase its dominance in New Zealand, and also grows both market coverage and market share across Australia…
Harcourts NZ CEO appointed to head group’s Australasian operation
April 20th, 2010Bryan Thomson, Harcourts New Zealand CEO for the past eight years, has been appointed to the new role of Head of Real Estate Operations for Harcourts Australasia, Harcourts International Managing Director Mike Green announced today.
Bryan Thomson, new Head of Real Estate Operations for Harcourts Australasia
Mr Thomson will now be responsible for the operation, growth and success of Harcourts in New Zealand, Australia and Fiji, Mr Green says, an appointment that will enable other members of the Harcourts International leadership team to increase their focus on achieving the goal of growing Harcourts’ global presence from nine countries now to 25 countries by 2014.
“Working directly with the New Zealand and Australian state CEOs along with the CEO of our new commercial joint venture company NAI Harcourts, Bryan’s objective is to ensure Harcourts continues to increase its dominance in New Zealand, which is where Harcourts was established in 1888, and also grows both market…
Harcourts involved in large-scale international expansion
April 12th, 2010Just a quarter of the way through 2010, and the Harcourts international department is seeing large-scale growth across the globe with major rebranding activities in South Africa and Indonesia.
Tags: Aaron Hodson, global expansion, Harcourts International, Tina Sander
2010 warming up for a big year based on Harcourts’ figures
April 8th, 2010Australasia’s fastest growing property group, Harcourts, has reported a 28 per cent increase in its residential and commercial sales results for February, 2010.
Harcourts International’s Managing Director, Mike Green said sales figures illustrated a marked increase from $1.15 billion in January this year to $1.5 billion in February.
“This increase doesn’t come as too much of a surprise, seeing as January is traditionally slow because of the Christmas holiday period.”
“Also, in the past three months alone, Harcourts has brought on 20 new offices, which is a great growth rate for the company,” Mr Green said.
“These results are certainly a positive indication for the market as we enter the second quarter of 2010. It would seem market confidence has returned despite the constant threat of interest rate rises.”
“While there is still uncertainty about the property market out there, I think real estate has been and will continue to be one of the very best…
Tags: Governor Glenn Stevens, Harcourts International, Mike Green, new offices, property growth, RBA, sales figures
RBA rate rise a sound decision for economic sustainability
March 4th, 2010Harcourts Managing Director Mike Green has applauded the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) decision to increase official rates by 0.25 per cent.
“During the last 12 months we have seen the RBA act cautiously, which allowed market growth to gain its momentum before the RBA took further action. This is a very sensible approach in my opinion,” Mr Green said.
“Harcourts has seen a steady market, with figures across the Harcourts Group in February of this year reflecting a twelve per cent increase on February 2009.
“While this percentage increase isn’t large, it’s steady, which indicates a market that is ready for a minor increase like this rise of 25 base points,” he said.
“And interest rates are still very low compared to historical numbers, so I consider a cash rate of four per cent to be extremely favourable,” he said.
“We must bear in mind the Australian economy has performed well during the last two years in…
Tags: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian economy, Australian real estate market, Harcourts International, Mike Green, RBA
Harcourts’ Business Leaders Conference sets tone for big year
February 28th, 2010
The Harcourts Business Leaders Conference (BLC) 2010 was held last week and attracted more than 400 delegates from Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, South Africa and China.
Harcourts is growing rapidly, with nearly 630 offices globally. To cultivate this growth, the company has a strong focus on innovation and communication in all facets of the business.
The Business Leaders Conference is designed for Business Owners and Managers throughout the Harcourts Group to analyse the year gone by and share information about what worked and what didn’t to make the year ahead an even bigger success. Included in the programme are interfirm comparisons, where individual businesses provide their financial information which is then used to compile reports which benchmark their business against the entire group and industry.
There were many other sessions spanning the three days, including business sessions on recruitment, maintaining profit post-recession, property management and leadership.
Harcourts Managing Director, Mike Green made several significant announcements, including…
Tags: Business Leaders Conference, Harcourts Academy, Harcourts International, Technology, The Harcourts Foundation
