Tags: Mike Green
Harcourts goes to Las Vegas
March 10th, 2010Harcourts Managing Director Mike Green will be in Las Vegas thisweek attending the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World™ (LeadingRE) conference, which sees thousands delegates attend each year.
Harcourts' David Martin collecting award at last years' conference
This year, the event’s slogan is “Leading the Revolution”. The real estate industry is changing at a rapid pace, and this conference will provide all attendees with the tools to achieve great success in 2010 and the years to come.
Mr Green is a LeadingRE board member and he also chairs the organisation’s International Advisory Board, comprised of non-U.S. members committed to expanding the value proposition of the company’s international membership programs.
While in the US, Mr Green will be attending several meetings regarding new opportunities for expansion for Harcourts.
“I will be talking with several parties in Los Angeles about Harcourts’ potential entry into the US real estate market.
“At this stage these opportunities are still emerging, so…
Real estate giant Harcourts announces global commercial joint venture
March 9th, 2010
Harcourts has announced today a new joint venture with NAI Global that will significantly expand the commercial reach and services Harcourts can offer in Australia and New Zealand.
As the latest arm of the Harcourts global empire, NAI Harcourts will take its first steps in Australia and New Zealand this year.
NAI Global is the world’s leading managed commercial network of 5,000 commercial property professionals and 325 offices in 55 countries throughout the world.
A joint venture between Harcourts and NAI Global will introduce a strong global platform of commercial real estate brokerage services to support corporate end users, investors and financial institutions locally and around the world.
NAI Harcourts have now appointed commercial real estate industry veteran Christopher Nicholl as CEO for the new venture. Mr Nicholl recently spoke of the company’s plans in Las Vegas at NAI Global’s annual convention and at Harcourts’ annual Business Leaders Conference.
He comes to NAI Harcourts with more than 20 years’ experience…
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…
The Harcourts Foundation raises $500,000 in donations for charity!
February 24th, 2010At the Harcourts Business Leaders Conference last week, Managing Director Mike Green announced The Harcourts Foundation had raised a massive $500,000 in donations since its launch just 18 months earlier.
Harcourts has had a twenty five per cent increase in the number of offices supporting The Harcourts Foundation since November last year, with more than 120 Harcourts offices now signed up to the “donation per sale” scheme.
Managing Director Mike Green said it was the aim of The Harcourts Foundation to reach $500,000 by the end of Business Leaders Conference so all Harcourts team members could see the amazing progress made since its inception in mid 2008.
“We set up The Harcourts Foundation with the aim of providing financial support that helps, grows and enriches local communities, and it has only really taken just over 18 months for us to reach such the significant milestone of half a million dollars,” he said.
“These funds are raised by our dedicated…
$500,000 raised for The Harcourts Foundation
February 24th, 2010More than $500,000 has now been raised for The Harcourts Foundation to donate to worthy causes in the community, Harcourts International Managing Director Mike Green has announced.
Mr Green says the aim was to reach the target of $500,000 in donations by the end of Harcourts’ Business Leaders Conference last week and it was great to have achieved that goal and to be able to share that amazing progress, made since the Foundation’s inception in mid-2008.
As he explains, The Harcourts Foundation was set up with the aim of providing financial support that helps, grows and enriches local communities, and in just over 18 months the significant milestone of raising half a million dollars in New Zealand and Australia has already been reached.
“These funds have been raised voluntarily by our dedicated Harcourts team members in Australia and New Zealand through various fundraising events, auctions and individual and office donations, with additional support coming from our business partners,”…
Keep up to date by downloading the latest ‘Harcourts News’ iPhone application!
February 23rd, 2010Harcourts has launched an iPhone application for its news centre at the company’s Business Leaders Conference last week.
Managing Director for Harcourts Mike Green said the company’s motto for 2010 is ‘one team – in touch’, which will be woven throughout all actions by all Harcourts employees.
“Technology is now making it easier and easier for us to communicate with our audience.
“Our team is constantly utilising this technology to ensure we are operating in all channels of communication,” Mr Green said.
“While last year we focused heavily on upgrading our websites and internal communication tools, this year we are focusing intensely on new media and social media,” he said.
The iPhone application is the latest communications technology to be developed as part of the yearlong campaign to keep both the Harcourts team and wider community updated with all exciting news and information.
The application was designed using the iSite platform by Harcourts’ Head of Marketing and Communications, David Martin and is…
Year opens on a high for Australian property market
January 19th, 20102010 is in good stead thanks to the 2009 property market year-end figures, one of the most challenging years in the history of the Australian economy. All Australian capital cities recorded strong annual house price increases, providing a solid platform for 2010.
Harcourts International’s Managing Director, Mike Green said 2009 statistics indicated Darwin recorded the highest house price increase of approximately 12.3 per cent from the previous year. Melbourne and Canberra followed, with solid price rises of 8.4 per cent and 7.8 per cent during the same period.
“Sydney also recorded a house price increase of 5.9 per cent up from the previous year (2008), and prices continued to rise in Brisbane (5.6 per cent), Hobart (5.4 per cent), Perth (4.4per cent) and Adelaide (3.7 per cent) – averaging just 2.2 per cent below the March 2008 peak,” Mr Green said.
According to Mr Green, the rise in house values strongly indicates a…
Harcourts offers one-of-a-kind personal service for property buyers and sellers
January 4th, 2010Harcourts has developed a unique ‘Infolink’ online service that in just 18 months has generated numerous buyer referrals, more than 400 property appraisals and seen those converted into nearly 50 sales and a further 64 listings.
Infolink is an online service which offers the website user instant access to property market information or personalised service, and then facilitates a referral to their nearest Harcourts office for property selling or buying.
This service is particularly useful for overseas as well as inter-state investors who are looking to buy or sell in the Australasian market and may not be familiar with market conditions or are unable to personally view the area in which they want to buy.
Harcourts International’s Managing Director, Mike Green said the concept was developed to provide a fast and reliable service to potential customers.
“Once we receive an enquiry, the individual is instantly met with a personal response from our Internet Customer…
Harcourts continuing to grow
November 9th, 2009Despite the troubled economy over the past year and a half, Harcourts real estate group has continued to grow in New Zealand and Australia, according to Harcourts International Managing Director Mike Green.
“On a local, national and international level Harcourts has been keeping ahead of the challenges and maximising the opportunities presented in 2008 and 2009,” Mr Green says.
According to Mr Green, a key focus for Harcourts International this year has been increasing the reach and size of its teams, together with building on the strength of its people by improving the professional resources available them, and the organisation has succeeded in all of these goals.
“The organisation has definitely grown in size, adding five new offices in Victoria, five in New Zealand, five in Queensland and six in New South Wales over the past few months,” he says.
“Meanwhile, we’ve successfully enhanced the tools, training and support that helps enable the Harcourts…
