Top Bayleys agents move to Harcourts

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Top Bayleys agents move to Harcourts to set up Eden-Epsom office

10 September 2009: Two top Auckland realtors, husband and wife team James and Charlotte Marshall, have moved to Harcourts from opposition brand Bayleys to be involved in opening and leading a new Harcourts Group Ltd office in Eden-Epsom.

The award-winning couple, who in 2008/09 were Bayleys Number 3 Residential Sales Consultants, specialise in selling homes in Mt Eden, Epsom and surrounding suburbs.

Harcourts New Zealand CEO Bryan Thomson says it fantastic the dynamic couple have decided to make the move and become part of Harcourts’ leadership team in Auckland, building on the success they have achieved as sales consultants.

“James and Charlotte are high-performing real estate professionals who have established a strong business and an enviable client base working in the Mt Eden and Epsom property market and it’s a great endorsement of Harcourts that they’ve chosen our group in which to take the next step in their real estate careers,” he says.

“I’m confident that by combining their skills, knowledge and experience with the resources available through Harcourts they will go from strength to strength and help increase Harcourts’ marketshare in Auckland.”

Mr and Mrs Marshall, who have settled in excess of $180 million worth of residential property sales in their real estate careers to date and earned numerous awards for their sales and auction marketing success, say they are excited about joining Harcourts and establishing a new office in a high-profile location at 95 Manukau Road.

“It’s great to have joined the group with the largest network and highest brand awareness in New Zealand*, a growing international presence and leading-edge systems, resources and support – all of which will help enable us to run a great business and provide an even better level of service to our clients.”

The couple says they have been particularly impressed with Harcourts leading-edge technology, its marketing resources and in-house training capabilities, including the fact that Harcourts is the only real estate group in the country with approval to provide salesperson certification courses in association with the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand Industry Training Organisation.

“In addition we’ve excited about the values-based company culture, the expertise and support available from the corporate team and being able to tap into Harcourts’ global network, which

through its own presence in nine countries and its exclusive South Pacific membership of the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World™ is second to none.”

The Marshalls, who live in the Mt Eden-Epsom area, say they are keen to recruit passionate, young real estate professionals who enjoy helping people to achieve their property goals.

“We’re really excited about leading a new Harcourts office in this location and want to build a great team who like us love this fast-paced, people-focused industry.”

For more information visit www.marshallteam.co.nz

Editor’s Notes:

Charlotte Marshall has lived in Mt Eden/Epsom for the past 16 years and therefore has an intimate knowledge of the local area. Senior sales and marketing roles with a number of global brands have given her a thorough understanding of what it takes to bring a product to the fore, give it an edge and create the urgency to buy, and by coupling this knowledge and experience with her personal style she has set herself apart as a successful real estate professional. Personable and persuasive Charlotte has achieved outstanding sales success, building an excellent reputation and loyal client base in the process.

James Marshall joined the real estate industry in 2005 after gaining more than 20 years experience working with large corporations and privately owned companies in various senior management jobs from sales and marketing to operational and general management roles. The key to his success is his ability to build rapport with his clients and to gain their trust by focus on them and providing them with outstanding service, accurate and credible information and great results.

The awards they have won to date include:
• 2008/09 Bayleys Residential National Number 3; National Auction Award; Profiling Award; Eden-Epsom Highest Achiever
• 2007/08 Bayleys Eden-Epsom’s Highest Achiever
• 2006/07 Eden/Epsom Highest Achiever; National Auction Award
• 2005/06 Bayleys Residential Top 20; National Auction Award; Eden-Epsom Highest Achiever
• 2004/05 Bayleys Eden-Epsom Highest Achiever
• 2003/04 Bayleys Eden-Epsom Highest Achiever; Eden Epsom Best Marketing Campaign

*According to an independent survey by The Nielsen Company in March using a nationally representative sample of 652 New Zealand homeowners aged 15 years or older, Harcourts had almost twice as much ‘top of mind awareness. In addition Harcourts was also the most preferred real estate brand, with 23 out of 100 who expressed a preference for a real estate company choosing Harcourts.

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