Harcourts’ excellence celebrated at real estate awards

Harcourts’ excellence celebrated at real estate awards

27 July 2016

The best of the best in Harcourts NZ was celebrated at the REINZ Awards for excellence.

Harcourts sales consultants and offices took home six awards on the night, recognised for their excellent performance and commitment to customer service across residential and commercial sales as well as property management.

Harcourts Cooper & Co on Auckland’s North Shore took home the award for Medium Agency of the Year (all disciplines), while Lizzie Simanke, also of Cooper & Co was named Property Manager of the year.

The awards mark a continuation of a successful year for Cooper & Co which was named Harcourts’ number one franchise internationally in May.

For owner Martin Cooper the key to the franchise’s on-going success is creating a great culture within the business, underpinned by a sound structure and good systems.

“And you have to have good managers who can inspire and uplift their team to achieve personal bests.”

Harcourts Grenadier Accommodation Centre in Christchurch was named top Large Property Management Office of the Year.

Owner Nigel Bowden says there aren’t any secrets to his business’ success. “Doing well is about putting people first, and it is about setting high standards, being calm and positive, and being all over the detail, every day.

“We have a culture of achievement and working for the best results for our clients, and if we do that, then the rest should just follow.

“We are very proud to have won this award for three years in a row.”

Rebecca Hilliar of NAI Harcourts Hamilton Commercial was named Commercial and Industrial Rising Star of the Year. “I’m so thrilled. I’m lucky to have been mentored by Mike Neale and the team at NAI Harcourts Hamilton Commercial. It hasn’t been easy, but I’ve had the support of an amazing team and it helps that I love the work,” she says.

Harcourts New Zealand CEO Chris Kennedy says it is incredibly rewarding to see members of the Harcourts NZ team recognised by the industry for their ongoing hard work and dedication.

“We are very proud of them all. Within the company we know how much time and effort goes into their work so it is fantastic to see them recognised by the wider industry,” Mr Kennedy says.

“As a company we are committed to providing an outstanding, client experience, and to see our team members acknowledged with these awards means that commitment is apparent to the rest of the industry.”

Harcourts winners from the REINZ Awards for Excellence in Real Estate includes:

• Property Manager of the Year

Lizzie Simanke – Harcourts Cooper & Co, North Shore City

• Residential Property Management - Medium Office of the Year

Harcourts Udy Realty Ltd, Browns Bay

• Residential Property Management - Large Office of the Year

Harcourts Grenadier Accommodation Centre Christchurch

• Commercial and Industrial Rising Star of the Year

Rebecca Hilliar – NAI Harcourts Hamilton Commercial

• Personal Assistant (Non-selling) of the Year

Angela Hooper – Harcourts Blue Fern Realty, Glen Eden

• Small Residential Office of the Year – Highest Gross Commission

Harcourts Blue Fern Realty Henderson Heights

• Medium Agency of the Year – All Disciplines

Harcourts Cooper & Co Real Estate

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