It’s only been in operation for a year, but NAI Harcourts Hamilton is already proving a success, taking top billing at the 2012/2013 Harcourts National Awards.
The office stood out as New Zealand’s top NAI office for Gross Commercial Revenue and Auction/Tender Listings.
Managing director Mike Neale says Hamilton is experiencing a commercial resurgence, and in the 12 months since opening, NAI Harcourts Hamilton has completed in excess of 150 sales and lease agreements.
“Commercially Hamilton has had a fairly erratic five or so years, but in the past 12 months there has been some growth. At the moment you can see three or four cranes in the CBD and people are looking for opportunities. Add to this low interest rates and the recipe is right.”
The NAI Harcourts Hamilton team of nine consultants have vast local knowledge and are each a specialist in their own area.
“We do work differently from other offices. We have patches we specialise in and this means we are not trying to be all things to all people, which works well for us and our clients. In 95% of the deals we do we have two experienced agents on the deal sheet,” Mike says.
Mike predicts Hamilton’s commercial market will continue to grow over the next year.
“The first three months of this financial year have already been strong and we are looking to grow our market share. We also aim to move into commercial property management as soon as we can find the right people to join the team,” Mike says.
Harcourts Group NZ CEO Hayden Duncan says NAI Harcourts Hamilton has performed outstandingly and their record in gross commercial revenue and auction/tender listings is to be congratulated.
The NAI Harcourts Hamilton team was honoured at the 2013 Harcourts New Zealand Conference, which celebrated Harcourts’ 125th birthday. Established in 1888 in Wellington by J.B Harcourt, the company has become New Zealand’s largest real estate group and is now exporting services and systems into 10 countries across the globe. Still privately New Zealand owned after 125 years, Harcourts is an iconic Kiwi business success story. www.harcourts.co.nz