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with _ MALCOLM HASMAN _ It’s not easy to catch 10 minutes of sit down time with Malcolm Hasman, one of the top icons in the global luxury real estate industry. Over the past 27 years, Malcolm has built a legacy selling some of Vancouver’s most expensive, luxurious properties. We had the privilege of getting a peek into the life of this extraordinary leader in Vancouver’s luxury estate market.
What’s the secret to your success? Over the years, I have been asked that
own way in life to rejuvenate, a sunny
you like to do?
weekend in Los Angeles does it for me..!
question many times….. Here’s the
My life in LA is really about getting
secret to my success that many people
away and enjoying the energy of West
You recently marketed the most
don’t know. When I get into the work
Hollywood and Beverly Hills, where I’ve
expensive home to ever sell in
mode, I can work 12 hours a day for
been going for the past 20 years with
Vancouver. How does that feel, and
20 straight days on up to 10 property
my family. I love spending an afternoon
can you tell us anything about it?
transactions at a time..! I have this
walking in Santa Monica, lunch at
incredible focus and passion for what I
Nobu on the beach in Malibu and of
do. I want to provide my clients the most
course dinner on a Sunday night at
respected marketing program available
Mr. Chows in Beverly Hills. I walk into
in the industry today.. To be honest I
the Polo Lounge at the iconic Beverley
love my success in this business.
Hills hotel, and it’s a pleasure to be
Another secret to my success is the balance between my work and my family. I really have two lives….! When I get a break from my busy schedule I
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What’s your life like in L.A.? What do
welcomed there by their staff as ‘Mr. Hasman, lovely to see you again, with your family
- life doesn’t get much
better than that for me!
I had the opportunity to market this property exclusively and as it was reported in the news media it sold for nearly $52 million. Even though it appears to be a tremendous price for a property sale in Vancouver it was actually an incredible value when you look at current the land value and the replacement cost of the house. There are many cities in the world where
love to sneak away. I nearly always go to
If I’m busy I don’t go, but if I have a
that property would sell in excess of a
our family home in the Hollywood Hills
few days off…couple days of rain with
hundred million dollars. I look at that
where we have a 1939 classic Spanish
no appointments… I can’t wait to head
sale as just the beginning of a new
Villa looking over the city.
for the airport. Everybody has their
wave of luxury properties in certain
areas of Vancouver and I believe that
I’ve done with you”. If you want to be
terms of your business success, but
the $52 million record will be broken
successful you have to be respectful
what are you like as a person?
most definitely within the next two to
and be cooperative with other agents.
three years. We’re going to see seventy,
You have to make them want to sell
eighty million dollars sales in Vancouver.
your listings. Many times agents will call
What else makes your success so special? As you know I work with my father and my son Michael every day ….. together we really share a close bond…. Other than that it’s really the incredible clients that I have had the opportunity to meet over the years. Some of them among the most iconic business leaders not only in Vancouver but the world. I have also developed a wonderful working relationship with the many agents that I work with on a regular basis. I’ve been told so many times, “Malcolm, I wish all my sales were as wonderful an experience as the ones
me and say Malcolm can you find me a special property for my clients? And I say to them, “What else are you looking at?” And they say, “Nothing Malcolm, we only want to look at your listings. I also love doing the Exclusive Magazine. It’s produced at an international level of quality - I feel immensely proud for the opportunity to showcase the most iconic luxury brands alongside my luxury real estate listings. My exclusive clients
and
their
beautiful
luxury
properties deserve nothing less. I have always tried to lead the industry in how I marketed my luxury properties. People have read a lot about you in
I really have two lives. My real estate life and my family life. I have a passion for what I do, but I can come home and turn that off and switch over to my family time. For me, business success is really in balance with how I enjoy my life. Tell us a bit about your philanthropic side. I believe in giving and philanthropy, supporting
numerous
charities
throughout the city, although my pride is my family endowment fund for pediatric research at the BC Children’s Hospital, which today stands at over one million dollars. Everyone has a personal direction to where they want to give.
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Vancouver’s Top Selling Luxury Real Estate Agent