LUXURY LIVING Issue #105 - Malcolm Hasman Edition

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10 Minutes

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ICONS & LEGENDS

10 Minutes

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


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