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Papakura wins ‘Top Office’ in C21’s quarterly awards — again Papakura’s Century 21 Local Realty has again won Top Office for the Quarter in Century 21 New Zealand’s third quarter awards for 2021. “Local Realty is barely two years old, yet the franchise has already taken out many sales awards. They’ve been one of the Top 21 offices across Century 21 Australasia, Century 21 New Zealand’s Top Office for 2020 and, for the second quarter running this year, Local Realty is Top Office,” says Tim Kearins, Owner of Century 21 New Zealand. The South Auckland franchise on Papakura’s Broadway was named Top Office for the third quarter for both GCC (Gross Closed Commission) and Units (the number of properties listed and sold). “The third quarter saw New Zealand go into Level 4 lockdown, with the entire Auckland region in lockdown for the second half of the quarter. Despite this and ongoing restrictions in real estate, Century 21’s salespeople and offices throughout the country have done a phenomenal job. This all bodes well for a strong summer, with activity already on the rise,” says Kearins.
New Zealanders rate Harcourts #1 for service for the fifth year in a row
Professionals primed for growth Nick Reid has joined the team at Professionals National Support Centre based in Newmarket, Auckland. As the new Business Development Manager, Nick will be responsible for growing the membership of New Zealand’s largest real estate cooperative. With over 15 years of experience as a salesperson, most recently with apartment specialists Ockham Residential, Reid will play a role supporting Professional’s 45 offices across New Zealand with development. “I’m thrilled to be joining the Professionals at an exciting time for the organisation. I’m looking forward to talking with real estate business owners about their goals and how Professionals can help them achieve theirs,” Reid says. Shaun Taylor, CEO at Professionals, is delighted to be able to attract someone of her calibre to join the tight-knit Professionals team.
“It’s truly an honour to be awarded the Reader’s Digest Quality Service Gold Award for real estate agencies for a fifth consecutive year,” says Harcourts New Zealand Managing Director Bryan Thomson. “It’s a vote of confidence from New Zealanders and one that we don’t take for granted. “In uncertain times, we all look to people and brands that we can trust. Harcourts has a long history of providing a professional and personalised service that gives our clients peace of mind. When they work with Harcourts, they’re confident they’ll get a great result, but we can’t be complacent,” he adds. “In the environment we’re currently working in, our people, processes and technology must be constantly adapting to make good on our promise of exceptional service, year after year. Being awarded the Gold Quality Service Award for five years and the Reader’s Digest Most Trusted Award for nine consecutive years tells us we’re doing that.”
Nick Reid
Ray White’s virtual training platform ‘invaluable’ during lockdown Throughout New Zealand’s Alert Level 4 lockdown, Ray White relaunched its virtual training platform featuring 69 guest speakers. Running from 23 August to 20 September, the training was well attended by members, with more than 9,500 people tuning in to virtual training sessions. Guest speakers included Golf Warehouse CEO Eric Faesenkloet, Briscoes and Rebel Sport CEO Rod Duke, 38th Prime Minister of New Zealand Sir John Key, renowned industry speakers Josh Phegan and Tom Panos, ASB Economist Chris Tennent-Brown, independent economist Tony Alexander and rugby coach Sir Graham Henry. “The virtual training program has been a great way to stay motivated and connected,” Ray White Sandringham agent Alastair Hubbard said. “It was inspiring to hear how some of our top-performing salespeople and business owners have created their success.” As a new agent, Glen Thompson from Ray White Richmond said having access to so much motivational content was invaluable. “The breadth of topics and quality of speakers helped to give me knowledgeable insights and hearing the success stories of top performers and what their focuses are, gives you confidence that you’re doing the right thing and have chosen the right career!” Thompson said.
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