Harcourts Beachfront
Torquay Street
Summerstrand
Port Elizabeth
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Nikki Strooh
Business OwnerHaving completed her national diploma in Travel and Tourism, she started her working career at the Summerstrand Inn Hotel. In 1996 she joined the Pam Golding Properties Franchise division. She then moved to Homenet (now Harcourts), as a regional co-ordinator and was involved in the regional marketing, brand building and training for the group (Eastern Cape and Garden Route). In December 2005, she was offered a position as principal/branch manager for the very successful franchise office of Harcourts Beachfront and has been managing 13 staff in their sales and rentals division for the past 8 years. She has a passion for the industry and excellent service delivery. She believes in the value and benefits of a positive attitude and having a great team.
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Charlene van Greunen
Sales Consultant“TREAT OTHERS AS YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE TREATED” Having lived in Summerstrand for the past 14 years and being a mother of learners at Pearson High School, I feel confident and happy to promote the area to prospective buyers, thereby achieving the best price for sellers who need to move on or scale down. Since embarking on this career path in July 2010, I have been involved successfully with over R8 million worth of sales. I completed the mandatory NQF4 qualification in 2011 and was the recipient of a silver award from the Harcourts Group in August 2011. I’m proud to be part of an experienced team, representing a company that has been specialising in the area for the past 20 years. I am committed to upholding the excellence and integrity associated with Harcourts. Although challenging, I love the industry and strive to give my best service at all times.
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Denise Gillan
Sales ConsultantSpecializing in Port Elizabeth's Beachfront area. Summerstrand Humewood and Southend for 12Years. My success is mainly due to the way I work. I learned long ago if you want to become successful in any business you cannot do it on your own. Networking with past Buyers and Sellers in the Property Market is vital. I focus on 'Great Service' and building a Referral Network. Harcourts have the technology to accomplish this via Email Marketing Database systems and International exposure. Achievements: June 2012 Harcourts National Awards Conference :16th place for earnings. Harcourts Regional Awards :Top Agent in the Eastern Cape Region from July-December 2011. Harcourts Beachfront.: Top Agent for the Year 2011 and 2012 Regional Awards Jan- June: Silver Award for earnings. Greyvensteins Top Performer Awards 2011 - 6th Place. Grevensteins Top Performer Awards 2012 - 10th Place I achieved a Five Star Achievement Award with Homenet (now Harcourts) this Award is given to the Top 20 Achievers in the Group ( approx. 800 agents.) 2002 I completed the Estate Agents Board Exam. I Graduated through the Homenet Training Academy by completing various Courses provided by our Training Department. In February 2010 I completed the RPL NQ4 Qualification this qualification is now compulsary to all Agents if they wish to continue to trade as Estate Agents I am a Member of The Property Professionals Club and a Member of The Institute of Estate Agents. I am committed to my Career. We are a Results Driven Team. I believe Teamwork is vital to become successful; we focus in Port Elizabeth’s Beachfront Area and have extensive knowledge of our Suburb. Harcourts give free Property Valuations. We give honest Market Related Valuations and achieve the best possible prices in the shortest time for our Clients. I believe in following the sale through from beginning to end, after sales service, building relationships and making lots of Friends along the way! If you are thinking of Buying or Selling in the Beachfront Area call me!
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Glynnis Hartwig
Sales ConsultantStudied photography and worked as a professional photographer while raising 3 children. In 2004 I decided to take the challenge and joined a large International Real Estate company in Umhlanga. The change was huge but extremely exciting. In Jan 2009, I joined Harcourts Beachfront. I am totally sold on Beachfront properties and the Summerstrand area and have thoroughly enjoyed specialising in sales in this area. Succesfully obtained the NQF4 qualification. Agent of the Month March 2011.
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Kareen Imrie
Sales ConsultantKareen has been with Harcourts Beachfront since 2001 and has been specializing in the Beachfront area during this time, focusing on the suburbs of Summerstrand, Humewood and South End. Prior to this, she was in the banking industry for 18 Years, where she enjoyed connecting with different kinds of people and obtained experience in a systems-driven environment. She has two children who went to Summerwood Primary and Pearson High School and thereafter to NMMIU. She attributes her success to her passion for the area, within which she has lived and worked for the past 20 years. She has a vast knowledge of the beachfront suburbs and of the properties available for sale, which makes it easier to match families to homes. She likes working with investors and believes the Beachfront is the best and most beautiful part of PE to invest in. She focuses on friendly service and loves networking with past buyers and sellers, who often become house friends. Harcourts has an online database system, which enables their consultants to establish and maintain contact with clients over a period of time. This system also has the feature to instantly match buyers to properties currently available for sale. Harcourts Beachfront has afforded her the wonderful opportunity of working with a fantastic team of very professional, award-winning area specialists. QUALIFICATIONS AND AFFIILIATIONS • Estate Agency Affairs Board Exam • Recognition by the EAAB as a professional non-principal estate Agent • NQF level 4 qualification, which is now compulsory to all Agents • Member of IEASA (The Institute of Estate Agents) • Harcourts Regional Award: Gold Certificate Jan – Mar 2012 • Managers Awards June 2012 • TMD : Fundamentals of Commercial and Industrial Course
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Marguerite Rice
Sales ConsultantPRO-ACTIVE, PATIENT, PERSEVERING... are all the qualities that I believe are important to being a good real estate agent. ABOUT MYSELF: Raised as a farm girl in Zambia, I have traveled extensively and lived in Zimbabwe, Johannesburg, England, the USA, Durban and Mozambique. I finally settled in Port Elizabeth with my family in Summerstrand. I am married to Colin and we have two daughters, Nicole and Jacqueline. I believe in being honest whilst providing a superior service to my sellers and buyers. Good ethics are important to me as I strive to maintain long-term relationships with all my clients, who often become friends. EXPERTISE AND QUALIFICATIONS: Previously employed as a secretary in the Insurance, Engineering and Legal sectors. I initiated a pre-school in Mozambique and a few years later worked as an after-care teacher at Beachwood Pre-Primary in Summerstrand. In November 2003, I joined Homenet Beachfront as rentals agent and gained vast experience in the letting sector of the beachfront property market. I have worked as an Sales Consultant with Homenet Beachfront (Harcourts Beachfront) since 2005. MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS Member of Institute of Estate Agents Member of Institute Listing Services Beachfront area specialist, focusing in Summerstrand, Humewood and Southend, Port Elizabeth. SALES ACHIEVEMENTS Harcourts Sapphire pin for sales in excess of R36 million 10th place OOBA Award Agent of the month Agent of the quarter Bronze Harcourts Achievement Award Gold Harcourts Achievement Award Platinum Harcourts Achievement Award
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Mary de Villiers
Sales ConsultantI entered the property market in 2000 after having worked at Stannic for 17 years as a Business Development Officer and Credit Analyst for asset finance. In 2008 I took the plunge and decided to operate on my own as Imagination Properties which I found very lonely and due to the global recession, totally demoralising. Having reflected on my dire situation, I realised the benefits of working for an International Franchise and Harcourts Beachfront have afforded me the wonderful opportunity of working with a fantastic team of very professional, award winning area specialists. I have completed the NQF4 (Full Status Estate Agent) and NQF5 (Principal) qualifications and have been exempted from writing the Professional Designated Exam. Awards: 2001 Institute of Estate Agents (IEASA) - Rookie of the Year. As they say: “if you want something done, ask a busy person”
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Myrtle McSkimming
SALES CONSULTANTBACKGROUND I was born in Nelspruit and moved to Uitenhage where I spent most of my childhood and adolescent years. I was educated at the De Montfort Convent in Uitenhage, where I matriculated in 1964. An early venture into the working world saw me employed as a secretary/sales clerk and later focusing on secretarial work, until I started having my children. REAL ESTATE My venture into real estate began in 1987 when I needed an income to support my family. Since then I have been passionate about the industry and worked aggressively, in Port Elizabeth, until I retired. During that period I gained extensive knowledge of PE property and the needs of both buyers and sellers. The reason for retirement was the desire to travel and although I pursued this, I always kept abreast of property in the PE area. In addition, I at that stage had acquired my own property portfolio that I needed to manage, sell or rent over the past six years. During my 20 years in the industry I always maintained the best interests of both buyers and sellers and always believed in keeping dealings open and honest. My current goal is to maintain this standard and penetrate the market to the best of my ability. Having been in the real estate, for the second time, for almost a year I fully realize how dramatically the industry has changed. How international affairs relating to finance, politics, security and technology influence the property and financial markets so much more dramatically than a few years ago. I have been able to conceptualize these changes and adapt my approach to the needs of my clients to service them in a world class fashion. I believe the hallmark of real estate business is prompt personal service, attention to detail and the ability to interpret the client’s needs intelligently. I also believe my personality lends itself to good communication and negotiation skills and my focus is on good efficient service both for clients and the business.
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Lauren Johnston (Rentals Administrator)
Rentals AdministratorHaving completed Matric in Port Elizabeth, Lauren lived and worked in Oxford, England for 3 years. Here she gained valuable experience in the hospitality industry as a reservationist and receptionist in a 4-star hotel franchise. A globetrotter at heart, Lauren has travelled extensively throughout Europe, United Kingdom, Africa and the Pacific-American islands. She prides herself on excellent customer service and attention to detail so as to ensure that each client’s individual needs are prioritized and well catered for.
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Rachel Jackson
She was born in Birmingham in the United Kingdom. She decided to take a gap year to Australia to experience life in a new country. She met her partner whilst working in the United Kingdom and decided the outdoor lifestyle was for her and therefore decided to re-locate to Port Elizabeth where she has resided since November 2012. She loves living by the sea and find this such a different experience. She has extensive customer service experience gained from many years working in the Hospitality industry. This experience has enabled her to communicate professionally with all of her customers. She strives to give excellent customer service at all times. She has personal experience renting in both Australia and the United Kingdom so she understands her clients needs. She brings a different dynamic to the team with her experience gained from overseas. She made the move to join Harcourts in February 2013. She is a confident and professional individual. She is proud to be working for such an experienced company that has been specialising in beachfront rentals for over 20 years.
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Wanda Russell
Rentals ConsultantShe was born and raised in Port Elizabeth and has been married to David Russell for the past eight years. She has been blessed with a son and the unwavering support of her family. She started off in the property industry in 2004 and has been involved in sales, rentals, sectional title management and debt counseling. In April 2011, she made a move to join Harcourts Beachfront as a rentals consultant. Having been a tenant herself and a new homeowner, she understands her clients needs. Having joined an international franchise, she has derived benefit from their streamlined support systems and enjoys being part of their fantastic team. She has good moral values, is honest and works hard. She believes in order to succeed, you need to enjoy what you do every day.
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Charlene van Greunen
Sales Consultant“TREAT OTHERS AS YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE TREATED” Having lived in Summerstrand for the past 14 years and being a mother of learners at Pearson High School, I feel confident and happy to promote the area to prospective buyers, thereby achieving the best price for sellers who need to move on or scale down. Since embarking on this career path in July 2010, I have been involved successfully with over R8 million worth of sales. I completed the mandatory NQF4 qualification in 2011 and was the recipient of a silver award from the Harcourts Group in August 2011. I’m proud to be part of an experienced team, representing a company that has been specialising in the area for the past 20 years. I am committed to upholding the excellence and integrity associated with Harcourts. Although challenging, I love the industry and strive to give my best service at all times.
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Denise Gillan
Sales ConsultantSpecializing in Port Elizabeth's Beachfront area. Summerstrand Humewood and Southend for 12Years. My success is mainly due to the way I work. I learned long ago if you want to become successful in any business you cannot do it on your own. Networking with past Buyers and Sellers in the Property Market is vital. I focus on 'Great Service' and building a Referral Network. Harcourts have the technology to accomplish this via Email Marketing Database systems and International exposure. Achievements: June 2012 Harcourts National Awards Conference :16th place for earnings. Harcourts Regional Awards :Top Agent in the Eastern Cape Region from July-December 2011. Harcourts Beachfront.: Top Agent for the Year 2011 and 2012 Regional Awards Jan- June: Silver Award for earnings. Greyvensteins Top Performer Awards 2011 - 6th Place. Grevensteins Top Performer Awards 2012 - 10th Place I achieved a Five Star Achievement Award with Homenet (now Harcourts) this Award is given to the Top 20 Achievers in the Group ( approx. 800 agents.) 2002 I completed the Estate Agents Board Exam. I Graduated through the Homenet Training Academy by completing various Courses provided by our Training Department. In February 2010 I completed the RPL NQ4 Qualification this qualification is now compulsary to all Agents if they wish to continue to trade as Estate Agents I am a Member of The Property Professionals Club and a Member of The Institute of Estate Agents. I am committed to my Career. We are a Results Driven Team. I believe Teamwork is vital to become successful; we focus in Port Elizabeth’s Beachfront Area and have extensive knowledge of our Suburb. Harcourts give free Property Valuations. We give honest Market Related Valuations and achieve the best possible prices in the shortest time for our Clients. I believe in following the sale through from beginning to end, after sales service, building relationships and making lots of Friends along the way! If you are thinking of Buying or Selling in the Beachfront Area call me!
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Glynnis Hartwig
Sales ConsultantStudied photography and worked as a professional photographer while raising 3 children. In 2004 I decided to take the challenge and joined a large International Real Estate company in Umhlanga. The change was huge but extremely exciting. In Jan 2009, I joined Harcourts Beachfront. I am totally sold on Beachfront properties and the Summerstrand area and have thoroughly enjoyed specialising in sales in this area. Succesfully obtained the NQF4 qualification. Agent of the Month March 2011.
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Kareen Imrie
Sales ConsultantKareen has been with Harcourts Beachfront since 2001 and has been specializing in the Beachfront area during this time, focusing on the suburbs of Summerstrand, Humewood and South End. Prior to this, she was in the banking industry for 18 Years, where she enjoyed connecting with different kinds of people and obtained experience in a systems-driven environment. She has two children who went to Summerwood Primary and Pearson High School and thereafter to NMMIU. She attributes her success to her passion for the area, within which she has lived and worked for the past 20 years. She has a vast knowledge of the beachfront suburbs and of the properties available for sale, which makes it easier to match families to homes. She likes working with investors and believes the Beachfront is the best and most beautiful part of PE to invest in. She focuses on friendly service and loves networking with past buyers and sellers, who often become house friends. Harcourts has an online database system, which enables their consultants to establish and maintain contact with clients over a period of time. This system also has the feature to instantly match buyers to properties currently available for sale. Harcourts Beachfront has afforded her the wonderful opportunity of working with a fantastic team of very professional, award-winning area specialists. QUALIFICATIONS AND AFFIILIATIONS • Estate Agency Affairs Board Exam • Recognition by the EAAB as a professional non-principal estate Agent • NQF level 4 qualification, which is now compulsory to all Agents • Member of IEASA (The Institute of Estate Agents) • Harcourts Regional Award: Gold Certificate Jan – Mar 2012 • Managers Awards June 2012 • TMD : Fundamentals of Commercial and Industrial Course
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Lindsey Thoresson (Office Administrator)
Lindsey was born in Durban in 1988, in 1997 she moved to Johannesburg where she matriculated. At the age of 19, Lindsey moved to Port Elizabeth where she completed her International Travel Diploma. After her studies, Lindsey began working in the catering industry, making and selling platters and home cooked meals. She then ventured into baking and bought a business which specialised in cupcakes. This gave her experience in dealing with customers and the knowledge of how important good customer service is. After making the decision to change her career path, Lindsey joined Harcourts Beachfront and she couldn't be happier to be part of such a great team.
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Mary de Villiers
Sales ConsultantI entered the property market in 2000 after having worked at Stannic for 17 years as a Business Development Officer and Credit Analyst for asset finance. In 2008 I took the plunge and decided to operate on my own as Imagination Properties which I found very lonely and due to the global recession, totally demoralising. Having reflected on my dire situation, I realised the benefits of working for an International Franchise and Harcourts Beachfront have afforded me the wonderful opportunity of working with a fantastic team of very professional, award winning area specialists. I have completed the NQF4 (Full Status Estate Agent) and NQF5 (Principal) qualifications and have been exempted from writing the Professional Designated Exam. Awards: 2001 Institute of Estate Agents (IEASA) - Rookie of the Year. As they say: “if you want something done, ask a busy person”
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Nikki Strooh
Business OwnerHaving completed her national diploma in Travel and Tourism, she started her working career at the Summerstrand Inn Hotel. In 1996 she joined the Pam Golding Properties Franchise division. She then moved to Homenet (now Harcourts), as a regional co-ordinator and was involved in the regional marketing, brand building and training for the group (Eastern Cape and Garden Route). In December 2005, she was offered a position as principal/branch manager for the very successful franchise office of Harcourts Beachfront and has been managing 13 staff in their sales and rentals division for the past 8 years. She has a passion for the industry and excellent service delivery. She believes in the value and benefits of a positive attitude and having a great team.
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