Harcourts International
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| Harcourts | |
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Formerly called
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Harcourt & Co. |
| Private | |
| Industry | Real Estate |
| Successor | Gordon Harcourt Limited |
| Founded | 1888 |
| Founder | John Bateman Harcourt |
| Headquarters | 31 Amy Johnson Place, Eagle Farm, Brisbane, Australia |
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Number of locations
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830 (2017) |
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Areas served
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Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, UAE, China, Indonesia, Fiji, Canada and the USA |
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Key people
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Paul Wright (Chairman) |
| Owners |
Athol Raymond Owens - 50% Paul Bertram Wright - 50% |
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Number of employees
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6,400 (2017) |
| Divisions |
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| Subsidiaries |
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| Website | Harcourts Realty |
Athol Raymond Owens - 50%
John Bateman Harcourt established the Harcourts real-estate company in Wellington, New Zealand, in 1888.
Expanding from Wellington in 1985 under a franchising system with Collins Real Estate in Christchurch, Harcourts, its subsidiaries and/or divisions, and co-branded local real-estate companies now operate in Australia, Fiji, South Africa, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Singapore, China, Canada, the United Arab Emirates and the United States; initially focusing on California but have now expanded into Oregon. They formerly had operations in Zambia.
In mid-2012[update] Harcourts had over 800 offices, 5500 sales consultants and 1500 support/administration staff.
Harcourts operates a real-estate franchise model which covers residential, commercial, rural, urban projects and property management and uses property management software. Harcourts also operates insurance services, mortgage broking and conveyancing.
Harcourts operates an international support and development team consisting of directors, finance, marketing, technology, training, franchise development, and value-added services. Each market where the brand operates has an on-the-ground support team to deliver these products, services, and assistance to Harcourts franchisees.
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