{"id":24098,"date":"2019-08-29T05:40:34","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T19:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/?p=24098"},"modified":"2019-08-28T18:31:10","modified_gmt":"2019-08-28T08:31:10","slug":"harcourts-goes-one-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/real-estate\/harcourts-goes-one-better\/","title":{"rendered":"Harcourts goes one better"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Ballarat real estate agent named number two office in the state, also receives Harcourts Foundation Inspiration Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>HARCOURTS Ballarat has again done well at the company\u2019s quarterly awards, being named the number two office in Victoria.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a step a head for the Peel Street North based real estate agency who were ranked third best last time Harcourts presented the awards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHarcourts Ballarat continues to achieve great results for our clients through a period where many agents were struggling with a change in market conditions,\u201d said Harcourts Ballarat Director, Peter Ludbrook.<\/p>\n<p>Top two wasn\u2019t the only gong the team came away from the awards with. There were also several personal accolades.<\/p>\n<p>Director Jason Gigliotti and estate agent Andy Tunbridge both picked up bronze awards, while agent Dean Mifsud received his $10 million in settled sales pin and Mr Tunbridge got a $5 million in settled sales pin.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Ludbrook noted that while awards were great, the actions that lead to them were more important.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur focus is firmly on our clients and their needs, not the awards, but it\u2019s always nice to be recognised by your peers,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is only possible through the dedication of our fantastic, experience team, our commitment to our proven process that ensure the best result regardless of the overall market conditions, and the support of a growing brand that continues to go from strength to strength across Victoria, nationally and internationally.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harcourts Ballarat was also recognised for the philanthropic effort of staff, with Harcourts Foundation Inspiration Award.<\/p>\n<p>The award came about following a White Ribbon fundraiser put together earlier in the year by office administrator Chahli Curwood-Hyde.<\/p>\n<p>The agency sold Harcourts beanies for winter with 100 per cent of profits donated to White Ribbon Australia in the fight to end domestic violence against women.<\/p>\n<p>The video Ms Curwood-Hyde created to market the beanies was so successful that the warm woolly hats sold out within two days of the campaign starting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ballarat real estate agent named number two office in the state, also receives Harcourts Foundation Inspiration Award HARCOURTS Ballarat has again done well at the company\u2019s quarterly awards, being named the number two office in Victoria. 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