Managing Director of Harcourts International, Mike Green, has been appointed to the Board of Directors for Leading Real Estate Companies of the World™.

Leading Real Estate Companies of the World™, based in the United States, is a global real estate network comprised of nearly 700 of the best-known international real estate firms.  Members of the Board of Directors were appointed at the recent Leading Real Estate Companies of the World™, annual conference held in Boca Raton, Florida. 

Mr Green also chairs the organisation’s newly formed International Advisory Board, comprised of non-U.S. members committed to expanding the value proposition of the company’s international membership programs. 

Already the largest real estate group in New Zealand and the fastest growing in Australia, Harcourts joined Leading Real Estate Companies of the World™ as the exclusive South Pacific member in 2003 in order to provide international marketing exposure for Harcourts’ clients’ property.

“As more people are buying real estate outside of their native countries, it becomes increasingly important for real estate professionals to understand global trends, as well as commonalities and differences in markets worldwide,” Mr Green said.

“I hope to use my position on the Board to contribute to fostering that understanding and help build cross border connections and business opportunities.”

“We are delighted to have Mike Green’s participation on our board of directors. He has been an active contributor since Harcourts became affiliated with our organisation several years ago, and he brings his international business experience, vision and diverse skills to our efforts to further expand the global scope of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World™,” said Pam O’Connor, president/CEO of Chicago-based LeadingRE.

Harcourts now has 463 offices across seven countries, with more than 3500 sales consultants and a growing market share. The group recorded more than $19.4 billion in written sales within a 12 month period.

With more than 5,000 offices and 145,000 sales associates in the United States and 35 countries abroad, Leading Real Estate Companies of the World™ affiliates sell over US$400 billion in home sales representing more than 1.3 million transactions annually, outselling any international franchise and leading the world in the sales of $1 million-plus homes.

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