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The network has begun 2023 with the announcement of two new state property management operations managers.
Lisa McNiven assumes the role in Victoria, while Irene Limnios takes up the same position in Western Australia.
Karmen Costigan, Harcourts Australia’s head of property management, said the network is “delighted” at the appointments.
A two-decade industry veteran across all sectors of the real estate industry, Ms McNiven possesses an abundance of knowledge to share and a natural propensity to deliver training and strategic support.
Given her belief that Harcourts is “a business based on relationships,” she is incredibly dedicated to strengthening and maintaining relationships.
Harcourts’ fortification of its Victorian property management team follows the release of recent findings from CoreLogic, which revealed Melbourne as the cheapest capital city rental market, with median rents of $507 per week, after recording annual growth of 9.6 per cent in 2022. With vacancy rates of 1.1 per cent, the Victorian capital presents an incredibly tight rental market.
Similarly, Ms Limnios has worked in real estate for 25 years across a range of disciplines, including commercial and residential sales and property management. Additionally, her career has seen her manage development projects, off-the-plan sales, and government consulting on inner-city urban renewal and redevelopment projects.
Her self-confessed passion is “collaborating with businesses to develop their strengths, overcome challenges, and position themselves to achieve their full potential”.
Ms Limnios’ state capital, Perth, boasts the fourth-cheapest rental market across the country — with landlords charging a median weekly rent of $553, having jumped 11.2 per cent in the 12 months to December 2022.
Similarly, the Western Australia capital possesses the second-tightest market with just 0.5 per cent of rental properties across the city, trailing only Adelaide’s 0.4 per cent vacancy rate.
Harcourts Property Management is dedicated to squeezing the very best out of 2023, with Ms Costigan explaining how a changing market has resulted in the network’s focus shifting to “mentoring our businesses for rent roll growth and profitability through our face-to-face consulting”.
“Lisa and Irene, along with the rest of the national property management team, make up essential elements of the 2023 focus,” she added.
“Their extensive experience and fantastic people skills make them ideal for our 2023 property management vision here at Harcourts,” Ms Costigan concluded.
The pair are the latest property management addition to the network after the addition of Jodie Stainton as property management director at Harcourts Solutions late last year.
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