Ray White Commercial Auckland has welcomed some positive change this week with the announcement that two new directors would be taking the helm.

With decades of property experience between them, Ray White stalwart Gower Buchanan and newly appointed Mike Hoeft have wasted no time in outlining their plans for sustained growth beyond the immediate impacts of COVID-19.

“I’ve largely worked for corporates, and most recently in development work, before deciding to set up my own commercial property consultancy business in late 2019,” Mr Hoeft said.

At a glance:

• Ray White Commercial Auckland has announced Gower Buchanan and Mike Hoeft as its new directors.
• Mr Buchanan was previously part of the Ponsonby branch while Mr Hoeft is newly appointed.
• Mr Hoeft said they remain optimistic of growth post-coronavirus.

“Consulting naturally compliments brokerage work and I knew I needed to align myself with a trusted and credible brand.

“I’ll be working across all asset types in both a sales and leasing capacity with a tendency to focus on more complex and sizeable transactions.

“I’ve been a client on the other side, and I know we have a terrific opportunity here to focus on our clients and provide top-quality strategic real estate advice, that leverages off of the full Ray White network.”

Ray White Commercial Auckland Director Gower Buchanan, who has been with the family-owned and led group since 2010, said an integrated approach was needed going forward.

“When you look at the Ray White Damerell Group, we have 120 people in that business based between Ponsonby, Birkenhead and Mt Albert," he said.

“The future of real estate needs to be a deeply integrated approach between all facets, including residential, commercial, Loan Market, body corporate and property management.

Ray White Commercial Auckland Director Mike Hoeft. Source: Ray White Commercial

“Ray White City Apartments have around 55 per cent market share and we’re pushing the 30 per cent mark, but what we’re hearing from our customers is them asking questions about these other services, so it was a natural next step for me to become a partner in commercial.

“I’m very grateful that the Horrobin family were willing to support my ambition.

“Ray White as a brand is growing so successfully in Auckland, New Zealand and beyond, so the opportunity for Ray White Commercial is huge.

Mr Hoeft said they were determined to be empathetic to people’s current situations and simply wanted to offer the best possible service no matter what the circumstance.

“Deals are continuing despite COVID-19 and there are plenty of opportunities for both landlords and tenants," he said.

The relationships we build upon now will stay with us forever off the back of quality service.

“We also believe continuing to strengthen ties with our Australian colleagues will serve our clients well as we see increased levels of cross-border activity.

“We’re here to help guide clients through transactions and are optimistic that brokerage activity will follow a ‘Nike swoosh‘ trajectory for the foreseeable future.”

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