Experience

Harcourts Coastal

• Australia
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales Director

  • Aug 2020 - Present



Harcourts International Ltd

• Australia
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Operating Officer International

  • Jan 2019 - Aug 2020



Harcourts USA

• United States
• Leasing Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Regional Director

  • May 2015 - Dec 2018

  Rob Forde is the Regional Director of Harcourts Pacific, USA, responsible for overseeing operations and driving growth in California, Nevada and Hawaii. Harcourts is a leading global real estate firm that allows its clients to deal with agents that have knowledge, expertize, honesty and integrity, and are committed to achieving the best possible result for them. Harcourts puts absolute focus on creating a relationship of trust and respect with all clients, resulting in personal satisfaction, high morale and continued success. Rob’ s passion has always been around delivering exceptional service for clients, which has seen Rob succeed in many facets of the real estate business. Prior to his role as Regional Director, Rob ran a successful sales and property management business in Sydney’s exclusive Lower North Shore region and continued to work as a Senior Auctioneer, selling $270,000,000 worth of property under the hammer in recent years. Rob also previously held the role of CEO of Harcourts NSW in Sydney Australia, and during his tenure saw 75% growth across the state. Rob offers his team great insight into real estate business, with a strong focus on recruitment, business planning and International marketing within the Harcourts network. Rob is determined to help build a real estate network that delivers an exceptional client experience and he is an enthusiastic and passionate individual who believes in his clients and believes in his own ability to achieve an outstanding result. Outside of work, you will likely find Rob surfing at one of California’ s local beaches. “Surfing gives me the perfect escape, it’s just what I need to clear my head and recharge.”



Harcourts Lower North Shore

• Managing Director

  • Jul 2014 - May 2015

  As the Managing Director of Harcourts Lower North Shore my sole focus is to ensure that everyone who has an interaction with the company has an experience they recommend highly to others. I have always been focused on delivering exceptional service for clients no matter who they are. My passion is to deliver great work and to help others achieve success. It doesn't matter who the person is, my intention wont change if its a buyer, seller, landlord, tenant or one of my staff. I believe that I need to provide a platform which will allow people to do great work. I will always challenge traditional thinking to achieve the best results for my clients and team. In recent years I have conducted just under 1000 property auctions and in July 2014 competed in New South Wales Auctioneers Championships, where I was a finalist in what was a highly contested event. This is an exciting business that is growing and that people want to be part of.



Harcourts

• Canada
• Leasing Real Estate

• CEO

  • Jul 2012 - Jul 2014

  I was responsible for leading the growth of the Harcourts network across New South Wales. During my time as CEO we experienced an increase of 75% in settled sales volumes across the State. We achieved this in a number of ways. Firstly the State Team provided exceptional value to our people. We did this by bringing hands on experience and expertise into each office. Through the training and development of our people we had doubled our auction listings in a period of 12 months, which assisted in strengthening the brand and delivering exceptional service to all of our clients. We also had great success in the recruitment of new offices, which saw our footprint expand into some key New South Wales Markets.



Leading Auctions

• China
• Artists and Writers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Jan 2011 - Jul 2012

  Assisted Real Estate Business Owners and Sales People in increasing profile and results through the Auction process. I was lucky to grow the business quickly calling Auctions and working very closely with some of the best people in the real estate industry. Assisted Real Estate Business Owners and Sales People in increasing profile and results through the Auction process. I was lucky to grow the business quickly calling Auctions and working very closely with some of the best people in the real estate industry.



Ray White SA/NT

• Australia
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Development Executive

  • Jan 2009 - Jul 2012

  I was responsible for the growth of the network. This was done by working closely with Business Owners to recruit talent into their Businesses. Training and mentoring existing people in the business to increase performance I also was responsible for strategically identifying areas to increase market share and build relationships with key people in the industry. I was responsible for the growth of the network. This was done by working closely with Business Owners to recruit talent into their Businesses. Training and mentoring existing people in the business to increase performance I also was responsible for strategically identifying areas to increase market share and build relationships with key people in the industry.