Big year for Frances Harkin at Trentham
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RENTHAM real estate agent Frances Harkin has had a massive year and it’s not stopping anytime soon.
The founder of Harkin Real Estate has had her business acquired by Belle Property Daylesford but is staying on as the key salesperson for the region, a place she has called home for many years. Fran is also looking forward to building a home on the 50-acre property she recently bought in East Trentham, where she thinks she will “become a farmer”. The sale of her business, which she started in 2015, came as a result of COVID and Fran realising that as a single mother of two teenage daughters she needed to put family first. “It was a little sad because it was my baby but Belle and the guys (Will Walton and Pete Douglas) have been awesome and it couldn’t have gone to better people. They can see it was a hard decision for me but they want me to remain as the key salesperson. “So, the transition is going to be good, they are boutique, a bit organic, they like a dog in the office and they are green. It is all going to blend in well.” Fran said despite the difficulties in navigating the ever-changing rules surrounding real estate, Trentham and the surrounding districts were well placed for those keen to move from Melbourne for a tree change. A fortnight ago she sold two properties sight unseen except for virtual tours, and had also sold a property to a Melbourne buyer after their sister had done a house inspection for them. “For the first four months of this everyone held tight and when we had the first bit of being allowed out, I had a lot of tyre kickers. “But when lockdown happened again, some of those who had looked came back to me. All of my land at Blackwood has sold and there is a real feeling of ‘we just want a parcel of land out of Melbourne’. “I think next time Melbourne gets out it is going to go gangbusters. There is a little shortage of properties but once that lockdown is lifted we won’t have any stock left.” Belle Property Daylesford principal Will Walton said his company was looking forward to welcoming the Trentham team to Belle Property. “We know that the team are excited about the opportunities Belle Property can offer Trentham landlords and vendors accessing our advanced technology products and our enormous Melbourne and national office client network.”
This is the fifth in a series of features on what's happening with real estate in the Central Highlands.
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