One of the longest established agency businesses for the Ray White Group in Canterbury, Prier Manson, has relocated their Opawa business to a purpose built 250 square metre office in Ferrymead.
Over the past couple of years Prier Manson has been operating from Opawa after losing their retail offices in Redcliffs and Sumner in the earthquakes of 2010 and 2011. During that time the business has stabilised and to the credit of directors Craig Prier and Rae Manson and the staff, the office has again grown to now take on new premises to again be one of the largest offices servicing the Eastern Suburbs of Christchurch.
Rae Manson, director of Prier Manson Realty, said “The move to Ferrymead was not only done on the basis of the growth of the business but also re-establishes the office to again be fully connected to the Eastern Suburbs area. Many of the areas throughout the Eastern Suburbs have been redefined. We feel we are a strong part of the community and our growth has been supported by local clients who have had decisions taken away from them at times and this has meant services of companies like ours have become even more important.
Craig Prier, co-director of Prier Manson Realty, at the opening of the Ferrymead office acknowledged the staff and said the outstanding level of service the staff continue to provide and their knowledge of different solutions for clients is exceptional.
“We were all affected by the earthquakes, and almost every property the office managed had damage. We had no idea how real estate would be transacted after an earthquake and we knew consolidation was our only option,” Craig said. “Since the earthquake, transacting real estate in Christchurch has changed dramatically. Insurance, EQC, passing claims on, demolition, and full disclosure mean that every contract attracts a mountain of paperwork. All this extra work is being done by fantastic staff who are all still dealing with ongoing issues with their own homes.”
Brendan Shefford, Zone Chairperson of the Canterbury Zone, said that Prier Manson is one of the leading businesses for Ray White in Canterbury. They have always been one of the most respected businesses in the Group and their move to Ferrymead re-establishes their position in the Eastern suburbs. He said that they have had very tough times over the last number of years but their resilience, determination and aptitude with clients has shone through for them to again be one of the very best in our group.”
The new Ray White Ferrymead office, purposly built office to house all divisions of the office including sales, auctions and property management, officially opened on the 17th November 2014, and is located at 21 Humphreys Drive in Ferrymead. Further details can be found on their website: rwferrymead.co.nz