After consideration I selected Harcourts on several grounds including recommendations of friends, past experience, presence in the marketplace and face-to-face interview and negotiation. Friends would probably describe me as "picky" where I may claim "focused" and even being focused, or picky, the experience was professional including the estimate of sell price, won some, lost some. Like many sales of your "home" it had its challenges that needed "steerage" of both the eventual buyer and to a lesser extent the seller (me) by the selling agent (Joel Soldado). It would be remiss of me not to mention his first class team of Belinda & Adam. The true test is would I use the Hardcourt agency again and the answer is I just acquired a replacement property and Harcourts again delivered for me.

We worked with Joel for the sale of our property and it was the best decision we made. He is knowledgeable, friendly, and trustworthy. He expertly guided us throughout the sale process, and we ended up getting a price for our house which was well above what we were expecting. We’ve dealt with real estate agents in the past, and Joel is the best by far.

As first time sellers we met Joel with a lot of questions. Joel stepped us through the process, options, what we needed to do and instantly put us as ease. For a process that is known for being somewhat stressful our experience quite the opposite. Joel, Adam & Belinda blended in to our family with ease, kept us well informed throughout the process and finished with an amazing result. We couldn't be happier with our selling experience, they are a great team!

Adam Pearce was our Agent. He kept in contact on a regular basis and was very professional during our purchase of our new home. Thank you

I acted as Executor of my uncles's estate and needed to find an agent to sell his house. On my first meeting with Joel Soldado, I was immediately impressed by his open and friendly manner. He was thorough in his explanation of the real estate process and the local market situation. He answered my questions directly, clearly and frankly. I felt he was being completely honest and not trying to apply any sales pressure tactics. I quickly felt comfortable with him and decided I could trust him to do the best job possible. Unfortunately, I live interstate and could not stay around to personally monitor the whole sales process. Joel took some matters in hand for me for me by completing tasks I could not stay to resolve. This included arranging property repairs, removal of old furniture and staging of the house. He kept me informed by phone and email of issues as they arose. He did not bother me more than was necessary but kept me diligently informed about matters as they arose. Once the property went on the market I was pleased with how smoothly and professionally the situation developed. To my amazement there were several offers made and the final sales price was negotiated up to the upper level of the estimate range. Joel proved to be very accurate in his prediction of the property value. I have no hesitation in highly recommending Joel to anyone in need of an honest real estate agent and a truly professional service.

Joel was a pleasure to work with. He is professional, efficient and a perfect negotiator. We would use Joel and his team again.

Great service from the beginning, they answered all queries in a fast and timely manner. Joel and Adam were on the ball and available at any time to give updates.

From the beginning of the sales process to the end Joel kept me informed of the process of sale and expected sales price of my property. Joel and his team were very professional honest and efficient.

Joel definitely lived up to his reputation as an experienced and knowledgeable agent . I wanted a short ,sharp campaign with great results and Joel was able to achieve this for me so that I could follow a purchase elsewhere. I was able to achieve all of my real estate goals within a short seamless period and trusted in the process that Joel suggested. I would recommend him as an experienced agent who can read the market well and give great advice on how to proceed to get the best results.

We have now sold 3 properties with Joel. Joel's knowledge of the market is always on point. From setting pricing to the sales strategy applicable to the property and the market, Joel is always professional and efficient. Joel is also fantastic at identifying items to address prior to the sale to gain the maximum price and has a great network of other professionals from furniture staging, cleaning and photography. Joel's communication and negation skills are always exceptional.

Joel and Harcourts Newcastle were such a pleasure to deal with, they helped me navigate selling a home for the first time in such a friendly and informative way. Joel went above and beyond and I couldn't be happier with his friendly and professional service. He achieved exactly what he said he could and I highly recommend him and his team.

Joel was an amazing agent, whom had outstanding understanding of the market! Awesome communication skills, we were always in the know and fantastic negotiation skills to ensure a sale that fit everyone! Couldn't recommend the team at Harcourts more!