Doug Palmer

Doug & Jan Palmer
Licensed Salespersons & Licensed Auctioneer REAA 2008

Doug & Jan have worked together as sales consultants in the Paraparaumu branch of Harcourts since 2003. They have been married for 5 years and are one of the most successful partnerships operating on the Kapiti Coast. Doug & Jan go the extra mile in assisting owners present their property for sale. They have been known to mow lawns, water blast houses and decks, de-clutter and make trips to the dump. Doug & Jan have a reputation for looking after tenants when landlords are selling their investment properties. They recognise the importance of having the tenant’s cooperation in order to achieve a successful sale.

As a team, Doug & Jan have worked with dedication to build up their business resulting in many awards. Doug & Jan have been one of the top performing agents for the Paraparaumu office for many years. They are proud to represent Harcourts, New Zealand's most trusted real estate brand for the last 2 years as polled by Readers Digest. Harcourts has been selling real estate in New Zealand for more than 125 years and is the fastest growing real estate brand in Australasia. Doug & Jan have sold more than $80millio of Kapiti real estate and are already on their way to their next milestone.

Doug has celebrated living on The Esplanade in Raumati South for 30 years and is passionate about the Kapiti Area and Raumati South in particular. He is seen most days walking his two little bichons on the Raumati South Beach or one of the many Queen Elizabeth Park tracks. He has two sons, William and Sam, and 5 grandchildren. He previously came from a teaching background having taught mathematics for 18 years at Kapiti College. In that time he was the producer of 9 musicals for the college and coached the first fifteen for a number of years. During the 30 years he has lived in Kapiti he has been involved in Paraparaumu Junior Rugby, the administration of the Kapiti Club ( he was the President for 9 years and had life membership bestowed on him in 2012). When time permits he is an enthusiastic member of the Kapiti Playhouse and has played the Dame in many pantomimes and played other leading roles.

Doug the Auctioneer

Doug is instrumental in the organisation and auctioneering for the yearly fundraising “Fish Auction” in association with the North Island Spear Fishing Contest. This activity has raised over $26,000 for the local Mary Potter Hospice. He has a passion for auctioning either selling houses or raising funds for charitable causes. His recent charity fundraisers include the Eastern Hutt Rotary Club's Golf Tournament for Te Omanga Hospice, The Arthritus Foundation Fundraising Golf Tournament and a giant auction for Rhiannon Nottage a young Kapiti College student who was diagnosed with myelocytic leukemia. He willingly offers his services for those who wish to take advantage of his auctioneering skills.

Jan has one son Jordan and she had previously worked for Harcourts in Lower Hutt before leaving to run a member of parliament’s electorate for 8 years. She then managed Victim Support at the Lower Hutt Police Station before moving to the Kapiti Coast to return to real estate. Jan is very community focussed, having been a Justice of the Peace for 16 years, an active member of Rotary for 14 years and until recently was on the committee of Victim Support. She also delivers Meals-On-Wheels and was recently awarded a service medal from the Red Cross. For recreation Jan is a keen cyclist having cycled the South Island, competed and completed the 100k cycle ride from Rotorua to Taupo and only recently completed the Central Otago Rail Trail from Middlemarch to Clyde (a distance of about 180 km including side trips to Ophir and Naseby). In her spare time you will often find her riding the tracks in Queen Elizabeth Park. Her next challenge is the Rimutaka Rail Trail to the Wairarapa returning via southern coast. A three day ride. Jan has a real passion for real estate having been involved in the industry on and off since 1989. As Jan says "real estate is not about selling houses but assisting folk to achieve their goals".