John and Lynette McFadden along with two others started Papanui Realty Limited.
1998
Papanui Realty Ltd was renamed Gold Real Estate Group Ltd and acquired three additional offices - Redwood, Parklands, and New Brighton.
2007
Gold Accommodation House (now Gold Property Management) opened its doors.
2010
John and Lynette McFadden announced the appointment of Cameron Bailey to partner in their real estate business.
2012
John and Lynette McFadden become the first husband and wife team to be inducted into the Harcourts Hall of Fame.
2013
Harcourts gold Papanui was acknowledged as the No.1 Office Internationally out of 700 for the first time.
2015
Harcourts gold opened the International and Migrant Division in Papanui.
2017
Harcourts gold is announced as a finalist in the ‘Champion Canterbury Business Awards’ for Professional Service - Medium/Large Enterprise. This is the first time a real estate company has been selected.
2019
Au House was born – a building separate from our Papanui Office, tailored and built specifically for our inhouse Marketing and Design team. It now also hosts both our Accounts and International teams.
2019
Former Harcourts CEO Chris Kennedy is appointed as Harcourts gold General Manager.
2020
Chris Kennedy is announced as a Business Owner of Harcourts gold.
Harcourts gold Papanui is named the No.1 Harcourts Office Internationally for the third year in a row - ‘The Threepeat!’
2020
Au Staging began (the passion project of Business Owner Lynette McFadden) to offer clients a higher level of staging for the successful sale of their home.
