House Hunters will work with you and on your behalf throughout your move. Your satisfaction is our sole objective. Our independence, focus and personal experience are always at your service to help you bridge the gap between you and your company. This commitment to personalised service gives us the edge over many larger property agencies.
For You ...
First impressions count. For you and your family too! You want and deserve the very best start in a new country, in a new job. Therefore, your choice of Real Estate Agency is so important. House Hunters will provide you with all the pleasure of a new home, yet protect you from the pitfalls and difficulties when facing local bureaucracy, banking, housing, education, medical system etc. Pass on the responsibility of your move to us and we will ensure that you are able concentrate on your new job and make your relocation fast and stress free.
Pre-move Assistance and Orientation
Turn to us for a practical and informed introduction to Hong Kong. Aim for an efficient solution and the right decision through our professional guidance and opinion.
Location
Where to live and what kind of flat to live in? Difficult questions even in the most favorable circumstances. House Hunters helps you to make your informed choice and takes care of the practical details.
Education
Hong Kong offers excellent international as well as local schooling. We have many years of experience enabling us to advise you on all aspects of the American, British, German, French and Asian school systems. Also, we will be happy to assist you in setting up appointments with the headmaster/mistress of the schools of your choice.
Who are we?
We are a multi-lingual team of professional women, well experienced to anticipate and deal with the particular needs involved in moving you and your family to Hong Kong. We love living in Hong Kong and want you to love it too! Our independence enables us to offer you an objective as well as professional opinion at all times.
Our Team
| Name | Position | First Language | Second Language |
|---|---|---|---|
 Caroline Ergetie |
Director | Swedish | French |
 Sophie Dupont |
Consultant | French | English |
 Martine Termijtelen |
Consultant | Dutch | English |
 Sabrina Scheveloff |
Consultant | English | Spanish |
 Li Liao-Hanusiewicz |
Consultant | English | Mandarin |
 Michaela Edbom |
Consultant | Swedish | English |
 Ylva Jansson |
Consultant | Swedish | English |
 Candy Cheung |
Secretary | Cantonese | English |
 Amanda Chung |
Research | Cantonese | English |
 Yan Chan |
IT & Marketing | Cantonese | English |
 Stanley Fung |
Driver | Cantonese | English |
 Eric Au |
Driver | Cantonese | English |
Organisation and Management
Caroline Ergetie, Managing Director
Caroline originates from Sweden where she studied languages and Business Administration. She began her career in Hong Kong Real Estate in 1984 and headed the Property Department of Guardian Property Management Ltd. In 1988 she entered into a joint-partnership to acquire House Hunters Limited. Later, in 1994, she assumed 100% control of House Hunters’ and became its Managing Director. Having lived in three continents she has acquired an in-depth knowledge of clients’ cultural backgrounds enhancing the support offered to clients who are relocating to Hong Kong. Caroline speaks Swedish, French and English.
Consultants
Sophie Dupont
Sophie graduated from University in France with a Master Degree in Marketing. She has 14 years experience in sales and 10 years in the property business in Hong Kong. This combined with being a French native, she is well versed in identifying and satisfying House Hunters’ French corporate and individual clients relocation requirements. Her fluency in English is a valuable asset in liaising between our customers and landlords.
Martine Termijtelen
A native from Holland where she studied Psychology at the University of Leiden. She moved to Hong Kong in 2000. After living in Hong Kong for 2.5 years, she moved to Jakarta, Indonesia. After being away for a couple of years she was really happy to relocate back to Hong Kong in 2005 and joining our team at House Hunters! As a working mother of two young children, she understands a family's particular needs and solving problems encountered when relocating to Hong Kong! She speaks Dutch, English, German and Bahasa Indonesian.
Sabrina Scheveloff
Originally from New York has been living in Hong Kong for the past 8 years. Educated in the states with a Masters Degree in Social Work. She has been working in the Hong Kong Real Estate Market for the past 4 years. She speaks English and Spanish.
Li Liao-Hanusiewicz
Born in Poland, Li lived in Italy, South Africa, Taiwan and Australia where she studied Applied Economics and Asian Studies. Her passion for people, property and diversity led her to pursue a career in real estate. For the past 6 years, Li has called Hong Kong home and relishes exploring all that it has to offer. She speaks native English, Mandarin and Polish and enjoys the challenge of finding the perfect home and lifestyle for her clients!
Michaela Edbom
Michaela grew up in Stockholm, Sweden where she was studying and working in the Real Estate Business. Together with her partner, they relocated to Copenhagen, Denmark where she stayed for a few years before taking the big step of moving to Hong Kong. With her background in the Swedish Real Estate Business coupled with her love for Hong Kong, she is excited to help Scandinavian families relocate to Hong Kong and share her experience and make them feel at home!
Ylva Jansson
Ylva comes from Sweden, from where she also has a Masters degree in engineering. After working as a designer for a few years, life brought her to Hong Kong. Here she started working in Real Estates to be able to work directly with people and help other newcomers make themselves at home. She speaks Swedish, English and Spanish.
Property Management, Research and Administration
Candy Cheung
Personal Assistant. Candy is a long serving staff-member (1989), giving the full administrative support to the House Hunters’ team and their clients. Over the years, she has established good relationships with both Landlords as well as clients and contractors. She speaks both Cantonese and English.
Amanda Chung, Research
From Hong Kong. Amanda has been in Estate Research for over 10 years and is our computer liaison-person. She has a pleasant disposition and is well liked by our customers and staff alike. She speaks Cantonese and English.
Yan Chan, IT & Marketing
Yan is tri-lingual including her fluency in Mandarin. She has a background in marketing and IT in the trading industry. She handles our website, research and marketing for House Hunters Ltd.
Stanley Fung, Driver
From Hong Kong with many years of experience in the tourism industry as well as working as a manager in a trading company, Stanley has a very gentle and pleasant way of handling people. When he is not driving our clients for property viewings, he also helps out with work within the office! Our “little clients” often prefer to stay in the car with Stanley instead of following their parents to the many property viewings done in a day!
Eric Au, Driver
Eric is our latest driver to join our team and being a former taxi driver (without the carelessness that it can entail), he is familiar with the roads! Eric speaks perfect English too and is very helpful during visits!
Our Services
Property Search
Residential placement for newcomers and existing local residents expatriate
- Long term lease (two years)
- Short term lease (serviced flats from 1 month or more )
- Sale/Investment Properties
- Pre-move assistance
- Home Search
- After sales service
Commercial
- Office units
- Industrial units
- Business Centres
- Retail units
Orientation
House Hunters organizes guided orientation tours for new client's to Hong Kong wishing to have a more in-depth idea on what living in Hong Kong is all about.
We offer whole day or half day packages which are tailor made depending on the family or the individual's need. This may involve a transport tour, shopping tour, cultural tour of Landmark buildings in Central, Wanchai, and/or Kowloon, it may also involve visits to Recreational/Members Clubs, general school visits, explanation of Medical Care and possibly driving by the main private and public hospitals. We offer whole day and half day packages starting at 9:00 am until 1:00 pm (transport included) or 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (lunch and transport for the day included).
Final Touch
Post-move assistance
Upon the Handover of the premises, HouseHunters arranges for the utility connections, i.e. water, gas, electricity, telephone, broadband and cable TV to be installed, and is available to advise on any other queries the client may have after settling into their new home.
Relocation
Immigration Department
An application for a work permit is submitted for the Principal person and for each accompanying adult. This service is outsourced directly to our service provider.
School Search & Application
The School search includes: obtaining relevant information from the student's home based schools, filling out and submitting the forms, calling each school to make the relevant appointments for interviews. The fee is for applications of up to three schools, and it excludes any deposits (refundable or not) and translation fees that may be required by each School.
In the event of non-placement of the student, the fee is still applicable.
Cultural Training
Home Search
The home search requires an initial meeting either in person or by phone to understand the family situation and narrow the areas in which the family may choose to live. This process may take from a day to a week and sometimes slightly longer. The standard fee of half of one month rental payable on or before the Handover of the premises.
Shipping Services
We work closely with a select few moving companies and are happy to liaise your move with our service provider(s).
Pre-move assistance
For a practical and informed introduction to Hong Kong, HouseHunters advises on any subject which our client wants and needs to know about prior to boarding the plane.
For any questions that may arise during your stay in Hong Kong, we have the resources and vast amount that we happily share with you!