President, HARDintelligence.com; Instructor, Adjunct Faculty at University of California, Irvine
United States
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- Instructor, Adjunct Faculty at University of California, Irvine
- President at HARDintelligence.com
- Past
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- Pres. at Ultimate New Home Sales & Marketing
- VP, Sales & Marketing at DR Horton
- Vice President, Marketing & Sales at Polygon Northwest Company
- Education
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- University of Victoria
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Dave Harding’s Summary
HARDintelligence.com, provides sales and marketing expertise throughout the US, Canada and China. Clients include stakeholders in all facets of homebuilding, mortgage lending, as well as some medical fields.
Dave has held VP positions with Polygon Northwest in WA, KB Home in AZ, and D. R. Horton in CA and President of Ultimate New Home Sales, active throughout CA.
In his first year in Los Angeles, HARD doubled sales and tripled pretax profits at Western Pacific / DR Horton, America's largest homebuilder. He was recognized twice as the Building Industry’s Sales Manager of the Year for LA/Ventura, and was elected twice as his Sales & Marketing Council President.
In 2004, HARD received international tribute as NAHB Sales Manager of the Year. HARD was recognized twice by Builder and Developer Magazine’s “Who’s Who—The Industry’s Finest.”
Dave created D. R. Horton’s Design Studio in LA. Before its first full year in operation, NAHB judged it as the best in Hawaii, Nevada and California. It added more profit to DR Horton than the entire division had the previous year.
HARD has been a keynote speaker at the SOCAL Building Industry Show, the Chicago Title Annual Builder Symposium, International Builders’ Show and ULI Young Leaders.
HARD has been published in Builder Magazine, Master Builder, Builder & Developer, Big Builder, Builder Digest, House Calls, Journal of the Community Associations Institute, NSMC Ideas Magazine, and other journals. He has been quoted in the LA Times, LA Business Journal, Bellevue Journal American, and the Seattle Times.
Dave is a member of the American Bar Association, American Arbitration Association, National Association of Home Builders, and owns several courses accredited by them, appraisal and CCIM professionals. He teaches Master Planned Communities and Site & Marketing Analysis at UC Irvine.
Dave Harding’s Specialties:
Successfully training sales professionals throughout US, Canada and in China. Attendees from every one of the Builder Ten, Laing Homes, StanPac, Warmington, Castle & Cook, and the top third-party sales companies. Court-appointed Receiver-Manager and expert witness.
Dave Harding’s Experience
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Instructor, Adjunct Faculty
University of California, Irvine
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
May 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)
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President
HARDintelligence.com
(Real Estate industry)
January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)
HARDintelligence produces training sessions for new home sales professionals and other stakeholders in successful sales programs. HARD has been published in every single major national publication for new home professionals, and was recognized as the NAHB Sales Manager of the Year. HARD is a member of Builder-Developer Magazine's Who' s Who--The Industry's Finest.
www.hardintelligence.com
www.thehardintelligence.blogspot.com
www.theportablegavel.com
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Pres.
Ultimate New Home Sales & Marketing
(Real Estate industry)
February 2005 — January 2008 (3 years )
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VP, Sales & Marketing
DR Horton
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; DHI; Construction industry)
2001 — 2005 (4 years )
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Vice President, Marketing & Sales
Polygon Northwest Company
(Real Estate industry)
1990 — 1994 (4 years )
Dave Harding’s Education
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University of Victoria
Additional Information
Dave Harding’s Websites:
Dave Harding’s Interests:
see my blog at www.thehardintelligence.blogspot.com
Dave Harding’s Groups:
American Bar Association
American Arbitration Association
Arbitration & Mediation Institute of Canada
National Association of Home Builders
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China Business -
Hong Kong - Canada Business Association -
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China Networking Group -
TopLinked.com (Open Networkers) -
Hong Kong Connection -
New Homes Professional Network -
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators -
New Home Sales -
Real Estate Owned / REO Professionals -
Green Building Forum -
The Sales Trainers of the World -
RE Land Forum -
KB Home Connections -
Green Real Estate: Building, Design, Planning, Products, Investment -
Western Pacific Housing
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Las Vegas Real Estate - Market IQ -
Rebel Cats
Dave Harding’s Honors:
NAHB Sales Manager of the Year
President, Los Angeles-Ventura Sales & Marketing Council
Vice-Chair, BC Arbitration & Mediation Institute, Victoria
Expert Witness
Court appointed Receiver Manager
Dave Harding’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
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