PHOTO: Barfoot & Thompson
The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) is delighted to announce that Barfoot & Thompson has won the 2019 REINZ Large Agency of the Year Award – the only agency to ever have won this award.
Medium Agency of the year was taken out by Cooper & Co Real Estate Limited (Auckland) and Small Agency of the year was won by LINK Business (Auckland).
The Community Award which seeks to recognise the immense contribution the profession makes to the wider community was won by Harcourts Cooper & Co Auckland North Shore (medium winner) and Kris Cunningham from Harcourts Cooper & Co Milford (small winner).
The Innovation Award which recognises new innovative technology being utilised by the industry was won by Tommy’s Property Management Wellington.
Bindi Norwell, Chief Executive at REINZ says: “Every year we have a significant number of high-calibre entries, many of whom have won their own local or agency awards making for some extremely tough competition. It is great to celebrate success across the country and to be the best of the best is a noteworthy achievement.
“Congratulations to all our finalists and winners for your achievements – these accomplishments are something you can be extremely proud of. Thank you for helping to raise the bar of the real estate profession and for all your hard work,” she concludes.
The 2019 REINZ Awards for Excellence were held at the Cordis Auckland and saw 39 awards handed out to agents from different sectors of the industry. The full list of awards and their recipients is available below.
Full List of the 2019 REINZ Awards for Excellence Winners
Residential Property Management Awards
· Residential Property Manager – Rising Star of the Year: Kelly Thornton – Wendell Property Management, Auckland City
· Residential Property Manager of the Year: Hannah Tillman – Harcourts Tandem Property Management, Orewa
· RPM Business Development Manager of the Year: Brendan Goodwin – Goodwins, Parnell
· Small Office of the Year: Tommy’s Property Management, Wellington
· Medium Office of the Year: Barfoot & Thompson, Mt Albert
· Large Office of the Year: Barfoot & Thompson, Pukekohe
Best Multi-Media Marketing Award
· Jadyn Dixon – Harcourts Cooper & Co, Takapuna
Innovation Award
· Tommy’s Property Management, Wellington
Community Awards
· Small Winner: Kris Cunningham – Harcourts Cooper & Co, Milford
· Medium Winner: Harcourts Cooper & Co, North Shore
Individual Real Estate Sales Awards
· Manager of the Year: Katherine Shepherd – Link Business, Christchurch
· Office Administrator of the Year: Jackie McKenna – Ray White Progressive Realty, Invercargill
· Personal Assistant of the Year: Shelley Cheriton-Weeks – Lowe & Co Realty, Wellington
Residential Sales
· Residential Rising Star of the Year: Yogesh Bhargava – Harcourts Grenadier, Christchurch City
· Residential Salesperson of the Year – Volume: Cameron Bailey – Harcourts Gold Real Estate, Papanui
· Residential Salesperson of the Year: Sharon Donnelly – Mat Andrews, Bayleys, Wanaka
· Small Residential Office of the Year – Volume: Property Brokers, Waipukurau
· Small Residential Office of the Year: Mat Andrews, Bayleys, Wanaka
· Medium Residential Office of the Year – Volume: Property Brokers, Whanganui
· Medium Residential Office of the Year: Lowe & Co Realty, Wellington
· Large Residential Office of the Year – Volume: Whalan & Partners, Bayleys, Christchurch
· Large Residential Office of the Year: Whalan & Partners, Bayleys, Christchurch
Business Brokerage
· Business Broker Rising Star of the Year: Jason Still – Barker Business Brokerage, Rosedale
· Business Broker Salesperson of the Year: Anthony Gilbert – ABC Business Sales, Mt Eden
· Small Business Brokerage Office of the Year: Bayleys, Auckland Central
· Medium Business Brokerage Office of the Year: Barker Business Brokerage, Rosedale
· Large Business Brokerage Office of the Year: LINK Business, Ellerslie
Commercial and Industrial
· C&I Rising Star of the Year: Aaron Donaldson – Harcourts Monarch Commercial, Hamilton
· C&I Salesperson of the Year: Mike Houlker – Bayleys, Auckland Central
· Small C&I Office of the Year: Tremain Commercial, Colliers International, Hawke’s Bay
· Medium C&I Office of the Year: Colliers International New Zealand, Highbrook
· Large C&I Office of the Year: Bayleys, Auckland Central
Rural
· Rural Salesperson of the Year: Snow Williams – Bayleys Country, Tauranga
· Small Rural Office of the Year: PGG Wrightson Real Estate, Cambridge
· Medium Rural Office of the Year: Bayleys Country, Tauranga
· Large Rural Office of the Year: PGG Wrightson Real Estate, Tauranga
Agency Awards
· Small Agency of the Year: LINK Business
· Medium Agency of the Year: Harcourts Cooper & Co
· Large Agency of the Year: Barfoot & Thompson
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