The Real Estate Institute of Australia has revealed the names of state and territory finalists in the real estate profession’s biggest annual awards event, the 2017 National Awards for Excellence.

The awards night will be held in the nation's capital this year, at the Hyatt Hotel Canberra on Thursday 23 March.
 
The awards "will showcase Australia’s most outstanding performers in the real estate profession,” said REIA president Malcolm Gunning.
 
State and territory Real Estate Institute winners for the 12th Annual Awards will vie for the industry’s most prestigious awards with 85 nominees across 16 categories.

“I am sure that this year’s awards are going to be one of the best ever,” said Gunning.

The Real Estate Institute of Australia is the national professional association for real estate agents in Australia.

The REIA National Awards for Excellence 2017 finalists are as follows. 

Large Residential Agency of the Year

ACT     Peter Blackshaw Manuka
NT        Elders Real Estate
NSW    Morton Real Estate
SA        Toop & Toop Real Estate
VIC      Gary Peer & Associates – Caulfield
WA       Momentum Wealth

Medium Agency of the Year

ACT     Ray White Belconnen
NT       Knight Frank
NSW    John Flood Estate Agents
SA        Refined Real Estate
TAS     4one4 Real Estate Glenorchy
VIC      Nicholas Lynch Real Estate
WA      Realmark Mandurah

Small Residential Agency of the Year

ACT   Maria Selleck Properties
NT     Top End Real Estate
SA      Raine & Horne Semaphore
VIC    Gary Peer & Associates – St.Kilda
WA     Mint Real Estate

Commercial Agency of the Year

ACT     CBRE ACT
NT        Knight Frank
NSW    CBRE NSW
SA        Commercial SA
VIC      Colliers International (Victoria)
WA       CBRE WA

Residential Salesperson of the Year

NT        Derek Hart – Elders Real Estate
NSW    George Rafty – First National Newcastle City
SA         Kate Smith – Raine & Horne Semaphore
TAS      Natalie Downton – Downton Property Hobart
VIC       Tim Heavyside – The Fletchers Group
WA       Michelle Kerr – Abel McGrath Property Group

Commercial Salesperson of the Year

ACT     Nick Cotis – Raine & Horne Commercial Canberra
NSW   Michael Crombie – Colliers International NSW
SA        Andrew Turner – Commercial SA
TAS     Andy Howell – NAI Haroucrts North
VIC      Brett Diston – Ray White Commercial Nunawading

Achievement Award

ACT     Stephanie Graham – Independent Property Group
NSW   David Goldring – The Property Shop
SA       Angelo Nickolas – Harris Real Estate
TAS    Wendy Squibb – Halliwell Property Agents Devonport
WA     Kristy Yates – Perth Property Management

Communications Award

NT       Roost Realty
NSW   Colliers International Australia
SA       Toop & Toop Real Estate
TAS     4one4 Real Estate Glenorchy
VIC      Gary Peer & Associates
WA      Blackburne

Innovation Award

ACT     Peter Walker – Peter Blackshaw Belconnen
NT       Roost Realty
NSW   Raine & Horne Terrigal-Avoca Beach
SA       Toop & Toop Real Estate
TAS    4one4 Real Estate Glenorchy
VIC     Harcourts Victoria
WA     Sell Lease Property WA

Community Service Award

ACT     CBRE Canberra
NSW   Hugh Bateman – The Property Shop
SA       Bronty Marsh – Magain Real Estate
VIC      Ray White Chelsea
WA      Realmark Mandurah

Commercial Property Manager of the Year

ACT     Jorgie Gorman – Knight Frank Australia
NT       Jacqueline Reid – Knight Frank NT
NSW    Petah Richards – CBRE NSW
SA        Stephen Carpenter – Commercial SA
TAS      Jessie Legge – NAI Harcourts North
VIC       Kristian Etherington – Ray White Commercial Nunawading
WA       Lee Bradshaw – Acton Commercial

Residential Property Manager of the Year

ACT      Renee Bink – Independent Property Group
NT         Kathy Smart – O’Donoghues First National Real Estate
NSW     Laetitia Pearch – Home Specialist Property Management
SA         Peter Treacy – Harris Real Estate
VIC        Lizzie Roberts – Woodards Carnegie
WA        Sara Young – Davey Real Estate Currambine

Corporate Support Person of the Year

ACT      Sofia Ligeros – Independent Property Group
NT        Jenna Steel – Real Estate Central
NSW    Sarah Bester – Ray White Double Bay
SA         Louise Stapleton – Barry Plant Norwood
VIC       Maisae Lattouf – Infolio Property Advisors
WA       Rebecca Shaw – Professionals The Kelly Team

Buyer’s Agent of the Year

NSW   Rich Harvey – propertybuyer
VIC      Janet Spencer – Buyer Solutions Australia
WA      Kent Cliffe – Momentum Wealth Property

Business Broker of the Year

SA   Simon Winter, Raine & Horne Corporate Business Sales
VIC  Karli Dunham – Just Business Brokers.com

To purchase tickets for the REIA National Awards for Excellence go to the REIA website.

Winners will be announced via a media release at 8.00am on Friday 24 March 2017.

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