Known as the Logies of the real estate industry, the New South Wales REINSW Awards for Excellence were held in Sydney last Thursday night.

"Great attention has been thrust upon the property industry over the last 12 months and our awards are a great way to showcase those that are excelling in their chosen profession," said REINSW President Malcolm Gunning. It was the 18th year that the Real Estate Institute of New South Wales had held an Awards for Excellence night, and 21 awards were presented.

The award for Real Estate Agency – Large was taken out by Morton for the third year in a row, while CBRE won Commercial Agency – Large for the fifth consecutive year. The auctioneer award was taken out by Jesse Davidson from auctionWORKS. The Digital Marketing award was won by Di Jones Real Estate and Laing+Simmons was recognised for Innovation. Alex Mirzaian of CBRE was awarded the Rising Star and the John Greig OAM Community Service award went to Bruce McLachlan of McLachlan Partners.

The prestigious Woodrow Weight Award recognising outstanding contribution to real estate agency practice was presented to buyers’ agent Richard Harvey. "Richard is a true leader in our industry," said Gunning.