A boutique real estate research firm in Brisbane has become the first non-sales agency to win the Real Estate Institute of Queensland's Award for Excellence in the Small Residential Agency of the Year category.

Brisbane-based Propertyology created Queensland real estate history with their win at the annual black tie event. Propertyology Managing Director Simon Pressley said that the award was the result of dogged determination to develop a business model which breaks new ground in the real estate industry. Propertyology combines investment advisory, a buyer’s agency, market research and mortgage broking.

"Our aim is to bring a higher level of skill and sophistication to the decision-making process for mum-and-dad investors looking to progressively acquire wealth through residential property. With emphasis on economic indicators and a series of other key supply and demand metrics, we believe that we’ve developed the single most comprehensive research platform in the country," said Pressley.

Propertyology hold real estate licenses in four states in order to buy in strategically-chosen locations throughout Australia. "There’s literally no other business in the country which can honestly lay claim to studying the property markets of every location in Australia and then use that forensic-level research to pin point locations for property investors," said Pressley. "We are on a mission to revolutionise how people invest in Australian real estate."

Other award winners included: 

Large Residential Agency of the Year

Harcourts Coastal

Medium Residential Agency of the Year

Denovans Real Estate

Commercial Agency of the Year

Raine & Horne Commercial Brisbane Southside & Bayside

Residential Salesperson of the Year

Mark McGill - Amber Werchon Property

Commercial Salesperson of the Year

Mel Pikos - CBRE

Auctioneer of the Year

Justin Nickerson - Apollo Auctions

Residential Property Manager of the Year

Katie Knight - RE/MAX Success

Corporate Support Person of the Year

Brock Beazley - Century 21 on Duporth

Business Broker of the Year

Ian Salter - Benchmark Business & Commercial Sales

Rookie of the Year

David Savoff - CBRE

Buyer's Agent of the Year

Karen Young - Property Zest

Best Real Estate Report

Matt Cranston - Australian Financial Review

Community Service Award

LJ Hooker Ormeau

Commercial Property Manager of the Year

Caitlin Donaldson - Knight Frank Australia