REINSW President Leanne Pilkington said it was exciting to see the breadth of talent showcased as finalists for the 2018 awards.

“Our awards continue to go from strength to strength, with the best, bravest and brightest that work across the industry getting this much-deserved recognition,” Ms Pilkington said.

“Ten agency categories and 12 individual categories make up the 2018 awards program. We have added three new categories this year: Operational Leadership, Operational Support and Buyers’ Agency.

“It is a great achievement to be recognised in this way, and the finalists should feel proud of themselves,” Ms Pilkington said.

Mechlenne Douaihy from Merc Real Estate, who is a finalist in the Property Marketer category, says winning has always been her goal since she began her agency.

"Working in the industry for the past 15 years, I always knew how highly regarded the Awards for Excellence were. So when I started my agency in 2013, one of my goals was to win an REINSW award," she told WILLIAMS MEDIA.

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"The process of entering is a growth experience in itself. It gives you the opportunity to review your performance over the past year and note where improvements can be made," Douaihy said.

Jesse Davidson of auctionWORKS, who is a finalist in the Auctioneer category, says the awards are a great measure of your success.

“I entered the Awards for Excellence last year to test myself against the best in the industry. For me, it was all about learning from my peers and there’s no better way to do this than by watching the best in business in action," Davidson told WILLIAMS MEDIA.

"If you’re thinking about entering this year, don’t be scared. The contacts you make and the experience you gain is invaluable. And winning raises your profile in so many ways. The REINSW Awards for Excellence are the industry awards to enter," Davidson said.

2018 REINSW Awards for Excellence FINALISTS

BUYERS’ AGENCY
Aus Property Professionals Cohen Handler Propertybuyer

COMMERCIAL AGENCY – SMALL
Commercial Property Group - Bennett
LJ Hooker Commercial South Sydney
Strathfield Partners

COMMERCIAL AGENCY – LARGE
CBRE
CI Australia
Novak Properties

COMMUNICATION
Chadwick Real Estate
Harcourts Hills Living
James Pratt Auctions Group
Nicholls & Co Estate Agents

INNOVATION 
Cooley Auctions
Different
John Pye Real Estate
The Property Industry Alliance

REAL ESTATE AGENCY – SMALL
Biller Property
Garwoods Estate Agent
Merc Real Estate
Molenaar+McNeice
The Property Shop

REAL ESTATE AGENCY – MEDIUM 
Callagher Estate Agents
Harcourts Hills Living
Kellys Property
Strathfield Partners

REAL ESTATE AGENCY – LARGE 
Colliers International
Cunninghams
DiJONES
Highland Property Agents
Morton

RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT TEAM 
Crown Property Agency Mint360property
Morton
Raine & Horne Newtown
Leah Jay

RESIDENTIAL SALES TEAM
Cunninghams
Di Jones
Green St Property Sales
Morton
Strathfield Partners

ACHIEVEMENT
Baraka Leporte - Belle Property Killcare
Mark Stowe - Colliers International

AUCTIONEER
Leon Axford – Starr Partners (Blacktown) Gavin Croft - BresicWhitney
Gavin Croft - BresicWhitney
Jesse Davidson - auctionWORKS
Edward Riley - McGrath Estate Agents
Stuart Ritchie - McGrath Sylvania
Clarence White - BresicWhitney

BUYERS’ AGENT
Brooke Flint - Flint Property
Amanda Gould - HighSpec Properties Richard Harvey - Propertybuyer
Rich Harvey - Propertybuyer
Shelley Horton - Albion Avenue
Sebastian James - Hunter James
Jacque Parker - House Search Australia

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY MANAGER
David Khoury - Colliers International
Helena Koppman - Colliers International
Paul McDonald - CBRE
Emily Peacock - Knight Frank Australia
Felipe Serra-Martins - Commercial Property Group – Bennett 
Emmanuel Zinopoulos - Kellys Property

COMMERCIAL SALESPERSON
Kyle Dewey - Commercial Property Group - Bennett
Trent Gallagher - Colliers International
Toby Silk - CBRE
Miron Solomons - Colliers International
James Wilson – Colliers International

JOHN GREIG OAM COMMUNITY SERVICE 
Mary Anne Cronin - Phillips Pantzer Donnelley
Alexandra Haggarty - First National David Haggarty
Leah Jay - Leah Jay
Edward Riley - McGrath Sales
Kylie Walsh - DiJONES

OPERATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Amanda Aloupis - Green St Property Sales
Anthony Caudullo - Crown Group
Zara Choi - Laing+Simmons Wentworthville
Pippa Rowntree - Leah Jay
Kylie Walsh - DiJONES

OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
Renee Edge - Aus Property Professionals
Melanie Frith - Leah Jay
Pru Kelly - Phillips Pantzer Donnelley
Nicola McKenzie - Knight Frank
Raquel Morrell - Morton

PROPERTY MARKETER 
Shane Broekman - LJ Hooker Frenchs Forest
Mechlenne Douaihy - Merc Real Estate
Matt Pontey - Colliers International
Adrian Tsavalas - McGrath Estate Agents
Zoran Veleski - Crown Property Group Australia

RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MANAGER
Laura Bowd - Cobden & Hayson
Larissa Bridge - McGrath Charlestown
Max Ma - Savills
Paije McKee - Cunninghams
Sally McLauchlan - Morton
Michael Murray - Murray Property

RESIDENTIAL SALESPERSON
James Crow - Morton
David Highland - Highland Property Agents
Betty Ockerlander - Better Homes Realty
Craig Pontey - 101 Things
Dane Queenan - PRDnationwide - Port Stephens
Ricardo Serrao - Raine & Horne Double Bay

RURAL MARKETER
Oliver Smith - Davidson Cameron and Co
Samuel Triggs - Inglis Rural Property

The Awards for Excellence Gala Dinner will be held at Sydney Town Hall on Thursday, 27 September, 2018.

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