The winners of the 2021 REIA National Awards for Excellence presented by realestate.com.au have been announced by the Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA). 

It was the year for women who won eight of the 11 individual agent categories, REIA President Adrian Kelly said.

Mr Kelly said that from the 83 finalists there was an increase in female candidates in the different categories from previous years, in particular in the category of Residential Salesperson of the Year, which was won by Michelle Stephens from O’Brien Real Estate in Victoria.

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Kathryn Massey from Michael Johnson and Co in WA took out the Residential Property Manager of the Year award. Large Residential Agency of the Year was won by Belle Property in ACT while the top gong for Medium Residential Agency went to Warburton Estate Agents in NSW and Small Residential Agency of the Year went to SJ Shooter Real Estate.

Commercial Agency of the Year was won by Savills, NSW while Guy Randell from Burgess Rawson, ACT won the Commercial Salesperson of the Year and Jessie Legge from NAI Harcourts North, Tasmania took out Commercial Property Manager of the Year.

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Mr Kelly said that in terms of numbers, NSW won seven of the 20 awards (excludes President’s award) followed by Victoria with four wins and ACT, WA and Tasmania awarded three a piece.

Long term Darwin resident, Tony Pickering received the President’s Award this year. Mr Pickering (pictured below) has more than 30 years’ experience in commercial and residential property and is a previous REINT president as well as popular auctioneer for charity organisations.

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The REIA National Awards for Excellence 2021 covers all aspects of the real estate sector, including residential and commercial agencies, residential and commercial sales, residential and commercial property management, business brokers, buyer’s agents, community service, innovation and communications. 

Unlike other award programs which focus on transactions, statistics and profit, the Awards for Excellence are awarded purely on merit following deliberation by a comprehensive judging process.

Held at Mindil Resort & Casino, in Darwin and hosted by REINT, the REIA National Awards for Excellence 2021 recognised and celebrated the best of the best in Australian real estate.

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REIA NATIONAL AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 2021: WINNERS

RESIDENTIAL

Residential Sales Team of the Year, sponsored by AON

• Morton Real Estate, NSW

Residential Salesperson of the Year, sponsored by AON

• Michelle Stephens, O’Brien Real Estate Carrum Downs, VIC

Residential Property Management Team of the Year, sponsored by Terri Scheer

• Key2 Property, TAS

Residential Property Manager of the Year, sponsored by Terri Scheer

• Kathryn Massey, Michael Johnson and Co, WA

Small Residential Agency of the Year, sponsored by Realestate.com.au

• SJ Shooter Real Estate, NSW

Medium Residential Agency of the Year, sponsored by Realestate.com.au

• Warburton Estate Agents, NSW

Large Residential Agency of the Year, sponsored by Realestate.com.au

• Belle Property Kingston, ACT

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EXCELLENCE IN THE INDUSTRY

Achievement Award, sponsored by Dreamedia

• Kitty Parker, Kitty and Miles, NSW

Community Service Award, sponsored by RealBot

• Woodards Foundation, VIC

Innovation Award, sponsored by RealBot

• Network Pacific, VIC

Operational Support Award, sponsored by RECON

• Nicole Berry, Harcourts Signature, TAS

Operational Leadership Award, sponsored by Forms Live

• Michelle Rigg, Rentwest, WA

Marketing and Communications Award, sponsored by RECON

• dethridgeGROVES, WA

Marketer of the Year, sponsored by Forms Live

• Braden Walters, Belle Property Byron Bay/Lennox Head, NSW

Business Development Manager of the Year, sponsored by SaleFunder

• Madeline Freemantle, Leah Jay, NSW

Business Broker of the Year, sponsored by SaleFunder

• John Kasapi, Benchmark Business Sales and Valuations, VIC 

Buyers’ Agent of the Year, sponsored by REI Super

• Claire Corby, Capital Buyers Agency, ACT 

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COMMERCIAL

Commercial Salesperson of the Year, sponsored by REI Super

• Guy Randell, Burgess Rawson, ACT

Commercial Property Manager of the Year, sponsored by CoreLogic

• Jessie Legge, NAI Harcourts North, TAS

Commercial Agency of the Year, sponsored by CoreLogic

• Savills, NSW

*Regrettably, REISA cancelled their awards last year due to COVID-19. As a result, there are no 2021 finalists from SA.

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