The AREAs celebrate success and achievements across the real estate and media industries in the categories of Innovation, Service and Marketing and Community and will be held in Melbourne on November 16.
For the first time, the competition will include a Gold AREA – Agency of the Year award, which will recognise agencies who work hard to set themselves apart from the competition with strength in all three categories.
There are 22 awards up for grabs, assessed by a panel of judges. Awards are open to residential real estate agents and property managers, commercial real estate agents, developers, home builders and project marketers & media agencies and clients.
Andrew Rechtman, REA Group Executive General Manager– Residential, commented: “The AREAs is our opportunity to applaud and recognise outstanding innovation and success in the real estate and media industries.
“This year we’re taking it up a notch with the introduction of the Gold AREA – Agency of the Year
award, which will recognise agencies who set themselves apart from the competition across all three
categories of innovation, service & marketing and community.”
Residential real estate agents and property managers
Agency of the Year
Barry Plant Manningham
Nelson Alexander Pty Ltd
NOVAK PROPERTIES
Ray White Double Bay
Brand Campaign of the Year
Clark NextRE
Laing+Simmons Corporation
LJ Hooker
Excellence in Customer Service
Danelle Hunter, Biggin & Scott Knox
Emily-Jane Megraw, LJ Hooker Nerang
Joanne Danckwardt, JD Property Agents
Keryn Osgerby, SOLD Property Group
Game Changer of the Year
Compton Green
Morton Real Estate
Tracy Yap Realty
Residential Property Campaign of the Year
Harcourts Coastal
home.byholly
Stockdale & Leggo
Commercial real estate agents
Agency of the Year
Burgess Rawson Melbourne
JLL
Novak Properties
Savills Brand
Campaign of the Year
Cushman & Wakefield
FAL Commercial
JLL
Commercial Campaign of the Year
CBRE Melbourne
Colliers International
Savills
Excellence in Customer Service
Jeremy Conybeare, FAL Commercial
Michael Crombie, Colliers International
Tyler Gill, Office Hub
Game Changer of the Year
CBRE Melbourne
Dexus
Novak Properties
Media agencies and clients
Brand Campaign of the Year
Bankwest
Energy Australia
Mindshare Sydney (Volvo)
Direct Response Campaign of the Year
Heritage Bank
NSW Government – Office of State Revenue
RateCity
Game Changer of the Year
BRICKX
Medibank
NAB
Developers, home builders, project marketers and developer media agencies
Brand Campaign of the Year
Capital Property Marketing
Dennis Family Homes
Toast Creative
Excellence in Customer Service
Larry Kestelman, LK Property Group
Robyn Tonnet, Lendlease
Game Changer of the Year
Beulah International
Mirvac
Real Equity Estate Agents
New Home Marketing Campaign of the Year
Coronation Property
Milieu
Neometro
New Homes Player of the Year
Beulah International
Hatched Media
Pace Development Group
Contribution to community, all finalists
Colliers International Toowoomba
Cushman & Wakefield in partnership with Jobsupport
Cushman & Wakefield: Vivid Sydney 2017 Access & Inclsion Partner
Frasers Property Australia
Harcourts Australia
Henley
LJ Hooker Ormeau
Mindshare Melbourne
Neometro
Ray White Chelsea
For more information on the AREAs, head to theareas.com.au