LJ Hooker Property Centre won Large Residential Agency of the Year at the Real Estate Institute of Queensland Awards for Excellence.
The Announcement:
On Saturday night (23 October), the Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) hosted the Queensland’s real estate communities’ night of nights – the 2021 REIQ Awards for Excellence.
A record number of 820 real estate practitioners packed The Star Gold Coast for the industry peak body’s sell-out gala event, which saw 28 category winners crowned and celebrated for their outstanding achievements from an elite shortlist of finalists.
The REIQ’s CEO Antonia Mercorella congratulated the 2021 Award winners, acknowledging the highly competitive and rapidly changing landscape they’ve operated in over the past financial year.
“The REIQ Awards for Excellence is one of the most highly-anticipated events on the state’s real estate profession calendar, as agents and agencies strive to set themselves apart in Queensland’s competitive real estate industry,” Ms Mercorella said.
“Agents across Queensland vied for the chance to step up to the podium last night to accept an Award, and those who took home a title should be incredibly proud of that significant achievement.”
Ms Mercorella said that each year the REIQ’s members raised the bar of professionalism in the industry, reflected in the growing quantity and quality of Award entrants and calibre of the winners.
“In 2021 we’ve seen a record number of nominations, with 194 finalists vying to win the 28 individual and agency categories,” she said.
“As a peak body should, the REIQ exists to empower real estate agents in their endeavours to uphold the highest professional standards in the industry, and these Awards are an extension of that support – providing a stage for the profession’s stand-out performers to be elevated among their peers.”
Ms Mercorella said the long-standing Awards had been revamped this year with new categories.
“For the first time, the awards were expanded to feature new performance-based categories to better reflect both professional and commercial business successes, as well as new categories to shine a light on our industry’s rising stars,” Ms Mercorella said.
“Our judges were incredibly impressed by the quality of the finalists and each one of the exceptional winners are members who have demonstrated commitment to the REIQ values of integrity, customer service and best practice conduct, and strive to stay at the leading edge of their profession.”
| 2021 Award Category | 2021 Finalists | 2021 Winner |
| Agency Support Person of the Year | ยท Tegan Baker, Property Zestยท Alana Luchetta, The McGill Groupยท Samantha Rowland, Stone Real Estate Aspleyยท Emily-Jane Megraw, LJ Hooker Nerang I Solutions Gold Coastยท Mandie Young, Propertyologyยท Tracey Thompson, Macwell Propertyยท Penny Choyce, Laguna Real Estateยท Karess Hepi, Ellie Jean Real Estateยท Dee Ashworth, Investarentยท Majella O’Neill, Position One Property | Penny Choyce,Laguna Real Estate |
| Business Broker of the Year | ยท Michelle Wright, Complete Business Brokersยท Craig Campbell, Verified Businessesยท Roland West, Link Business Brisbaneยท Cate Boleyn, Qld Rent Roll Brokers | Roland West,Link Business Brisbane |
| Business Development Manager of the Year | ยท Barbara McConnell, Position One Propertyยท Sarah Martin, Plum Propertyยท Kirsty Heilbronn, Image Propertyยท Michelle Watt, Investarentยท Jamie-Lee Billerwell, Code Property Groupยท Wayde Hildrew, Different Technologiesยท Heather Jopson, Beyond Property Management Pty Ltdยท Lakshmy Anand, Guru Propertyยท Cavell Cooper, Stone Real Estateยท Scott McWilliams, Harcourts Kingsberry | Scott McWilliams, Harcourts Kingsberry |
| Buyers’ Agency of the Year | ยท Streamline Property Buyersยท Your Property Houndยท Property Pursuitยท Property Zestยท Propertyologyยท Hunter Gather Property | Propertyology |
| Buyer’s Agent of the Year | ยท Matt Reeves, Your Property Houndยท Melinda Jennison, Streamline Property Buyersยท Karen Young, Property Zestยท Joanna Boyd, Joanna Boyd Buyers Advocateยท Nathan Wunsch, Property Pursuit Pty Ltdยท Simon Read, Worth Property Investing Pty Ltdยท Bryan Loughnan, Propertyologyยท Marisa Yaksich, Property Pursuit Pty Ltdยท Craig Hogg, The Edge Property Buyersยท Jacob Butler, Hunter Gather Property | Matt Reeves,Your Property Hound |
| Commercial & Industrial Agency of the Year | ยท NAI Harcourts Sunshine Coastยท Harcourts Coastal Commercialยท Dugan & Co Propertyยท Cushman & Wakefieldยท Chase Commercial Pty Ltdยท First National Real Estate Action Realty Ipswichยท Savills | Cushman & Wakefield |
| Commercial Property Manager of the Year | ยท Lauren Battams, Kelly & Co Propertyยท Claire Blignaut, Vision Property Management | Lauren Battams, Kelly & Co Property |
| Commercial Salesperson of the Year | ยท Paul Dugan, Dugan & Co Property Pty Ltdยท Hunter Higgins, Colliers | Hunter Higgins, Colliers |
| Contribution to the Community Award | ยท Solutions Property Managementยท Elevate Residentialยท Purpose Real Estateยท LJ Hooker Solutions Gold Coastยท Wythes Real Estateยท Matter Propertyยท Brisbane Inner West Realtyยท Laguna Real Estate | LJ Hooker Solutions Gold Coast |
| Industry Innovation of the Year | ยท RiTA by AiREยท Agent Dynamicsยท Spokeยท Before You Bidยท Realtairยท :Differentยท InfoTrack Pty Ltd | RiTA by AiRE |
| Medium Residential Agency of the Year | ยท Hinternoosaยท Stone Real Estate Aspleyยท Code Property Groupยท Calibre Real Estateยท Denovans Real Estateยท Place Sunnybankยท Solutions Property Managementยท QLD Hot Propertyยท NGU Real Estate East Brisbaneยท Bees Nees City Realtyยท Torres Propertyยท Blink Property Queensland | Solutions Property Management |
| Multimedia Award (NEW) | ยท Calibre Real Estateยท Plum Property | Calibre Real Estate |
| Large Residential Agency of the Year | ยท Plum Propertyยท Image Propertyยท Harcourts Kingsberryยท LJ Hooker Property Centreยท Amber Werchon Propertyยท Matthews Real Estateยท Laguna Real Estateยท First National Real Estate Action Realty Ipswichยท Ray White New Farmยท RE/MAX Resultsยท LJ Hooker Nerang | Solutions Gold Coastยท Harcourts Solutionsยท Century 21 on Duporthยท Century 21 Platinum Agents | LJ Hooker Property Centre |
| Regional Residential Agency of the Year | ยท Blackbird and Finchยท Explore Property Townsvilleยท ANCHOR REALTYยท Laguna Real Estate Gympieยท Harcourts Kingsberryยท Century 21 Platinum Agentsยท LOCATIONS Estate Agents | Equal win:ยท Blackbird and Finchยท Explore Property Townsville |
| Residential Property Manager of the Year | ยท Lisa Adaway, Hugo Alexander Property Groupยท Caroline Duxfield, Solutions Property Managementยท Oshie Peiris, Property Pursuit Pty Ltdยท Tamara Weight, Harcourts Kingsberryยท Rebecca Fogarty, Blackbird and Finch Estate Agentsยท Karen Stehr, Karen Stehr Propertyยท Kerrie Lee, LJ Hooker Yarrabilbaยท Daniel Higgins, Stone Real Estate Aspleyยท Samantha Ellis, Property Zestยท Amanda Feely, Plum Property | Rebecca Fogarty, Blackbird and Finch Estate Agents |
| Residential Salesperson of the Year | ยท Brett Andreassen, Plum Propertyยท Mark McGill, The McGill Groupยท Alisa Wythes, Wythes Real Estateยท Daniel Lee, Plum Propertyยท Adam Nobel, Hugo Alexander Property Groupยท Nicole Hintz, LJ Hooker Coomera I Ormeau I Solutions Gold Coastยท Louise Denisenko, LJ Hooker Property Centreยท Leanne Druery, RE/MAX Results Mackayยท John Bradley, Stone Real Estate Aspleyยท Shannon Harvey, Place Bulimba | Shannon Harvey, Place Bulimba |
| Residential Salesperson of the Year (SEQ) – Performance Based (NEW) (Settled Commissions, and Settled Transactions) | ยท Chris Gilmour, All Properties Groupยท David Stringer, DJ Stringer Property Services Pty Ltdยท Nyree Ewings, LJ Hooker Property Centreยท Damien Said, Century 21 on Duporth Maroochydoreยท Emil Juresic, NGU Real Estate East Brisbaneยท Mark Chesney, First National Real Estate Moretonยท Glenn Ball, First National Real Estate Action Realty Ipswich | Chris Gilmour, All Properties Group |
| Residential Salesperson of the Year (Regional) – Performance Based (NEW) (Settled Commissions, and Settled Transactions) | ยท Tina Tillinger, ANCHOR REALTYยท Stacey Arlott, RE/MAX Results Mackayยท Leanne Druery, RE/MAX Results Mackayยท Bevan Rose, LJ Hooker Gladstoneยท Michael Byrnes, Locations Estate Agentsยท Rob Nimmo, Laguna Real Estate Gympie | Tina Tillinger, ANCHOR REALTY |
| Rising Star Property Manager of the Year (NEW) | ยท Elizabeth Knauseder, Investarentยท Kayla Dale, FAA Property Pty Ltdยท Jacob Carlile, Qld Hot Property | Jacob Carlile, Qld Hot Property |
| Rising Star Salesperson of the Year (NEW) | ยท Adrian Raiteri, Harcourts Kingsberryยท Terri-Anne Murray, Amber Werchon Propertyยท Caroline Johnston, Wythes Real Estateยท Matthew Klauss, Bridgebury Real Estateยท Carlene George, Countryside Realty Noosaยท Adam Phillis, Phillis Real Estate QLDยท Ben Doyle, PRD Burleigh Headsยท Ellie Jean, Ellie Jean Real Estateยท Daniel Hooper, One Percent Propertyยท Roger Eveans, First National Real Estate Action Realty Ipswich | Ellie Jean, Ellie Jean Real Estate |
| Sales Agency of the Year (SEQ) – Performance Based (NEW) (Settled Commissions, and Settled Transactions) | ยท LJ Hooker Nerang I Solutions Gold Coastยท RE/MAX Resultsยท Amber Wercon Propertyยท Torres Propertyยท NGU Real Estate East Brisbaneยท LJ Hooker Property Centre | LJ Hooker Property Centre |
| Sales Agency of the Year (Regional) -Performance Based (NEW) (Settled Commissions, and Settled Transactions) | ยท RMW Property Agentsยท RE/MAX Results Mackayยท Century 21 Platinum Agentsยท RE/MAX Successยท Explore Property Mackayยท A1 Realty Wide Bay Burnett | RE/MAX Success |
| Small Residential Agency of the Year | ยท Xperience Realtyยท Brant and Bernhardt Propertyยท Purpose Real Estateยท Smith & Co Realtyยท The McGill Groupยท Ellie Jean Real Estateยท Hugo Alexander Property Groupยท Blackbird and Finchยท Beyond Property Managementยท Rental Results Pty Ltdยท Coral Sea Property Managementยท E-Fishient Property Solutionsยท PerryCooper Propertyยท ANCHOR REALTY | Hugo Alexander Property Group |
| Auctioneer of the Year | ยท Runner up – Yianni Mooney, Yianni Mooney Propertyยท Jon Smith, Smith & Liยท Andrew Allen, Ray White Gladstone | David Holmes, Metro Auctions |
About the REIQ Awards for Excellence
The annual REIQ Awards for Excellence is a platform for recognising and celebrating excellence in the Queensland real estate industry to encourage and promote best practice. Each year the REIQ hosts the Awards to shine a spotlight on the profession’s top agencies and agents, sourcing nominations from around 1,400 member agencies and 4,000 individual members.
Source: The Real Estate Institute of Queensland
