2018 REINZ Awards

29 August 2018
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Barfoot & Thompson Auckland wins 2018 REINZ Large Agency of the Year Award

The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) is delighted to announce that Barfoot & Thompson has won the 2018 REINZ Large Agency of the Year Award – the only agency to ever have won this award.

Medium Agency of the year was taken out by Cooper & Co Real Estate Limited (Auckland) and Small Agency of the year was won by LINK Business Broking Limited (Auckland).

This year’s awards saw two new categories introduced; Community Service seeking to recognise the immense contribution the industry makes to the wider community which was won by Barfoot & Thompson, and Innovation which recognises some of the innovative technology introduced by agents – the inaugural award was won by Link Business Broking Auckland.

Bindi Norwell, Chief Executive at REINZ says: “Every year we have a significant number of high-calibre entries, many of whom have won their own local or agency awards making for some extremely tough competition. To be the best of the best is a noteworthy achievement.

“Congratulations to all our finalists and winners for your achievements – these accomplishments are something you can be extremely proud of. Thank you for helping to raise the bar of the real estate industry and for all your hard work,” she concludes.

The 2018 REINZ Awards for Excellence were held at the Cordis Auckland and saw 42 awards handed out to agents from different sectors of the industry. The full list of awards and their recipients is available below.

Full List of the 2018 REINZ Awards for Excellence Winners

Residential Property Management Awards
• Support Person: Rose Tomlin, Goodwin Property Management Auckland
• Residential Property Manager - Rising Star: Thea Atkinson, Pedersens Property Management Auckland (Takapuna)
• Residential Property Manager: Sue Ataie, Harcourts Cooper & Co Auckland
• Business Development Manager: Shanon Aitken, Crockers Property Management Auckland
• Small Office - Joint winners: Barfoot & Thompson Northcote & Harcourts Holmwood Property Management Christchurch
• Medium Office: Harcourts Charlton Realty Auckland
• Large Office: Online Rentals Ray White Hamilton

Best Multi-Media Campaign
• Samara Phillips – Bayleys Auckland Central

Innovation Award
• LINK Business Broking Auckland

Community Service Award
• Individual Winner: Cristina Casares, Barfoot & Thompson Ponsonby
• Office Winner: Harcourts Cooper & Co Auckland
• Corporate Winner: Barfoot & Thompson

Individual Real Estate Sales Awards
• Manager: Jared Cooksley – J T Realty Ray White Mt Eden
• Office Administrator: Chloe Belli – Barker Business Brokerage Auckland
• Personal Assistant: Chelsea Bol – Harcourts Talk Property Taupo

Residential Sales
• Residential Rising Star: Kay Nitschke, Property Brokers Palmerston North
• Residential Salesperson – Volume: Eddie Zhao, Barfoot & Thompson West Harbour
• Residential Salesperson: Eddie Zhao – Barfoot & Thompson West Harbour
• Small Residential Office – Volume: Barfoot & Thompson Mangawhai
• Small Residential Office: Bayleys Success Realty Mt Maunganui
• Medium Residential Office – Volume: Property Brokers Wanganui
• Medium Residential Office: Lowe & Co Realty Wellington
• Large Residential Office – Volume: Barfoot & Thompson Pukekohe
• Large Residential Office: Bayleys Whalan and Partners Christchurch

Business Broking
• Business Broking Rising Star: Karl Jenner – ABC Business Sales Wellington
• Business Broking Salesperson: Anthony Gilbert – ABC Business Sales Auckland
• Small Business Broking Office: Bayleys Auckland Central
• Medium Business Broking Office: LINK Business Broking Bay of Plenty
• Large Business Broking Office: LINK Business Broking Ellerslie

Commercial and Industrial
• Commercial and Industrial Rising Star: Dave Burley – Colliers International Auckland CBD
• Commercial and Industrial Salesperson: Mike Houlker – Bayleys Auckland Central
• Small Commercial and Industrial Office: Colliers International Tauranga
• Medium Commercial and Industrial Office: Colliers International South Island Commercial Christchurch
• Large Commercial and Industrial Office: Bayleys Auckland Central

Rural
• Rural Rising Star: Dave Heffernan – PGG Wrightson Oamaru
• Rural Salesperson: Ben Turner – Bayleys Whalan and Partners Christchurch
• Small Rural Office: Property Brokers Ashburton
• Medium Rural Office: Bayleys Success Realty Tauranga
• Large Rural Office: PGG Wrightson Real Estate Tauranga

Agency Awards
• Small Agency: LINK Business Broking Limited
• Medium Agency: Harcourts Cooper & Co Real Estate Limited Auckland
• Large Agency: Barfoot & Thompson Limited Auckland

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