RE/MAX New Zealand set ‘Navigating change’ as the theme for its February Rally held at the Grand Millennium, Auckland on Thursday, 13 February.
“Change and the challenges associated with it are prominent on the RE/MAX New Zealand outlook for 2020,” said RE/MAX New Zealand Managing Director Michael Davoren.
“Along with technology, global developments and changing customer expectations, the September election will affect us, the real estate industry at large and its customers.
“Closer to home, the greatest change for RE/MAX New Zealand is the ownership change in April when Don Ha becomes the first New Zealander to have sole ownership of the master franchise.
“After approximately 20 years, for the first time, RE/MAX New Zealand is solely owned by a New Zealander – one of the country’s most experienced, recognised and respected business personalities.
Addressing changing customer expectation, the Rally program featured a Navigating Change panel, facilitated by RE/MAX Director Chris Chapman, with Josh Bronkhorst, Mortgage Link; Ben Speedy of CoreLogic NZ; and Vikas Verma, General Manager of Real Estate for NZME.
Speakers were RE/MAX New Zealand’s Ben Kloppers from Warkworth, Gemma Rowlinson from Pokeno and Shannon Ryan from New Plymouth; Parramatta-based Morris Short from RE/MAX Australia; and Sarah Wood, CEO of realestate.co.nz
Technology super-mind and Australasia’s acclaimed ‘godfather of agile’, Nigel Dalton, was keynote speaker.
“We invited Nigel because of his experience with and knowledge of the trends that confront the real estate industry,” Mr Davoren said.
“He can see where things are heading for agencies, agents and property managers and understands what we need to address.”
RE/MAX New Zealand announced its award-winners for 2019 at a gala event in the evening of the ‘2020 vision: Navigating change’ Rally, where the theme turned to ‘Bollywood’.
The network’s ultimate individual honour, Broker Owner of the Year, which is traditionally the final announcement, went to Garry Malcolm, RE/MAX Team Realty in New Plymouth.
The highest business accolade, the ‘Pinnacle Enterprise’ Award, which is based on a franchisee’s total business, including sales and property management divisions, went to RE/MAX Revolution, owned by Don Ha. RE/MAX Revolution won the Top Multi-office Award.
Team Lewis from RE/MAX Go For Sold in Palmerston North was the New Zealand network’s top sales team.
Among the individual stars were RE/MAX Go For Sold’s Jeremy Crosland who won ‘Top Sales Agent’ and ‘Young Agent of the Year’, and ‘Rookie of the Year’ Gemma Rowlinson from RE/MAX Stars.
RE/MAX Partners produced both the Administrator of the Year (Preet Kaur) and Personal Assistant of the Year (Robert Yu).
In a repeat of last year, sales associate Brok Milligan won the ‘Special Achievement in Marketing’ award, and RE/MAX Realty Group won the ‘Special Achievement in Marketing’ award for an office.
RE/MAX Revolution’s Papatoetoe office won the Business Growth award while Darren Young from RE/MAX One took out the individual category.
While RE/MAX Partners took out the ‘Best Business Growth – Property Management’ award; it was Sylvia Higgins from RE/MAX Go For Sold who claimed the ‘Property Manager of the Year’ title.
Don Ha, RE/MAX Revolution; Lisa Walden, RE/MAX Stars; Anne Wilson, RE/MAX Team Realty; and Jerry Chen, RE/MAX Partners, were announced RE/MAX International Hall of Fame inductees.
RE/MAX New Zealand turned its attention across the Tasman to support Beyond the Bricks, an industry-wide response to the devastation caused by Australia’s bushfires. A generous and caring audience raised more than $8000 with Ben Kloppers as auctioneer for a charity auction on the night.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS – RE/MAX NEW ZEALAND ANNUAL AWARDS 2020
Broker Owner of the Year
Garry Malcolm, RE/MAX Team Realty, New Plymouth
Based on 2019 performance
Pinnacle Enterprise Award– RE/MAX Revolution, Papatoetoe
Top 5 Individual Offices – Transactions
1. RE/MAX Go For Sold, Palmerston North
2. RE/MAX Team Realty, New Plymouth
3. RE/MAX Partners, Flatbush
4. RE/MAX Elite, Nelson
5. RE/MAX Realty Group, Warkworth
Top 5 Individual Offices- Gross Commission
1. RE/MAX Go For Sold, Palmerston North
2. RE/MAX Partners, Flatbush
3. RE/MAX Team Realty, New Plymouth
4. RE/MAX Realty Group, Warkworth
5. RE/MAX Elite, Nelson
Top Multi Office- Transactions & Gross Commissions
1. RE/MAX Revolution, Papatoetoe + Howick
Top 3 Teams for Transaction Sides
1. Team Lewis, RE/MAX Go For Sold, Palmerston North
2. Team Jerry Chen, RE/MAX Partners, Flatbush
3. Team Your Move, RE/MAX Elite, Nelson
Top 3 Teams for Gross Commissions
1. Team Lewis, RE/MAX Go For Sold, Palmerston North
2. Team Hilliam, RE/MAX Partners, Flatbush
3. Team Vinson, RE/MAX Partners, Flatbush
Top 3 Individual Associates –Transaction Sides
1. Jeremy Crosland, RE/MAX Go For Sold, Palmerston North
2. Lisa Walden, RE/MAX Stars, Pokeno
3. Charlotte Wilson, RE/MAX Realty Group, Warkworth
Top 10 Individual Associates – Gross Commissions
1. Jeremy Crosland, RE/MAX Go For Sold, Palmerston North
2. Lisa Walden, RE/MAX Stars, Pokeno
3. Charlotte Wilson, RE/MAX Realty Group, Warkworth
4. Anne Wilson, RE/MAX Team Realty
5. Darren Young, RE/MAX One, Tauranga
6. Donna Wyllie, RE/MAX Realty Group, Warkworth
7. Aaron Jokham, RE/MAX Revolution
8. Tracy Corneal, RE/MAX Apex, Te Kauwhata
9. Matt Clark, RE/MAX Zest, Remeura
10. Ravi Singh, RE/MAX Revolution
International Hall of Fame
Jerry Chen, RE/MAX Partners
Lisa Walden, RE/MAX Stars
Anne Wilson, RE/MAX Team Realty
Don Ha, RE/MAX Revolution
Rookie of the Year
Gemma Rowlinson, RE/MAX Stars, Pokeno
Young Agent of the Year
Jeremy Crosland, RE/MAX Go For Sold
Special Achievement in Marketing for an Individual / Team
Brok Milligan, RE/MAX Go For Sold
Special Achievement in Marketing for an Office
RE/MAX Realty Group, Warkworth
Finalists: RE/MAX Go For Sold, RE/MAX Revolution, RE/MAX Team Realty
Most Productive Enterprise Award
RE/MAX Revolution
Business Growth Award for an Individual Sales Associate
Darren Young, RE/MAX One, Tauranga
Business Growth Award for an Office
RE/MAX Revolution
Business Growth Office Award in Property Management
RE/MAX Partners, Flatbush
Property Manager of the Year
Sylvia Higgins, RE/MAX Go For Sold, Palmerston North
Administrator of the Year
Preet Kaur, RE/MAX Partners, Flatbush
Finalists: Lisa Bron, RE/MAX Go For Sold; Michelle Percival, RE/MAX Realty Group; Helen Bevan, RRE/MAX Apex, Te Kauwhata
Personal Assistant of the Year
Robert Wu, RE/MAX Partners, Flatbush
Club status
DIAMOND CLUB –
Don Ha, RE/MAX Revolution, Papatoetoe
TITAN CLUB –
Jeremy Crosland, RE/MAX Go For Sold, Palmerston North
Dave Hilliam, RE/MAX Partners, Flatbush
CHAIRMAN’S CLUB –
Vinson Jin, RE/MAX Partners, Flatbush
Carol Lewis, RE/MAX Go For Sold, Palmerston North
Jerry Chen, RE/MAX Partners, Flatbush
Lisa Walden, RE/MAX Stars, Pokeno
PLATINUM CLUB
Mike Lewis, RE/MAX Go For Sold, Palmerston North
Charlotte Wilson, RE/MAX Realty Group, Warkworth
Anne Marie Wilson, RE/MAX Team Realty, New Plymouth
Melanie Stevens, RE/MAX Team Realty, New Plymouth
Darren Young, RE/MAX One, Tauranga
Donna Wyllie, RE/MAX Realty Group, Warkworth
GOLD CLUB –
Aaron Jokhan, RE/MAX Revolution, Papatoetoe
Tracy Corneal, RE/MAX Apex, Te Kauwhata
Janice Emery, RE/MAX Elite, Nelson
Matt Clark, RE/MAX Zest, Remuera
Ravi Singh, RE/MAX Revolution, Papatoetoe
Gemma Rowlinson, RE/MAX Stars, Pokeno
Cherry Holden, RE/MAX Team Realty, New Plymouth
Di Connolly, RE/MAX Elite, Nelson
Tawny Urwin, RE/MAX Team Realty, New Plymouth
100% CLUB –
Kate Webster, RE/MAX Elite, Nelson
Donna Russell, RE/MAX Central, Rotorua
Philippa Foote, RE/MAX Realty Group, Warkworth
Shannon Ryan, RE/MAX Team Realty, New Plymouth
Kate Bradley , RE/MAX Elite, Nelson
Stuart Kidby, RE/MAX Go For Sold, Palmerston North
Joanna Jacobs, RE/MAX Team Realty, New Plymouth
Wendy Diamond, RE/MAX Edge, Papakura
Zarn Ha, RE/MAX Revolution, Papatoetoe
Brok Milligan, RE/MAX Go For Sold, Palmerston North
Ivan Johnstone, RE/MAX Go For Sold, Palmerston North
Yasemin Mead, RE/MAX Stars, Pokeno
John Ryburn, RE/MAX Edge, Clevedon
10 Year Service
Yawny Urwin, RE/MAX Team Realty, New Plymouth
Kate Bradley, RE/MAX Elite, Nelson
