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Finalists announced for Annual REA Excellence Awards (AREAs)

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

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Azal Khan

Azal Khan was a in-house features writer for Elite Agent Magazine.