First National Real Estate’s Western Australia agents have been recognised for their achievements, with the network holding its WA 2020 General Excellence and Marketing Awards at Crown Perth on Friday night.
First National Hedland (Port Hedland) was the night’s big winner, taking home the Magnificent 7 – No 1 Sales Office of the Year and Magnificent 7 – No 1 Investor Relations Management Office of the Year awards.
Topping the individual awards was Kathryn State, from First National Kalgoorlie, who took home Magnificent 7 – No 1 Investor Relations Manager of the Year; Amy Doran, from First National Hedland, who won Magnificent 7 – No 1 Business Development Manager of the Year, and Rick Hockey, First National Hedland, who achieved Magnificent 7 – No 1 Salesperson of the Year.
First National’s WA State Chairman Joe Bryant said Western Australia was beset by inventory shortages in the sales and rental sectors throughout 2020.
He said home prices appeared to have bottomed throughout most regions and were now on the way up, but rental stock availability will remain at almost crisis levels throughout 2021.
“While our Western Australia membership is grateful the impacts of COVID-19 were not as severe as in the eastern states, our property managers still bore the brunt of commercial and residential tenancy challenges, and I know that every principal at our awards presentation tonight is deeply appreciative of the tenacity they showed,” Mr Bryant said.
“Fortunately, strong levels of inquiry from city-based lifestyle-change aspirants earlier in the year translated to solid activity in the latter part of the year, enabling our sales agents to achieve some exceptional results. I congratulate First National Hedland, in particular, on its outstanding 2020 results’
On the night, First National offices attaining the Magnificent 7 standard were:
- FN Hedland (Port Hedland) – Magnificent 7 No 1 Sales Office of the Year
- First National Margaret River
- First National Busselton
- First National Broome
- First National Druitt & Shead (Doubleview)
- First National Mercer Bryant (Pinjarra)
- First National Albany
- First National Genesis (Mt Hawthorn)
- First National Heron Johns (Bull Creek)
- First National Hollett & Lawrance (Northam)
- First National Kalgoorlie
- First National Karratha
- First National Kimberley (Kununurra)
- First National Patience (Joondalup)
Winners of The Elite Investor Relations Management Office awards were:
- First National Hedland (Port Hedland) – Magnificent 7 No 1 Investor Relations Management Office of the Year
- First National Druitt & Shead (Doubleview)
- First National Kalgoorlie
- First National Karratha
- First National Busselton
- First National Albany
- First National Heron Johns (Bull Creek)
- First National Broome
Winners of The Elite Investor Relations Manager awards were:
- Kathryn State, First National Kalgoorlie – Magnificent 7 No 1 Investor Relations Manager of the Year
- Naomi Fletcher, First National Kalgoorlie
- Victoria Langfield, First National Kalgoorlie
- Cindy Randell, First National Busselton
- Dee Lewis, First National Kalgoorlie
- Toni Stewart, First National Albany
- Jannah Kingsley, First National Heron Johns (Bull Creek)
- Emma Borinelli, First National Busselton
- Al Fasolo, First National Albany
- Phoebe French, First National Albany
- Matt Snaddon, First National Busselton
Winners of The Elite Business Development Manager awards were:
- Amy Doran, First National Hedland (Port Hedland) – Magnificent 7 – No 1 Business Development Manager of the Year
- Kate Saunders, First National Druitt & Shead (Doubleview)
- Charmaine Snow, First National Broome
- David Kerr, First National Albany
- Tamara Peterson, First National Heron Johns (Bull Creek)
- Karen Steinbacher, First National Mercer Bryant (Pinjarra)
- Leanne Johnson, First National Margaret River
- Lisa Leeson, First National Margaret River
The winners of The Elite Salesperson awards were:
- Rick Hockey, First National Hedland (Port Hedland) – Magnificent 7 No 1 Salesperson of the Year
- Danielle Mariu, First National Hedland (Port Hedland)
- Jenny Gauci, First National Heron Johns (Bull Creek)
- Jay Nicolaou, First National Broome
- Craig Bamford, First National Margaret River
- Rob Druitt, First National Druitt & Shead (Doubleview)
- Brad Williams, First National Kimberley (Kununurra)
- Dennis Amour, First National Busselton
- Paul Baxendale, First National Busselton
- Megan Booth, First National Margaret River
- Joe Bryant, First National Mercer Bryant (Pinjarra)
- Vicki Genge, First National Margaret River
- Barry Granville, First National Margaret River
- Mel McCurry, First National Busselton
- Brad Mercer, First National Mercer Bryant (Pinjarra)
A range of specialist awards were also announced:
- Administrator of the Year – Megan Topham, First National Heron Johns (Bull Creek)
- Receptionist of the Year – Chantelle Duggan, First National Patience (Joondalup)
- Property Manager Rookie of the Year – Victoria Langfield, First National Kalgoorlie
- Sales Rookie of the Year – Jay Nicolaou, First National Broome
