Australian real estate tech platform Openn Negotiation has virtually held their fourth annual awards night, announcing their 2021 Excellence Award winners.
The night celebrated the agents and agencies achieving outstanding success using the digital sales platform, which recently listed on the ASX.
Queensland agent Brad Scott, Principal of Smart Real Estate, was a stand-out winner this year.
He received multiple awards including the National and Queensland ‘Agent of the Year’, ‘Queensland Openn Campaign of the Year‘ and his agency also won ‘Queensland Openn Agency of the Year.’
“It’s been a big year for myself and my team, and I’m absolutely thrilled with the results we’ve achieved,” Mr Scott said of his multiple wins.
Mr Scott began using Openn in February 2020 and found it benefitted his business.
“One of the best things about Openn Negotiation is it facilitates a smoother process to execute a sales transaction, allowing me to sell more properties for a higher price, in a quicker time frame,” he said.
This year was the first year the Northern Territory was included in the line-up of awards and local agency, Real Estate Central NT, put on a show of dominance.
Real Estate Central had a winner in every NT category and also took out the overall national ‘Openn Agency of the Year’.
Real Estate Central NT Director and Sales Professional, Simon Watts said the Openn platform was a natural fit for the agency.
“As our business model has always been predominantly based around auctions, the office took to the idea of Openn Negotiation and hasn’t looked back,” he said.
“With the perfect mix of an energetic office, growing property market, growing population and a new open and transparent sales method, we have just had our best ever 12 months on record.”
National Awards
| Award | Agent | Agency |
| Highest total value of property sold | Team Varga | Vivid Property Perth |
| Highest value of a single property sold | Peter Clements | Mint Real Estate |
| Highest percentage above reserve | Kim Findlay | Laurie Kelly Real Estate |
| Excellence in customer service | Chris Elliman | Asset Agents |
Western Australia
| Award | Agent | Agency |
| Openn campaign of the year | Adam Whitford | Xceed Real Estate |
| Agency of the year | – | Realmark Karratha |
| Agent of the year | Jordan James | Realmark Karratha |
| Rising star | Paul Brookes | The Agency |
New South Wales
| Award | Agent | Agency |
| Openn campaign of the year | Gordon Jenkinson | First National Real Estate Kosciusko |
| Agency of the year | – | McCloy Group |
| Agent of the year | Stewart O’Brien | Rainbow Beach Estate |
| Rising star | Jason Dittmar | Raine & Horne Murwillumbah |
Victoria
| Award | Agent | Agency |
| Openn campaign of the year | John McMahon | McCartney |
| Agency of the year | – | First National Collie & Tierney |
| Agent of the year | John McMahon | McCartney |
| Rising star | Nick Walker | RT Edgar Boorondara Sales |
Queensland
| Award | Agent | Agency |
| Openn campaign of the year | Brad Scott | Smart Real Estate |
| Agency of the year | – | Smart Real Estate |
| Agent of the year | Brad Scott | Smart Real Estate |
| Rising star | Andrew Cowan | Ray White Alderley |
North Territory
| Award | Agent | Agency |
| Openn campaign of the year | Simon Watts | Real Estate Central NT |
| Agency of the year | – | Real Estate Central NT |
| Agent of the year | Simon Watts | Real Estate Central NT |
| Rising star | Andrew Harding | Real Estate Central NT |
South Australia
| Award | Agent | Agency |
| Openn campaign of the year | Steve Bachmann | Harcourts Packham – Glenelg |
| Agency of the year | – | Harcourts VennMillar |
| Agent of the year | Nigel Christie | Harcourts Wine Coast |
The full list of 2021 Openn Excellence Awards finalists and winners can be viewed here.
