Media Release The Real Estate Institute of Victoria Ltd Telephone (03) 9205 6666 ABN 81 004 210 897 For immediate release: Friday 18 October 2013 REIV Awards for Excellence 2013 announced The REIV showcased the best in the property industry yesterday (Thursday 17 October), celebrating the 20 th annual REIV Awards for Excellence 2013, at a gala event held at Crown Palladium. Victoria s most prestigious real estate event was compered by television personality James Mathison, and Members danced the night away to popular band Popcorn. With Finalists in 30 categories, the Awards were hotly contested and receiving an REIV Award for Excellence confers immeasurable benefit to the career and business of individual professionals and agencies, said the REIV s Chief Executive Officer, Enzo Raimondo. The main award winners include: Commercial Agency of the Year: (Melbourne); Large Residential Agency of the Year: (Caulfield North) Medium Residential Agency of the Year: Jellis Craig (Doncaster); and Small Residential Agency of the Year: Release Property Management (Geelong) Winners in a number of categories may be eligible to represent Victoria in the REIA Awards for Excellence 2014, to be presented on 20 March 2014 in Hobart. A complete list of the REIV Awards for Excellence 2013 winners can be found on the following pages and at www.reiv.com.au. For media comment or further comment from Enzo Raimondo, please contact: Angela Minn: T: 9205 6678 E: aminn@reiv.com.au ENDS
2/ 2013 WINNERS - TROPHIES RESIDENTIAL SALESPERSON OF THE YEAR (PRINCIPALS) Spiro Drossos Barry Plant, Manningham RESIDENTIAL SALESPERSON OF THE YEAR (NON-PRINCIPALS) Chris Chapman - The Fletchers Group RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MANAGER OF THE YEAR (PRINCIPALS) Lou Paola Harcourts Judd White RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MANAGER OF THE YEAR (NON- PRINCIPALS) Sali Young PhilipWebb Real Estate COMMERCIAL SALESPERSON OF THE YEAR Brett Diston Ray White Manningham Commercial COMMERCIAL PROPERTY MANAGER OF THE YEAR Brett Perry - BUSINESS BROKER OF THE YEAR Karli Dunham Just Business Brokers.Com
3/ BUYER S AGENT OF THE YEAR Janet Spencer Buyer Solutions CORPORATE SUPPORT PERSON OF THE YEAR Eva Evangelidakis Barry Plant Manningham ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Claire Sim Release Property Management YOUNG AGENT OF THE YEAR Daniel Wolman Colliers International NOVICE AUCTIONEER OF THE YEAR Nicholas Goold - Hocking Stuart Glen Iris SENIOR AUCTIONEER OF THE YEAR Jeremy Tyrrell Ray White Corporate SMALL RESIDENTIAL AGENCY OF THE YEAR Release Property Management MEDIUM RESIDENTIAL AGENCY OF THE YEAR Jellis Craig Doncaster LARGE RESIDENTIAL AGENCY OF THE YEAR COMMERCIAL AGENCY OF THE YEAR 4/
INNOVATION AWARD COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD Nelson Alexander Pty Ltd COMMUNICATIONS AWARD (Budget less than $2K) Ray White Manningham (Budget between $2K - $10K) Barry Plant Glen Waverley (Budget over $10K) RURAL MARKETING AWARD Abercromby s Real Estate Pty Ltd WEBSITE OF THE YEAR Fletchers CORPORATE PROMOTION AWARD (SINGLE OFFICE) Woodards
5/ CORPORATE PROMOTION AWARD (MULTIPLE OFFICES) COPYWRITING AWARD hockingstuart C&I GOLD AWARD FOR OVERALL EXCELLENCE