A record number of ACT real estate professionals were recognised for their achievements at the Real Estate Institute of the ACT’s annual Awards for Excellence held in Barton last weekend.
The night, which attracted a 400-strong crowd, also commemorated the institute’s 50th year of operation.
REIACT President Hannah Gill says real estate professionals in the ACT are dominating national industry awards and there’s scope to build on that foundation at a local level.
“We want to build on that momentum for our local industry awards and I am glad that more real estate professionals are seeing the value of showcasing their achievements, innovations and best practices,” she says.
REIACT CEO Maria Edwards says that amid the many challenges that real estate professionals and the industry as a whole face, the awards are a reminder to uphold professionalism and the highest standards in providing services to the community.
“This is what we have been promoting to our members for the last five decades, and we will strive to do so for the years to come,” she says.
The REIACT Awards for Excellence is the Institute’s biggest annual event to recognise and promote excellence and best practice in the ACT’s real estate profession.
The 2024 winners included:
Category | Winner | Agency |
Community Housing Sector Property Manager | Kym Markowski | CHC Australia |
Business Development Manager of the Year | Charlie Evans | Verv Property |
Residential Property Manager of the Year | Renee Boyle | The Property Collective |
Property Marketer of the Year | Tyran Murphy | Hayman Partners |
Commercial Property Manager of the Year | Marley Tautuhi | Colliers Canberra |
Novice Auctioneer of the Year | Zac Cunningham | Blackshaw Manuka |
Buyers’ Agent of the Year | Claire Corby | Capital Buyers Agency |
Leasing Consultant of the Year | Chris Antos | Sentia Real Estate |
Marketing and Communications Award | The Property Collective | |
Sustainability Leadership Award – Agency | Colliers Canberra | |
Strata Manager of the Year | Michael Grady | Grady Strata & Facilities |
Small Residential Agency of the Year | Jonny Warren Properties | |
Hall of Fame | The Property Collective | |
Service Provider of the Year | O*NO Legal | |
Project Property Marketer of the Year | Archer Canberra | |
Operational Support Person of the Year | Sarah King | Capital Buyers Agency |
Conveyancer of the Year | Jesse Mason | Convey |
Rookie of the Year | Sharna Sinclair | Verv Property |
Operational Leadership Person of the Year | Michael Fennell | LMM Solutions |
Sustainability Leadership Award – Practitioner | Sasha Trpkovski | Archer Canberra |
Auctioneer Franchise of the Year | Ray White Canberra |
Community Service Award | Hayman Partners | |
Innovation Award | Suburbia Real Estate | |
Strata Management Agency of the Year | Grady Strata & Facilities | |
Commercial Salesperson of the Year | Michael Ceacis | Canberra Commercial |
Residential Salesperson of the Year | Jane Macken | LJ Hooker Woden | Weston |
Solicitor of the Year | Janukshi Jamonts | Jamonts Legal Advisory |
Commercial Agency of the Year | Canberra Commercial | |
Residential Property Management Team of the Year | Little Bird Properties | |
People’s Choice Auctioneer of the Year | Brianna Williams | LJ Hooker Gungahlin |
Residential Sales Team of the Year | Blackshaw Manuka | |
Medium Residential Agency of the Year | Blackshaw Queanbeyan and Jerrabomberra | |
Auctioneer of the Year | Nic Salter-Harding | LJ Hooker Dickson |
Large Residential Agency of the Year | The Property Collective |
The Property Collective won the Hall of Fame Award for winning the Residential Property Management Team of the Year from 2021 to 2023.
A first for the ACT, Grady Strata & Facilities won the Strata Management Agency of the Year Award, while one of its founding partners Michael Grady took home the first Strata Manager of the Year Award.
Winners from this year’s REIACT Awards will go on to represent the ACT at the REIA National Awards for Excellence 2025 to be held in South Australia next year.