On 28 October 2023, the REIQ hosted the Queensland real estate community's night of nights - the 2023 Awards for Excellence.

A record number of 934 real estate practitioners packed the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre for the industry peak body's most-anticipated gala event, which saw 29 category winners crowned and celebrated for their outstanding achievements from an elite shortlist of finalists.

Congratulations to all the winners and finalists. For a full list, see below!

Winners

Hall of Fame – Buyers Agency of the Year – 2020, 2021, 2022

Propertyology

Hall of Fame – Industry Innovation – 2020, 2021, 2022

RiTA by AiRE

Agency Support Person of the Year

Rebecca Ali-Mumtaz, Hinternoosa

Rising Star Salesperson of the Year

Cara Schwartz, Ray White Aspley

Rising Star Property Manager of the Year

Brooke Englehart, Image Property

Business Development Manager of the Year

Paige Browning, Elevate Residential

Multimedia Award

Kollosche

Buyer’s Agent of the Year

Melinda Jennison, Streamline Property Buyers

Joanna Boyd, Joanna Boyd Buyers Advocate

Business Broker of the Year

Stephen Gray, Real Estate Dynamics

Contribution to the Community Award

Ray White Townsville

Novice Auctioneer of the Year

Ross Cannell, McGrath

Auctioneer of the Year

David Holmes, Holmes Auctions

Commercial Property Manager of the Year

Sam Christensen, Trident Property Advisory

Commercial Salesperson of the Year

Alex Cook, Resort Brokers

Residential Salesperson of the Year

Will Torres, Torres Property

Residential Property Manager of the Year

Brooke Willis, Brooke Willis Property

Industry Innovation Award

PropHero

Residential Salesperson of the Year, Regional – Settled Commissions

Jacqui Walker, RE/MAX Success

Residential Salesperson of the Year, Regional – Settled Transactions

Jacqui Walker, RE/MAX Success

Residential Salesperson of the Year, Southeast Queensland – Settled Commissions

Michael Kollosche, Kollosche

Residential Salesperson of the Year, Southeast Queensland – Settled Transactions

Chris Gilmour, All Properties Group

Sales Agency of the Year, Regional – Settled Commissions

RE/MAX Success

Sales Agency of the Year, Regional – Settled Transactions

RE/MAX Success

Sales Agency of the Year, Southeast Queensland – Settled Commissions

Amir Prestige

Sales Agency of the Year, Southeast Queensland – Settled Transactions

LJ Hooker Property Centre

Buyers’ Agency of the Year

Streamline Property Buyers

Commercial and Industrial Agency of the Year

Chase Commercial

Regional Residential Agency of the Year

Blackbird and Finch

Small Residential Agency of the Year

Blackbird and Finch

Medium Residential Agency of the Year

All Properties Group

Large Residential Agency of the Year

LJ Hooker Nerang | Solutions Gold Coast

Agency Support Person of the Year

Aimee Jeffrey, LJ Hooker Gladstone
Bree Nott, Danielle Young Property
Caitlin Allen, The McGill Group
Charisma Tong, Property Zest
Debra Aleckson, Countryside Realty Noosa
Elisa Mayberry, First National Real Estate Bundaberg
Jess Wagner, Plum Property
Megan McCullagh, Loyle Property Group
Rebecca Ali-Mumtaz, Hinternoosa
Renae Hayek, Kollosche
Stefania Gangemi, Matthews Real Estate
Teena Van Akkeren, Ray White Townsville

Rising Star Salesperson of the Year

Cara Schwartz, Ray White Aspley
Dhi Vig, Ivy Realty
Jacky Chu – Place Sunnybank
Jerremy Boyd, Belle Property Townsville
Jordan Cross, Chase Commercial
Kristian Parker, Freedom Property Redland City
Krystle Kirk, The McGill Group
Lauren Mahon, M-Motion Gold Coast
Lewis Jones, Plum Property
Michael Kafantaris, Place Estate Agents New Farm
Phill Charlwood, Ray White Townsville

Rising Star Property Manager of the Year

Ali Imran, Hugo Alexander
Bronwyn Speirs, Guru Property
Brooke Englehart, Image Property
Cheyenne Phillips, Ray White Townsville
Jessica O’Reilly, LJ Hooker Roma
Manal Berone, Little Real Estate
Trent Clark, CBRE

Business Development Manager of the Year

Allen Lyngkuist, Purple Cow Real Estate
Dimitri Loukaras, Harcourts Property Centre
Lakshmy Iyer, Guru Property
Paige Browning, Elevate Residential
Roxy Nooning, LJ Hooker Property Partners
Sarah Martin, Plum Property
Simone Files, Blackbird and Finch
Vicki Lange, Five Rivers Sales and Rentals
Vittoria Marques, Ray White Townsville

Multimedia Award

Amir Prestige
Countryside Realty Noosa
First National Real Estate Bundaberg
Kollosche

Buyer’s Agent of the Year

Aanand Iyer, Guru Property
Jason Baron, The Property Baron
Jayne Robbins, The Informed Buyer
Joanna Boyd, Joanna Boyd Buyers Advocate
Lesley Bourke, Lesley Bourke Real Estate
Lisa Whayman, Propertybuyer
Matthew Srama, The Srama Group
Melinda Jennison, Streamline Property Buyers
Rhys McKay, The Srama Group
Tracey Hindmarsh, Property Zest

Business Broker of the Year

Arnold Kelsey, ABS Business Sales
Cate Boleyn, QLD Rent Roll Brokers
Graham Tippett, LINK Gold Coast
John Kasapi, Benchmark Business Sales
Pruthesh Patel, Finn Business Sales Cairns and Far North QLD
Roland West, LINK Business Brokers Brisbane
Stephen Gray, Real Estate Dynamics

Contribution to the Community Award

Beautique Realty
Elevate Residential
Henzells Agency
Hinternoosa
JMO Property Group
Kollosche
Laguna Real Estate
LJ Hooker Solutions Gold Coast
Ray White Townsville

Auctioneer of the Year

Rob Doorey
David Holmes
Mark MacCabe

Novice Auctioneers:
Ross Cannell
Lisa McKay

Commercial Property Manager of the Year

Callum Johnstone, Dugan & Co Property
Katie Mahar, Cushman & Wakefield
Kim Wann, Colliers Toowoomba
Nicole Mann, LJ Hooker Commercial Toowoomba
Sam Christenson, Trident Property Advisory
Tom McCafferty, Chase Commercial

Commercial Salesperson of the Year

Adam Grbcic, Kollosche
Alex Cook, Resort Brokers
Jake Jones, Chase Commercial
Jordan Gentile, Chase Commercial
Nathan Moore, Ray White Commercial Bayside

Residential Salesperson of the Year

Alexandra Porter, McGrath Estate Agency Aspley
Alisa Wythes, Hinternoosa
Amir Mian, Amir Prestige
Brett Andreassen, Plum Property
Damon Warat, Ray White Ascot,
Haydn Denovan, Denovans Real Estate
Ivy Wu, Ivy Realty
Josh Sherwood, Freedom Property Redland City Central
Kimberlea Thwaites, Countryside Realty Noosa
Leanne Druery, RE/MAX Select
Louise Denisenko, Redlands Coast Properties
Mark McGill, The McGill Group
Melanie Butcher, Laguna Real Estate
Michael Kollosche, Kollosche
Mitchell Booth, Amir Prestige
Nicole Hintz, LJ Hooker Coomera|Ormeau|Tamborine Mountain
Paul Downman, Century 21 Platinum Agents
Shannon Harvey, Place Bulimba
Will Torres, Torres Property
Yianni Mooney, Yianni Mooney Property

 

 

 

Residential Property Manager of the Year

Amanda Carr, Ray White Townsville
Brooke Willis, Brooke Willis Property
Claire McGrath, McGrath Estate Agents Aspley
Dominique Marson, Plum Property
Faith Williams, Elevate Residential
Holly Hedgman, The McGill Group
Jacob Carlile, Hot Property
Jemma Archibald, Little Real Estate
Rebecca Fogarty, Blackbird and Finch
Roxanne Adams, LJ Hooker Toowoomba
Talisha Buttsworth, Island Sands Asset Management
Tammy Vitale, Vitale & Co Property Management Services
Tekura Phillip, Matthews Real Estate

Industry Innovation of the Year

Agent Dynamics
Collectiv. Property Management
CoreLogic Data Universe
K Media Group
Propertybuyer
PropHero
REACH Australia
SimpleRent.com.au

Residential Salesperson Regional – Settled Commissions

Jacqui Walker, RE/MAX Success
James O’Donohue, RE/MAX Success
Kim Carter, Carter Cooper Realty
Kody Dart, Belle Property Townsville
Leanne Druery, RE/MAX Select
Melita Bell, RE/MAX Success
Stacey Arlott, RE/MAX Select
Tina Tillinger, Anchor Realty
Wayne Singleton, Queensland Sotherby’s International Realty

Residential Salesperson Regional – Settled Transactions

Bevan Rose, LJ Hooker Gladstone
Jacqui Walker, RE/MAX Success
Kim Carter, Carter Cooper Realty
Leanne Druery, RE/MAX Success
Melita Bell, RE/MAX Success
Peter Angle, One Agency Gympie
Tina Tillinger, Anchor Realty

Residential Salesperson SEQ – Settled Commissions

Amir Mian, Amir Prestige
Cara Bergmann, Cara Bergmann Properties
Chris Gilmour, All Properties Group
Emil Juresic, NGU Real Estate East Brisbane
Josh Sherwood, Freedom Property Redland City
Michael Kollosche, Kollosche
Nyree Ewings, LJ Hooker Property Centre
Owen Chen, Place Sunnybank
Patrick Ivey, Harcourts Property Centre
Will Torres, Torres Property

Residential Salesperson SEQ – Settled Transactions

Amir Mian, Amir Prestige
Cara Bergmann, Cara Bergmann Properties
Chris Gilmour, All Properties Group
Josh Sherwood, Freedom Property Redland City
Mitchell Booth, Amir Prestige
Nicole Hintz, LJ Hooker Coomera|Ormeau|Tamborine Mountain
Nyree Ewings, LJ Hooker Property Centre
Steve Athanates, NGU Real Estate Ipswich
Will Torres, Torres Property

Sales Agency Regional – Settled Commissions

Belle Property Townsville
Century 21 Platinum Agents
RE/MAX Mackay
RE/MAX Success

Sales Agency Regional – Settled Transactions

Belle Property Townsville
Carter Cooper Realty
Century 21 Platinum Agents
Locations Estate Agents
RE/MAX Select
RE/MAX Success

Sales Agency SEQ – Settled Commissions

Amir Prestige
Freedom Property Redland City
Harcourts Property Centre
LJ Hooker Property Centre
NGU Real Estate East Brisbane
Ray White Marsden
RE/MAX Bayside
RE/MAX Results and Bayside
Torres Property

Sales Agency SEQ – Settled Transactions

Amir Prestige
Freedom Property Redland City
Harcourts Property Centre
LJ Hooker Property Centre
Ray White Marsden
RE/MAX Bayside
RE/MAX Results and Bayside

Buyers’ Agency of the Year

Joanna Boyd Buyers Advocate
Propertybuyer
Streamline Property Buyers
The Property Baron
The Srama Group

Commercial and Industrial Agency of the Year

Chase Commercial
Cushman & Wakefield
Dugan & Co Property
Hot Property

Regional Residential Agency of the Year

Belle Property Townsville
Blackbird and Finch
Coral Sea Property Services
First National Real Estate Bundaberg
Hot Property
Island Sands Asset Management
Kingsberry Harcourts
Locations Estate Agents
Ray White Gladstone
Ray White Townsville

Small Residential Agency of the Year

Blackbird and Finch
Brooke Willis Property
Coral Sea Property Services
Countryside Realty Noosa
Elevate Estate Agents
Guru Property
Hugo Alexander Property Group
Ivy Realty
JMO Property Group
LongView
Smith & Co Realty
The McGill Group

Medium Residential Agency of the Year Finalists

All Properties Group
Calibre Real Estate
Freedom Property Group Redland City Central
Hinternoosa
Hot Property
Lucy Cole Prestige Properties
NGU Real Estate East Brisbane
Place Sunnybank
Purple Cow Real Estate

Large Residential Agency of the Year

Amir Prestige
Image Property
Kingsberry Harcourts
Kollosche
Laguna Real Estate
Little Real Estate
LJ Hooker Nerang | LJ Hooker Solutions Gold Coast
LJ Hooker Property Centre
Place 152
Plum Property
RE/MAX Results and Bayside
Torres Property