Barfoot & Thompson takes out top award

Auckland's biggest real agency chain was named this year's large agency all disciplines winner. Photo / NZME

Barfoot & Thompson scooped the top Real Estate Institute award on Thursday night.

Auckland's biggest real estate agency chain was named this year's large agency, all disciplines, winner at the Rendezvous Grand Hotel on Mayoral Drive.

JLL won the award for boutique agency of the year, all disciplines, and Cooper and Co Real Estate, Harcourts, Auckland, was the medium agency of the year, all disciplines.

Barfoot & Thompson Stonefields was the rising star office of the year.

Bayleys was named top commercial real estate agency and won a swag of top awards including best large commercial and industrial office (Bayleys Auckland); best small rural office (Success Realty, Bayleys, Hamilton); commercial and industrial salesperson of the year (Paul Hain), best rural salesperson (Ben Turner, Whalan and Partners, Bayleys, Canterbury); residential salesperson of the year, highest volume (Chris Jones, Whalan and Partners, Bayleys Canterbury); and best multimedia campaign (Sneha Gray, Success Realty Ltd, Bayleys Tauranga).

The residential salesperson of the year, highest commission, was Matty Ma of Cooper and Co, Harcourts Group, Auckland.

ABC Business Sales in Auckland won the top prize for large business broking agency.

The award for rising star of the year went to Sarah Sneyd of Wendell Property Management.

Barfoot Pukekohe was named the large residential office of the year (highest commission) and Tommy's Real Estate Ltd, City Office, Wellington was the large residential office of the year (highest volume).

Barfoot Mission Bay was the medium residential office of the year (highest commission) and Property Brokers Ltd, Wanganui, was the medium residential office of the year (highest volume).

Almost 40 awards were presented to New Zealand's top agencies and real estate salespeople at the glittering event.