The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand Awards for Excellence were held last night at the Auckland Art Gallery and Ray White featured in the Office of the Year awards, with Ray White Rolleston being awarded 2nd runner up for the Small Residential Office of the Year and Ray White Remuera being awarded 2nd runner up in the Large Residential Office of the Year category.
The awards, which are the most significant awards within the real estate industry, recognise excellence and are awarded on the number of productive salespeople in each category. The award is also an assessment of the quality of customer service, sales volume and community work within an area.
Sarah Booth who is co-owner of Ray White Rolleston with Brendan Shefford said that this is the second year they have been awarded with this highly prestigious accolade. Sarah said “To be in the top three offices in New Zealand in the category of Small Office of the Year was a direct reflection of their commitment to producing outstanding results for each and every client who engages their company.” She went on to say that their business being in Rolleston completes over 60% of the sales in the area and that referral and repeat business is one of the key drivers behind the agency’s success. Brendan Shefford said that the individuals in the office combine as one of the best teams, not only in Canterbury but throughout New Zealand. “While we are considered a small office, we are proud of achieving great results based on quality and service”.
Ray White Remuera was selected in the Large Residential Office category – one of the most contested award categories of the night. In being selected second runner up, Ray White Remuera were acknowledged as the third largest residential office in New Zealand along with being the second most productive industry office in Auckland. Megan Jaffe said she was extremely proud to accept the award on behalf of her team. She said her business had undergone significant growth with the attraction of top level salespeople who have been drawn to the business through the personalised success mentoring model the agency had put into place over the past two year period. She went on to say “while this in itself was not the single reason for growth, understanding the value that we add to salespeople is then transferred onto our clients and each stakeholder within our agency continues to succeed built on this philosophy.”
Carey Smith, Chief Executive of Ray White New Zealand, said that he was very proud of the achievements of Ray White Remuera and Ray White Rolleston. He said the group were nominated for 10 awards and given the size of the overall industry, our individual winners are considered to be not only leaders in Ray White but also in the industry. “The quality of work and leadership by Megan Jaffe of Ray White Remuera and the ownership team at Ray White Rolleston is of the highest standard. Not only do they succeed through the volume of their sales, but they have the highest ethics and this is returned through continued repeat and referral business to their respective companies.”