Top real estate agents Victoria: AREAs top 100 finalists reveals industry’s best

Hardworking Victorian agents and other property professionals have been announced as finalists for top honours, shedding light on the industry’s best performers. See who made the list.

Finalists for the REA Excellence Awards (AREAs) have been revealed.

Some of Victoria’s biggest names in real estate are in the running for the upcoming REA Excellence Awards (AREAs).

REA Group has revealed the finalists for the annual ceremony, with winners set to be announced at a national event on April 27.

Front runners for the Victorian Top Residential Agent accolade include Ray White Balwyn queenpin Helen Yan and Jellis Craig Northcote’s Sam Rigopoulos.

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Both agents also respectively topped the Herald Sun’s top women in real estate and top 50 real estate agent rankings last year.

Reigning champion and OBrien Carrum Downs agent Michelle Stephens is also up for the gong at this year’s awards, alongside other Victorian heavy hitters such as Marshall White Bayside director Matthew Pillios.

Mr Pillios is known as Melbourne’s agent to some of the AFL’s biggest stars, having notched recent deals for the likes of premiership coach Paul Roos, Collingwood star Jordan De Goey and ex-Hawks player Brent Guerra.

Last year at the AREAs. Picture @area.awards/Instagram

Marshall White’s Oliver Bruce and James Tostevin are among others in the mix of finalists, as well as Shelter Real Estate Glen Iris’ Zali Reynolds, who recently took on selling a house with a crashed plane in the back yard.

First established in 2016, the AREAs celebrate the success of property industry professionals and their outstanding performance in supporting Australians through every aspect of their property journey.

The awards include submission-based categories as well as top campaign and agent awards,

powered by realestate.com.au and realcommercial.com.au data. This year’s awards consist of more than 40 categories with a focus on innovation, service, marketing, wellbeing and community.

An independent judging panel including expert representatives from industry bodies, media and community organisations will select the submission-based award winners.

Each finalist will receive personalised marketing assets, exposure across REA’s website and social channels, and recognition at the national awards night. Award winners will secure an even larger suite of prizes.

The winners set to be announced at a national event on April 27.

REA Group Chief Customer Officer Kul Singh said he was delighted to be recognising REA’s standout customers at the seventh annual AREAs.

“We’ve had yet another year of record submissions, with the number of submissions up more than 60 per cent compared to last year,” Mr Singh said. “We’re looking forward to celebrating another group of incredible property professionals who go above and beyond for their customers.

“We know 2022 was another significant year for the industry. I’m particularly looking forward to seeing who takes out the Contribution to Community award and our newest awards, the Rising Star Award and the Support Superstar of the Year. I would like to thank everyone who made a submission and I wish all our finalists the best of luck!”

Last year’s winner of the Residential Agency of the Year, DiJones Real Estate chief executive Dean Mackie said the award was a testament to the hard work and dedication from his team.

“Winning any award is a huge achievement for our team and we were delighted to be recognised as the Residential Agency of the Year for the second year running at last year’s AREAs,” Mr Mackie said. “I was really proud of our team’s outstanding resilience and success in what was one of the busiest years for DiJones.”

“We recognise a lot of value in winning an AREA award, not just in terms of the direct benefits to the business, but it also sends a great message to our team — it’s a true reflection of their outstanding work.”

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