More than 500 guests celebrated the industry’s achievements at Adelaide Oval in an Enchanted Forest themed Gala Ball MCd by FIVEaa’s Stacey Lee and Nine News’ Tom Rehn.

Klemich Real Estate’s Matt Smith was presented with the Robert Torrens award – the highest honour that can be bestowed on a real estate professional in SA – and was also recognised as South Australian residential salesperson of the year, ahead of Simon Noakes of Noakes Nickolas, Mark Lands of Lands Real Estate and Allan Real Estate’s Brad Allan, who were each named silver award winners.

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Zac Watts of Noakes Nickolas was named the metropolitan local residential salesperson gold award winner, with Ouwens Casserly’s Amity Dry taking out the silver, while Sylvia Presepio of First National Real Estate was crowned regional local residential sales person of the year.

REISA Award winners 2024. Pic: Tom Bowden

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It was also a big night for LJ Hooker Commercial Adelaide, which was named best commercial and industrial agency, and commercial and industrial property management agency, while Taarnby Real Estate repeated their solid performance of last year by taking home five gold medals, including for operational leadership, residential agency – small, property management agency – small, residential sales team, sustainability leadership – agency, as well as two other silvers and two bronzes.

REISA CEO Andrea Heading. Supplied

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REISA CEO Andrea Heading said the level of talent across the entire industry was immense, and that they had shone in particularly challenging conditions for both agents and consumers.

“Once again we had an enormous amount of entries across metro and regional South Australia, the calibre of competitors incredibly high and you are all to be congratulated given the intense scrutiny the real estate industry is facing, especially the property management sector, given the sweeping reforms implemented across the year and the ongoing pressure on properties available given the tight supply in the rental market,” she said.

Commercially we understand that Adelaide’s vacancy rate remains low at 2.2 per cent.

“A lack of new supply will ensure Adelaide’s vacancy rate remains well under historical benchmarks.

“And sales – we have continued to see buyer demand still outstripping supply, with a steadily increasing property median across the state.”

AND THE WINNERS ARE

(* Note: Gold, Silver and Bronze awards were not awarded in all categories.)

The Sir Robert Torrens Award

Matt Smith – Klemich Real Estate

Industry legend Matt Smith. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Naomi Jellicoe

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South Australian Salesperson Residential

Gold: Matt Smith – Klemich Real Estate

Silver: Simon Noakes – Noakes Nickolas

Mark Lands – Lands Real Estate

Brad Allan – Allan Real Estate

Bronze: Tayla Taarnby – TAARNBY REAL ESTATE

Thanasi Mantopoulos – LJ Hooker Mile End / Woodville

Callan Eames – Noakes Nickolas

South Australian Salesperson Commercial / Industrial

Gold: Andrew Wilson – McGees Property

Business Broker

Gold: Philip Johns – Xcllusive Business Sales

Future Leader Sales

Gold: Bec Parker – Smallacombe Real Estate

Future Leader Property Manager

Gold: Tri Nguyen – LJ Hooker Adelaide Metro

Silver: Henry Sia – HOSO Real Estate

Deana Sgoutas – TAARNBY REAL ESTATE

Bronze: Xiaoling Zheng – Auta Real Estate Adelaide

Property Manager Residential – Metro

Gold: Michael Kennedy – Ray White North Adelaide

Michael Kennedy – Ray White North Adelaide. Supplied

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Silver: Chelsea Gregg – Harcourts Essential

Bronze: Laura Walker – Gary J Smith Real Estate

Property Manager Residential – Regional

Gold: Shelby Richmond – Kemp Real Estate

Property Manager – Commercial / Industrial

Gold: Rav Prakash – Kemp Real Estate

Operational Support

Gold: Merina Caputo – Ouwens Casserly Property Management

Silver: Sophie Bruhn – Harris Real Estate

Bronze: Laitiah Huynh – Lands Real Estate

Operational Leadership

Gold: John Taarnby – TAARNBY REAL ESTATE

Silver: Michael Nitschke – Nitschke Real Estate

Bronze: Corina Smith – Smith Partners Real Estate

Local Residential Salesperson – Metro

Gold: Zac Watts – Noakes Nickolas

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Silver: Amity Dry – Ouwens Casserly Real Estate

Bronze: Sarah Gribovskis – Bailey Property

Grant Wills – TOOP+TOOP

Local Residential Salesperson – Regional

Gold: Sylvia Presepio – First National Real Estate

Sylvia Presepio. Supplied

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Business Development Manager

Gold: Jayde Grindlay – Eclipse Real Estate

Bronze: Nathan Moore – Harris Real Estate

Buyers’ Agent

Gold: Katherine Skinner – National Property Buyers (South Australia)

Residential Agency – Small Office

Gold: TAARNBY REAL ESTATE

Silver: Auta Real Estate

Bronze: Ray White North Adelaide

Residential Agency – Medium Office

Gold: Smith Partners Real Estate

Silver: Kemp Real Estate

Bronze: Eclipse Real Estate

Residential Agency – Large Office

Gold: Ouwens Casserly Real Estate

Alex Ouwens and Nathan Casserly with Valerie Timms. Supplied

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Silver: TOOP+TOOP

Commercial & Industrial Agency

Gold: LJ Hooker Commercial Adelaide

Property Management Agency – Small Office

Gold: TAARNBY REAL ESTATE

Bronze: Bachelor Real Estate

Lands Real Estate

Property Management Agency – Medium Office

Gold: Allan Real Estate

Brad Allan of Allan Real Estate

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Silver: Kemp Real Estate

Property Management Agency – Large Office

Gold: Harris Property Management

Silver: Ouwens Casserly Real Estate

Property Management Agency – Commercial & Industrial

Gold: LJ Hooker Commercial Adelaide

Marketing & Communications

Gold: TOOP+TOOP

Silver: Harris Real Estate

Bronze: TAARNBY REAL ESTATE

Community Service

Gold: Troy Tyndall – LJ Hooker Adelaide Metro

Troy Tyndall. Photo: Tom Huntley

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Project Marketing Developments

Gold: Ouwens Casserly Projects

Silver: TAARNBY REAL ESTATE

Residential Property Management Team

Gold: Rental Property Network

Silver: Real Simple Real Estate

Residential Sales Team

Gold: TAARNBY REAL ESTATE

Silver: Kemp Real Estate

Sustainability Leadership – Agency

Gold: TAARNBY REAL ESTATE

Silver: HOSO Real Estate

Australian Auctioneering Championships Winner 2024

Bronte Manuel – Toop+Toop

Bronte Manuel at the Australasian Auctioneering Championships. Supplied

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The Australian Auctioneering Championships Runner Up 2024

Anthony DeMarco – Kate Smith Property

Hall of Fame – Business Development Manager 2023

Nathan Moore – Harris Real Estate

Hall of Fame – Residential Agency Large Office 2023

Harris Real Estate

* Results supplied by REISA.