LeadingRE Recognizes Top Performers With Annual Awards

Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® (LeadingRE) honored top-performing member firms and individuals earlier this month at the Wynn Las Vegas during its Annual Conference, the culmination of its Conference Week, which attracted an audience of 3,000 real estate professionals from 24 countries.

“Our Conference Week brings together professionals from the best residential real estate companies in the world to focus on global real estate trends and providing exceptional experiences to home buyers and sellers,” says Pam O’Connor, president and CEO of LeadingRE. “A highlight of the event is celebrating the achievements of those members who have performed at the very highest levels.”

The organization’s top honor, the Diamond Award, went to Allen Tate Company (Charlotte, N.C.) in recognition of outstanding performance and engagement in all of LeadingRE’s business programs. It is the eighth year Allen Tate Company has won the Diamond in the award’s 16-year history.

LeadingRE’s Lifetime Achievement Award, provided for just the third time in the network’s history, went to Larry Kendall of The Group Inc. Real Estate (Fort Collins, Colo.) for his impact on the personal and professional lives of the more than 50,000 real estate professionals who have adopted his Ninja Selling system.

The Leadership Award, celebrating brokers whose leadership skills and achievements have drawn the attention and admiration of others, was presented to two deserving recipients this year: Larry Roberts, Bahamas Realty Limited (Nassau, Bahamas) and Lennox Scott, John L. Scott Real Estate (Seattle, Wash.). The Customer Experience of the Year Award went to David Steele, Blanchard & Calhoun Real Estate (Augusta, Ga.), and the Referral of the Year was presented to Steve Wrenn, CRYE-LEIKE, Realtors of Atlanta, Inc. (Atlanta, Ga.) and Elaine Pardalos, Halstead Real Estate (New York, N.Y.).

Included in the top marketing awards were the Best Overall Website, presented to Chas Everitt International Property Group (Johannesburg, South Africa), and the Most Innovative Brokerage Award, given to London Properties, Ltd. (Fresno, Calif.). Most Innovative Office Design was presented to Haring Realty Inc. (Mansfield, Ohio) and PorchLight Real Estate Group (Denver, Colo.).

The Crown of Excellence referral awards were given in seven company size categories: Allen Tate Company (Charlotte, N.C.); Lyon Real Estate (Sacramento, Calif.); Beverly-Hanks & Associates (Asheville, N.C.); John Daugherty Realtors (Houston, Texas); Platinum Group, REALTORS (Colorado Springs, Colo.); Townsend Real Estate (Fayetteville, N.C.); and Tina Bilazarian, Inc., REALTORS (Shrewsbury, Mass.).

Earning the Million Dollar Award for Highest Valued Outgoing Closings was Houlihan Lawrence Real Estate (Rye Brook, N.Y.). The Global Alliance Award for Most Outgoing International Referral Closings was presented to The Keyes Company (Plantation, Fla.). Awarded for having the Top 5 Most Outgoing Closings, in order of volume, were: WEICHERT, REALTORS® (Morris Plains, N.J.); Long & Foster Real Estate Inc. (Chantilly, Va.); Howard Hanna Company (Pittsburgh, Pa.); Ebby Halliday Realtors (Dallas, Texas); and Allen Tate Company (Charlotte, N.C.).

Recognized with the Pinnacle Award for having the most outgoing revenue-generating referrals were: Long & Foster Real Estate Inc. (Chantilly, Va.); Lyon Real Estate (Sacramento, Calif.); Realty Austin (Austin, Texas); John Daugherty Realtors (Houston, Texas); WK Real Estate (Boulder, Colo.); Marx-Bensdorf Realtors (Memphis, Tenn.); and Farrell Smyth, Inc. (San Luis Obispo, Calif.).

The Service Recognition Award was presented to individuals who have demonstrated an extraordinary level of commitment to the LeadingRE community in a variety of areas. The top individual honor, the Hall of Fame Award, was presented to Eileen Cherny, Marx-Bensdorf Realtors (Memphis, Tenn.) and Catharine Pappas, Dickens Mitchener (Charlotte, N.C.). Presented with the Chairman’s Award were Mark Bardo, The Keyes Company (Plantation, Fla.) and Vicki Hamp, Long & Foster Real Estate Inc. (Chantilly, Va.).

Earning the President’s Service Award were Andrea Bowles, Blanchard & Calhoun Real Estate (Augusta, Ga.); Berry Everitt, Chas Everitt International Property Group (Johannesburg, South Africa); Tom Flanagan, The Group Inc. Real Estate (Fort Collins, Colo.); Michael Guthrie, Roy Wheeler Realty Co. (Charlottesville, Va.); Jeremy Hurst, IRG- International Realty Group Ltd. (George Town, Cayman Islands); Matthew Leone, Halstead Real Estate/Brown Harris Stevens (New York, N.Y.); Silvana Malpelli, Brown Harris Stevens (New York, N.Y.); Frank Morrice, Servmor Realty (Panama City, Panama); Kimberly Mullins, HUFF Realty (Cincinnati, Ohio); Ueli Schnorf, WETAG Consulting (Locarno, Switzerland); Pat Shea, Lyon Real Estate (Sacramento, Calif.); Andrew Smith, Peabody & Smith Realty, Inc. (Franconia, N.H.); Tammy Vlah, Watson Realty Corp. (Jacksonville, Fla.); and Merle Whitehead, Howard Hanna Company (New York Region).