Bay of Plenty real estate agencies took out three awards at the 2019 REINZ Awards for Excellence – the real estate profession's annual national awards evening.

Awards won by Bay of Plenty agencies included:

Rural Salesperson of the year: Snow Williams – Bayleys Country, Tauranga.

Medium Rural Office of the year: Bayleys Country, Tauranga.

Large Rural Office of the year: PGG Wrightson Real Estate, Tauranga.

'Every year we have a significant number of high-calibre entries, many of whom have won their own local or agency awards making for some extremely tough competition, says chief executive at REINZ Bindi Norwell.

'It is great to celebrate success across the country and to be the best of the best is a noteworthy achievement.

'Congratulations to all our finalists and winners for your achievements – these accomplishments are something you can be extremely proud of. Thank you for helping to raise the bar of the real estate profession and for all your hard work,” she says.

The 2019 REINZ Awards for Excellence were held at the Cordis Auckland and saw 39 awards handed out to agents from different sectors of the industry.

Lrg Rural L-R Bindi Norwell, REINZ CEO; Mike McCullogh, PGG Wrightson Real Estate Tauranga; Sarah Wood, R.co CEO.

Med Rural L-R Bindi Norwell, REINZ CEO; Matt Clutterbuck, Bayleys Country Tauranga; Sarah Wood, R.co CEO.