A night full of networking, laughs and recognition, the first annual Arizona Real Estate Achievement, AREA Awards ceremony was held on May 3, 2012 at the Ritz-Carlton in Phoenix.
The Arizona Real Estate Achievement (AREA) Awards are selected by a panel of industry experts and honor the state’s best and brightest real estate companies, real estate agents, real estate brokers, mortgage companies, bankers, home builders, individuals who give back to the community, and those in the real estate business whose careers have left an indelible mark on the community and on the industry.
Comedian Travis Thurman made a special appearance at this year’s AREA Awards as our opening introduction. And the keynote speaker, Paul Blue, Chief of Staff for the Office of the Mayor informed the attendees of the importance of the real estate industry, neighborhood safety, education and much more.
Congratulations to all of the finalists, honorable mentions and winners!
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Photos: Cory Bergquist
Congratulations to all of our winners:
RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE AGENT OF THE YEAR
Winner: Russell Shaw, Realty One Group
Honorable Mention: Curtis Johnson, Curtis Johnson Realty
REAL ESTATE BROKER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Deems Dickenson, Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International
Honorable Mention: Dale Hillard, West USA Realty
REAL ESTATE COMPANY OF THE YEAR—SMALL
Winner: TEAM Investments
Honorable Mention: Kirans & Associates
REAL ESTATE COMPANY OF THE YEAR—LARGE
Winner: Keller Williams Legacy One Realty
Honorable Mention: Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
MORTGAGE BANKER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Bill Rogers, Homeowners Financial Group
Honorable Mention: NOVA
MORTGAGE COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Winner: AmeriFirst Financial
Honorable Mention: CNN Mortgage
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
Winner: Tiffany & Bosco
Honorable Mention: Nussbaum Gillis & Dinner
HOME BUILDER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Lennar
CUSTOM HOME BUILDER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Cullum Homes
PHILANTHROPIC CONTRIBUTOR OF THE YEAR
Winner: Erica Curtin, HomeSmart Realty
Honorable Mention: Kent Rini, CrimeBusters AZ
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Winner: Walt Danley, Walt Danley Realty
COMPANY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Winner: Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
Finalists:
- Erica Curtin, HomeSmart Realty
- Walt Danley, Walt Danley Realty
- Don Dickinson, Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty
- Dale Hillard, West USA Realty
- Curtis Johnson, Curtis Johnson Realty
- Tanya Marchiol, TEAM Investments
- Kent Rini, Crimebusters of AZ
- Russell Shaw, Realty ONE Group
- Kiran Vedantam, Kirans & Associates
- Keller Williams Legacy One Realty
- AmeriFirst Financial Inc.
- Coldwell Banker
- CNN Mortgage
- Cullum Homes
- Homeowners Financial Group
- Lennar Arizona, Inc.
- NOVA Home Loans
- Nussbaum Gillis & Dinner, P.Cc
- Tiffany & Bosco
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