KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 14): The Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents (MIEA) recognised the luminaries among real estate agents, negotiators and practitioners at its annual MIEA National Real Estate Awards (NREA) tonight.

 

Deputy Minister of Finance II Datuk Lee Chee Leong officiated the gala dinner held at The Majestic Hotel Kuala Lumpur here.

“It has been nine years since the NREA was introduced and I’m delighted to say that the awards have set a new benchmark for professionalism.

 

“As real estate practitioners, your role is more than selling and letting on behalf of the clients.

 

 

“Professionalism in carrying out estate agency duty is vital and I strongly believe the winners of the NREA are the cream in the fraternity. We are really proud of your achievement and being role models to all,” he said during his speech.  

The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Raymond Tang King Seng from Uptown Realtors.

Meanwhile, EdgeProp.my managing director and editor-in-chief Au Foong Yee and Impetus Alliance Advisors Sdn Bhd managing director and chief executive director Datuk Seri Michael Yam were accorded the MIEA Honorary Member Award.

A new award was given out this year — the MIEA Chief Executive Officer Award, which went to Reapfield Group founder and president David Ong.

 

EdgeProp.my sponsored two awards: The Most Innovative Marketing Idea Awards and the MIEA-EdgeProp.my Top Online Real Estate Negotiator Award. Both Cornerstone Realty and Knight Frank Malaysia Sdn Bhd took home The Most Innovative Marketing Idea Awards while Mohd Faizal Md Ismail of Rescom Realty is the winner of the MIEA-EdgeProp.my Top Online Real Estate Negotiator Award.

 

Meanwhile, the Top Real Estate Firm Award was won by Hartamas Real Estate Sdn Bhd while the Real Estate Agent of the Year went to YY Lau of JLL Property Services Sdn Bhd. Another two notable award winners this year were Teo Zi Lin from Zilin Properties and Munirah Mohammad from Homefield Real Estate Sdn Bhd who each won the Million Dollar Producer Award, which is presented to estate agents who have collected RM1 million in professional fees in 2016.

 

NREA 2017 organising chairman Lim Boon Ping said digital disruption has changed the way real estate practitioners do business.

“We should stop calling IT a disruption and start calling it a tool for us to use to help our business,” he said in his welcome address.

Attendees of the gala dinner also witnessed the changing of the guard at MIEA, where Eric Lim took over as president from Erick Kho.

 

 

 

Kho imparted