Top award for PropertyGuru Group

PropertyGuru

30 November 2014 at 11:01 am

PropertyGuru Group's online service to its customers and agents was recognised at a global awards ceremony in London last week.

Asia's leading property portal group collected a silver award in the Best Online Service category, beating entrants from around the world to leading accolade.

The award was presented at the OPP Gala Dinner (Overseas Property Professional) event in West London on Thursday night, one of 30 categories that included the best developer in each region, the best agent in each region, several specialist agents and developers awards, and awards for various ancillary services.

This year there were two new categories: the best example of customer service and the best example of agent support.

The winners of the OPP Awards for Excellence 2014 were:

Best Developer Europe
GOLD - TM REAL ESTATE GROUP
SILVER- Moritz Gruppe GmbH
BRONZE - Asem Overseas Properties

Best Developer - North America
GOLD - Huntsman Springs
SILVER - North Dakota Developments
BRONZE- Terra Firma Development Corporation

Best Developer - South America
GOLD - Ritz Property Brazil LP
SILVER - Pure Resorts Hotels and Residences
BRONZE - Six Senses Residences Freedom Bay, Saint Lucia

Best Developer - Middle East
GOLD - Al Barari Firm Management LLC

Best Developer Africa
GOLD - Zandspruit Estates (Pty) Ltd.
SILVER - Pestana Hotels & Resorts

Best Developer Australasia
GOLD - Perri Projects
SILVER - Bilkurra Investments Pty Ltd part of the Beyond Communities group of companies
BRONZE - BPM

Best Developer Asia
GOLD - Matrix M. Company Limited
SILVER - Heights Holdings Co., Ltd
BRONZE - BravoThai Lifestyle Co., Ltd

Best Luxury Development
GOLD - Zandspruit Estates (Pty) Ltd.
SILVER - Bilkurra Investments Pty Ltd part of the Beyond Communities group of companies
BRONZE - Huntsman Springs

Best Eco Development
GOLD - Foscari Holdings Pty Ltd part of the Beyond Communities group of companies
SILVER - Six Senses Residences Freedom Bay, Saint Lucia
BRONZE - Bilkurra Investments Pty Ltd part of the Beyond Communities group of companies

Best Affordable Development
GOLD - TM REAL ESTATE GROUP
SILVER - Brookfield Riverside Pty Ltd part of the Beyond Communities group of companies
BRONZE - Bilkurra Investments Pty Ltd part of the Beyond Communities group of companies

Best Small Agency
GOLD - Property Venture
SILVER - Ultissimo
BRONZE - Luxury Locations Real Estate

Best Large Agency
GOLD - New Bob Realty Sdn Bhd

Best New Agency
GOLD - Innovo Property Ltd

Best Agency Europe
GOLD - Property Frontiers
SILVER - MASA International
BRONZE - Vincent Properties Group SL.

Best Agency - Central America
GOLD - Select Resorts Properties
SILVER - Luxury Locations Real Estate

Best Agency - Middle East
GOLD - VERTICA Properties

Best Agency Africa
GOLD - Pam Golding Properties (Pty) Ltd
SILVER - International Habitat
BRONZE - Homes in Tunisia

Best Agency Australasia
GOLD - APS Group All Property Solutions Group
SILVER - Jalin Realty

Best Agency Asia
GOLD - Jalin Realty
SILVER - Celestial Globe Consultancy Ltd.
BRONZE - HM International Investment Consulting Co. Ltd

Best Property Investment Advisor
GOLD - Platinum Portfolio Builder
SILVER - Property Frontiers Ltd
BRONZE - YPC Group

Best Online Service
GOLD - Pam Golding Properties
SILVER - PropertyGuru Group
BRONZE - Currency Transfer Ltd

Best Marketing Campaign
GOLD - Hatten Group
SILVER - Moritz Gruppe GmbH
BRONZE - IP Global

Best Media
GOLD - Overseas Guides Company
SILVER - Pam Golding Properties
BRONZE - Orb International

Best Fractional Scheme
GOLD - The Hideaways Club

Best Supporting Service
JOINT GOLD - Halo Financial
JOINT GOLD - The Overseas Guides Company Limited
SILVER - Ashton KCJ

Best Innovation
GOLD - CoAssets Pte Ltd
SILVER - China Business Network
BRONZE - Hatten Group

Best Student Housing Project
GOLD - Pinnacle MC Global Network
SILVER - Vita Student

Best Student Housing Broker
GOLD - Assetz For Investors Limited
SILVER - Select Property Group
BRONZE - One Touch Property Investment

Best Example of Customer Service
GOLD - First Union Mortgages Ltd
SILVER - Vincent Properties Group SL.
BRONZE - TM REAL ESTATE GROUP

Best Agent Support
GOLD - Pinnacle MC Global Network
SILVER - TM REAL ESTATE GROUP
BRONZE - North Dakota Developments

Best Global Developer
GOLD - TM REAL ESTATE GROUP
SILVER- Zandspruit Estates (Pty) Ltd.
BRONZE - Matrix M. Company Limited

Best Global Agency
GOLD - Jalin Realty
JOINT SILVER - Property Frontiers
JOINT SILVER - Select Resorts Properties
JOINT SILVER - Pam Golding Properties (Pty) Ltd

Andrew Batt, International Group Editor ofPropertyGuru Group, wrote this story. To contact him about this or other stories emailandrew@propertyguru.com.sg

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