Winners are grinners: Troy O'Brien and personal assistant Sharon Henson.
It was celebrations all around for the Echuca-Moama’s Charles L. King & Co (CLK) team at the First National Real Estate Victoria and Tasmania General Excellence and Marketing Awards in Melbourne last weekend, when the team was named as the number one Sales Office of the Year for 2023.
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Competing against 74 other First National offices across the two states, the branch was thrilled to go one better than last year to be named number one.
It was the first time the company has taken out the top award and co-director Gary Wood congratulated the entire team on hard work, dedication and commitment to excellence that ‘had not gone unnoticed’.
“We commend everyone for this exceptional performance, particularly given the unprecedented challenges we have all faced in recent times,” he said.
“This award highlights how strong and resilient the Echuca-Moama community is and as a region we continue to punch above our weight.
“This of course would not be possible without the wonderful support of our past, present and continued vendors and buyers,” he said.
Individually, co-director Troy O’Brien, was crowned number one Salesperson of the Year, after 23 years working with CLK in the real estate industry.
Mr O’Brien said it was a very proud moment for the office.
“It’s a fantastic for both our team and myself to achieve this result in the same year, we love where we live and what we do, and certainly feel honoured to be continually trusted with people’s most valuable asset,” he said.
Mr O’Brien thanked the hard-working CLK team, especially his “incredible” assistant Sharon Henson, who has been with CLK for 20 years this year.
“Sharon is fiercely loyal, incredibly hard-working, passionate and drives myself and our office to be better every day,” he said.
Mr O’Brien has been ranked in the top seven agents for a few years now and was up against some fierce competitors from metro Melbourne, Bendigo, Mildura and Albury.
There are more than 300 sales agents throughout the Victoria and Tasmania First National group.
“Troy’s success reflects not only his individual talent and expertise but also his resilience and adaptability. He has shown what is possible when we push ourselves to be our best,” Mr Wood said.
“We are proud to have Troy as a director of our company and look forward to his continued success in the future,” he said.
The CLK team won a swag of awards on the night and notably sales agent Wayne Norwood was listed in the ‘magnificent seven’ for the first time.
Great night: The Charles L. King First National team was crowned the state's best recently.
The awards included:
Magnificent Seven: number one sales office of the year;
Elite investor relations management office;
Highest number of exclusive listings, highest number of settles sales and highest gross sale commission.
Note: The property management deserve a special mention with just a small team of four entering the ‘elite’ category for the first time
Individual agent awards:
Magnificent seven - number one salesperson: Troy O'Brien
Magnificent seven - number six salesperson: Wayne Norwood
Highest number of exclusive listings: Troy O'Brien
Highest number of exclusive listings commercial: Gary Wood
