BRIGHT LIGHTS

Tassie’s agent of the year Leigh Jordan and RateMyAgent sales executive Natasha Moss.

WHILE the Tassie market — and every market — has had some ups and downs in 2020, an awardwinning agent from Devonport sees a bright future for the Apple Isle.

Devonport’s One Agency Collins senior sales consultant Leigh Jordan said the COVID-related downturns for sales volume could be just a blip on the market’s radar.

Leigh is positive about the Tassie property market’s future.

“I think our market will continue to flourish and perform strongly,” he said. “Prices will hold and I think once our borders open we will see a flood of interstate buyers coming down here to live.”

Leigh has been a leader in the property market for decades and a winner of Real Estate Business and Real Estate Institute of Tasmania awards.

This year he was named

Tasmania’s Agent of the Year at a

national showcase, the RateMyAgent Agent of the Year Awards.

Leigh took home the top gong for the Apple Isle at the fifth annual RateMyAgent Agent of the Year Awards held at Melbourne’s Metropolis Southbank.

He also ranked 12th nationally. Leigh said he was “truly humbled” and excited to win the award.

He said the key to success was hard work and dedication.

“It is important to listen carefully to people’s needs and wants,” he said.

“Constant feedback and communication with clients is paramount.

“I absolutely love what I do and look forward to going to work every day to help buyers and sellers achieve their dreams.”

At the state level, agents Harry Coomer of Charlotte Peterswald for Property, and Petrusma Property’s Jake Towns, Sam Towns and Teagan

Rainbird rounded out Tassie’s top five.

Charlotte Peterswald for Property was the number one agency followed by Petrusma Property’s Hobart/Sandy Bay, Howrah and Lindisfarne offices, alongside One Agency Collins in fifth.

Ray White Hobart won the Property Management Agency of the Year award for Tasmania.

RateMyAgent chief executive and co-founder Mark Armstrong said the awards acknowledge agents like

Leigh who go above and beyond for homeowners and landlords.

“With performance-based reviews as a qualifier, receiving an Agent of the Year Award means to have received the highest satisfaction rating across the country — and this is something our winners should be tremendously proud of achieving,” he said.

The full list of winners can be viewed at ratemyagent.com.au